Joseph Crehan

from Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Artwork for The Great RaceImage of Joseph Crehan

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Joseph Crehan (July 15, 1883 – April 15, 1966) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1916 and 1965, and notably played Ulysses S. Grant nine times between 1939 and 1958, most memorably in Union Pacific and They Died With Their Boots On. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died in Hollywood, California from a stroke.

Crehan often played alongside Charles C. Wilson with whom he is sometimes confused.

Timeline

1965Aged 82

  • Poster for The Great Race

    Observer at Start (uncredited)

1964Aged 81

  • Poster for Seven Days in May

    Bit Part (uncredited)

1961Aged 78

  • Poster for Judgment at Nuremberg

    Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)

1955Aged 72

  • Poster for The Twinkle In God's Eye

    Doctor

1954Aged 71

  • Poster for Highway Dragnet

    Elderly Border Inspection Officer

1953Aged 70

  • Poster for Crazylegs

    Hank Hatch

1952Aged 69

  • Poster for Deadline - U.S.A.

    The Standard City Editor (uncredited)

1951Aged 68

  • Poster for Pride of Maryland

    Mr. Herndon

  • Poster for Roadblock

    Thompson (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Family Secret

    (Unknown)

1950Aged 67

  • Poster for Gun Crazy

    Plant Foreman (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Arizona Cowboy

    Colonel Jefferson

  • Poster for Triple Trouble

    Warden Burnside

  • Poster for The Fuller Brush Girl

    Police Boat Captain (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Tougher They Come

    Thompson

  • Poster for The Flying Missile

    Rear Admiral

1949Aged 66

  • Unto Thyself Be True

    Frank Hartwell

  • Poster for Bad Men of Tombstone

    Mine Superintendent

  • Poster for State Department: File 649

    Government Official

  • Poster for The Last Bandit

    Local No. 44 Engineer

  • Poster for Duke of Chicago

    'Tex' Harman

  • Poster for Amazon Quest

    De Ruyter

  • Poster for Ringside

    Oscar Brannigan

  • Poster for Alias the Champ

    Tim Murphy

  • Poster for Prejudice

    J.P. Baker

  • Poster for Dancing in the Dark

    Board Member

  • Poster for Red Desert

    President Ulysses S. Grant

1948Aged 65

  • Poster for Because of Eve

    Dr. West

  • Poster for The Story of Life

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Enchanted Valley

    Chief Scott

  • Poster for Adventures in Silverado

    McHugh

  • Poster for April Showers

    William Barnes

  • Poster for The Hunted

    Small Town Police Captain

  • Poster for Silver River

    Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Gallant Legion

    George Trent - State Official

  • Poster for Relentless

    Doctor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Night Time in Nevada

    Engineer Casey

  • Poster for The Countess of Monte Cristo

    Joe

  • Poster for Sundown in Santa Fe

    Major Larkin

  • Poster for Street Corner

    Dr. James Fenton

  • Poster for Homicide for Three

    Police Captain

  • Poster for Blondie's Secret

    Police Sergeant (uncredited)

1947Aged 64

  • Poster for Philo Vance's Gamble

    Ellis Mason

  • Poster for The Sea of Grass

    Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Trespasser

    The Doctor

  • Poster for Monsieur Verdoux

    Broker (uncredited)

  • Poster for Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

    Chief Brandon

  • Poster for Louisiana

    Neilson

1946Aged 63

  • Poster for Tars and Spars

    Admiral

  • Poster for Girl on the Spot

    Editor (uncredited)

  • Poster for A Guy Could Change

    McCarthy

  • Poster for The Shadow Returns

    Police Insp. Cardona

  • Poster for Deadline at Dawn

    Lt. Kane

  • Poster for The Phantom Thief

    'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker

  • Poster for The Virginian

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Behind the Mask

    Police Inspector Cardonna

  • Poster for O.S.S.

