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Joseph Crehan 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.
Birth Name
Joseph A. Creaghan
Born
Sunday, 15 July 1883
Died
Friday, 15 April 1966
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Dick Tracy Special | Chief Brandon | 2009 |
Bloopermania | (archive footage) | 1987 |
The Bounty Killer | Churchgoer | 1965 |
The Great Race | Observer at Start | 1965 |
Requiem for a Gunfighter | Trial Spectator | 1965 |
Seven Days in May | Bit Part | 1964 |
Judgment at Nuremberg | Courtroom Spectator at Verdict | 1961 |
The Andy Griffith Show | Townsman, Singing Townsman, Medicine Show Spectator, Franklin, Diner Patron, Councilman, Council Member, Citizen, Audience Member, Townsman at Scene, Town Councilman, Spectator at Contest | 1960 |
My Three Sons | Pig.Show Attendee | 1960 |
Lock Up | Dean Trapnell | 1959 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Dick Tracy Special | Chief Brandon | 2009 |
Bloopermania | (archive footage) | 1987 |
The Bounty Killer | Churchgoer | 1965 |
The Great Race | Observer at Start | 1965 |
Requiem for a Gunfighter | Trial Spectator | 1965 |
Seven Days in May | Bit Part | 1964 |
Judgment at Nuremberg | Courtroom Spectator at Verdict | 1961 |
The Andy Griffith Show | Townsman, Singing Townsman, Medicine Show Spectator, Franklin, Diner Patron, Councilman, Council Member, Citizen, Audience Member, Townsman at Scene, Town Councilman, Spectator at Contest | 1960 |
My Three Sons | Pig.Show Attendee | 1960 |
Lock Up | Dean Trapnell | 1959 |
Johnny Staccato | Man in Police Station | 1959 |
The Untouchables | Hotel Proprietor, Judge, Passerby, Police Officer at Hearing, Police Officer at Station, Prison Doctor, Private Banquet Room Guest, Board Member, Boll's Lawyer, D.A., Fire Commisioner | 1959 |
Bat Masterson | Thomas Bolland | 1958 |
Tombstone Territory | Harry Dunbar | 1957 |
26 Men | Doc Hammerly, Pat Higgins | 1957 |
Trackdown | Judge | 1957 |
Perry Mason | Courtroom Spectator, Court Clerk, Commuter at Airport, Circus Patron | 1957 |
Leave It to Beaver | Train Conductor | 1957 |
The Twinkle in God's Eye | Doctor | 1955 |
Crossroads | Father Devlin, Warden James | 1955 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Juror | 1955 |
MGM Parade | Judge | 1955 |
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | General Ulysses S. Grant | 1955 |
Those Whiting Girls | Mr. Crandall | 1955 |
Stage 7 | Circus Owner, Ames | 1955 |
Shower of Stars | (as Joe Crehan) | 1954 |
The Whistler | Olson | 1954 |
The Lone Wolf | Conductor | 1954 |
Highway Dragnet | Elderly Border Inspection Officer | 1954 |
Crazylegs | Hank Hatch | 1953 |
The Loretta Young Show | Gallagher | 1953 |
San Antone | Gen. Grant | 1953 |
I'm the Law | Johnson | 1953 |
I Married Joan | Coach | 1952 |
The Ford Television Theatre | Captain | 1952 |
Tropical Heat Wave | Lt. Farrell | 1952 |
Four Star Playhouse | Mr. Kramer | 1952 |
Deadline - U.S.A. | City Editor | 1952 |
The Family Secret | Bailiff | 1951 |
I Love Lucy | Dectective | 1951 |
Schlitz Playhouse | Harry Wisdom | 1951 |
The Red Skelton Hour | Man Wearing 'Harry' Campaign Button | 1951 |
Roadblock | Thompson | 1951 |
Sky King | Koster | 1951 |
