Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1883-07-14 (83 years old)
Deathday
1966-04-15
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also known As
Joseph A. Creaghan
Joseph Creehan
Joe Crehan
John Crehan
Joe Crenan
Joseph A. Crenan
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.
1940
as Police Chief Hobbs
1941
as Judge
1941
as Sweeney
1949
as Tim Murphy
1941
as Keith
1938
as American Tourist (uncredited)
1940
as Brother MacEwen
1934
as John Robinson
1942
as Chief Charles R. Dugan
1950
as Warden Burnside
1944
as Willard Apple / Falstaff
1939
as George Harley
1936
as Grand Jury Spokesman
1946
as Lt. Kane
1941
as Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
1944
as Detective
1938
as Stage Manager
1939
as Michaels
1936
as Mr. Henderson
1944
as Police Sgt. Matthews
1946
as Captain Black
1954
as Elderly Border Inspection Officer
1948
as Small Town Police Captain
1946
as Inspector Cavanaugh
1946
as Chief Brandon
1944
as Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
1939
as Defense Attorney Wilcox
1942
as Warden
1935
as Commissioner of Police
1937
as Brady
1944
as Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams
1942
as Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)
1935
as Johnny Farrell
1937
as Tom Fowler
1948
as Dr. James Fenton
1946
as Gen. Donovan
1931
as Reporter
1941
as Labor leader
1946
as 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker
1936
as Lieut. Lamb
1937
as Tiny Torgensen
1942
as Kirby - Assistant Police Chief
1945
as Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited)
1948
1939
as Warden (uncredited)
1938
as McSweeney
1941
as Postman
1946
as Dan Blair
1948
as Police Captain
1937
as Jordan
1941
as supporting role
1945
as Chief Brandon
1941
as Inspector Grady
1940
as Mark C. Gilman
1938
as Frank Wheeler
1944
1948
as Engineer Casey
1935
as Detective Johnson
1943
as Chief Daniels
1937
as Paul Drake
1934
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
1935
as McClanahan
1946
as Police Inspector Cardonna
1946
as Police Insp. Cardona
1942
as Ainslee
1955
as Doctor
1949
as 'Tex' Harman
1936
as Reed's Manager
1939
as Capt. Murphy
1937
as Pat Doyle
1939
as Prison Warden O'Neil
1945
as Chief Rogers
1938
as Todd
1939
as City Editor
1937
as Judge Frederick J. Thompson
1936
as Daniel Bronson
1937
as A.J. Lambert
1939
as Gordon
1936
as Harry Shields
1936
as Captain Norris
1938
as Blaine
1935
as Harvey Morris
1937
as District Attorney
1937
as Karl Stone
1934
as Second Doctor (uncredited)
1947
as Neilson
1945
as Dr. James P. Whitney
1944
as Bill Hudson
1936
as Mike Trotter
1935
as Orphanage Director
1938
as Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor
1938
as U.S. Marshal Dave Conway
1939
as Ulysses S. Grant
1942
as Peter Dugan
1938
as Agent
1934
as Captain Kelly (uncredited)
1934
as Capt. Elliott
1938
as Wallace
1935
as Memory Test Instructor
1934
as Murder Trial Judge (uncredited)
1931
as Henry - Steve's Butler
1941
as Editor (uncredited)
1934
as Captain Barnett
1938
as Chief Daley
1938
as Inspector Wayland
1937
as Sgt. Wood
1936
as Hilary Thatcher
1937
as Snyder
1941
as Phil Sampson
1945
as Alec Severn
1933
as Capt. Frank Flynn
1947
as Ellis Mason
1950
as Police Boat Captain (uncredited)
1934
as Immigration Official
1938
as Sen. Kingsley
1933
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
1939
as Chalmers
1941
as Rancher Dusty King
1939
as Attorney
1937
as Dr. Stuart Hunter
1937
as Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)
1934
as Mr. Baxter
1934
as Haskins
1935
as Clements
1946
1935
as Detective Chief
1939
as FBI Chief Herbert Daly
1937
as Stevenson
1939
as Second Doctor
1939
as Prosecutor
1939
as Hammond (uncredited)
1936
as Ross
1939
as American at Train Station
1950
as Thompson
1939
as Morehead
1944
as Steve, the bartender
1939
as Editor
1939
as Mr. Blaine (uncredited)
1939
as Mr. Essex
1940
as Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)
1935
as Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)
1934
as Detective (uncredited)
1953
as Hank Hatch
1941
as Judge Hoskins
1949
as Frank Hartwell
1937
as Army Officer
1935
as Murdock
1935
as Tom Martin
1946
as John Stevenson
