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

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

Leave It to Beaver

I Love Lucy

Bat Masterson

MGM Parade

All Movies (290)

• The Great Race1965 · as Observer at Start (uncredited)
• Seven Days in May1964 · as Bit Part (uncredited)
• Judgment at Nuremberg1961 · as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
• The Twinkle In God's Eye1955 · as Doctor
• Highway Dragnet1954 · as Elderly Border Inspection Officer
• Crazylegs1953 · as Hank Hatch
• Deadline - U.S.A.1952 · as City Editor of The Standard (uncredited)
• The Family Secret1951
• Roadblock1951 · as Thompson (uncredited)
• Pride of Maryland1951 · as Mr. Herndon
• The Flying Missile1950 · as Rear Admiral
• The Tougher They Come1950 · as Thompson
• The Fuller Brush Girl1950 · as Police Boat Captain (uncredited)
• Triple Trouble1950 · as Warden Burnside
• The Arizona Cowboy1950 · as Colonel Jefferson
• Gun Crazy1950 · as Plant Foreman (uncredited)
• Red Desert1949 · as President Ulysses S. Grant
• Dancing in the Dark1949 · as Board Member
• Prejudice1949 · as J.P. Baker
• Alias the Champ1949 · as Tim Murphy
• Ringside1949 · as Oscar Brannigan
• Amazon Quest1949 · as De Ruyter
• Duke of Chicago1949 · as 'Tex' Harman
• The Last Bandit1949 · as Local No. 44 Engineer
• State Department: File 6491949 · as Government Official
• Bad Men of Tombstone1949 · as Mine Superintendent
• Unto Thyself Be True1949 · as Frank Hartwell
• Homicide for Three1948 · as Police Captain
• Street Corner1948 · as Dr. James Fenton
• Sundown in Santa Fe1948 · as Major Larkin
• The Countess of Monte Cristo1948 · as Joe
• Night Time in Nevada1948 · as Engineer Casey
• Relentless1948 · as Doctor (uncredited)
• The Gallant Legion1948 · as George Trent - State Official
• Silver River1948 · as Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
• The Hunted1948 · as Small Town Police Captain
• April Showers1948 · as William Barnes
• Adventures in Silverado1948 · as McHugh
• The Enchanted Valley1948 · as Chief Scott
• Because of Eve1948 · as Dr. West
• The Story of Life1948
• Louisiana1947 · as Neilson
• Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome1947 · as Chief Brandon
• Monsieur Verdoux1947 · as Broker (uncredited)
• The Trespasser1947 · as The Doctor
• The Sea of Grass1947 · as Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)
• Philo Vance's Gamble1947 · as Ellis Mason
• The Falcon's Adventure1946 · as Inspector Cavanaugh
• Magnificent Doll1946 · as Williams (uncredited)
• Dick Tracy vs. Cueball1946 · as Chief Brandon
• Dangerous Money1946 · as Captain Black
• Strange Journey1946 · as Thompson
• The Brute Man1946 · as Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)
• The Big Sleep1946 · as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
• The Mysterious Mr. M1946 · as Dan Blair
• Night Train to Memphis1946 · as John Stevenson
• O.S.S.1946 · as Gen. Donovan
• Bad Bascomb1946 · as Gov. Clark (uncredited)
• Behind the Mask1946 · as Police Inspector Cardonna
• The Virginian1946
• The Phantom Thief1946 · as 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker
• Deadline at Dawn1946 · as Lt. Kane
• The Shadow Returns1946 · as Police Insp. Cardona
• A Guy Could Change1946 · as McCarthy
• Girl on the Spot1946 · as Editor (uncredited)
• Tars and Spars1946 · as Admiral
• Adventure1945 · as Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)
• Dick Tracy1945 · as Chief Brandon
• Captain Tugboat Annie1945 · as Alec Severn
• Man Alive1945 · as Dr. James P. Whitney
• The Royal Mounted Rides Again1945 · as RCMP Sergeant Nelson
• Lady on a Train1945 · as Train passenger (uncredited)
• The Chicago Kid1945 · as Chief Rogers
• I Love a Mystery1945 · as Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited)
