Joseph Crehan

Actor

Joseph Crehan

Born July 14, 1883 in Baltimore, Maryland, USADied April 15, 1966286 films

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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.

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It Happened One Night posterFirst watchIt Happened One Night19347.8as Detective (uncredited)A supporting role in one of the best-rated films of their career.A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.View film

Essential films

Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
Judgment at Nuremberg poster8.0Judgment at Nuremberg1961The Big Sleep poster7.6The Big Sleep1946Duck Soup poster7.3Duck Soup1933Monsieur Verdoux poster7.7Monsieur Verdoux1947Bullets or Ballots poster6.6Bullets or Ballots1936Gun Crazy poster7.4Gun Crazy1950The Roaring Twenties poster7.5The Roaring Twenties1939The Great Race poster7.1The Great Race1965

Filmography

286 films as actor
  1. 1965The Great RaceObserver at Start (uncredited)
  2. 1964Seven Days in MayBit Part (uncredited)
  3. 1961Judgment at NurembergCourtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
  4. 1955The Twinkle In God's EyeDoctor
  5. 1954Highway DragnetElderly Border Inspection Officer
  6. 1953CrazylegsHank Hatch
  7. 1952Deadline - U.S.A.The Standard City Editor (uncredited)
  8. 1951The Family Secret
  9. 1951RoadblockThompson (uncredited)
  10. 1951Pride of MarylandMr. Herndon
  11. 1950The Flying MissileRear Admiral
  12. 1950The Tougher They ComeThompson
  13. 1950The Fuller Brush GirlPolice Boat Captain (uncredited)
  14. 1950Triple TroubleWarden Burnside
  15. 1950The Arizona CowboyColonel Jefferson
  16. 1950Gun CrazyPlant Foreman (uncredited)
  17. 1949Red DesertPresident Ulysses S. Grant
  18. 1949Dancing in the DarkBoard Member
  19. 1949PrejudiceJ.P. Baker
  20. 1949Alias the ChampTim Murphy
  21. 1949RingsideOscar Brannigan
  22. 1949Amazon QuestDe Ruyter
  23. 1949Duke of Chicago'Tex' Harman
  24. 1949The Last BanditLocal No. 44 Engineer
  25. 1949State Department: File 649Government Official
  26. 1949Bad Men of TombstoneMine Superintendent
  27. 1949Unto Thyself Be TrueFrank Hartwell
  28. 1948Homicide for ThreePolice Captain
  29. 1948Street CornerDr. James Fenton
  30. 1948Sundown in Santa FeMajor Larkin
  31. 1948The Countess of Monte CristoJoe
  32. 1948Night Time in NevadaEngineer Casey
  33. 1948RelentlessDoctor (uncredited)
  34. 1948The Gallant LegionGeorge Trent - State Official
  35. 1948Silver RiverUlysses S. Grant (uncredited)
  36. 1948The HuntedSmall Town Police Captain
  37. 1948April ShowersWilliam Barnes
  38. 1948Adventures in SilveradoMcHugh
  39. 1948The Enchanted ValleyChief Scott
  40. 1948Because of EveDr. West
  41. 1947LouisianaNeilson
  42. 1947Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeChief Brandon
  43. 1947Monsieur VerdouxBroker (uncredited)
  44. 1947The TrespasserThe Doctor
  45. 1947The Sea of GrassColorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)
  46. 1947Philo Vance's GambleEllis Mason
  47. 1946The Falcon's AdventureInspector Cavanaugh
  48. 1946Magnificent DollWilliams (uncredited)
  49. 1946Dick Tracy vs. CueballChief Brandon
  50. 1946Dangerous MoneyCaptain Black
  51. 1946Strange JourneyThompson
  52. 1946The Brute ManPolice Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)
  53. 1946The Big SleepMedical Examiner (uncredited)
  54. 1946The Mysterious Mr. MDan Blair
  55. 1946Night Train to MemphisJohn Stevenson
  56. 1946O.S.S.Gen. Donovan
  57. 1946Bad BascombGov. Clark (uncredited)
  58. 1946Behind the MaskPolice Inspector Cardonna
  59. 1946The Virginian
  60. 1946The Phantom Thief'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker
  61. 1946Deadline at DawnLt. Kane
  62. 1946The Shadow ReturnsPolice Insp. Cardona
  63. 1946A Guy Could ChangeMcCarthy
  64. 1946Girl on the SpotEditor (uncredited)
  65. 1946Tars and SparsAdmiral
  66. 1945AdventureEd - Maritime Office (uncredited)
  67. 1945Dick TracyChief Brandon
  68. 1945Captain Tugboat AnnieAlec Severn
  69. 1945Man AliveDr. James P. Whitney
  70. 1945The Royal Mounted Rides AgainRCMP Sergeant Nelson
  71. 1945Lady on a TrainTrain passenger (uncredited)
  72. 1945The Chicago KidChief Rogers
  73. 1945I Love a MysteryPolice Captain Quinn (Uncredited)
  74. 1944The Thin Man Goes HomeClancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)
  75. 1944The Missing JurorWillard Apple
  76. 1944When the Lights Go On AgainBob
  77. 1944One Mysterious NightJumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
  78. 1944Black MagicPolice Sgt. Matthews
  79. 1944The Adventures of Mark TwainUlysses S. Grant
  80. 1944Christmas HolidaySteve (uncredited)
  81. 1944Gambler's ChoiceToby (uncredited)
  82. 1944The Great Alaskan MysteryBill Hudson
  83. 1944Shine on Harvest MoonHarry Miller (uncredited)
  84. 1944The Navy WayChaplain Benson
  85. 1944The Desert SongSteve, a Reporter
  86. 1944Phantom LadyDetective
  87. 1944Hands Across the BorderJeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams
  88. 1943The Woman of the TownNew York Newspaper Editor
  89. 1943Mystery BroadcastChief Daniels
  90. 1943The Iron MajorJudge
  91. 1943Crazy HouseMogey (uncredited)
  92. 1943Adventures of the Flying CadetsCol. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]
  93. 1943Honeymoon LodgeJudge
  94. 1943Mr. LuckyDetective (uncredited)
  95. 1943Hit the IceTrain Conductor #1 (uncredited)
  96. 1943False FacesPolice Capt. Alan O'Brien
  97. 1943Mission to MoscowReporter (uncredited)
  98. 1943She Has What It TakesGeorge Clarke
  99. 1943Keep 'Em SluggingDetective Sergeant
  100. 1943The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
  101. 1943City Without MenFather Burns
  102. 1942Whistling in DixieDeputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)
  103. 1942Junior ArmyMr. Jeffrey Ferguson
  104. 1942Gentleman JimDuffy - Referee (uncredited)
  105. 1942You Can't Escape ForeverWarden (uncredited)
  106. 1942Girl TroubleKohn
  107. 1942Eyes of the UnderworldKirby - Assistant Police Chief
  108. 1942The Secret CodePolice Chief Henry Burns
  109. 1942Men of TexasLuther Crittenden
  110. 1942Larceny, Inc.Warden
  111. 1942Hello, AnnapolisEvans Arden
  112. 1942Murder in the Big HouseAinslee
  113. 1942Obliging Young LadyManaging Editor (uncredited)
  114. 1942Gang BustersPolice Chief Martin O'Brien
  115. 1942The Courtship of Andy HardyPeter Dugan
  116. 1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesRay Trent (uncredited)
  117. 1942Treat 'Em RoughRoderick Wetherbee
  118. 1942Cadets on ParadeJeff Shannon
  119. 1942Sealed LipsChief Charles R. Dugan
  120. 1941They Died with Their Boots OnPresident Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)