Personal Info
Known Credits
280
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1883-07-14 (142 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also Known For
Joseph A. CreaghanJoseph CreehanJoe CrehanJohn CrehanJoe CrenanJoseph A. Crenan
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. ...
Known For
Acting
1961 --
Judgment at Nuremberg
| Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
1955 --
The Twinkle In God's Eye
| Doctor
1954 --
Highway Dragnet
| Elderly Border Inspection Officer
1953 --
Crazylegs
| Hank Hatch
1952 --
Deadline - U.S.A.
| City Editor of The Standard (uncredited)
1951 --
The Family Secret
|
1951 --
Roadblock
| Thompson (uncredited)
1950 --
The Flying Missile
| Rear Admiral
1950 --
The Tougher They Come
| Thompson
1950 --
The Fuller Brush Girl
| Police Boat Captain (uncredited)
1950 --
Triple Trouble
| Warden Burnside
1950 --
The Arizona Cowboy
| Colonel Jefferson
1950 --
Gun Crazy
| Plant Foreman (uncredited)
1949 --
Red Desert
| President Ulysses S. Grant
1949 --
Dancing in the Dark
| Board Member
1949 --
Prejudice
| J.P. Baker
1949 --
Alias the Champ
| Tim Murphy
1949 --
Ringside
| Oscar Brannigan
1949 --
Amazon Quest
| De Ruyter
1949 --
Duke of Chicago
| 'Tex' Harman
1949 --
The Last Bandit
| Local No. 44 Engineer
1949 --
State Department: File 649
| Government Official
1949 --
Bad Men of Tombstone
| Mine Superintendent
1949 --
Unto Thyself Be True
| Frank Hartwell
1948 --
Homicide for Three
| Police Captain
1948 --
Street Corner
| Dr. James Fenton
1948 --
Sundown in Santa Fe
| Major Larkin
1948 --
The Countess of Monte Cristo
| Joe
1948 --
Night Time in Nevada
| Engineer Casey
1948 --
Relentless
| Doctor (uncredited)
1948 --
The Gallant Legion
| George Trent - State Official
1948 --
Silver River
| Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
1948 --
The Hunted
| Small Town Police Captain
1948 --
April Showers
| William Barnes
1948 --
Adventures in Silverado
| McHugh
1948 --
The Enchanted Valley
| Chief Scott
1948 --
Because of Eve
| Dr. West
1947 --
Louisiana
| Neilson
1947 --
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
| Chief Brandon
1947 --
Monsieur Verdoux
| Broker (uncredited)
1947 --
The Trespasser
| The Doctor
1947 --
The Sea of Grass
| Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)
1947 --
Philo Vance's Gamble
| Ellis Mason
1946 --
The Falcon's Adventure
| Inspector Cavanaugh
1946 --
Magnificent Doll
| Williams
1946 --
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
| Chief Brandon
1946 --
Dangerous Money
| Captain Black
1946 --
Strange Journey
| Thompson
1946 --
The Brute Man
| Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)
1946 --
The Big Sleep
| Medical Examiner (uncredited)
1946 --
The Mysterious Mr. M
| Dan Blair
1946 --
Night Train to Memphis
| John Stevenson
1946 --
Bad Bascomb
| Gov. Clark (uncredited)
1946 --
O.S.S.
