CINEFILER

Joseph Crehan

Born
July 14, 1883
Died
April 15, 1966
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
The Big Sleep
(1946)
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Judgment at Nuremberg
(1961)
Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
(1934)
Detective (uncredited)
Dodge City
(1939)
Hammond (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Broker (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)
Michaels
Four's a Crowd
(1938)
Butler Pierce
Gun Crazy
(1950)
Plant Foreman (uncredited)
Duck Soup
(1933)
Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
(1940)
Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
(1941)
Doctor (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
(1944)
Detective
Jimmy the Gent
(1934)
Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
(1944)
Steve, the bartender
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Duffy - Referee (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Under Two Flags
(1916)
Rake
Secrets of a Secretary
(1931)
Reporter
Stolen Heaven
(1931)
Henry - Steve's Butler
Female
(1933)
Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
Before Midnight
(1933)
Capt. Frank Flynn
Duck Soup
(1933)
Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)
Havana Widows
(1933)
Ship Captain (uncredited)
Gentlemen Are Born
(1934)
Haskins
Voice in the Night
(1934)
John Robinson
Jimmy the Gent
(1934)
Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
(1934)
Detective (uncredited)
Sleepers East
(1934)
Conductor (uncredited)
Now I'll Tell
(1934)
Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Among the Missing
(1934)
Detective O'Malley
Beyond the Law
(1934)
Chief Anderson
The Case of the Howling Dog
(1934)
Captain Kelly (uncredited)
Strange Wives
(1934)
Immigration Official
The Merry Frinks
(1934)
Mr. Baxter
The Hell Cat
(1934)
Captain Barnett
Against the Law
(1934)
Capt. Elliott
Big Hearted Herbert
(1934)
IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)
A Lost Lady
(1934)
Second Doctor (uncredited)
Bright Lights
(1935)
Post Office Attendant
Frisco Kid
(1935)
McClanahan
Special Agent
(1935)
Commissioner of Police
Go Into Your Dance
(1935)
H.P. Jackson
Shipmates Forever
(1935)
Spike (uncredited)
Stranded
(1935)
Johnny Quinn
Don't Bet on Blondes
(1935)
Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)
Let 'em Have It
(1935)
Memory Test Instructor
Traveling Saleslady
(1935)
Murdock
Black Fury
(1935)
Johnny Farrell
The Payoff
(1935)
Harvey Morris
We're in the Money
(1935)
Page Miss Glory
(1935)
Detective Chief
Man of Iron
(1935)
Tom Martin
Front Page Woman
(1935)
Spike Kiley
Dinky
(1935)
Orphanage Director
While the Patient Slept
(1935)
Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)
The Case of the Lucky Legs
(1935)
Detective Johnson
Oil for the Lamps of China
(1935)
Clements
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
(1936)
Lieut. Lamb
King of Hockey
(1936)
Mike Trotter
Bengal Tiger
(1936)
Bill Hinsdale
China Clipper
(1936)
Jim Horn
Anthony Adverse
(1936)
Capt. Elisha Jorham
Trailin' West
(1936)
Colonel Douglas
Earthworm Tractors
(1936)
Mr. Henderson
Brides Are Like That
(1936)
Tom Carter
The Singing Kid
(1936)
Agent Fulton (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
(1936)
Grand Jury Spokesman
Gold Diggers of 1937
(1936)
Chairman
The Captain's Kid
(1936)
Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker
Guns of the Pecos
(1936)
Captain Norris
Cain and Mabel
(1936)
Reed's Manager
Here Comes Carter
(1936)
Daniel Bronson
Murder by an Aristocrat
(1936)
Hilary Thatcher
Down the Stretch
(1936)
C.D. Burch
Jailbreak
(1936)
Warden
Road Gang
(1936)
Harry Shields
Boulder Dam
(1936)
Ross
The Duke Comes Back
(1937)
Pat Doyle
Midnight Court
(1937)
Judge Frederick J. Thompson
This Is My Affair
(1937)
Priest
Blossoms On Broadway
(1937)
Bartender (uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
(1937)
Paul Drake
Talent Scout
(1937)
A.J. Lambert
God's Country and the Woman
(1937)
Jordan
Outlaws of the Orient
(1937)
Snyder
Smart Blonde
(1937)
Tiny Torgensen
Mama Runs Wild
(1937)
Tom Fowler
Midnight Madonna
(1937)
Moe Grinnell
The Cherokee Strip
(1937)
Army Officer
Kid Galahad
(1937)
Brady
A Day at Santa Anita
(1937)
Biff--Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)
Her Husband's Secretary
(1937)
Stevenson
Girls Can Play
(1937)
Editor Brophy
Born Reckless
(1937)
District Attorney
Once a Doctor
(1937)
Captain Andrews
Beg, Borrow or Steal
