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1965 The Bounty Killer
Churchgoer (uncredited)

1965 Requiem for a Gunfighter
Trial Spectator (uncredited)

1957-1963 Perry Mason (TV series)
Courtroom Spectator / Court Clerk

– The Case of the Elusive Element (1963) … Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

– The Case of the Ominous Outcast (1960) … Court Clerk (uncredited)

– The Case of the Drowning Duck (1957) … Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

1961-1963 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Townsman / Council Member / Councilman / …

– Aunt Bee's Medicine Man (1963) … Medicine Show Spectator (uncredited)

– Rafe Hollister Sings (1963) … Man in Audience (uncredited)

– Barney Gets His Man (1961) … Townsman (uncredited)

– Quiet Sam (1961) … Singing Townsman (uncredited)

– A Plaque for Mayberry (1961) … Councilman

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1961 Judgment at Nuremberg
Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)

1959-1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
Boll's Lawyer / D.A. / Fire Commisioner / …

– Power Play (1961) … Official Sitting at Board Table (uncredited)

– The Lily Dallas Story (1961) … Passerby (uncredited)

– The Tommy Karpeles Story (1960) … Judge (uncredited)

– The Otto Frick Story (1960) … Boll's Lawyer (uncredited)

– The Waxey Gordon Story (1960) … Fire Commisioner (uncredited)

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1961 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Thomas Bolland

– The Prescott Campaign (1961) … Thomas Bolland (as Joe Crehan)

1959 Lock Up (TV series)
Dean Trapnell

– Death in the Streets (1959) … Dean Trapnell (as Joe Crehan)

1959 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Harry Dunbar

– Payroll Robbery (1959) … Harry Dunbar

1958 Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
Train Conductor

– Train Trip (1958) … Train Conductor (as Joe Crehan)

1958 26 Men (TV series)
Doc Hammerly / Pat Higgins

– Badge to Kill (1958) … Pat Higgins

– Gun Hand (1958) … Doc Hammerly

1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
General Ulysses S. Grant

– Tunnel Eight (1958) … General Ulysses S. Grant

1949-1957 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Governor / Lawyer Walter Crofts / Tom Patrick / …

– Outlaw Masquerade (1957) … Governor

– Sunstroke Mesa (1955) … Lawyer Walter Crofts

– Never Say Die (1950) … Warden Sears

– Rustler's Hideout (1949) … Tom Patrick

1955 Crossroads (TV series)
Father Devlin / Warden Jones

– A Bell for O'Donnell (1955) … Warden Jones

– The Unholy Trio (1955) … Father Devlin

1954-1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Doctor / Captain Waller

– The Hunted (1955) … Captain Waller

– The Way I Feel (1954) … Doctor

– Final Round (1954) … Doctor

1955 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Thief with Gun

– The Great Train Robbery (1955) … Thief with Gun

1955 The Twinkle in God's Eye
Doctor (uncredited)

1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
Beck

– Where You Loved Me (1955) … Beck

– The Press Conference (1955)

1955 Those Whiting Girls (TV series)
Mr. Crandall

– Barbara Goes to Charm School (1955) … Mr. Crandall

1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Harry Wisdom

– Fast Break (1955) … Harry Wisdom

1955 The Whistler (TV series)
Olson

– Sleep My Pretty One (1955) … Olson

1954 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Chief Rogers

– Gracie Runs for City Council (1954) … Chief Rogers

1954 Highway Dragnet
Elderly Border Inspection Officer

1954 The Lone Wolf (TV series)
Conductor

– The Avalanche Story (a.k.a. The Reno Story) (1954) … Conductor (as Joe Crehan)

1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Mr. Kramer

– House for Sale (1953) … Mr. Kramer

1953 Crazylegs
Hank Hatch

1953 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Gallagher

– Girl on a Flagpole (1953) … Gallagher

1953 San Antone
General Grant (uncredited)

1952 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Schooner Captain

– Sunk (1952) … Schooner Captain

1951-1952 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Clem Sketch / Man Wearing 'Harry' Campaign Button / Mr. DeLeo