| Gen. Donovan
1946 --
Behind the Mask
| Police Inspector Cardonna
1946 --
The Virginian
|
1946 --
The Phantom Thief
| 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker
1946 --
Deadline at Dawn
| Lt. Kane
1946 --
The Shadow Returns
| Police Insp. Cardona
1946 --
A Guy Could Change
| McCarthy
1946 --
Tars and Spars
| Admiral
1945 --
Adventure
| Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)
1945 --
Dick Tracy
| Chief Brandon
1945 --
Captain Tugboat Annie
| Alec Severn
1945 --
Man Alive
| Dr. James P. Whitney
1945 --
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
| RCMP Sergeant Nelson
1945 --
Lady on a Train
| Train passenger (uncredited)
1945 --
The Chicago Kid
| Chief Rogers
1945 --
I Love a Mystery
| Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited)
1944 --
The Missing Juror
| Willard Apple / Falstaff
1944 --
When the Lights Go On Again
| Bob
1944 --
One Mysterious Night
| Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
1944 --
Black Magic
| Police Sgt. Matthews
1944 --
Christmas Holiday
| Steve, the bartender
1944 --
The Adventures of Mark Twain
| Ulysses S. Grant
1944 --
Gambler's Choice
| Toby (uncredited)
1944 --
The Great Alaskan Mystery
| Bill Hudson
1944 --
To the People of the United States
| Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)
1944 --
The Navy Way
| Chaplain Benson
1944 --
Phantom Lady
| Detective
1944 --
Hands Across the Border
| Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams
1943 --
The Woman of the Town
| New York Newspaper Editor
1943 --
The Desert Song
| Steve, a Reporter
1943 --
Mystery Broadcast
| Chief Daniels
1943 --
Crazy House
| Mogey
1943 --
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
| Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]
1943 --
Honeymoon Lodge
| Judge
1943 --
Mr. Lucky
| Detective (uncredited)
1943 --
Hit the Ice
| Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)
1943 --
False Faces
| Police Capt. Alan O'Brien
1943 --
Mission to Moscow
| Reporter (uncredited)
1943 --
She Has What It Takes
| George Clarke
1943 --
Keep 'Em Slugging
| Detective Sergeant
1943 --
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
|
1943 --
City Without Men
| Father Burns
1942 --
Whistling in Dixie
| Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)
1942 --
Junior Army
| Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson
1942 --
Gentleman Jim
| Duffy - Referee (uncredited)
1942 --
You Can't Escape Forever
| Warden (uncredited)
1942 --
Girl Trouble
| Kohn
1942 --
Eyes of the Underworld
| Kirby - Assistant Police Chief
1942 --
The Secret Code
| Police Chief Henry Burns
1942 --
Men of Texas
| Luther Crittenden
1942 --
Larceny, Inc.
| Warden
1942 --
Hello, Annapolis
| Evans Arden
1942 --
Murder in the Big House
| Ainslee
1942 --
Obliging Young Lady
| Managing Editor (uncredited)
1942 --
Gang Busters
| Police Chief Martin O'Brien
1942 --
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
| Peter Dugan
1942 --
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
| Ray Trent (uncredited)
1942 --
Treat 'Em Rough
| Roderick Wetherbee (as Joe Crehan)
1942 --
Cadets on Parade
| Jeff Shannon
1942 --
Sealed Lips
| Chief Charles R. Dugan
1941 --
They Died with Their Boots On
| President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
1941 --
Three Girls About Town
| Labor leader
1941 --
Texas
| Rancher Dusty King
1941 --
Doctors Don't Tell
| Judge Hoskins
1941 --
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
| Yates
1941 --
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
| Editor (uncredited)
1941 --
Flying Blind
| Nunnally
1941 --
Manpower
| Sweeney
1941 --
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
| Doctor (uncredited)
1941 --
