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