– Whistle Stop (1952) … Man Wearing 'Harry' Campaign Button

– Episode #1.12 (1951) … Mr. DeLeo / Clem Sketch

1952 Tropical Heat Wave
Lt. Farrell (uncredited)

1952 Sky King (TV series)
Koster

– Danger Point (1952) … Koster

1952 Racket Squad (TV series)
Aben Duncan

– The Soft Touch (1952) … Aben Duncan

1952 Deadline - U.S.A.
City Editor (uncredited)

1951 The Family Secret
Bailiff (uncredited)

1951 Roadblock
Thompson (uncredited)

1951 The Pride of Maryland
Mr. Herndon

1950 The Flying Missile
Rear Admiral (uncredited)

1950 Watch the Birdie
Police Captain (uncredited)

1950 The Tougher They Come
Thompson

1950 Southside 1-1000
Burns, Prison Guard

1950 The Fuller Brush Girl
Police Boat Captain (uncredited)

1950 Triple Trouble
Warden Burnside

1950 Kill the Umpire
Manager Tom Dugan (uncredited)

1950 The Arizona Cowboy
Colonel Jefferson

1950 Square Dance Katy
Judge

1950 Gun Crazy
Plant Foreman (uncredited)

1949 Malaya
Businessman with Pipe (uncredited)

1949 Red Desert
President Ulysses S. Grant

1949 Dancing in the Dark
Board Member (uncredited)

1949 Prejudice
J.P. Baker (as Joe Crehan)

1949 Alias the Champ
Tim Murphy

1949 Ringside
Oscar Brannigan

1949 Amazon Quest
De Ruyter

1949 Duke of Chicago
'Tex' Harman

1949 The Last Bandit
Local No. 44 Engineer

1949 State Department: File 649
Government Official

1949 Bad Men of Tombstone
Mine Superintendent

1948 Blondie's Secret
Police Sergeant (uncredited)

1948 Homicide for Three
Capt. Webb

1948 Street Corner
Dr. James Fenton

1948 The Countess of Monte Cristo
Joe

1948 Sundown in Santa Fe
Major Larkin

1948 Triple Threat
Coach Miller

1948 Night Time in Nevada
Engineer Casey

1948 Good Sam
Casey (scenes deleted)

1948 The Babe Ruth Story
Mr. Jackson - Johnny's Father (uncredited)

1948 The Gallant Legion
George Trent - State Official (uncredited)

1948 Silver River
President U.S. Grant (uncredited)

1948 Homecoming
Col. Morgan (uncredited)

1948 The Hunted
Police Captain

1948 April Showers
William Barnes

1948 Adventures in Silverado
McHugh

1948 The Enchanted Valley
Chief Scott

1948 Relentless
Doctor (uncredited)

1948 Because of Eve
Dr. West

1948 The Story of Life (short)

1947 Killer McCoy
George James (uncredited)

1947 Louisiana
Neilson

1947 Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Chief Brandon

1947 The Foxes of Harrow
Riverboat Captain (uncredited)

1947 The Trespasser
The Doctor

1947 The Trouble with Women
Professor Manson (uncredited)

1947 Philo Vance's Gamble
Dist. Atty. Ellis Mason (uncredited)

1947 Monsieur Verdoux
Broker (uncredited)

1947 The Sea of Grass
Colorado Senator Grew (uncredited)

1946 The Falcon's Adventure
Inspector Cavanaugh

1946 Magnificent Doll
Williams (uncredited)

1946 Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Chief Brandon

1946 Plainsman and the Lady
Postmaster General (uncredited)

1946 Dangerous Money
Captain Black

1946 Strange Journey
Thompson

1946 The Brute Man
Police Commissioner Salisbury (uncredited)

1946 Swamp Fire
Capt. Sorenson (uncredited)

1946 The Big Sleep
Medical Examiner (uncredited)

1946 The Mysterious Mr. M
Police Chief Dan Blair

1946 Night Train to Memphis
John Stevenson

1946 O.S.S.
Gen. Donovan

1946 Behind the Mask
Police Inspector Cardonna

1946 Bad Bascomb
Gov. Ames (uncredited)

1946 Her Kind of Man
Bob Fordham (uncredited)

1946 The Phantom Thief
'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker

1946 The Virginian
Train Conductor (uncredited)

1946 Deadline at Dawn
Lt. Kane

1946 Cinderella Jones
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

1946 The Shadow Returns
Police Insp. Cardona

1946 A Guy Could Change
McCarthy

1946 Girl on the Spot
Editor (uncredited)

1946 One Way to Love
Chief Dispatcher (uncredited)

1945 Adventure
