Joseph A. Creaghan (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
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...
nine times between 1939 and 1958, most memorably in ''
Union Pacific
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Pac ...
'' and ''
They Died with Their Boots On
''They Died with Their Boots On'' is a 1941 American black-and-white Western film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Hal B. Wallis and Robert Fellows, directed by Raoul Walsh, that stars Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland.
The film's sto ...
''.
Early life
Born in
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
. 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
![Dangerous Money (1933) - Joseph Crehan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Dangerous_Money_%281933%29_-_Joseph_Crehan.jpg)
Crehan's Broadway credits include ''Twentieth Century'' (1932), ''Lilly Turner'' (1932), ''Angels Don't Kiss'' (1932), ''Those We Love'' (1930), ''Sweet Land of Liberty'' (1929), ''Merry Andrew'' (1929), ''Ringside'' (1928), and ''Yosemite'' (1914). 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
Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was born to ...
'' (S3E18 "The Prescott Campaign").
Death
On April 15, 1966, Crehan died of a stroke in
Hollywood, California
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. He was buried on
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
The San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery located in the Mission Hills community of the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. The property adjoins the San Fernando Mission and Bishop Alemany Catholic High School.
ThSan Fernando Mi ...
in
Mission Hills, Los Angeles
Mission Hills is a suburban neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles, California, located in the San Fernando Valley.
It is near the northern junction of the Golden State Freeway ( I-5) and the San Diego Freeway ( I-405). The Ronald Reagan Freewa ...
.
Selected filmography
![Joseph Crehan in Nevada City (1941)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Joseph_Crehan_in_Nevada_City_%281941%29.jpg)
* ''
Under Two Flags'' (1916) as Rake
* ''
Stolen Heaven'' (1931) as Henry, Steve's Butler
* ''
Secrets of a Secretary
''Secrets of a Secretary'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Abbott, and starring Claudette Colbert and Herbert Marshall. The film was stage actress Mary Boland's first role in a talkie.
Premise
Society girl becomes a ...
'' (1931) as Reporter (uncredited)
* ''
Before Midnight
''Before Midnight'' is a 2013 American romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. The sequel to ''Before Sunrise'' (1995) and ''Before Sunset'' (2004), it is the third instal ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Beyond the Law'' (1934)
* ''
Among the Missing'' (1934)
* ''
The Line-Up
''The Line-Up'' is a 1934 American crime film directed by Howard Higgin and starring William Gargan, Marian Nixon and Paul Hurst.Langman & Finn p.144
Synopsis
A young police officer is assigned to the detective squad investigating a series o ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Traveling Saleslady
''Traveling Saleslady'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell. It was released by Warner Bros. on March 28, 1935. It is one of five films by Warner Bros. where Farrell and Blondell ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Black Fury'' (1935)
* ''
Go into Your Dance
''Go into Your Dance'' is a 1935 American musical drama film starring Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, and Glenda Farrell. The film was directed by Archie Mayo and is based on the novel of the same name by Bradford Ropes. It was released by Warner Bros. ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Oil for the Lamps of China'' (1935)
* ''
Stranded'' (1935)
* ''
Front Page Woman
''Front Page Woman'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay by Laird Doyle, Lillie Hayward and Roy Chanslor based on the novel ''Women Are Bum Newspapermen'' by Richard Macauley.
Plot
Ellen Garfield refuses t ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Page Miss Glory'' (1935)
* ''
Bright Lights'' (1935)
* ''
Special Agent'' (1935)
* ''
The Case of the Lucky Legs
''The Case of the Lucky Legs'' is a 1935 mystery film, the third in a series of Perry Mason films starring Warren William as the famed lawyer.
Plot
Margie Clune wins the "Lucky Legs" beauty contest concocted by Frank Patton, but has trouble ...
'' (1935)
* ''
The Payoff'' (1935)
* ''
Frisco Kid
''Frisco Kid'' is a 1935 film starring James Cagney and directed by Lloyd Bacon. Set in San Francisco in the 1850s, it traces the rise and fall (and possible redemption) of a sailor who achieves wealth and success on San Francisco's Barbary Coas ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Bengal Tiger
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The tiger is estimated to have been present in ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Bullets or Ballots
''Bullets or Ballots'' is a 1936 American gangster film starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, and Humphrey Bogart. Robinson plays a police detective who infiltrates a crime gang. This is the first of several films featuri ...
'' (1936) as Grand Jury Spokesman
* ''
Earthworm Tractors
''Earthworm Tractors'' is a 1936 American film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joe E. Brown and June Travis. The film is also known as ''A Natural Born Salesman'' in the United Kingdom.