Racket Squad | Aben Duncan | 1951 |
Pride of Maryland | Mr. Herndon | 1951 |
The Flying Missile | Rear Admiral | 1950 |
Watch the Birdie | Police Captain | 1950 |
Southside 1-1000 | Burns - Prison Guard | 1950 |
The Tougher They Come | Thompson | 1950 |
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Chief Rogers | 1950 |
Lux Video Theatre | Doctor, Capt. Waller | 1950 |
The Fuller Brush Girl | Police Boat Captain | 1950 |
Triple Trouble | Warden Burnside | 1950 |
Kill the Umpire | Tom Dugan - Manager | 1950 |
The Arizona Cowboy | Colonel Jefferson | 1950 |
Square Dance Katy | Judge | 1950 |
Gun Crazy | Plant Foreman | 1950 |
Malaya | Businessman with Pipe | 1949 |
Red Desert | President Ulysses S. Grant | 1949 |
Dancing in the Dark | Board Member | 1949 |
Alias the Champ | Tim Murphy | 1949 |
The Lone Ranger | Governor, Tom Patrict, Walter Crofts, Warden Sears | 1949 |
Ringside | Oscar Brannigan | 1949 |
Amazon Quest | De Ruyter | 1949 |
Duke of Chicago | 'Tex' Harman | 1949 |
The Last Bandit | Local No. 44 Engineer | 1949 |
State Department: File 649 | Government Official | 1949 |
Badmen of Tombstone | Mine Superintendent | 1949 |
Blondie's Secret | Police Sergeant | 1948 |
Homicide for Three | Capt. Webb / Police Captain | 1948 |
Street Corner | Dr. James Fenton | 1948 |
Sundown in Santa Fe | Major Larkin | 1948 |
The Countess of Monte Cristo | Joe | 1948 |
Triple Threat | Coach Miller | 1948 |
The Babe Ruth Story | Mr. Jackson - Johnny's Father | 1948 |
Nighttime in Nevada | Engineer Casey | 1948 |
The Gallant Legion | George Trent - State Official | 1948 |
Silver River | President U.S. Grant | 1948 |
Homecoming | Col. Morgan | 1948 |
The Hunted | Police Captain / Small Town Police Captain | 1948 |
April Showers | William Barnes | 1948 |
Adventures in Silverado | McHugh | 1948 |
The Enchanted Valley | Chief Scott | 1948 |
Relentless | Doctor | 1948 |
The Story of Life | 1948 | |
Because of Eve | Dr. West | 1948 |
Killer McCoy | George James | 1947 |
Louisiana | Neilson | 1947 |
Monsieur Verdoux | Broker | 1947 |
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome - Ralph Byrd As Dick Tracy, Featuring Boris Karloff | Chief Brandon | 1947 |
The Foxes of Harrow | Riverboat Captain | 1947 |
The Trespasser | The Doctor | 1947 |
The Trouble with Women | Prof. Manson | 1947 |
Philo Vance's Gamble | Dist. Atty. Ellis Mason / Ellis Mason | 1947 |
The Sea of Grass | Colorado Sen. Grew | 1947 |
The Falcon's Adventure | Inspector Cavanaugh | 1946 |
Magnificent Doll | Williams | 1946 |
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Chief Brandon | 1946 |
Plainsman and the Lady | Postmaster General | 1946 |
Dangerous Money | Capt. Black / Captain Black | 1946 |
Strange Journey | Thompson | 1946 |
The Brute Man | Police Commissioner Salisbury | 1946 |
Swamp Fire | Capt. Sorenson | 1946 |
The Big Sleep | Medical Examiner | 1946 |
The Mysterious Mr. M | Police Chief Dan Blair / Dan Blair | 1946 |
Night Train to Memphis | John Stevenson | 1946 |
O.S.S. | Gen. Donovan | 1946 |
Bad Bascomb | Gov. Ames | 1946 |
Behind the Mask | Police Inspector Cardonna | 1946 |
Her Kind of Man | Bob Fordham | 1946 |
The Phantom Thief | 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker | 1946 |
