Joseph Crehan
Acting

Joseph Crehan

1883-1966

Known for The Big Sleep, It Happened One Night, Duck Soup.

29 linked movie credits shown
Born07/14/1883
Died04/15/1966
AgeDied at 82
BirthplaceBaltimore, Maryland, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asJoseph A. Creaghan, Joseph Creehan, Joe Crehan, John Crehan, Joe Crenan, Joseph A. Crenan

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.

Movie Credits

The Great Alaskan Mystery poster

The Great Alaskan Mystery (1944)

As Bill Hudson

Action, Adventure

Music in My Heart poster

Music in My Heart (1940)

As Mark C. Gilman

Music, Romance, Comedy

Special Agent poster

Special Agent (1935)

As Commissioner of Police

Drama, Crime

Gang Busters poster

Gang Busters (1942)

As Police Chief Martin O'Brien

Crime

Here Comes Carter poster

Here Comes Carter (1936)

As Daniel Bronson

Comedy

The Law in Her Hands poster

The Law in Her Hands (1936)

As Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon

Drama, Comedy, Crime

Pride of Maryland poster

Pride of Maryland (1951)

As Mr. Herndon

Action, Drama, Sport

The Falcon's Adventure poster

The Falcon's Adventure (1946)

As Inspector Cavanaugh

Crime, Mystery

Woman Against Woman poster

Woman Against Woman (1938)

As Sen. Kingsley

Romance, Drama

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome poster

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)

As Chief Brandon

Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

The Roaring Twenties poster

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

As Michaels

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Midnight Intruder poster

Midnight Intruder (1938)

As Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor

Crime, Comedy, Romance

Highway Dragnet poster

Highway Dragnet (1954)

As Elderly Border Inspection Officer

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Havana Widows poster

Havana Widows (1933)

As Ship Captain (uncredited)

Comedy

The Return of Doctor X poster

The Return of Doctor X (1939)

As Editor

Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery

Larceny, Inc. poster

Larceny, Inc. (1942)

As Warden

Comedy, Crime

Here Comes Mr. Jordan poster

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

As Doctor (uncredited)

Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Blackmail poster

Blackmail (1939)

As Mr. Blaine (uncredited)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

City for Conquest poster

City for Conquest (1940)

As Doctor

Romance, Drama, Crime

The Big Sleep poster

The Big Sleep (1946)

As Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Mystery, Crime, Thriller

The Thin Man Goes Home poster

The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

As Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)

Comedy, Mystery

The Virginian poster

The Virginian (1946)

Western

It Happened One Night poster

It Happened One Night (1934)

As Detective (uncredited)

Comedy, Romance

Judgment at Nuremberg poster

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

As Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)

Drama, History

Too Hot to Handle poster

Too Hot to Handle (1938)

As First Advertising Man (uncredited)

Comedy, Adventure, Romance

Dodge City poster

Dodge City (1939)

As Hammond (uncredited)

Western

They Died with Their Boots On poster

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

As President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

Western, War, Drama, Romance

Adventure poster

Adventure (1945)

As Ed - Maritime Office (uncredited)

Adventure, Romance, Drama

Seven Days in May poster

Seven Days in May (1964)

As Bit Part (uncredited)

Drama, Thriller