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.[1] Early in his career, Crehan worked in light comedy. He was in his late 30s when he began doing character roles.[1]
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).[2] Crehan often played alongside
Charles C. Wilson with whom he is sometimes confused.[3]
In 1961, credited as "Joe Crehan", he appeared as "Thomas Boland" in the TV Western series Bat Masterson (S3E18 "The Prescott Campaign").
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abBoultinghouse, Vivian (July 18, 1954).
"Fifty Years A Trouper". The Baltimore Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. p. 128. Retrieved October 28, 2018 – via
Newspapers.com.
^"Joseph Crehan". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from
the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
^Clarke, Joseph F. (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 44.
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.[1] Early in his career, Crehan worked in light comedy. He was in his late 30s when he began doing character roles.[1]
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).[2] Crehan often played alongside
Charles C. Wilson with whom he is sometimes confused.[3]
In 1961, credited as "Joe Crehan", he appeared as "Thomas Boland" in the TV Western series Bat Masterson (S3E18 "The Prescott Campaign").
^
abBoultinghouse, Vivian (July 18, 1954).
"Fifty Years A Trouper". The Baltimore Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. p. 128. Retrieved October 28, 2018 – via
Newspapers.com.
^"Joseph Crehan". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from
the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
^Clarke, Joseph F. (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 44.