The Virginian | Train Conductor | 1946 |
Cinderella Jones | Prosecuting Attorney | 1946 |
The Shadow Returns | Police Insp. Cardona | 1946 |
Deadline at Dawn | Lieutenant Kane / Lt. Kane | 1946 |
A Guy Could Change | McCarthy | 1946 |
Girl on the Spot | Editor | 1946 |
Tars and Spars | Admiral | 1946 |
One Way to Love | Chief Dispatcher | 1946 |
Adventure | Ed - Maritime Office | 1945 |
Frontier Days | Minor Role (edited from 'Dodge City') | 1945 |
Dick Tracy | Chief Brandon | 1945 |
Captain Tugboat Annie | Alec Severn | 1945 |
Man Alive | Dr. James P. Whitney | 1945 |
The Royal Mounted Rides Again | RCMP Sergeant Nelson | 1945 |
Ziegfeld Follies | 1st Judge ('Pay the Two Dollars') | 1945 |
Lady on a Train | Train Passenger | 1945 |
The Chicago Kid | Chief Rogers | 1945 |
Brewster's Millions | Notary | 1945 |
I Love a Mystery | Police Capt. Quinn | 1945 |
Youth on Trial | Commissioner Ryan | 1945 |
The Thin Man Goes Home | Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station | 1944 |
The Missing Juror | Willard Apple / Falstaff | 1944 |
When the Lights Go on Again | Bob - Train Engineer / Bob | 1944 |
One Mysterious Night | Jumbo Madigan / Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited) | 1944 |
Black Magic | Police Sgt. Matthews | 1944 |
The Adventures of Mark Twain | Riverboat Captain / Ulysses S. Grant | 1944 |
Christmas Holiday | Steve | 1944 |
Roger Touhy, Gangster | Warden | 1944 |
Gambler's Choice | Toby | 1944 |
The Great Alaskan Mystery | Bill Hudson [Chs. 3-13] / Bill Hudson | 1944 |
An American Romance | Judge | 1944 |
Shine on Harvest Moon | Harry Miller - Theatre Manager | 1944 |
The Navy Way | Chaplain Benson | 1944 |
Phantom Lady | Detective / Detective Tom | 1944 |
Hands Across the Border | Jeff Adams / Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams | 1944 |
The Woman of the Town | New York Newspaper Editor | 1943 |
The Desert Song | American Journalist / Steve, a Reporter | 1943 |
Mystery Broadcast | Chief Daniels / Joseph Crehan | 1943 |
The Iron Major | Judge | 1943 |
Flesh and Fantasy | Detective | 1943 |
Crazy House | Mogey | 1943 |
Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2] | 1943 |
Johnny Come Lately | Judge Flynn | 1943 |
Honeymoon Lodge | Judge | 1943 |
Mr. Lucky | Detective | 1943 |
Hit the Ice | Train Conductor #1 | 1943 |
False Faces | Police Capt. Alan O'Brien | 1943 |
Mission to Moscow | Reporter | 1943 |
She Has What It Takes | George Clarke | 1943 |
Keep 'Em Slugging | Detective Sergeant | 1943 |
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Shipbuilding Executive | 1943 |
City Without Men | Father Burns | 1943 |
To the People of the United States | Doctor at Hospital | 1943 |
Whistling in Dixie | Deputy Police Commissioner | 1942 |
Junior Army | Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson | 1942 |
Gentleman Jim | Duffy - Referee | 1942 |
You Can't Escape Forever | Warden | 1942 |
Girl Trouble | Kohn | 1942 |
Eyes of the Underworld | Kirby - Assistant Police Chief | 1942 |
The Secret Code | Police Chief Henry Burns | 1942 |
The Gay Sisters | City Editor | 1942 |
To the Shores of Tripoli | Uncle Bob | 1942 |
Men of Texas | Luther Crittenden | 1942 |