1940
as Warden (uncredited)
1945
as Train passenger (uncredited)
1961
as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
1934
as Detective O'Malley
1944
as Toby (uncredited)
1941
as Doctor (uncredited)
1934
as Chief Anderson
1942
as Roderick Wetherbee (as Joe Crehan)
1940
as Ballroom Manager (uncredited)
1947
as Broker (uncredited)
1940
as Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)
1936
as Colonel Douglas
1948
as William Barnes
1937
as Captain Andrews
1936
as Warden
1933
as Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)
1940
as H. Tyler Joyce, editor
1940
as Judge Stanton
1942
as Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson
1937
as Editor Brophy
1935
as Spike Kiley
1939
as Brad Foster
1949
as President Ulysses S. Grant
1947
as Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)
1934
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
1936
as C.D. Burch
1940
as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
1940
as Edward Martin
1937
as Priest
1940
as Johnson
1940
as Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)
1946
as Gov. Clark (uncredited)
1942
as Kohn
1941
as Peter Dugan
1947
as Chief Brandon
1938
as Inspector
1936
as Tom Carter
1940
as Doctor
1940
as Federal Man
1936
as Agent Fulton (uncredited)
1940
as Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)
1942
as Duffy - Referee (uncredited)
1935
as Post Office Attendant
1939
as President Ulysses S. Grant
1936
as Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker
1941
as Nunnally
1948
as George Trent - State Official
1947
as The Doctor
1946
as McCarthy
1950
as Rear Admiral
1942
as Evans Arden
1950
as Colonel Jefferson
1942
as Luther Crittenden
1943
as Detective Sergeant
1942
as Police Chief Martin O'Brien
1937
as District Attorney
1945
as RCMP Sergeant Nelson
1948
as McHugh
1948
as Major Larkin
1941
as Mark Benton
1949
as Mine Superintendent
1942
as Ray Trent (uncredited)
1949
as Local No. 44 Engineer
1948
as Dr. West
1943
as New York Newspaper Editor
1941
as President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
1943
as Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]
1934
as Conductor (uncredited)
1939
as Thomas Marlowe
1936
as Chairman
1946
as Thompson
1951
as Thompson (uncredited)
1937
as Biff, Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)
1942
as Police Chief Henry Burns
1938
as Danny Lockridge
1942
as Managing Editor (uncredited)
1933
as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
1949
as Oscar Brannigan
1934
as IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)
1935
as Spike (uncredited)
1943
as Police Capt. Alan O'Brien
1952
as City Editor of The Standard (uncredited)
1937
as Moe Grinnell
1936
as Capt. Elisha Jorham
1948
as Doctor (uncredited)
1935
as Johnny Quinn
1946
as Admiral
1943
as Father Burns
1939
as Judge (uncredited)
1943
as Steve, a Reporter
1940
as Director
1943
as Mogey
1943
as Reporter (uncredited)
1943
as Judge
1943
as Detective (uncredited)
1942
as Jeff Shannon
1944
as Chaplain Benson
1935
as H.P. Jackson
1938
as Mr. Owen, Mine Owner
1941
as Tom Burke
1944
as Ulysses S. Grant
1949
as Board Member
1948
as Chief Scott
1946
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
1943
as Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)
1936
as Jim Horn
1916
as Rake
1937
as Bartender (uncredited)
1949
as De Ruyter
1949
as Government Official
1945
as Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)
1950
as Plant Foreman (uncredited)
1946
as Williams
1936
as Bill Hinsdale
1939
as Warden of Sing Sing
1941
1939
as Garage Owner (uncredited)
1941
as Yates
1949
as J.P. Baker
1935
as Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited)
1943
as George Clarke
1942
as Warden (uncredited)
1948
as Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
1938
as Butler Pierce
1946
as Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)
1938
as Gov. Bill Allen
1944
as Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)
1936
as Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon
1943
as Judge
1944
as Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)
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