• The Thin Man Goes Home1944 · as Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)
• The Missing Juror1944 · as Willard Apple
• When the Lights Go On Again1944 · as Bob
• One Mysterious Night1944 · as Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
• Black Magic1944 · as Police Sgt. Matthews
• The Adventures of Mark Twain1944 · as Ulysses S. Grant
• Christmas Holiday1944 · as Steve (uncredited)
• Gambler's Choice1944 · as Toby (uncredited)
• The Great Alaskan Mystery1944 · as Bill Hudson
• To the People of the United States1944 · as Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)
• Shine on Harvest Moon1944 · as Harry Miller (uncredited)
• The Navy Way1944 · as Chaplain Benson
• Phantom Lady1944 · as Detective
• Hands Across the Border1944 · as Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams
• The Woman of the Town1943 · as New York Newspaper Editor
• The Desert Song1943 · as Steve, a Reporter
• Mystery Broadcast1943 · as Chief Daniels
• The Iron Major1943 · as Judge
• Crazy House1943 · as Mogey (uncredited)
• Adventures of the Flying Cadets1943 · as Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]
• Honeymoon Lodge1943 · as Judge
• Mr. Lucky1943 · as Detective (uncredited)
• Hit the Ice1943 · as Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)
• False Faces1943 · as Police Capt. Alan O'Brien
• Mission to Moscow1943 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• She Has What It Takes1943 · as George Clarke
• Keep 'Em Slugging1943 · as Detective Sergeant
• The Amazing Mrs. Holliday1943
• City Without Men1943 · as Father Burns
• Whistling in Dixie1942 · as Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)
• Junior Army1942 · as Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson
• Gentleman Jim1942 · as Duffy - Referee (uncredited)
• You Can't Escape Forever1942 · as Warden (uncredited)
• Girl Trouble1942 · as Kohn
• Eyes of the Underworld1942 · as Kirby - Assistant Police Chief
• The Secret Code1942 · as Police Chief Henry Burns
• Men of Texas1942 · as Luther Crittenden
• Larceny, Inc.1942 · as Warden
• Hello, Annapolis1942 · as Evans Arden
• Murder in the Big House1942 · as Ainslee
• Obliging Young Lady1942 · as Managing Editor (uncredited)
• Gang Busters1942 · as Police Chief Martin O'Brien
• The Courtship of Andy Hardy1942 · as Peter Dugan
• Wild Bill Hickok Rides1942 · as Ray Trent (uncredited)
• Treat 'Em Rough1942 · as Roderick Wetherbee (as Joe Crehan)
• Cadets on Parade1942 · as Jeff Shannon
• Sealed Lips1942 · as Chief Charles R. Dugan
• They Died with Their Boots On1941 · as President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
• Three Girls About Town1941 · as Labor leader
• Know For Sure1941 · as supporting role
• Texas1941 · as Rancher Dusty King
• Doctors Don't Tell1941 · as Judge Hoskins
• Nine Lives Are Not Enough1941 · as Editor (uncredited)
• Nine Lives Are Not Enough1941 · as Yates
• Flying Blind1941 · as Nunnally
• Manpower1941 · as Sweeney
• Here Comes Mr. Jordan1941 · as Doctor (uncredited)
• Nevada City1941 · as Mark Benton
• Love Crazy1941 · as Judge
• Washington Melodrama1941 · as Phil Sampson
• Here Comes Happiness1941 · as Tom Burke
• A Man Betrayed1941 · as Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
• A Man Betrayed1941
• Scattergood Baines1941 · as Keith
• Andy Hardy's Private Secretary1941 · as Peter Dugan
• Back Street1941 · as Postman
• The Case of the Black Parrot1941 · as Inspector Grady
• Santa Fe Trail1940 · as Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)
• The Texas Rangers Ride Again1940 · as Johnson
• Little Nellie Kelly1940 · as Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)
• City for Conquest1940 · as Doctor
• Colorado1940 · as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