Nevada City
| Mark Benton
1941 --
Love Crazy
| Judge
1941 --
Washington Melodrama
| Phil Sampson
1941 --
Here Comes Happiness
| Tom Burke
1941 --
A Man Betrayed
|
1941 --
A Man Betrayed
| Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
1941 --
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
| Peter Dugan
1941 --
Scattergood Baines
| Keith
1941 --
Back Street
| Postman
1941 --
The Case of the Black Parrot
| Inspector Grady
1941 --
Know For Sure
| supporting role
1940 --
Santa Fe Trail
| Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)
1940 --
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
| Johnson
1940 --
Little Nellie Kelly
| Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)
1940 --
City for Conquest
| Doctor
1940 --
Colorado
| Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
1940 --
Public Deb No. 1
| Director
1940 --
The Secret Seven
| Police Chief Hobbs
1940 --
Brother Orchid
| Brother MacEwen
1940 --
Gaucho Serenade
| Edward Martin
1940 --
Jack Pot
| Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)
1940 --
The House Across the Bay
| Federal Man
1940 --
Broadway Melody of 1940
| Ballroom Manager (uncredited)
1940 --
Parole Fixer
| Warden (uncredited)
1940 --
The Fighting 69th
| Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)
1940 --
The Green Hornet
| Judge Stanton
1940 --
Emergency Squad
| H. Tyler Joyce, editor
1940 --
Music in My Heart
| Mark C. Gilman
1939 --
Invisible Stripes
| Garage Owner (uncredited)
1939 --
Private Detective
| Capt. Murphy
1939 --
Geronimo
| President Ulysses S. Grant
1939 --
We Are Not Alone
| American at Train Station
1939 --
The Return of Doctor X
| Editor
1939 --
The Roaring Twenties
| Michaels
1939 --
Hollywood Cavalcade
| Attorney
1939 --
Babes in Arms
| Mr. Essex
1939 --
Blackmail
| Mr. Blaine (uncredited)
1939 --
Full Confession
| Warden (uncredited)
1939 --
The Star Maker
| Thomas Marlowe
1939 --
Stanley and Livingstone
| Morehead
1939 --
They All Come Out
| Judge (uncredited)
1939 --
Behind Prison Gates
| Prison Warden O'Neil
1939 --
Maisie
| Defense Attorney Wilcox
1939 --
Tell No Tales
| Chalmers
1939 --
Union Pacific
| Ulysses S. Grant
1939 --
Dodge City
| Hammond (uncredited)
1939 --
Almost a Gentleman
| Prosecutor
1939 --
Whispering Enemies
| George Harley
1939 --
You Can't Get Away with Murder
| Warden of Sing Sing
1939 --
Society Lawyer
| City Editor
1939 --
Star Reporter
| Gordon
1939 --
Wings of the Navy
| Second Doctor
1939 --
Navy Secrets
| FBI Chief Herbert Daly
1939 --
Pride of the Navy
| Brad Foster
1938 --
Gang Bullets
| Wallace
1938 --
Illegal Traffic
| Chief Daley
1938 --
Girls on Probation
| Todd
1938 --
The Arkansas Traveler
| McSweeney
1938 --
Crime Takes a Holiday
| Gov. Bill Allen
1938 --
Billy The Kid Returns
| U.S. Marshal Dave Conway
1938 --
Gateway
| Inspector
1938 --
Four's a Crowd
| Butler Pierce
1938 --
Woman Against Woman
| Sen. Kingsley
1938 --
A Criminal Is Born
| Frank Wheeler
1938 --
Alexander's Ragtime Band
| Stage Manager
1938 --
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
| American Tourist (uncredited)
1938 --
State Police
| Mr. Owen, Mine Owner
1938 --
Night Spot
| Inspector Wayland
1938 --
The Kid Comes Back
| Danny Lockridge
1938 --
Midnight Intruder
| Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor
1938 --
Happy Landing
| Agent
1938 --
Here's Flash Casey
| Blaine
1937 --
Mama Runs Wild
| Tom Fowler
1937 --
Beg, Borrow or Steal
| Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)
1937 --
The Duke Comes Back
| Pat Doyle
1937 --
Blossoms On Broadway
| Bartender (uncredited)
1937 --
The Wrong Road
| District Attorney
1937 --
Outlaws of the Orient
| Snyder
1937 --
Talent Scout
| A.J. Lambert
1937 --
Midnight Madonna