Larceny, Inc | Warden | 1942 |
Hello, Annapolis | Evans Arden | 1942 |
Murder in the Big House | Jim F. Ainslee / Ainslee | 1942 |
Gang Busters | Police Chief Martin O'Brien | 1942 |
True to the Army | Police Chief | 1942 |
The Courtship of Andy Hardy | Peter Dugan | 1942 |
Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Ray Trent - Land Commissioner | 1942 |
Obliging Young Lady | Managing Editor | 1942 |
Cadets on Parade | Jeff Shannon | 1942 |
Treat 'Em Rough | Roderick Wetherbee (as Joe Crehan) / Roderick Wetherbee | 1942 |
Sealed Lips | Chief Charles R. Dugan | 1942 |
They Died with Their Boots On | President Ulysses S. Grant | 1941 |
Three Girls About Town | Labor Leader | 1941 |
Texas | Rancher Dusty King / Dusty King - Rancher | 1941 |
Doctors Don't Tell | Judge Hoskins | 1941 |
Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Yates | 1941 |
Flying Blind | Nunnally | 1941 |
Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Doctor | 1941 |
Life Begins for Andy Hardy | Peter Dugan | 1941 |
Blossoms in the Dust | Council Chairman | 1941 |
Manpower | Sweeney | 1941 |
Nevada City | Mark Benton | 1941 |
Love Crazy | Judge | 1941 |
Washington Melodrama | Phil Sampson | 1941 |
Here Comes Happiness | Tom Burke | 1941 |
A Man Betrayed | Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor | 1941 |
Scattergood Baines | Keith | 1941 |
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary | Peter Dugan | 1941 |
Back Street | Postman | 1941 |
The Case of the Black Parrot | Grady / Inspector Grady | 1941 |
Know for Sure | 1941 | |
Santa Fe Trail | Officer at Washington Party | 1940 |
Texas Rangers Ride Again | Johnson | 1940 |
Little Nellie Kelly | Police Commissioner O'Brien | 1940 |
City for Conquest | Doctor | 1940 |
Colorado | Gen. Ulysses S. Grant | 1940 |
Public Deb No. 1 | Director | 1940 |
South to Karanga | Ridgley | 1940 |
Four Sons | American Editor | 1940 |
Brother Orchid | Brother MacEwen | 1940 |
Gaucho Serenade | Edward Martin | 1940 |
Jack Pot | Mayor Steven Andrews | 1940 |
The House Across the Bay | Federal Man | 1940 |
Broadway Melody of 1940 | Ballroom Manager | 1940 |
Parole Fixer | Warden | 1940 |
The Fighting 69th | Doctor Giving Inoculations | 1940 |
Music in My Heart | Mark C. Gilman | 1940 |
The Green Hornet | Judge Stanton [Chs. 1, 9, 10, 13] / Judge Stanton | 1940 |
Emergency Squad | H. Tyler Joyce, editor | 1940 |
Invisible Stripes | Garage Owner | 1939 |
Private Detective | Capt. Murphy | 1939 |
Geronimo | President Ulysses S. Grant | 1939 |
We Are Not Alone | American at Train Station | 1939 |
The Return of Doctor X | Editor | 1939 |
The Roaring Twenties | Michaels | 1939 |
Hollywood Cavalcade | Attorney | 1939 |
Babes in Arms | Mr. Essex | 1939 |
Full Confession | Warden | 1939 |
Blackmail | Mr. Blaine | 1939 |
The Star Maker | Old Gentleman / Thomas Marlowe | 1939 |
Stanley and Livingstone | Morehead | 1939 |
They All Come Out | Judge | 1939 |
Behind Prison Gates | Prison Warden O'Neil | 1939 |
Maisie | Defense Attorney Wilcox / Wilcox - Defense Attorney | 1939 |
Tell No Tales | Chalmers | 1939 |
Union Pacific | General Ulysses S. Grant / Ulysses S. Grant | 1939 |
Dodge City | Hammond | 1939 |
