Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 14, 1883
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also Known As
- Joseph A. Creaghan
- Joseph Creehan
- Joe Crehan
- John Crehan
- Joe Crenan
Joseph Crehan
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.
Known For - Movies
The Big Sleep
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
The Great Race
as Observer at Start (uncredited)
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
as Detective (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
as Train passenger (uncredited)
Dodge City
as Hammond (uncredited)
Seven Days in May
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
as Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Michaels
Union Pacific
as Ulysses S. Grant
Known For - TV Shows
The Andy Griffith Show
as Councilman
The Andy Griffith Show
as Council Member
The Andy Griffith Show
as Franklin
The Andy Griffith Show
as Townsman
I Love Lucy
as Detective
Four Star Playhouse
as Mr. Kramer
Leave It to Beaver
as Train Conductor
The Lone Ranger
as Tom Patrict
Bat Masterson
as Thomas Bolland
Lux Video Theatre
as Doctor