The film is based on characters created by William ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Trailin' West
''Trailin' West'' (UK title: ''On Secret Service'') is a 1936 American Western film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Anthony Coldeway and starring Dick Foran, Paula Stone, and Wild Bill Elliott.
Plot
In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Anthony Adverse
''Anthony Adverse'' is a 1936 American epic film, epic historical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland. The screenplay by Sheridan Gibney draws elements of its plot from eight of the nine books i ...
'' (1936)
* ''
China Clipper
''China Clipper'' (NC14716) was the first of three Martin M-130 four-engine flying boats built for Pan American Airways and was used to inaugurate the first commercial transpacific airmail service from San Francisco to Manila on November 22, 193 ...
'' (1936)
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Cain and Mabel'' (1936) as Tom Reed's Boxing Manager
* ''
Road Gang
''Road Gang'' is a 1936 film directed by Louis King, written by Dalton Trumbo, produced by Bryan Foy, and starring Donald Woods and Kay Linaker. The film shows economic and social injustice due to political corruption.
Premise
The managing ...
'' (1936) as Harry Shields
* ''
Gold Diggers of 1937
''Gold Diggers of 1937'' is a Warner Bros. movie musical directed by Lloyd Bacon with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley. The film stars Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, who were married at the time, with Glenda Farrell and Vi ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Smart Blonde
''Smart Blonde'' is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Frank McDonald. Starring Glenda Farrell as Torchy Blane, a fast-talking wisecracking female reporter, teaming up with her boyfriend detective Steve McBride, to solve the killing of an ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Talent Scout
In professional sports, scouts are experienced talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scou ...
'' (1937)
* ''
There Goes My Girl
''There Goes My Girl'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Ben Holmes, written by Harry Segall, and starring Gene Raymond, Ann Sothern, Gordon Jones, Richard Lane, Frank Jenks and Bradley Page. It was released on May 21, 1937, by RKO P ...
'' (1937)
* ''
The Go Getter'' (1937)
* ''
Kid Galahad
''Kid Galahad'' is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. It was released by United Artists in August 1962 and opened at #9 at the American box office. ''Variety'' ranked it #37 on its list of the top-grossing films of 19 ...
'' (1937) as Brady
* ''
This Is My Affair
''This Is My Affair'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen and Brian Donlevy. It was released by 20th Century Fox.
Plot
In 1901, US President William McKinl ...
'' (1937)
* ''
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
''The Case of the Stuttering Bishop'' is a 1937 drama film directed by William Clemens. It stars Donald Woods as Perry Mason and Ann Dvorak as Della Street, his secretary. Edward McWade plays the role of stuttering Bishop William Mallory. It i ...
'' (1937) as Paul Drake
* ''
Born Reckless'' (1937)
* ''
The Wrong Road
''The Wrong Road'' is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Richard Cromwell, Helen Mack, and Lionel Atwill. The film is now in the public domain.
Plot
A young unmarried couple (Cromwell and Mack), whose plans ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Here's Flash Casey
''Here's Flash Casey'' is a 1937 American film directed by Lynn Shores and starring Eric Linden and Boots Mallory.
Plot
Flash Casey is able finally to get the job as photographer at Globe Press. And he would like to marry newspaper woman Kay Lann ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Happy Landing'' (1938)
* ''
Night Spot
''Night Spot'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Lionel Houser. The film stars Harry Parke, Allan Lane, Gordon Jones, Joan Woodbury, and Lee Patrick. The film was released on February 25, 1938, by RKO P ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Alexander's Ragtime Band
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" is a Tin Pan Alley song by American composer Irving Berlin released in 1911 and is often inaccurately cited as his first global hit. Despite its title, the song is a march as opposed to a rag and contains little sync ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Four's a Crowd
''Four's a Crowd'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell, and Patric Knowles. It was written by Casey Robinson and Sig Herzig from a story by Wallace Sul ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Billy the Kid Returns'' (1938)
* ''
Girls on Probation
''Girls on Probation'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and written by Crane Wilbur. The film stars Jane Bryan, Ronald Reagan, Anthony Averill, Sheila Bromley, Henry O'Neill and Elisabeth Risdon. The film was relea ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Gang Bullets
''Gang Bullets'' is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer.
The film is also known as ''The Crooked Way'' in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Star Reporter'' (1939)
*''
Whispering Enemies'' (1939)
* ''
Society Lawyer
''Society Lawyer'' is a 1939 crime film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Walter Pidgeon and Virginia Bruce. It is a milder remake of the pre-Code '' Penthouse'' (1933).