    Gen. Donovan

  • Poster for Bad Bascomb

    Gov. Clark (uncredited)

  • Poster for Night Train to Memphis

    John Stevenson

  • Poster for The Mysterious Mr. M

    Dan Blair

  • Poster for The Big Sleep

    Medical Examiner (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Brute Man

    Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)

  • Poster for Strange Journey

    Thompson

  • Poster for Dangerous Money

    Captain Black

  • Poster for Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

    Chief Brandon

  • Poster for Magnificent Doll

    Williams (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Falcon's Adventure

    Inspector Cavanaugh

1945Aged 62

  • Poster for I Love a Mystery

    Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited)

  • Poster for The Chicago Kid

    Chief Rogers

  • Poster for Lady on a Train

    Train passenger (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Royal Mounted Rides Again

    RCMP Sergeant Nelson

  • Poster for Man Alive

    Dr. James P. Whitney

  • Poster for Captain Tugboat Annie

    Alec Severn

  • Poster for Dick Tracy

    Chief Brandon

  • Poster for Adventure

    Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)

1944Aged 61

  • Poster for Hands Across the Border

    Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams

  • Poster for Phantom Lady

    Detective

  • Poster for The Desert Song

    Steve, a Reporter

  • Poster for The Navy Way

    Chaplain Benson

  • Poster for Shine on Harvest Moon

    Harry Miller (uncredited)

  • Poster for To the People of the United States

    Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Great Alaskan Mystery

    Bill Hudson

  • Poster for Gambler's Choice

    Toby (uncredited)

  • Poster for Christmas Holiday

    Steve (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Adventures of Mark Twain

    Ulysses S. Grant

  • Poster for Black Magic

    Police Sgt. Matthews

  • Poster for One Mysterious Night

    Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)

  • Poster for When the Lights Go On Again

    Bob

  • Poster for The Missing Juror

    Willard Apple

  • Poster for The Thin Man Goes Home

    Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)

1943Aged 60

  • Poster for City Without Men

    Father Burns

  • Poster for The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Keep 'Em Slugging

    Detective Sergeant

  • Poster for She Has What It Takes

    George Clarke

  • Poster for Mission to Moscow

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Poster for False Faces

    Police Capt. Alan O'Brien

  • Poster for Hit the Ice

    Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)

  • Poster for Mr. Lucky

    Detective (uncredited)

  • Poster for Honeymoon Lodge

    Judge

  • Poster for Adventures of the Flying Cadets

    Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]

  • Poster for Crazy House

    Mogey (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Iron Major

    Judge

  • Poster for Mystery Broadcast

    Chief Daniels

  • Poster for The Woman of the Town

    New York Newspaper Editor

1942Aged 59

  • Poster for Sealed Lips

    Chief Charles R. Dugan

  • Poster for Cadets on Parade

    Jeff Shannon

  • Treat 'Em Rough

    Roderick Wetherbee

  • Poster for Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    Ray Trent (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Courtship of Andy Hardy

    Peter Dugan

  • Poster for Gang Busters

    Police Chief Martin O'Brien

  • Poster for Obliging Young Lady

    Managing Editor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Murder in the Big House

    Ainslee

  • Poster for Hello, Annapolis

    Evans Arden

  • Poster for Larceny, Inc.

    Warden

  • Poster for Men of Texas

    Luther Crittenden

  • Poster for The Secret Code

    Police Chief Henry Burns

  • Poster for Eyes of the Underworld

    Kirby - Assistant Police Chief

  • Poster for Girl Trouble

    Kohn

  • Poster for You Can't Escape Forever

    Warden (uncredited)

  • Poster for Gentleman Jim

    Duffy - Referee (uncredited)

  • Poster for Junior Army

    Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson

  • Poster for Whistling in Dixie

    Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)

1941Aged 58

  • Poster for The Case of the Black Parrot

    Inspector Grady

  • Poster for Back Street

    Postman

  • Poster for Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

    Peter Dugan

  • Poster for Scattergood Baines

    Keith

  • Poster for A Man Betrayed

    Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Here Comes Happiness

    Tom Burke

  • Poster for Washington Melodrama

    Phil Sampson

  • Poster for Love Crazy

    Judge

  • Poster for Nevada City

    Mark Benton

  • Poster for Here Comes Mr. Jordan

    Doctor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Manpower

    Sweeney

  • Poster for Flying Blind

    Nunnally

  • Poster for Nine Lives Are Not Enough

    Yates

  • Poster for Doctors Don't Tell

    Judge Hoskins

  • Poster for Texas

    Rancher Dusty King

  • Poster for Know For Sure

    supporting role

  • Poster for Three Girls About Town

    Labor leader

  • Poster for They Died with Their Boots On

    President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

1940Aged 57

  • Poster for Music in My Heart

    Mark C. Gilman

  • Poster for Emergency Squad

    H. Tyler Joyce, editor

  • Poster for The Green Hornet

    Judge Stanton

  • Poster for The Fighting 69th

    Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Parole Fixer

    Warden (uncredited)