Almost a Gentleman | Prosecutor | 1939 |
Whispering Enemies | George Harley | 1939 |
You Can't Get Away with Murder | Warden / Warden of Sing Sing | 1939 |
Society Lawyer | City Editor | 1939 |
Star Reporter | Gordon - Newspaper Editor / Gordon | 1939 |
Navy Secrets | Capt. Daly - Navy Intelligence Officer / FBI Chief Herbert Daly | 1939 |
St. Louis Blues | Simpson | 1939 |
Wings of the Navy | Second Doctor | 1939 |
Pride of the Navy | Brad Foster | 1939 |
Newsboys' Home | Sheriff Edwards | 1938 |
Ride a Crooked Mile | Special Agent | 1938 |
Road Demon | Douglas | 1938 |
Gang Bullets | Wallace | 1938 |
Illegal Traffic | Chief Daley | 1938 |
Girls on Probation | Todd | 1938 |
The Arkansas Traveler | McSweeney | 1938 |
The Sisters | Roosevelt Election Announcer | 1938 |
Crime Takes a Holiday | Gov. Bill Allen | 1938 |
Too Hot to Handle | First Advertising Man | 1938 |
Billy the Kid Returns | U.S. Marshal Dave Conway | 1938 |
Alexander's Ragtime Band | Stage Manager | 1938 |
Gateway | Inspector | 1938 |
Four's a Crowd | Butler Pierce | 1938 |
Woman Against Woman | Sen. Kingsley | 1938 |
A Criminal Is Born | Frank Wheeler | 1938 |
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife | American Tourist | 1938 |
State Police | Mr. Owen - Mine Owner / Mr. Owen, Mine Owner | 1938 |
Night Spot | Inspector Wayland | 1938 |
The Kid Comes Back | Danny Lockridge | 1938 |
Midnight Intruder | Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor | 1938 |
The Goldwyn Follies | Theatre Manager | 1938 |
Happy Landing | Agent | 1938 |
Here's Flash Casey | Blaine | 1938 |
Mama Runs Wild | Tom Fowler | 1937 |
Beg, Borrow or Steal | Mr. Parsons - Murillo Customer | 1937 |
The Duke Comes Back | Pat Doyle | 1937 |
Blossoms on Broadway | Bartender | 1937 |
The Wrong Road | District Attorney | 1937 |
Give Till It Hurts | Respirator Salesman | 1937 |
Big City | Detective Curtis | 1937 |
Outlaws of the Orient | Snyder | 1937 |
Talent Scout | A.J. Lambert | 1937 |
Midnight Madonna | Moe Grinnell | 1937 |
Born Reckless | District Attorney | 1937 |
Girls Can Play | Brophy | 1937 |
Riding on Air | Chicago Daily Blade Editor | 1937 |
Married Before Breakfast | Dalton | 1937 |
Kid Galahad | Brady | 1937 |
This Is My Affair | Priest | 1937 |
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Paul Drake | 1937 |
A Day at Santa Anita | Biff - Blackburn's Trainer | 1937 |
The Go Getter | Karl Stone | 1937 |
There Goes My Girl | Sgt. Wood | 1937 |
Draegerman Courage | Dr. Stuart Hunter | 1937 |
The Cherokee Strip | Army Officer | 1937 |
Midnight Court | Judge Frederick J. Thompson | 1937 |
Her Husband's Secretary | Stevenson | 1937 |
Once a Doctor | Capt. Andrews - 'Nirvana' / Captain Andrews | 1937 |
Black Legion | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1937 |
God's Country and the Woman | Jordan | 1937 |
Guns of the Pecos | Captain Norris / Capt. Norris | 1937 |
Smart Blonde | 'Tiny' Torgenson / Tiny Torgensen | 1937 |
Gold Diggers of 1937 | Chairman | 1936 |
King of Hockey | Mike Trotter | 1936 |
The Captain's Kid | Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker / Frank Knickerbocker - Deputy Coroner | 1936 |
Here Comes Carter | Daniel Bronson | 1936 |
Cain and Mabel | Reed's Manager | 1936 |