(1937)
Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)
There Goes My Girl
(1937)
Sgt. Wood
Draegerman Courage
(1937)
Dr. Stuart Hunter
The Wrong Road
(1937)
District Attorney
The Go-Getter
(1937)
Karl Stone
Girls on Probation
(1938)
Todd
State Police
(1938)
Mr. Owen, Mine Owner
A Criminal Is Born
(1938)
Frank Wheeler
Gateway
(1938)
Inspector
The Arkansas Traveler
(1938)
McSweeney
The Kid Comes Back
(1938)
Danny Lockridge
Alexander's Ragtime Band
(1938)
Stage Manager
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
(1938)
American Tourist (uncredited)
Crime Takes a Holiday
(1938)
Gov. Bill Allen
Night Spot
(1938)
Inspector Wayland
Happy Landing
(1938)
Agent
Gang Bullets
(1938)
Wallace
Midnight Intruder
(1938)
Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor
Billy The Kid Returns
(1938)
U.S. Marshal Dave Conway
Four's a Crowd
(1938)
Butler Pierce
Here's Flash Casey
(1938)
Blaine
Illegal Traffic
(1938)
Chief Daley
Woman Against Woman
(1938)
Sen. Kingsley
Union Pacific
(1939)
Ulysses S. Grant
Tell No Tales
(1939)
Chalmers
Pride of the Navy
(1939)
Brad Foster
Hollywood Cavalcade
(1939)
Attorney
Geronimo
(1939)
President Ulysses S. Grant
Whispering Enemies
(1939)
George Harley
Society Lawyer
(1939)
City Editor
Star Reporter
(1939)
Gordon
Private Detective
(1939)
Capt. Murphy
Behind Prison Gates
(1939)
Prison Warden O'Neil
They All Come Out
(1939)
Judge (uncredited)
The Star Maker
(1939)
Thomas Marlowe
You Can't Get Away with Murder
(1939)
Warden of Sing Sing
Full Confession
(1939)
Warden (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
(1939)
Garage Owner (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
(1939)
Second Doctor
Maisie
(1939)
Defense Attorney Wilcox
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)
Michaels
We Are Not Alone
(1939)
American at Train Station
Stanley and Livingstone
(1939)
Morehead
The Return of Doctor X
(1939)
Editor
Blackmail
(1939)
Mr. Blaine (uncredited)
Babes in Arms
(1939)
Mr. Essex
Almost a Gentleman
(1939)
Prosecutor
Navy Secrets
(1939)
FBI Chief Herbert Daly
Dodge City
(1939)
Hammond (uncredited)
The Secret Seven
(1940)
Police Chief Hobbs
Jack Pot
(1940)
Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
(1940)
Johnson
Public Deb No. 1
(1940)
Director
Music in My Heart
(1940)
Mark C. Gilman
City for Conquest
(1940)
Doctor
The House Across the Bay
(1940)
Federal Man
Parole Fixer
(1940)
Warden (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Brother MacEwen
Little Nellie Kelly
(1940)
Police Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
(1940)
Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)
The Green Hornet
(1940)
Judge Stanton
Emergency Squad
(1940)
H. Tyler Joyce, editor
The Fighting 69th
(1940)
Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)
Colorado
(1940)
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Broadway Melody of 1940
(1940)
Ballroom Manager (uncredited)
Gaucho Serenade
(1940)
Edward Martin
Washington Melodrama
(1941)
Phil Sampson
Texas
(1941)
Rancher Dusty King
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
(1941)
Editor (uncredited)
Nevada City
(1941)
Mark Benton
Know For Sure
(1941)
supporting role
Back Street
(1941)
Postman
Three Girls About Town
(1941)
Labor leader
Here Comes Happiness
(1941)
Tom Burke
The Case of the Black Parrot
(1941)
Inspector Grady
Doctors Don't Tell
(1941)
Judge Hoskins
Manpower
(1941)
Sweeney
Love Crazy
(1941)
Judge
Scattergood Baines
(1941)
Keith
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
(1941)
Doctor (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
(1941)
Peter Dugan
Flying Blind
(1941)
Nunnally
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
(1942)
Peter Dugan
Murder in the Big House
(1942)
Ainslee
Junior Army
(1942)
Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson
Cadets on Parade
(1942)
Jeff Shannon
Treat 'Em Rough
(1942)
Roderick Wetherbee (as Joe Crehan)
Girl Trouble
(1942)
Kohn
Hello, Annapolis
(1942)
Evans Arden
Gang Busters
(1942)
Police Chief Martin O'Brien
Men of Texas
(1942)
Luther Crittenden
Obliging Young Lady
(1942)
Managing Editor (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever
(1942)
Warden (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Duffy - Referee (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
(1942)
Ray Trent (uncredited)
Eyes of the Underworld
(1942)
Kirby - Assistant Police Chief
Whistling in Dixie
(1942)
Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.