| Moe Grinnell
1937 --
Born Reckless
| District Attorney
1937 --
Girls Can Play
| Editor Brophy
1937 --
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
| Paul Drake
1937 --
Kid Galahad
| Brady
1937 --
This Is My Affair
| Priest
1937 --
A Day at Santa Anita
| Biff--Blackburn's Trainer
1937 --
The Go-Getter
| Karl Stone
1937 --
There Goes My Girl
| Sgt. Wood
1937 --
The Cherokee Strip
| Army Officer
1937 --
Draegerman Courage
| Dr. Stuart Hunter
1937 --
Midnight Court
| Judge Frederick J. Thompson
1937 --
Her Husband's Secretary
| Stevenson
1937 --
Once a Doctor
| Captain Andrews
1937 --
God's Country and the Woman
| Jordan
1937 --
Smart Blonde
| Tiny Torgensen
1936 --
Gold Diggers of 1937
| Chairman
1936 --
Guns of the Pecos
| Captain Norris
1936 --
King of Hockey
| Mike Trotter
1936 --
The Captain's Kid
| Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker
1936 --
Here Comes Carter
| Daniel Bronson
1936 --
Cain and Mabel
| Reed's Manager
1936 --
Down the Stretch
| C.D. Burch
1936 --
Trailin' West
| Colonel Douglas
1936 --
Anthony Adverse
| Capt. Elisha Jorham
1936 --
China Clipper
| Jim Horn
1936 --
Jailbreak
| Warden
1936 --
Bengal Tiger
| Bill Hinsdale
1936 --
Earthworm Tractors
| Mr. Henderson
1936 --
Murder by an Aristocrat
| Hilary Thatcher
1936 --
Bullets or Ballots
| Grand Jury Spokesman
1936 --
The Law in Her Hands
| Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon
1936 --
Brides Are Like That
| Tom Carter
1936 --
The Singing Kid
| Agent Fulton (uncredited)
1936 --
Road Gang
| Harry Shields
1936 --
Boulder Dam
| Ross
1936 --
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
| Lieut. Lamb
1935 --
Man of Iron
| Tom Martin
1935 --
Frisco Kid
| McClanahan
1935 --
Shipmates Forever
| Spike (uncredited)
1935 --
The Case of the Lucky Legs
| Detective Johnson
1935 --
Special Agent
| Commissioner of Police
1935 --
Page Miss Glory
| Detective Chief
1935 --
We're in the Money
|
1935 --
Bright Lights
| Post Office Attendant
1935 --
Don't Bet on Blondes
| Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)
1935 --
Front Page Woman
| Spike Kiley
1935 --
Stranded
| Johnny Quinn
1935 --
Oil for the Lamps of China
| Clements
1935 --
Black Fury
| Johnny Farrell
1935 --
Let 'em Have It
| Memory Test Instructor
1935 --
Dinky
| Orphanage Director
1935 --
Go Into Your Dance
| H.P. Jackson
1935 --
Traveling Saleslady
| Murdock
1935 --
While the Patient Slept
| Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)
1935 --
The Payoff
| Harvey Morris
1934 --
Strange Wives
| Immigration Official
1934 --
Gentlemen Are Born
| Haskins
1934 --
Against the Law
| Capt. Elliott
1934 --
Big Hearted Herbert
| IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)
1934 --
A Lost Lady
| Second Doctor (uncredited)
1934 --
Among the Missing
| Detective O'Malley
1934 --
The Case of the Howling Dog
| Captain Kelly (uncredited)
1934 --
Beyond the Law
| Chief Anderson
1934 --
Here Comes the Navy
| Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
1934 --
The Hell Cat
| Captain Barnett
1934 --
Now I'll Tell
| Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
1934 --
The Merry Frinks
| Mr. Baxter
1934 --
Voice in the Night
| John Robinson
1934 --
Jimmy the Gent
| Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)
1934 --
It Happened One Night
| Detective (uncredited)
1934 --
Sleepers East
| Conductor (uncredited)
1933 --
Havana Widows
| Ship Captain (uncredited)
1933 --
Before Midnight
| Capt. Frank Flynn
1933 --
Duck Soup
| Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)
1933 --
Female
| Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
1931 --
Secrets of a Secretary
| Reporter
1931 --
Stolen Heaven
| Henry - Steve's Butler
1916 --
Under Two Flags
| Rake