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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.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg | Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited) | Film |
| 1955 | The Twinkle In God's Eye | Doctor | Film |
| 1954 | Highway Dragnet | Elderly Border Inspection Officer | Film |
| 1953 | Crazylegs | Hank Hatch | Film |
| 1952 | Deadline - U.S.A. | The Standard City Editor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1951 | Roadblock | Thompson (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | Gun Crazy | Plant Foreman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | The Fuller Brush Girl | Police Boat Captain (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | The Arizona Cowboy | Colonel Jefferson | Film |
| 1950 | Triple Trouble | Warden Burnside | Film |
| 1949 | Dancing in the Dark | Board Member | Film |
| 1949 | Bad Men of Tombstone | Mine Superintendent | Film |
| 1949 | Duke of Chicago | 'Tex' Harman | Film |
| 1949 | State Department: File 649 | Government Official | Film |
| 1948 | Because of Eve | Dr. West | Film |
| 1948 | The Gallant Legion | George Trent - State Official | Film |
| 1948 | Sundown in Santa Fe | Major Larkin | Film |
| 1948 | April Showers | William Barnes | Film |
| 1948 | Homicide for Three | Police Captain | Film |
| 1948 | Relentless | Doctor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | The Hunted | Small Town Police Captain | Film |
| 1948 | Silver River | Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Adventures in Silverado | McHugh | Film |
| 1948 | Night Time in Nevada | Engineer Casey | Film |
| 1948 | Street Corner | Dr. James Fenton | Film |
| 1947 | Philo Vance's Gamble | Ellis Mason | Film |
| 1947 | Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Chief Brandon | Film |
| 1947 | Louisiana | Neilson | Film |
| 1947 | The Trespasser | The Doctor | Film |
| 1946 | O.S.S. | Gen. Donovan | Film |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Adventure | Inspector Cavanaugh | Film |
| 1946 | Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Chief Brandon | Film |
| 1946 | The Virginian | Film | |
| 1946 | Magnificent Doll | Williams (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Behind the Mask | Police Inspector Cardonna | Film |
| 1946 | Dangerous Money | Captain Black | Film |
| 1946 | The Mysterious Mr. M | Dan Blair | Film |
| 1946 | Deadline at Dawn | Lt. Kane | Film |
| 1946 | The Brute Man | Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | The Phantom Thief | 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker | Film |
| 1946 | The Big Sleep | Medical Examiner (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | The Shadow Returns | Police Insp. Cardona | Film |
| 1946 | Girl on the Spot | Editor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | I Love a Mystery | Police Captain Quinn (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Lady on a Train | Train passenger (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Dick Tracy | Chief Brandon | Film |
| 1945 | The Chicago Kid | Chief Rogers | Film |
| 1944 | Phantom Lady | Detective | Film |
| 1944 | The Missing Juror | Willard Apple | Film |
| 1944 | Christmas Holiday | Steve (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | One Mysterious Night | Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Black Magic | Police Sgt. Matthews | Film |
| 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain | Ulysses S. Grant | Film |
| 1944 | Hands Across the Border | Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams | Film |
| 1944 | When the Lights Go On Again | Bob | Film |
| 1944 | The Navy Way | Chaplain Benson | Film |
| 1943 | Mystery Broadcast | Chief Daniels | Film |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Film | |
| 1943 | Mr. Lucky | Detective (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Hit the Ice | Train Conductor #1 (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | The Iron Major | Judge | Film |
| 1943 | The Desert Song | Steve, a Reporter | Film |
| 1943 | The Woman of the Town | New York Newspaper Editor | Film |
| 1942 | Sealed Lips | Chief Charles R. Dugan | Film |
| 1942 | Larceny, Inc. | Warden | Film |
| 1942 | You Can't Escape Forever | Warden (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Murder in the Big House | Ainslee | Film |
| 1942 | Eyes of the Underworld | Kirby - Assistant Police Chief | Film |
| 1942 | The Courtship of Andy Hardy | Peter Dugan | Film |
| 1942 | Whistling in Dixie | Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Men of Texas | Luther Crittenden | Film |
| 1942 | Girl Trouble | Kohn | Film |
| 1942 | Junior Army | Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson | Film |
| 1941 | Love Crazy | Judge | Film |
| 1941 | Manpower | Sweeney | Film |
| 1941 | Texas | Rancher Dusty King | Film |
| 1941 | Back Street | Postman | Film |
| 1941 | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Doctor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | A Man Betrayed | Bob - Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited) | Film |
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