• Public Deb No. 11940 · as Director
• The Secret Seven1940 · as Police Chief Hobbs
• Brother Orchid1940 · as Brother MacEwen
• Gaucho Serenade1940 · as Edward Martin
• Jack Pot1940 · as Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)
• The House Across the Bay1940 · as Federal Man
• Broadway Melody of 19401940 · as Ballroom Manager (uncredited)
• Parole Fixer1940 · as Warden (uncredited)
• The Fighting 69th1940 · as Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)
• The Green Hornet1940 · as Judge Stanton
• Emergency Squad1940 · as H. Tyler Joyce, editor
• Music in My Heart1940 · as Mark C. Gilman
• Invisible Stripes1939 · as Garage Owner (uncredited)
• Private Detective1939 · as Capt. Murphy
• Geronimo1939 · as President Ulysses S. Grant
• We Are Not Alone1939 · as American at Train Station
• The Return of Doctor X1939 · as Editor
• The Roaring Twenties1939 · as Michaels
• Hollywood Cavalcade1939 · as Attorney
• Babes in Arms1939 · as Mr. Essex
• Full Confession1939 · as Warden (uncredited)
• Blackmail1939 · as Mr. Blaine (uncredited)
• The Star Maker1939 · as Thomas Marlowe
• Stanley and Livingstone1939 · as Morehead
• They All Come Out1939 · as Judge (uncredited)
• Behind Prison Gates1939 · as Prison Warden O'Neil
• Maisie1939 · as Defense Attorney Wilcox
• Tell No Tales1939 · as Chalmers
• Union Pacific1939 · as Ulysses S. Grant
• Dodge City1939 · as Hammond (uncredited)
• Almost a Gentleman1939 · as Prosecutor
• Whispering Enemies1939 · as George Harley
• You Can't Get Away with Murder1939 · as Warden of Sing Sing
• Society Lawyer1939 · as City Editor
• Star Reporter1939 · as Gordon
• Wings of the Navy1939 · as Second Doctor
• Navy Secrets1939 · as FBI Chief Herbert Daly
• Pride of the Navy1939 · as Brad Foster
• Gang Bullets1938 · as Wallace
• Illegal Traffic1938 · as Chief Daley
• Girls on Probation1938 · as Todd
• The Arkansas Traveler1938 · as McSweeney
• Crime Takes a Holiday1938 · as Gov. Bill Allen
• Too Hot to Handle1938 · as First Advertising Man (uncredited)
• Billy The Kid Returns1938 · as U.S. Marshal Dave Conway
• Gateway1938 · as Inspector
• Four's a Crowd1938 · as Butler Pierce
• Woman Against Woman1938 · as Sen. Kingsley
• A Criminal Is Born1938 · as Frank Wheeler
• Alexander's Ragtime Band1938 · as Stage Manager
• Bluebeard's 8th Wife1938 · as American Tourist (uncredited)
• State Police1938 · as Mr. Owen, Mine Owner
• Night Spot1938 · as Inspector Wayland
• The Kid Comes Back1938 · as Danny Lockridge
• Midnight Intruder1938 · as Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor
• Happy Landing1938 · as Agent
• Here's Flash Casey1938 · as Blaine
• Mama Runs Wild1937 · as Tom Fowler
• Beg, Borrow or Steal1937 · as Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)
• The Duke Comes Back1937 · as Pat Doyle
• Blossoms On Broadway1937 · as Bartender (uncredited)
• The Wrong Road1937 · as District Attorney
• Outlaws of the Orient1937 · as Snyder
• Talent Scout1937 · as A.J. Lambert
• Midnight Madonna1937 · as Moe Grinnell
• Born Reckless1937 · as District Attorney
• Girls Can Play1937 · as Editor Brophy
• The Case of the Stuttering Bishop1937 · as Paul Drake
• Kid Galahad1937 · as Brady
• This Is My Affair1937 · as Priest
• The Go-Getter1937 · as Karl Stone
• A Day at Santa Anita1937 · as Biff, Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)
• There Goes My Girl1937 · as Sgt. Wood
• Draegerman Courage1937 · as Dr. Stuart Hunter
• The Cherokee Strip1937 · as Army Officer
• Midnight Court1937 · as Judge Frederick J. Thompson
• Her Husband's Secretary1937 · as Stevenson
• Once a Doctor1937 · as Captain Andrews
• God's Country and the Woman1937 · as Jordan
• Smart Blonde1937 · as Tiny Torgensen
• Guns of the Pecos1936 · as Captain Norris