  • Poster for Broadway Melody of 1940

    Ballroom Manager (uncredited)

  • Poster for The House Across the Bay

    Federal Man

  • Poster for Jack Pot

    Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)

  • Poster for Gaucho Serenade

    Edward Martin

  • Poster for Brother Orchid

    Brother MacEwen

  • Poster for The Secret Seven

    Police Chief Hobbs

  • Poster for Public Deb No. 1

    Director

  • Poster for Colorado

    Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

  • Poster for City for Conquest

    Doctor

  • Poster for Little Nellie Kelly

    Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Texas Rangers Ride Again

    Johnson

  • Poster for Santa Fe Trail

    Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)

1939Aged 56

  • Pride of the Navy

    Brad Foster

  • Poster for Navy Secrets

    FBI Chief Herbert Daly

  • Poster for Wings of the Navy

    Second Doctor

  • Poster for Star Reporter

    Gordon

  • Poster for Society Lawyer

    City Editor

  • Poster for You Can't Get Away with Murder

    Warden of Sing Sing

  • Poster for Whispering Enemies

    George Harley

  • Poster for Almost a Gentleman

    Prosecutor

  • Poster for Dodge City

    Hammond (uncredited)

  • Poster for Union Pacific

    Ulysses S. Grant

  • Poster for Tell No Tales

    Chalmers

  • Poster for Maisie

    Defense Attorney Wilcox

  • Poster for Behind Prison Gates

    Prison Warden O'Neil

  • Poster for They All Come Out

    Judge (uncredited)

  • Poster for Stanley and Livingstone

    Morehead

  • Poster for The Star Maker

    Thomas Marlowe

  • Poster for Blackmail

    Mr. Blaine (uncredited)

  • Poster for Full Confession

    Warden (uncredited)

  • Poster for Babes in Arms

    Mr. Essex

  • Poster for Hollywood Cavalcade

    Attorney

  • Poster for The Roaring Twenties

    Michaels

  • Poster for The Return of Doctor X

    Editor

  • Poster for We Are Not Alone

    American at Train Station

  • Poster for Geronimo

    President Ulysses S. Grant

  • Poster for Private Detective

    Capt. Murphy

  • Poster for Invisible Stripes

    Garage Owner (uncredited)

1938Aged 55

  • Poster for Here's Flash Casey

    Blaine

  • Poster for Happy Landing

    Agent

  • Poster for Midnight Intruder

    Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor

  • Poster for The Kid Comes Back

    Danny Lockridge

  • Poster for Night Spot

    Inspector Wayland

  • Poster for State Police

    Mr. Owen, Mine Owner

  • Poster for Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

    American Tourist (uncredited)

  • Poster for Alexander's Ragtime Band

    Stage Manager

  • Poster for A Criminal Is Born

    Frank Wheeler

  • Poster for Woman Against Woman

    Sen. Kingsley

  • Poster for Four's a Crowd

    Butler Pierce

  • Poster for Gateway

    Inspector

  • Poster for Billy The Kid Returns

    U.S. Marshal Dave Conway

  • Poster for Too Hot to Handle

    First Advertising Man (uncredited)

