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Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Birthday: 1883-07-15 | Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1951
Roadblock

as    Thompson (uncredited)

1950
The Arizona Cowboy

as    Colonel Jefferson

1950
The Tougher They Come

as    Thompson

1948
Night Time in Nevada

as    Engineer Casey

1948
Adventures in Silverado

as    McHugh

1948
Homicide for Three

as    Police Captain

1948
The Hunted

as    Small Town Police Captain

1948
April Showers

as    William Barnes

1947
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

as    Chief Brandon

1946
Dangerous Money

as    Captain Black

1946
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

as    Chief Brandon

1946
The Mysterious Mr. M

as    Dan Blair

1946
The Falcon's Adventure

as    Inspector Cavanaugh

1946
Night Train to Memphis

as    John Stevenson

1946
The Shadow Returns

as    Police Insp. Cardona

1946
Behind the Mask

as    Police Inspector Cardonna

1945
Dick Tracy

as    Chief Brandon

1945
The Chicago Kid

as    Chief Rogers

1944
The Great Alaskan Mystery

as    Bill Hudson

1944
1944
The Navy Way

as    Chaplain Benson

1944
Phantom Lady

as    Detective

1944
Hands Across the Border

as    Jeff "Bet-A-Hundred" Adams

1944
The Missing Juror

as    Willard Apple / Falstaff

1943
Adventures of the Flying Cadets

as    Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]

1942
Murder in the Big House

as    Ainslee

1942
Sealed Lips

as    Chief Charles R. Dugan

1942
Eyes of the Underworld

as    Kirby - Assistant Police Chief

1942
Junior Army

as    Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson

1942
Treat 'Em Rough

as    Roderick Wetherbee (as Joe Crehan)