Box office
According to MGM records the film made $312,000 in the US ...
'' (1939)
* ''
You Can't Get Away with Murder
''You Can't Get Away with Murder'' is a 1939 crime drama directed by Lewis Seiler, starring Humphrey Bogart and Gale Page, and featuring " Dead End Kid" leader Billy Halop. The film is from Bogart's period of being cast in B pictures by Warne ...
'' (1939) as Warden
* ''
Union Pacific
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Pac ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Tell No Tales
''Tell No Tales'' is the third studio album by the Norwegian hard rock band TNT. It was the best-selling TNT album in the U.S., according to their bass guitarist Morty Black. This album diverted from the power metal style of '' Knights of the ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Maisie
Maisie Ravier is a fictional character, the leading character of ten films (1939–1947) and the radio show ''The Adventures of Maisie'' (broadcast 1945–1947, 1949–1953). She was played by actress Ann Sothern (1909–2001). Eight of the ten ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Babes in Arms
''Babes in Arms'' is a 1937 coming-of-age musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and book by Rodgers and Hart. It concerns a group of small-town Long Island teenagers who put on a show to avoid being sent to a wor ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Hollywood Cavalcade
''Hollywood Cavalcade'' is a 1939 American film featuring Alice Faye as a young performer making her way in the early days of Hollywood, from slapstick silent pictures through the transition from silent to sound.
Production
In the wake of Alic ...
'' (1939)
* ''
The Roaring Twenties
''The Roaring Twenties'' is a 1939 American crime thriller film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, and Gladys George. The film, spanning the periods between 1919 and 1933, was written by Jerry ...
'' (1939) as Mr. Fletcher, the Foreman (uncredited)
* ''
The Return of Doctor X
''The Return of Doctor X'' (also billed as ''The Return of Dr. X'') is a 1939 American science fiction- horror film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane, and Humphrey Bogart as the title character. It was based o ...
'' (1939) as Editor
* ''
Navy Secrets
''Navy Secrets'' is a 1939 American espionage film. Directed by Howard Bretherton, the film stars Fay Wray, Grant Withers, and Dewey Robinson. It was released on February 8, 1939. The screenplay by Harvey Gates was based on the short story "Shore ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Music in My Heart
''Music in My Heart'' is a 1940 Columbia Pictures romantic musical starring Tony Martin and Rita Hayworth. Hayworth's first musical for the studio, the film was recognized with an Academy Award nomination for the song, "It's a Blue World", perfor ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Emergency Squad'' (1940)
* ''
The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet is a superhero created in 1936 by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, with input from radio director James Jewell. Since his 1930s radio debut, the character has appeared in numerous serialized dramas in a wide variety of med ...
'' (1940 serial)
* ''
The House Across the Bay
''The House Across the Bay'' is a 1940 film directed by Archie Mayo, starring George Raft and Joan Bennett, produced by Walter Wanger, written by Myles Connolly and Kathryn Scola, and released by United Artists. The supporting cast features Lloy ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Gaucho Serenade
''Gaucho Serenade'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey. Written by Betty Burbridge and Bradford Ropes, the film is about a singing cowboy who goes up against a g ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Brother Orchid'' (1940) as Brother MacEwen
* ''
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...
'' (1940)
* ''
City for Conquest
''City for Conquest'' is a 1940 American epic drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan and Arthur Kennedy. The picture is based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Aben Kandel. The supporting cast features ...
'' (1940)
* ''
South to Karanga
''South to Karanga'' is a 1940 American action adventure film directed by Harold D. Schuster starring James Craig, Luli Deste and Charles Bickford.
Production
The film was originally called ''Bombay Uprising'' but was relocated from India to Af ...
'' (1940)
*''
The Secret Seven
The Secret Seven or Secret Seven Society is a fictional group of child detectives created by Enid Blyton and based on the publisher’s children. They appear in one of several adolescent detective series which Blyton wrote.
The Secret Seve ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Texas Rangers Ride Again
''Texas Rangers Ride Again'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by James P. Hogan, written by William R. Lipman and Horace McCoy, and starring Ellen Drew, John Howard, Akim Tamiroff, May Robson, Broderick Crawford, Charley Grapewin, and ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Scattergood Baines
''Scattergood Baines'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film. It is based on a novel by Clarence Budington Kelland. The character of Scattergood was also popular during the days of live radio.
In the film, Guy Kibbee plays the title character ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
''Andy Hardy's Private Secretary'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Rutherford and Fay Holden. It was the tenth of the 16-film Andy Hardy series. Marian Ha ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Washington Melodrama
''Washington Melodrama'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Frank Morgan, Ann Rutherford, and Kent Taylor.
