Joseph Crehan
Joseph A. Creaghan 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.
Early life
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Crehan. He attended Calvert Hall College and Kent College of Law but left the latter because of his stronger interest in drama. Early in his career, Crehan worked in light comedy. He was in his late 30s when he began doing character roles.
Career
Crehan's Broadway credits include Twentieth Century, Lilly Turner, Angels Don't Kiss, Those We Love, Sweet Land of Liberty, Merry Andrew, Ringside, and Yosemite. Crehan often played alongside Charles C. Wilson with whom he is sometimes confused.
In 1961, credited as "Joe Crehan", he appeared as "Thomas Boland" in the TV Western series Bat Masterson.
Death
On April 15, 1966, Crehan died of a stroke in Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
Under Two Flags as RakeStolen Heaven as Henry, Steve's ButlerSecrets of a Secretary as Reporter Before Midnight as Police Captain Frank FlynnBeyond the Law as Chief AndersonAmong the Missing as Detective O'Malley Against the Law as Captain ElliottThe Line-Up as Police Captain Daniel McGrathIt Happened One Night as DetectiveTraveling Saleslady as MurdockBlack Fury as FarrellGo into Your Dance as H.P. JacksonOil for the Lamps of China as ClementsStranded as Johnny QuinnFront Page Woman as Spike KileyPage Miss Glory as Detective ChiefBright Lights as Post Office AttendantSpecial Agent as Police CommissionerThe Case of the Lucky Legs as Detective JohnsonThe Payoff as HarveyFrisco Kid as McClanahanBengal Tiger as Bill HinsdaleBullets or Ballots as Grand Jury SpokesmanEarthworm Tractors as Mr. HendersonTrailin' West as Colonel DouglasAnthony Adverse as Captain Elisha JorhamChina Clipper as Jim HornCain and Mabel as Tom Reed's Boxing ManagerRoad Gang as Harry ShieldsGold Diggers of 1937 as ChairmanSmart Blonde as 'Tiny' TorgensonTalent Scout as A.J. LambertThere Goes My Girl as Sergeant WoodThe Go Getter as Karl StoneKid Galahad as BradyThis Is My Affair as PriestThe Case of the Stuttering Bishop as Paul DrakeBorn Reckless as District AttorneyThe Wrong Road as District AttorneyHere's Flash Casey as BlaineHappy Landing as AgentNight Spot as Inspector WaylandAlexander's Ragtime Band as Stage ManagerFour's a Crowd as Butler PierceBilly the Kid Returns as U.S. Marshal Dave ConwayGirls on Probation as ToddGang Bullets as WallaceStar Reporter as Gordon, Newspaper EditorWhispering Enemies as George HarleySociety Lawyer as City EditorYou Can't Get Away with Murder as WardenUnion Pacific as General Ulysses S. GrantTell No Tales as ChalmersMaisie as Defense Attorney WilcoxBabes in Arms as Mr. EssexHollywood Cavalcade as AttorneyThe Roaring Twenties as Mr. Fletcher, the Foreman The Return of Doctor X as EditorNavy Secrets as Captain Daly, Navy Intelligence OfficerMusic in My Heart as Mark C. GilmanEmergency Squad as H. Tyler Joyce, EditorThe Green Hornet as Judge StantonThe House Across the Bay as Federal ManGaucho Serenade as Edward MartinBrother Orchid as Brother MacEwenColorado as General Ulysses S. Grant City for Conquest as DoctorSouth to Karanga as Ridgley The Secret Seven as Police Chief HobbsTexas Rangers Ride Again as JohnsonScattergood Baines as KeithAndy Hardy's Private Secretary as Peter DuganWashington Melodrama as Phil SampsonLove Crazy as JudgeNevada City as Mark BentonManpower as SweeneyNine Lives Are Not Enough as YatesTexas as Dusty KingThree Girls About Town as Labor Leader They Died with Their Boots On as President Ulysses S. Grant The Courtship of Andy Hardy as Peter DuganJunior Army as Mr. Jeffrey FergusonEyes of the Underworld as Assistant Police Chief KirbySealed Lips as Chief Charles R. DuganGang Busters as Police Chief Martin O'BrienMurder in the Big House as Jim F. AinsleeLarceny, Inc. as WardenAdventures of the Flying Cadets as Colonel George BoltonMystery Broadcast as Chief DanielsShe Has What It Takes as George ClarkeHands Across the Border as Jeff AdamsPhantom Lady as DetectiveThe Navy Way as Chaplain BensonThe Great Alaskan Mystery as Bill HudsonThe Adventures of Mark Twain as Ulysses S. Grant / Riverboat CaptainBlack Magic as Police Sergeant MatthewsMan Alive as Dr. James P. WhitneyDick Tracy as Police Chief BrandonThe Shadow Returns as Police Inspector CardonaDeadline at Dawn as Lieutenant KaneStrange Journey as ThompsonThe Phantom Thief as 'Jumbo' Madigan, PawnbrokerO.S.S. as General DonovanThe Big Sleep as Medical Examiner Dangerous Money as Captain BlackDick Tracy vs. Cueball as Chief BrandonThe Falcon's Adventure as Inspector CavanaughBehind the Mask as Police Inspector CardonnaMonsieur Verdoux as Broker Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome as Chief BrandonLouisiana as NeilsonPhilo Vance's Gamble as District Attorney Ellis MasonAdventures in Silverado as McHughThe Hunted as Police Captain Night Time in Nevada as Engineer CaseyThe Countess of Monte Cristo as JoeStreet Corner as Dr. James FentonThe Last Bandit as Local Number 44 EngineerPrejudice as J. P. BakerTriple Trouble as Warden BurnsidePride of Maryland as Mr. HerndonRoadblock as Thompson The Family Secret as Bailiff Deadline - U.S.A. as City Editor Crazylegs as Hank HatchHighway Dragnet as Elderly Border Inspection OfficerAlfred Hitchcock Presents as Juror Judgment at Nuremberg as Courtroom Spectator at verdict