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Joseph Crehan

{{Short description|American actor (1883–1966)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Joseph Crehan

| image = Joseph Crehan (1920).jpg

| caption = Crehan in 1920

| birth_name = Joseph A. Creaghan

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1883|07|15|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|04|15|1883|07|15|mf=yes}}

| death_place = Hollywood, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1916–1965

| spouse = {{marriage|Dorothy R. Lord |1933}}

| children = 1

}}

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 nine times between 1939 and 1958, most memorably in Union Pacific and They Died with Their Boots On.

Early life

Born in Baltimore, Maryland. 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.{{cite news |last1=Boultinghouse |first1=Vivian |title=Fifty Years A Trouper |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24926302/joseph_crehan/ |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 18, 1954 |location=Maryland, Baltimore |page=128|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = October 28, 2018}} {{Open access}} Early in his career, Crehan worked in light comedy. He was in his late 30s when he began doing character roles.

Career

File:Joseph Crehan in Colorado (1940).jpg (1940)]]

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).{{cite web |title=Joseph Crehan |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/joseph-crehan-67199 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=October 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029011619/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/joseph-crehan-67199 |archive-date=October 29, 2018}} Crehan often played alongside Charles C. Wilson with whom he is sometimes confused.{{Cite book|title=Pseudonyms|first=Joseph F.|last=Clarke|publisher=BCA|date=1977|page=44}}

In 1961, credited as "Joe Crehan", he appeared as "Thomas Boland" in the TV Western series Bat Masterson (S3E18 "The Prescott Campaign").

Death

On April 15, 1966, Crehan died of a stroke in Hollywood, California.{{cite news |title=Joseph Crehan Funeral Will Be Held Tuesday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24926051/joseph_crehan/ |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=April 17, 1966 |location=California, Los Angeles |page=C 11|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = October 28, 2018}} {{Open access}}

File:Joseph Crehan in Nevada City (1941).jpg (1941)]]

File:Dangerous Money (1933) - Joseph Crehan.jpg (1946)]]

Selected filmography

References

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External links

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  • {{IMDb name|0003277}}
  • {{IBDB name|67199}}

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Category:1883 births

Category:1966 deaths

Category:American male film actors

Category:Male actors from Baltimore

Category:20th-century American male actors

Category:Burials at San Fernando Mission Cemetery

Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players