Plot
It is 1941 and the United States remains at an uneasy peace. Prominent Washington, D.C. industria ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Love Crazy'' (1941)
* ''
Nevada City'' (1941)
* ''
Manpower
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'' (1941)
* ''
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
''Nine Lives Are Not Enough'' is a 1941 Comedy-drama film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and written by Fred Niblo Jr. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Joan Perry, and James Gleason, with Howard Da Silva, Faye Emerson and Edward Brophy. The fi ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Three Girls About Town
''Three Girls About Town'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Joan Blondell, Binnie Barnes and Janet Blair (in her film debut). It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The story was written by Rich ...
'' (1941)
* ''
They Died with Their Boots On
''They Died with Their Boots On'' is a 1941 American black-and-white Western film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Hal B. Wallis and Robert Fellows, directed by Raoul Walsh, that stars Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland.
The film's sto ...
'' (1941) as
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...
(uncredited)
* ''
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
''The Courtship of Andy Hardy'' is a 1942 film, part of the Andy Hardy series. It gave an early role to Donna Reed although Mickey Rooney had lobbied for his then-wife Ava Gardner to have her part. Within a few months of the film's release, she ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Junior Army'' (1942)
* ''
Eyes of the Underworld Eyes of the Underworld may refer to:
* Eyes of the Underworld (1942 film)
''Eyes of the Underworld'' is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Roy William Neill starring Richard Dix, Wendy Barrie and Lon Chaney Jr.Weaver, Brunas & Bru ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Sealed Lips'' (1942)
* ''
Gang Busters
''Gang Busters'' is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936, and was broadcast over 21 years through November 27, 1957.
Histo ...
'' (1942, Serial)
* ''
Murder in the Big House
''Murder in the Big House'' is a black-and-white American crime drama, released by Warner Bros in April 1942. Structured as an hour-long second feature, it is directed by the prolific specialist in low-budget action productions, B. Reeves Eason, a ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Larceny, Inc.
''Larceny, Inc.'' is a 1942 American film. Originally released on May 2, 1942, by Warner Bros., the film is a cross between comedy and gangster genres. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, the film stars Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford, a ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
''Adventures of the Flying Cadets'' is a 13-episode 1943 Universal film serial directed by Ray Taylor and
Lewis D. Collins.
Plot
Flying students Danny Collins (Johnny Downs), "Jinx" Roberts (Bobby Jordan), "Scrapper" McKay (Ward Wood) and "Zom ...
'' (1943, Serial)
* ''
Mystery Broadcast
''Mystery Broadcast'' is a 1943 American mystery film directed by George Sherman and written by Dane Lussier and Gertrude Walker. The film stars Frank Albertson, Ruth Terry, Nils Asther, Wynne Gibson, Paul Harvey, and Mary Treen. The film was re ...
'' (1943)
* ''
She Has What It Takes
''She Has What It Takes'' is a 1943 American drama film directed by Charles Barton, which stars Jinx Falkenburg, Tom Neal, and Constance Worth.
Cast list
* Jinx Falkenburg as Fay Morris
* Tom Neal as Roger Rutledge
* Constance Worth as June Les ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Hands Across the Border'' (1944)
* ''
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady is a fictional superheroine, one of the first such characters to debut in the 1940s Golden Age of Comic Books. Originally published by Quality Comics, the character was subsequently published by a series of now-defunct comic book com ...
'' (1944)
* ''
The Navy Way'' (1944)
* ''
The Great Alaskan Mystery
''The Great Alaskan Mystery'' is a 1944 Universal film serial about government agents trying to stop Nazi spies from getting their hands on futuristic weapons.
Plot
James 'Jim' Hudson, an adventurer and accompanied by allies, goes after Nazi age ...
'' (1944, Serial)
* ''
The Adventures of Mark Twain'' (1944) as Ulysses S. Grant and Riverboat Captain
* ''
Black Magic
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'' (1944)
* ''
Man Alive'' (1945)
* ''
Dick Tracy'' (1945)
* ''
The Shadow Returns
''The Shadow Returns'' is a 1946 American comedy crime film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Kane Richmond, Barbara Read and Tom Dugan. It features the pulp character The Shadow, already a popular hero of novels and a radio show. It was t ...
'' (1946)
* ''
Deadline at Dawn
''Deadline at Dawn'' is a 1946 American film noir, the only film directed by stage director Harold Clurman. It was written by Clifford Odets and based on a novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich (as William Irish). The RKO Pictures film rele ...