Ed (unconfirmed)

1945 Dick Tracy
Chief Brandon

1945 Captain Tugboat Annie
Alec Severn (as Joe Crehan)

1945 Man Alive
Dr. James P. Whitney

1945 The Royal Mounted Rides Again
RCMP Sergeant Nelson

1945 Ziegfeld Follies
1st Judge ('Pay the Two Dollars') (uncredited)

1945 Lady on a Train
Train Passenger (uncredited)

1945 The Chicago Kid
Chief Rogers

1945 Brewster's Millions
Notary (uncredited)

1945 I Love a Mystery
Police Capt. Quinn (uncredited)

1945 Youth on Trial
Commissioner Ryan (uncredited)

1945 The Thin Man Goes Home
Clancy, Policeman at Railroad Station (uncredited)

1944 The Missing Juror
Willard Apple aka Falstaff

1944 When the Lights Go on Again
Bob, the Train Engineer

1944 One Mysterious Night
Jumbo Madigan (uncredited)

1944 An American Romance
Judge (uncredited)

1944 Black Magic
Police Sgt. Matthews

1944 Christmas Holiday
Steve, the Bartender (uncredited)

1944 Roger Touhy, Gangster
Warden (uncredited)

1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain
Riverboat Captain / Ulysses S. Grant

1944 Gambler's Choice
Toby the Bartender (uncredited)

1944 The Great Alaskan Mystery
Bill Hudson [Chs. 3-13]

1944 Shine on Harvest Moon
Harry Miller - Theatre Manager (uncredited)

1944 The Navy Way
Chaplin Benson

1944 Phantom Lady
Detective Tom

1944 Hands Across the Border
Jeff 'Bet-a-Hundred' Adams

1943 The Woman of the Town
New York Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

1943 The Desert Song
American Journalist (uncredited)

1943 Mystery Broadcast
Chief Daniels

1943 Flesh and Fantasy
Detective (uncredited)

1943 The Iron Major
Judge (uncredited)

1943 Crazy House
Mogey (uncredited)

1943 Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Col. George Bolton [Chs. 1-2]

1943 Johnny Come Lately
Judge Flynn (uncredited)

1943 Honeymoon Lodge
Judge

1943 Hit the Ice
Train Conductor #1 (uncredited)

1943 Mr. Lucky
Detective (uncredited)

1943 False Faces
Police Capt. Alan O'Brien

1943 Mission to Moscow
Reporter (uncredited)

1943 She Has What It Takes
George Clarke

1943 Keep 'Em Slugging
Detective Sergeant (uncredited)

1943 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Shipbuilding Executive (uncredited)

1943 City Without Men
Father Burns (uncredited)

1942 Whistling in Dixie
Deputy Police Commissioner (uncredited)

1942 Junior Army
Mr. Jeffrey Ferguson

1942 Gentleman Jim
Duffy - Referee (uncredited)

1942 You Can't Escape Forever
Warden (uncredited)

1942 Girl Trouble
Kohn

1942 Eyes of the Underworld
Kirby - Assistant Police Chief

1942 The Secret Code
Police Chief Henry Burns (uncredited)

1942 The Gay Sisters
City Editor (uncredited)

1942 Men of Texas
Luther Crittenden

1942 Larceny, Inc.
Warden

1942 Hello, Annapolis
Evans Arden

1942 Murder in the Big House
Jim Ainslee

1942 Gang Busters
Police Chief Martin O'Brien

1942 The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Peter Dugan

1942 To the Shores of Tripoli
Uncle Bob (scenes deleted)

1942 True to the Army
Police Chief (uncredited)

1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Ray Trent, Land Commissioner (uncredited)

1942 Obliging Young Lady
Managing Editor (uncredited)

1942 Cadets on Parade
Jeff Shannon

1942 Treat 'Em Rough
Roderick Wetherbee (as Joe Crehan)

1942 Sealed Lips
Chief Charles R. Dugan

1941 They Died with Their Boots On
President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

1941 Three Girls About Town
Labor leader

1941 Texas
Rancher Dusty King

1941 Doctors Don't Tell
Judge Hoskins

1941 Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Yates

1941 Flying Blind
Nunnally

1941 Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Peter Dugan (uncredited)

1941 Manpower
Sweeney

1941 Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Doctor (uncredited)

