Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Actor

Baltimore, Maryland, USA
July 14, 1883

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.

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Representative Works

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
7.6
/ English
The Great Race
The Great Race
7.1
/ English
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux
7.7
/ English
Duck Soup
Duck Soup
7.3
/ English
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
7.4
/ English
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky
7.2
/ English
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
5.3
/ English
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
5.8
/ English
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
6.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Big Sleep
1946Winner

Best Performance

The Big Sleep

It Happened One Night
1934Winner

Best Performance

It Happened One Night

The Great Race
1965Nominee

Best Performance

The Great Race

Career Highlights

Judgment at Nuremberg
1961Highlight

Best Performance

Judgment at Nuremberg

Monsieur Verdoux
1947Highlight

Best Performance

Monsieur Verdoux