'' (1946)
* ''
Strange Journey'' (1946)
* ''
The Phantom Thief'' (1946)
* ''
O.S.S.'' (1946)
* ''
The Big Sleep
''The Big Sleep'' (1939) is a hardboiled crime novel by American-British writer Raymond Chandler, the first to feature the detective Philip Marlowe. It has been adapted for film twice, in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angel ...
'' (1946) as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
* ''
Dangerous Money
''Dangerous Money'', also known as ''Hot Money'', is a 1946 American film directed by Terry O. Morse, featuring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. This is the second and last appearance of Willie Best as Chattanooga Brown, the cousin of Charlie ...
'' (1946)
* ''
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
''Dick Tracy vs. Cueball'' is a 1946 American action film based on the 1930s comic strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould. The film stars Morgan Conway as Dick Tracy in the second installment of the ''Dick Tracy'' film serie ...
'' (1946)
* ''
The Falcon's Adventure
''The Falcon's Adventure'' is a 1946 film. It is the 13th of 16 films about the Falcon and the final film of RKO's Falcon series starring Tom Conway. It was directed by William Berke, who had served as producer for the previous entry in the ser ...
'' (1946)
* ''
Behind the Mask'' (1946)
* ''
Monsieur Verdoux
''Monsieur Verdoux'' is a 1947 American black comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, who plays a bigamist wife killer inspired by serial killer Henri Désiré Landru. The supporting cast includes Martha Raye, William Frawley, a ...
'' (1947) as Broker (uncredited)
* ''
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
''Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome'' (also known as ''Dick Tracy Meets Karloff'' and ''Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure'' (UK) ) is a 1947 thriller film starring Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, and Anne Gwynne. The film is the fourth and final installment of ...
'' (1947)
* ''
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
'' (1947)
* ''
Philo Vance's Gamble
''Philo Vance's Gamble'' is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Basil Wrangell and starring Alan Curtis, Vivian Austin and Tala Birell. It was the first of three films featuring the detective Philo Vance made by the Producers Releasing Corpo ...
'' (1947)
* ''
Adventures in Silverado
''Adventures in Silverado'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Phil Karlson and written by Kenneth Gamet, Tom Kilpatrick and Jo Pagano. The film stars William Bishop, Gloria Henry, Edgar Buchanan, Forrest Tucker, Edgar Barrier and I ...
'' (1948)
* ''
The Hunted'' (1948)
* ''
Night Time in Nevada
'' Night Time in Nevada '' is a 1948 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers.
Plot
Ran Farrell kills his mining partner and instead of giving the money to his partner's (Jim Andrews) daughter he steals it. Joan ...
'' (1948)
* ''
The Countess of Monte Cristo'' (1948)
* ''
Street Corner'' (1948)
* ''
The Last Bandit
''The Last Bandit'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Bill Elliott, Lorna Gray and Forrest Tucker. It was a remake by Republic Pictures of the 1941 film '' The Great Train Robbery''Fetrow p.263 with a larger bu ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Prejudice
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'' (1949) – as J. P. Baker
* ''
Triple Trouble'' (1950)
* ''
Pride of Maryland
''Pride of Maryland'' is a 1951 American drama film directed by Philip Ford and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Stanley Clements, Peggy Stewart, Frankie Darro, Joe Sawyer, Robert Barrat and Harry Shannon. The film was released on Jan ...
'' (1951) as Mr. Herndon
* ''
Roadblock
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*Roadworks
*Temporary road closure during special events
*Police chase
*Robbery
* Sobriety checkpoint
In peaceful circumstances ...
'' (1951) as Thompson (uncredited)
* ''
The Family Secret'' (1951) as Bailiff (uncredited)
* ''
Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline(s) or The Deadline(s) may refer to:
* Time limit
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'' (1952) as City Editor (uncredited)
* ''
Crazylegs'' (1953)
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Highway Dragnet
''Highway Dragnet'' is a 1954 American film noir B film crime film directed by Nathan Juran from a story by U.S. Andersen and Roger Corman. The film stars Richard Conte, Joan Bennett and Wanda Hendrix. It was the first feature film on which Rog ...
'' (1954)
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Judgment at Nuremberg
''Judgment at Nuremberg'' is a 1961 American epic courtroom drama film directed and produced by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann and starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Maximilian Schell, Werner Klemperer, Marlene D ...
'' (1961) as Courtroom Spectator at verdict (uncredited)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crehan, Joseph
1883 births
1966 deaths
American male film actors
Male actors from Baltimore
20th-century American male actors
Burials at San Fernando Mission Cemetery