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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.
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | The Great Race (1965) | Observer at Start (uncredited) | 8.5 | |
| 2 | Seven Days in May (1964) | Bit Part (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 3 | Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) | Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited) | 7.9 | |
| 4 | Highway Dragnet (1954) | Elderly Border Inspection Officer | 6 | |
| 5 | Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) | City Editor of The Standard (uncredited) | 7.5 | |
| 6 | Roadblock (1951) | Thompson (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 7 | Gun Crazy (1950) | Plant Foreman (uncredited) | 5.3 | |
| 8 | The Hunted (1948) | Small Town Police Captain | 7 | |
| 9 | Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) | Chief Brandon | 4 | |
| 10 | Monsieur Verdoux (1947) | Broker (uncredited) | 6.7 | |
| 11 | The Brute Man (1946) | Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited) | 2.5 | |
| 12 | Deadline at Dawn (1946) | Lt. Kane | 5 | |
| 13 | The Big Sleep (1946) | Medical Examiner (uncredited) | 7.2 | |
| 14 | Dick Tracy (1945) | Chief Brandon | 4 | |
| 15 | Lady on a Train (1945) | Train passenger (uncredited) | 3 | |
| 16 | Phantom Lady (1944) | Detective | 6 | |
| 17 | Christmas Holiday (1944) | Steve (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 18 | The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) | Clancy - Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited) | 9 | |
| 19 | Crazy House (1943) | Mogey (uncredited) | - | - |
| 20 | Hit the Ice (1943) | Train Conductor #1 (uncredited) | - | - |
| 21 | Gentleman Jim (1942) | Duffy - Referee (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 22 | Manpower (1941) | Sweeney | 5 | |
| 23 | Know For Sure (1941) | supporting role | 2 | |
| 24 | Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) | Doctor (uncredited) | 5.7 | |
| 25 | They Died with Their Boots On (1941) | President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 26 | Three Girls About Town (1941) | Labor leader | 8 | |
| 27 | The House Across the Bay (1940) | Federal Man | 6 | |
| 28 | City for Conquest (1940) | Doctor | 5 | |
| 29 | Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) | Ballroom Manager (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 30 | The Roaring Twenties (1939) | Michaels | 6 | |
| 31 | Union Pacific (1939) | Ulysses S. Grant | 7 | |
| 32 | The Return of Doctor X (1939) | Editor | 2 | |
| 33 | Stanley and Livingstone (1939) | Morehead | 5 | |
| 34 | Dodge City (1939) | Hammond (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 35 | Invisible Stripes (1939) | Garage Owner (uncredited) | - | - |
| 36 | Billy The Kid Returns (1938) | U.S. Marshal Dave Conway | 5 | |
| 37 | Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) | Stage Manager | 5 | |
| 38 | Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938) | American Tourist (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 39 | This Is My Affair (1937) | Priest | 7 | |
| 40 | Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) | Chairman | 5 | |
| 41 | Anthony Adverse (1936) | Capt. Elisha Jorham | 4 | |
| 42 | Bullets or Ballots (1936) | Grand Jury Spokesman | 6 | |
| 43 | Black Fury (1935) | Johnny Farrell | - | - |
| 44 | Here Comes the Navy (1934) | Recruiting Officer (uncredited) | 3 | |
| 45 | A Lost Lady (1934) | Second Doctor (uncredited) | 1 | |
| 46 | It Happened One Night (1934) | Detective (uncredited) | 8.1 | |
| 47 | Female (1933) | Police Lieutenant (Uncredited) | - | - |
| 48 | Duck Soup (1933) | Dignitary at Reception (uncredited) | 7.2 |
