Joseph Crehan
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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.
Acting
Movie
It Happened One Night
as Detective (uncredited)
1934
Movie
The Big Sleep
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
1946
Movie
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)
1961
Movie
Duck Soup
as Dignitary at Reception (uncredited)
1933
Movie
Monsieur Verdoux
as Broker (uncredited)
1947
Movie
The Great Race
as Observer at Start (uncredited)
1965
Movie
Gun Crazy
as Plant Foreman (uncredited)
1950
Movie
The Roaring Twenties
as Michaels
1939
TV
I Love Lucy
as Detective
1951
Movie
Seven Days in May
as Bit Part (uncredited)
1964
TV
The Andy Griffith Show
as Councilman
1960
TV
The Andy Griffith Show
as Council Member
1960
TV
The Andy Griffith Show
as Franklin
1960
TV
The Andy Griffith Show
as Townsman
1960
Movie
Phantom Lady
as Detective
1944
Movie
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Doctor (uncredited)
1941
Movie
They Died with Their Boots On
as President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
1941
Movie
Dodge City
as Hammond (uncredited)
1939
Movie
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
as American Tourist (uncredited)
1938
Movie
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)
1944
TV
Leave It to Beaver
as Train Conductor
1957
Movie
Union Pacific
as Ulysses S. Grant
1939
Movie
Deadline - U.S.A.
as City Editor of The Standard (uncredited)
1952
Movie
Gentleman Jim
as Duffy - Referee (uncredited)
1942