Down the Stretch | Secretary C.D. Burch / C.D. Burch | 1936 |
Trailin' West | Colonel Douglas | 1936 |
Anthony Adverse | Capt. Elisha Jorham | 1936 |
China Clipper | Jim Horn | 1936 |
Jailbreak | Warden | 1936 |
Bengal Tiger | Bill Hinsdale | 1936 |
Earthworm Tractors | Mr. Henderson | 1936 |
The Song of a Nation | Col. John Skinner | 1936 |
Murder by an Aristocrat | Hilary Thatcher | 1936 |
Bullets or Ballots | Grand Jury Spokesman | 1936 |
The Law in Her Hands | Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon | 1936 |
The Singing Kid | Fulton - IRS Agent | 1936 |
Brides Are Like That | Tom Carter | 1936 |
Boulder Dam | Ross | 1936 |
Road Gang | Harry Shields | 1936 |
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan | Lieut. Lamb / Lt. Lamb | 1936 |
Man of Iron | Tom Martin | 1935 |
Frisco Kid | McClanahan | 1935 |
The Payoff | Harvey / Harvey Morris | 1935 |
The Case of the Lucky Legs | Detective Johnson | 1935 |
Special Agent | Police Commissioner / Commissioner of Police | 1935 |
Page Miss Glory | Detective Chief | 1935 |
We're in the Money | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1935 |
Bright Lights | Post Office Attendant | 1935 |
Don't Bet on Blondes | Doctor Delivering Quintuplets / Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (Uncredited) | 1935 |
Front Page Woman | Spike Kiley | 1935 |
Stranded | Johnny Quinn | 1935 |
Alibi Ike | Conductor | 1935 |
Oil for the Lamps of China | Clements | 1935 |
Let 'em Have It | Memory Test Instructor | 1935 |
Dinky | Orphanage Director / Superintendent of Orphanage | 1935 |
Go Into Your Dance | H.P. Jackson | 1935 |
Black Fury | Farrell / Johnny Farrell | 1935 |
Traveling Saleslady | Murdock | 1935 |
While the Patient Slept | Evening Bulletin Editor | 1935 |
Sweet Music | Marty Edwards - Radio Columnist | 1935 |
Devil Dogs of the Air | Communications Officer | 1935 |
The Secret Bride | Senator | 1934 |
Strange Wives | Immigration Official | 1934 |
Gentlemen Are Born | Haskins | 1934 |
Against the Law | Capt. Elliott | 1934 |
6 Day Bike Rider | Thompson | 1934 |
Big Hearted Herbert | IRS Tax Investigator | 1934 |
A Lost Lady | Second Doctor | 1934 |
Among the Missing | Detective O'Malley | 1934 |
The Case of the Howling Dog | Capt. Kelly | 1934 |
The Man with Two Faces | Editor | 1934 |
Here Comes the Navy | Recruiting Officer | 1934 |
Side Streets | Seaman's Clerk | 1934 |
The Hell Cat | Captain Barnett / Capt. Barnett | 1934 |
Now I'll Tell | Hospital Doctor / Doctor | 1934 |
The Merry Frinks | Mr. Baxter | 1934 |
Merry Wives of Reno | Train Conductor | 1934 |
The Line-Up | Police Capt. Daniel McGrath | 1934 |
Voice in the Night | John Robinson | 1934 |
Jimmy the Gent | Judge in Murder Trial | 1934 |
I've Got Your Number | Stock Trader | 1934 |
It Happened One Night | Detective | 1934 |
Before Midnight | Police Capt. Frank Flynn / Capt. Frank Flynn | 1933 |
Havana Widows | Ship Captain | 1933 |
Duck Soup | Dignitary at Reception | 1933 |
Female | Police Lieutenant | 1933 |
Hold the Press | Chief of Detectives Patrick Brennan | 1933 |
Paddy the Next Best Thing | Auctioneer | 1933 |
Secrets of a Secretary | Reporter | 1931 |
Stolen Heaven | Henry - Steve's Butler | 1931 |