Joseph Crehan
- Acting
- July 14, 1883 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- April 15, 1966
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
Filmography
- The Great Race · Observer at Start (uncredited)
- Seven Days in May · Bit Part (uncredited)
- Judgment at Nuremberg · Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
- The Andy Griffith Show · Councilman, Franklin
- The Untouchables · Passerby (uncredited)
- Bat Masterson · Thomas Bolland
- 26 Men
- Leave It to Beaver · Train Conductor
- The Twinkle In God's Eye · Doctor
- Crossroads · Father Devlin (uncredited), Warden James
- MGM Parade
- The Whistler
- The Lone Wolf · Conductor
- Highway Dragnet · Elderly Border Inspection Officer
- Crazylegs · Hank Hatch
- Four Star Playhouse · Mr. Kramer
- Deadline - U.S.A. · The Standard City Editor (uncredited)
- The Family Secret
- I Love Lucy · Detective
- Roadblock · Thompson (uncredited)
- Pride of Maryland · Mr. Herndon
- The Flying Missile · Rear Admiral
- The Tougher They Come · Thompson
- Lux Video Theatre · Doctor
- The Fuller Brush Girl · Police Boat Captain (uncredited)
- Triple Trouble · Warden Burnside
- The Arizona Cowboy · Colonel Jefferson
- Gun Crazy · Plant Foreman (uncredited)
- Red Desert · President Ulysses S. Grant
- Dancing in the Dark · Board Member
- Prejudice · J.P. Baker
- Alias the Champ · Tim Murphy
- The Lone Ranger · Tom Patrict
- Ringside · Oscar Brannigan
- Amazon Quest · De Ruyter
- Duke of Chicago · 'Tex' Harman
- The Last Bandit · Local No. 44 Engineer
- State Department: File 649 · Government Official
- Bad Men of Tombstone · Mine Superintendent
- Unto Thyself Be True · Frank Hartwell
- Homicide for Three · Police Captain
- Street Corner · Dr. James Fenton
- Sundown in Santa Fe · Major Larkin
- The Countess of Monte Cristo · Joe
- Night Time in Nevada · Engineer Casey
- Relentless · Doctor (uncredited)
- The Gallant Legion · George Trent - State Official
- Silver River · Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
- The Hunted · Small Town Police Captain
- April Showers · William Barnes
- Adventures in Silverado · McHugh
- The Enchanted Valley · Chief Scott
- Because of Eve · Dr. West
- The Story of Life
- Louisiana · Neilson
- Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome · Chief Brandon
- Monsieur Verdoux · Broker (uncredited)
- The Trespasser · The Doctor
- The Sea of Grass · Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)
- Philo Vance's Gamble · Ellis Mason
- The Falcon's Adventure · Inspector Cavanaugh
- Magnificent Doll · Williams (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueball · Chief Brandon
- Dangerous Money · Captain Black
- Strange Journey · Thompson
- The Brute Man · Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)
- The Big Sleep · Medical Examiner (uncredited)
- The Mysterious Mr. M · Dan Blair
- Night Train to Memphis · John Stevenson
- O.S.S. · Gen. Donovan
- Bad Bascomb · Gov. Clark (uncredited)
- Behind the Mask · Police Inspector Cardonna
- The Virginian
- The Phantom Thief · 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker
- Deadline at Dawn · Lt. Kane
- The Shadow Returns · Police Insp. Cardona
- A Guy Could Change · McCarthy
- Girl on the Spot · Editor (uncredited)
- Tars and Spars · Admiral
- Adventure · Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)