(1942)
Warden
Sealed Lips
(1942)
Chief Charles R. Dugan
The Secret Code
(1942)
Police Chief Henry Burns
Keep 'Em Slugging
(1943)
Detective Sergeant
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
(1943)
City Without Men
(1943)
Father Burns
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
(1943)
Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]
Mystery Broadcast
(1943)
Chief Daniels
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Reporter (uncredited)
She Has What It Takes
(1943)
George Clarke
Crazy House
(1943)
Mogey
Hit the Ice
(1943)
Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lodge
(1943)
Judge
The Desert Song
(1943)
Steve, a Reporter
Mr. Lucky
(1943)
Detective (uncredited)
False Faces
(1943)
Police Capt. Alan O'Brien
The Woman of the Town
(1943)
New York Newspaper Editor
Christmas Holiday
(1944)
Steve, the bartender
The Adventures of Mark Twain
(1944)
Ulysses S. Grant
Gambler's Choice
(1944)
Toby (uncredited)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
(1944)
Bill Hudson
To the People of the United States
(1944)
Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)
When the Lights Go On Again
(1944)
Bob
The Navy Way
(1944)
Chaplain Benson
One Mysterious Night
(1944)
Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
Hands Across the Border
(1944)
Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams
Phantom Lady
(1944)
Detective
Black Magic
(1944)
Police Sgt. Matthews
The Missing Juror
(1944)
Willard Apple / Falstaff
Adventure
(1945)
Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
(1945)
RCMP Sergeant Nelson
Man Alive
(1945)
Dr. James P. Whitney
The Chicago Kid
(1945)
Chief Rogers
Lady on a Train
(1945)
Train passenger (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
(1945)
Chief Brandon
Captain Tugboat Annie
(1945)
Alec Severn
I Love a Mystery
(1945)
Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited)
A Guy Could Change
(1946)
McCarthy
The Big Sleep
(1946)
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
The Virginian
(1946)
Night Train to Memphis
(1946)
John Stevenson
Bad Bascomb
(1946)
Gov. Clark (uncredited)
The Brute Man
(1946)
Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)
Behind the Mask
(1946)
Police Inspector Cardonna
The Shadow Returns
(1946)
Police Insp. Cardona
The Mysterious Mr. M
(1946)
Dan Blair
The Phantom Thief
(1946)
'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker
O.S.S.
(1946)
Gen. Donovan
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
(1946)
Chief Brandon
The Falcon's Adventure
(1946)
Inspector Cavanaugh
Deadline at Dawn
(1946)
Lt. Kane
Dangerous Money
(1946)
Captain Black
Tars and Spars
(1946)
Admiral
Strange Journey
(1946)
Thompson
Magnificent Doll
(1946)
Williams
The Trespasser
(1947)
The Doctor
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
(1947)
Chief Brandon
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Broker (uncredited)
Louisiana
(1947)
Neilson
Philo Vance's Gamble
(1947)
Ellis Mason
The Gallant Legion
(1948)
George Trent - State Official
April Showers
(1948)
William Barnes
Adventures in Silverado
(1948)
McHugh
The Countess of Monte Cristo
(1948)
Joe
Night Time in Nevada
(1948)
Engineer Casey
Homicide for Three
(1948)
Police Captain
Street Corner
(1948)
Dr. James Fenton
The Hunted
(1948)
Small Town Police Captain
Silver River
(1948)
Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
The Enchanted Valley
(1948)
Chief Scott
Relentless
(1948)
Doctor (uncredited)
Because of Eve
(1948)
Dr. West
Sundown in Santa Fe
(1948)
Major Larkin
Unto Thyself Be True
(1949)
Frank Hartwell
Red Desert
(1949)
President Ulysses S. Grant
Duke of Chicago
(1949)
'Tex' Harman
Prejudice
(1949)
J.P. Baker
State Department: File 649
(1949)
Government Official
Amazon Quest
(1949)
De Ruyter
Dancing in the Dark
(1949)
Board Member
Ringside
(1949)
Oscar Brannigan
Bad Men of Tombstone
(1949)
Mine Superintendent
The Last Bandit
(1949)
Local No. 44 Engineer
Alias the Champ
(1949)
Tim Murphy
The Arizona Cowboy
(1950)
Colonel Jefferson
The Flying Missile
(1950)
Rear Admiral
The Tougher They Come
(1950)
Thompson
Gun Crazy
(1950)
Plant Foreman (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Girl
(1950)
Police Boat Captain (uncredited)
Triple Trouble
(1950)
Warden Burnside
Roadblock
(1951)
Thompson (uncredited)
The Family Secret
(1951)
Deadline - U.S.A.
(1952)
City Editor of The Standard (uncredited)
Crazylegs
(1953)
Hank Hatch
Highway Dragnet
(1954)
Elderly Border Inspection Officer
The Twinkle In God's Eye
(1955)
Doctor
Judgment at Nuremberg
(1961)
Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
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