1941 Blossoms in the Dust
Council Chairman (uncredited)

1941 Nevada City
Mark Benton

1941 Love Crazy
Judge

1941 Washington Melodrama
Phil Sampson

1941 Here Comes Happiness
Thomas 'Tom' Burke

1941 A Man Betrayed
Bob, Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

1941 Scattergood Baines
Keith

1941 Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Peter Dugan

1941 Back Street
Postman (uncredited)

1941 The Case of the Black Parrot
Grady

1941 Know for Sure (short)
Supporting Role (uncredited)

1940 The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Johnson

1940 Santa Fe Trail
Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)

1940 Little Nellie Kelly
Police Commissioner O'Brien (uncredited)

1940 City for Conquest
Doctor

1940 Colorado
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

1940 Public Deb No. 1
Director (uncredited)

1940 The Secret Seven
Chief Hobbs

1940 South to Karanga
Ridgley (uncredited)

1940 Four Sons
American Editor (uncredited)

1940 Brother Orchid
Brother MacEwen

1940 Gaucho Serenade
Edward Martin

1940 Jack Pot (short)
His Honor, the Mayor (uncredited)

1940 The House Across the Bay
Brittany (uncredited)

1940 Broadway Melody of 1940
Ballroom Manager (uncredited)

1940 Parole Fixer
Warden (uncredited)

1940 The Fighting 69th
Doctor Giving Inoculations (uncredited)

1940 The Green Hornet
Judge Stanton [Chs. 1, 9, 10, 13]

1940 Emergency Squad
H. Tyler Joyce, editor

1940 Music in My Heart
Mark C. Gilman

1939 Private Detective
Capt. Murphy

1939 Geronimo
President Ulysses S. Grant

1939 We Are Not Alone
American at Train Station (uncredited)

1939 The Return of Doctor X
Editor

1939 The Roaring Twenties
Michaels

1939 Hollywood Cavalcade
Attorney

1939 Babes in Arms
Mr. Essex

1939 Full Confession
Warden (uncredited)

1939 Blackmail
Mr. Blaine (uncredited)

1939 The Star Maker
Old Gentleman

1939 Stanley and Livingstone
Morehead (uncredited)

1939 Behind Prison Gates
Prison Warden O'Neil

1939 They All Come Out
Judge (uncredited)

1939 Maisie
Defense Attorney Wilcox

1939 Tell No Tales
Chalmers

1939 Union Pacific
General Ulysses S. Grant

1939 Dodge City
Hammond (uncredited)

1939 Almost a Gentleman
Prosecutor (uncredited)

1939 You Can't Get Away with Murder
Warden

1939 Whispering Enemies
George Harley

1939 Society Lawyer
City Editor

1939 Star Reporter
Gordon, Newspaper Editor

1939 Navy Secrets
Captain Daly - Navy Intelligence Officer

1939 Wings of the Navy
Second Doctor (uncredited)

1939 St. Louis Blues
Simpson (uncredited)

1939 Pride of the Navy
Brad Foster

1938 Newsboys' Home
Sheriff (uncredited)

1938 Ride a Crooked Mile
Special Agent (uncredited)

1938 Road Demon
Douglas (uncredited)

1938 Gang Bullets
Wallace

1938 Illegal Traffic
Chief Daley

1938 Girls on Probation
Todd

1938 The Sisters
Roosevelt Election Announcer (uncredited)

1938 The Arkansas Traveler
McSweeney

1938 Crime Takes a Holiday
Gov. Bill Allen

1938 Too Hot to Handle
First Advertising Man (uncredited)

1938 Billy the Kid Returns
U.S. Marshal Dave Conway

1938 Gateway
Inspector (uncredited)

1938 Four's a Crowd
Butler Pierce

1938 Woman Against Woman
Senator Kingsley (as Joseph Creehan)

1938 A Criminal Is Born (short)
Frank Wheeler, Jimmy's Father

1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band
Stage Manager

1938 State Police
Albert Morgan (Mine Owner) (uncredited)

1938 Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
American Tourist (uncredited)