  • Poster for Crime Takes a Holiday

    Gov. Bill Allen

  • Poster for The Arkansas Traveler

    McSweeney

  • Poster for Girls on Probation

    Todd

  • Poster for Illegal Traffic

    Chief Daley

  • Poster for Gang Bullets

    Wallace

1937Aged 54

  • Poster for Smart Blonde

    Tiny Torgensen

  • Poster for God's Country and the Woman

    Jordan

  • Poster for Once a Doctor

    Captain Andrews

  • Poster for Her Husband's Secretary

    Stevenson

  • Poster for Midnight Court

    Judge Frederick J. Thompson

  • Poster for The Cherokee Strip

    Army Officer

  • Poster for Draegerman Courage

    Dr. Stuart Hunter

  • Poster for There Goes My Girl

    Sgt. Wood

  • Poster for A Day at Santa Anita

    Biff, Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Go-Getter

    Karl Stone

  • Poster for This Is My Affair

    Priest

  • Poster for Kid Galahad

    Brady

  • Poster for The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

    Paul Drake

  • Poster for Girls Can Play

    Editor Brophy

  • Poster for Born Reckless

    District Attorney

  • Poster for Midnight Madonna

    Moe Grinnell

  • Poster for Talent Scout

    A.J. Lambert

  • Poster for Outlaws of the Orient

    Snyder

  • Poster for The Wrong Road

    District Attorney

  • Poster for Blossoms On Broadway

    Bartender (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Duke Comes Back

    Pat Doyle

  • Poster for Beg, Borrow or Steal

    Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Mama Runs Wild

    Tom Fowler

1936Aged 53

  • Poster for The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

    Lieut. Lamb

  • Poster for Boulder Dam

    Ross

  • Poster for Road Gang

    Harry Shields

  • Poster for The Singing Kid

    Agent Fulton (uncredited)

  • Poster for Brides Are Like That

    Tom Carter

  • Poster for The Law in Her Hands

    Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon

  • Poster for Bullets or Ballots

    Grand Jury Spokesman

  • Poster for Murder by an Aristocrat

    Hilary Thatcher

  • Poster for Earthworm Tractors

    Mr. Henderson

  • Poster for Bengal Tiger

    Bill Hinsdale

  • Poster for Jailbreak

    Warden

  • Poster for China Clipper

    Jim Horn

  • Poster for Anthony Adverse

    Capt. Elisha Jorham

  • Poster for Trailin' West

    Colonel Douglas

  • Poster for Down the Stretch

    C.D. Burch

  • Poster for Cain and Mabel

    Reed's Manager

  • Poster for Here Comes Carter

    Daniel Bronson

  • Poster for The Captain's Kid

    Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker

  • Poster for King of Hockey

    Mike Trotter

  • Poster for Gold Diggers of 1937

    Chairman

  • Poster for Guns of the Pecos

    Captain Norris

1935Aged 52

  • Poster for The Payoff

    Harvey Morris

  • Poster for While the Patient Slept

    Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Traveling Saleslady

    Murdock

  • Poster for Go Into Your Dance

    H.P. Jackson

  • Poster for Dinky

    Orphanage Director

  • Poster for Let 'em Have It

    Memory Test Instructor

  • Poster for Black Fury

    Johnny Farrell

  • Poster for Oil for the Lamps of China

    Clements

  • Poster for Stranded

    Johnny Quinn

  • Poster for Front Page Woman

    Spike Kiley

  • Poster for Don't Bet on Blondes

    Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Bright Lights

    Post Office Attendant

  • Poster for We're in the Money

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Page Miss Glory

    Detective Chief

  • Poster for Special Agent

    Commissioner of Police

  • Poster for The Case of the Lucky Legs

    Detective Johnson

  • Poster for Shipmates Forever

    Spike (uncredited)

  • Poster for Frisco Kid

    McClanahan

  • Poster for Man of Iron

    Tom Martin

1934Aged 51

  • Poster for Sleepers East

    Conductor (uncredited)

  • Poster for It Happened One Night

    Detective (uncredited)

  • Poster for Jimmy the Gent

    Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)

  • Poster for Voice in the Night

    John Robinson

  • Poster for The Line-Up

    Police Capt. Daniel McGrath

  • Poster for The Merry Frinks

    Mr. Baxter

  • Poster for Now I'll Tell

    Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Hell Cat

    Captain Barnett

  • Poster for Here Comes the Navy

    Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Beyond the Law

    Chief Anderson

  • Poster for The Case of the Howling Dog

    Captain Kelly (uncredited)

  • Poster for Among the Missing

    Detective O'Malley

  • Poster for A Lost Lady

    Second Doctor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Big Hearted Herbert

    IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)

  • Poster for Against the Law

    Capt. Elliott

  • Poster for Gentlemen Are Born

    Haskins

  • Poster for Strange Wives

    Immigration Official

1933Aged 50

  • Poster for Female

    Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Duck Soup

    Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)

  • Poster for Before Midnight

    Capt. Frank Flynn

  • Poster for Havana Widows

    Ship Captain (uncredited)

1931Aged 48

  • Poster for Stolen Heaven

    Henry - Steve's Butler

  • Poster for Secrets of a Secretary

    Reporter

1916Aged 33

  • Poster for Under Two Flags

    Rake