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Joseph Crehan

Acting

Born July 14, 1883 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died April 15, 1966

Also known as Joseph A. Creaghan · Joseph Creehan · Joe 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.

Filmography50+ titles

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)

Almost a Gentleman

1939as Prosecutor

I Love Lucy

1951as Detective

It Happened One Night

1934as Detective (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux

1947as Broker (uncredited)

The Andy Griffith Show

1960as Townsman

The Big Sleep

1946as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Gun Crazy

1950as Plant Foreman (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties

1939as Michaels

Seven Days in May

1964as Bit Part (uncredited)

Duck Soup

1933as Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim

1942as Duffy - Referee (uncredited)

The Great Race

1965as Observer at Start (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944as Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)

Black Magic

1944as Police Sgt. Matthews

Larceny, Inc

1942as Warden

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938as American Tourist (uncredited)

Frisco Kid

1935as McClanahan

Leave It to Beaver

1957as Train Conductor

Phantom Lady

1944as Detective

Mr. Lucky

1943as Detective (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941as Doctor (uncredited)

Nevada City

1941as Mark Benton

Kid Galahad

1937as Brady

O.S.S.

1946as Gen. Donovan

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1944as Ulysses S. Grant

City for Conquest

1940as Doctor

Dodge City

1939as Hammond (uncredited)

Four Star Playhouse

1952as Mr. Kramer

The Lone Ranger

1949as Tom Patrict

Night Time in Nevada

1948as Engineer Casey

Manpower

1941as Sweeney

Love Crazy

1941as Judge

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940as Ballroom Manager (uncredited)

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938as Stage Manager

Lady on a Train

1945as Train passenger (uncredited)

Adventures of the Flying Cadets

1943as Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]

They Died with Their Boots On

1941as President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

While the Patient Slept

1935as Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre

as Doctor

The Falcon's Adventure

1946as Inspector Cavanaugh

Texas

1941as Rancher Dusty King

Brother Orchid

1940as Brother MacEwen

Bullets or Ballots

1936as Grand Jury Spokesman

Gaucho Serenade

1940as Edward Martin

Relentless

1948as Doctor (uncredited)

Adventure

1945as Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)

The Woman of the Town

1943as New York Newspaper Editor

Colorado

1940as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Cain and Mabel

1936as Reed's Manager