1938 Night Spot
Inspector Wayland

1938 Midnight Intruder
Newspaper Editor Bill Harwoodod

1938 The Kid Comes Back
Danny Lockridge

1938 The Goldwyn Follies
Theatre Manager (uncredited)

1938 Happy Landing
Agent

1938 Here's Flash Casey
Blaine (as John Crehan)

1937 Mama Runs Wild
Tom Fowler

1937 Beg, Borrow or Steal
Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)

1937 The Duke Comes Back
Pat Doyle

1937 Blossoms on Broadway
Bartender (uncredited)

1937 The Wrong Road
District Attorney

1937 Give Till It Hurts (short)
Respirator Salesman (uncredited)

1937 Big City
Det. Curtis (uncredited)

1937 Outlaws of the Orient
Snyder

1937 Talent Scout
A.J. Lambert

1937 Midnight Madonna
Moe Grinnell

1937 Born Reckless
District Attorney

1937 Girls Can Play
Brophy

1937 Riding on Air
Chicago Daily Blade Editor (uncredited)

1937 Married Before Breakfast
Dalton (uncredited)

1937 The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Paul Drake

1937 This Is My Affair
Priest

1937 Kid Galahad
Brady

1937 A Day at Santa Anita (short)
Biff - Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)

1937 The Go Getter
Karl Stone

1937 There Goes My Girl
Sgt. Wood

1937 Draegerman Courage
Dr. Stuart Hunter

1937 The Cherokee Strip
Army Officer

1937 Midnight Court
Judge Thompson

1937 Her Husband's Secretary
Stevenson

1937 Once a Doctor
Captain Andrews, Nirvana

1937 Black Legion (scenes deleted)

1937 God's Country and the Woman
Jordan

1937 Smart Blonde
'Tiny' Torgenson

1937 Guns of the Pecos
Captain Norris

1936 Gold Diggers of 1937
Chairman

1936 King of Hockey
Mike Trotter

1936 The Captain's Kid
Deputy Coroner Frank Knickerbocker (uncredited)

1936 Here Comes Carter
Daniel Bronson

1936 Cain and Mabel
Reed's Manager

1936 Down the Stretch
Secretary C.D. Burch

1936 Trailin' West
Colonel Douglas

1936 China Clipper
Jim Horn

1936 Jailbreak
Warden

1936 Bengal Tiger
Bill Hinsdale

1936 Anthony Adverse
Capt. Elisha Jorham

1936 Earthworm Tractors
Mr. Henderson

1936 The Song of a Nation (short)
Col. John Skinner

1936 Murder by an Aristocrat
Hilary Thatcher

1936 Bullets or Ballots
Grand Jury Spokesman

1936 The Law in Her Hands
Dist. Atty. Thomas Mallon

1936 The Singing Kid
IRS Agent Fulton (uncredited)

1936 Brides Are Like That
Tom Carter

1936 Boulder Dam
Ross

1936 Road Gang
Harry Shields (editor)

1936 The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Lieut. Lamb

1935 Man of Iron
Tom Martin

1935 Frisco Kid
McClanahan

1935 The Payoff
Harvey Morris

1935 Shipmates Forever (uncredited)

1935 The Case of the Lucky Legs
Detective Johnson

1935 Special Agent
Commissioner of Police

1935 Page Miss Glory
Detective Chief

1935 We're in the Money
(scenes deleted)

1935 Bright Lights
Post Office Attendent

1935 Don't Bet on Blondes
Doctor Delivering Quintuplets (uncredited)

1935 Front Page Woman
Spike Kiley

1935 Stranded
Johnny Quinn

1935 Alibi Ike
Conductor (scenes deleted)

1935 Oil for the Lamps of China
Clements

1935 Let 'em Have It
Memory Test Instructor (uncredited)

1935 Dinky
Superintendent of orphanage

1935 Go Into Your Dance
H.P. Jackson

1935 Black Fury
Farrell (as Joe Crehan)

1935 Traveling Saleslady
Murdock

1935 While the Patient Slept
Evening Bulletin Editor (uncredited)

1935 Sweet Music
Newsman (uncredited)

1935 Devil Dogs of the Air
Communications Officer (uncredited)

1934 The Secret Bride
Senator (uncredited)

1934 Strange Wives
Immigration Official

1934 Gentlemen Are Born
Haskins (uncredited)

1934 Against the Law
Capt. Elliott

1934 6 Day Bike Rider
Thompson (uncredited)

1934 Big Hearted Herbert
IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)

1934 A Lost Lady
Second Doctor (uncredited)

1934 Among the Missing
Detective O'Malley

1934 The Case of the Howling Dog
Captain Kelly (uncredited)

1934 The Man with Two Faces
Editor (uncredited)

1934 Beyond the Law
Chief Anderson

1934 Here Comes the Navy
Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

1934 Side Streets
Seaman's Clerk (uncredited)

1934 The Hell Cat
Captain Barnett

1934 Now I'll Tell
Doctor (uncredited)

1934 The Merry Frinks
Mr. Baxter (uncredited)

1934 Merry Wives of Reno
Train Conductor (uncredited)

1934 The Line-Up
Police Captain Daniel McGrath

1934 Voice in the Night
John Robinson

1934 Jimmy the Gent
Judge in Murder Trial (uncredited)

1934 It Happened One Night
Detective (uncredited)

1934 I've Got Your Number
Stock Trader (uncredited)

1933 Before Midnight
Capt. Frank Flynn

1933 Havana Widows
Ship Captain (uncredited)

1933 Female
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

1933 Hold the Press
Chief of Detectives Patrick Brennan

1933 Paddy the Next Best Thing
Auctioneer (uncredited)

1931 Secrets of a Secretary
Reporter (uncredited)

1931 Stolen Heaven
Henry - Steve's Butler

1916 Under Two Flags
Rake

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Down 41,198 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Joseph Crehan (1883–1966) Actor Trivia: Portrayed President/General Ulysses S. Grant nine times. Also often played police chiefs, army officers, and other authority figures. Born: Joseph A. Creaghan July 15, 1883 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA Died: April 15, 1966 (age 82) in Hollywood, California, USA