• Gold Diggers of 19371936 · as Chairman
• King of Hockey1936 · as Mike Trotter
• The Captain's Kid1936 · as Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker
• Here Comes Carter1936 · as Daniel Bronson
• Cain and Mabel1936 · as Reed's Manager
• Down the Stretch1936 · as C.D. Burch
• Trailin' West1936 · as Colonel Douglas
• Anthony Adverse1936 · as Capt. Elisha Jorham
• China Clipper1936 · as Jim Horn
• Jailbreak1936 · as Warden
• Bengal Tiger1936 · as Bill Hinsdale
• Earthworm Tractors1936 · as Mr. Henderson
• Murder by an Aristocrat1936 · as Hilary Thatcher
• Bullets or Ballots1936 · as Grand Jury Spokesman
• The Law in Her Hands1936 · as Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon
• Brides Are Like That1936 · as Tom Carter
• The Singing Kid1936 · as Agent Fulton (uncredited)
• Road Gang1936 · as Harry Shields
• Boulder Dam1936 · as Ross
• The Murder of Dr. Harrigan1936 · as Lieut. Lamb
• Man of Iron1935 · as Tom Martin
• Frisco Kid1935 · as McClanahan
• Shipmates Forever1935 · as Spike (uncredited)
• The Case of the Lucky Legs1935 · as Detective Johnson
• Special Agent1935 · as Commissioner of Police
• Page Miss Glory1935 · as Detective Chief
• We're in the Money1935
• Bright Lights1935 · as Post Office Attendant
• Don't Bet on Blondes1935 · as Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)
• Front Page Woman1935 · as Spike Kiley
• Stranded1935 · as Johnny Quinn
• Oil for the Lamps of China1935 · as Clements
• Black Fury1935 · as Johnny Farrell
• Let 'em Have It1935 · as Memory Test Instructor
• Dinky1935 · as Orphanage Director
• Go Into Your Dance1935 · as H.P. Jackson
• Traveling Saleslady1935 · as Murdock
• While the Patient Slept1935 · as Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)
• The Payoff1935 · as Harvey Morris
• Strange Wives1934 · as Immigration Official
• Gentlemen Are Born1934 · as Haskins
• Against the Law1934 · as Capt. Elliott
• Big Hearted Herbert1934 · as IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)
• A Lost Lady1934 · as Second Doctor (uncredited)
• Among the Missing1934 · as Detective O'Malley
• The Case of the Howling Dog1934 · as Captain Kelly (uncredited)
• Beyond the Law1934 · as Chief Anderson
• Here Comes the Navy1934 · as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
• The Hell Cat1934 · as Captain Barnett
• Now I'll Tell1934 · as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
• The Merry Frinks1934 · as Mr. Baxter
• The Line-Up1934 · as Police Capt. Daniel McGrath
• Voice in the Night1934 · as John Robinson
• Jimmy the Gent1934 · as Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)
• It Happened One Night1934 · as Detective (uncredited)
• Sleepers East1934 · as Conductor (uncredited)
• Before Midnight1933 · as Capt. Frank Flynn
• Havana Widows1933 · as Ship Captain (uncredited)
• Duck Soup1933 · as Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)
• Female1933 · as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
• Secrets of a Secretary1931 · as Reporter
• Stolen Heaven1931 · as Henry - Steve's Butler
• Under Two Flags1916 · as Rake

All TV Shows (14)

• The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as Councilman
• The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as Franklin
• The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as Council Member
• The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as Townsman
• Bat Masterson1958 · as Thomas Bolland
• 26 Men1957
• Leave It to Beaver1957 · as Train Conductor
• MGM Parade1955
• The Whistler1954
• The Lone Wolf1954 · as Conductor
• Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Mr. Kramer
• I Love Lucy1951 · as Detective
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Doctor
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Tom Patrict