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