Portrait of Joseph Crehan

Acting

Joseph Crehan

Career

Active from 1916 to 1951, with a break from 1917 to 1933, busiest in 1937 with 12 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Stranded
Stranded
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 106 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph Crehan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Crime Drama 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Redemption Story 2
  • Intriguing Mystery 2
  • Roy Rogers 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Musical 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

297
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 77
The Great Race
The Great Race (1965)
GoodWatch score 70

as Observer at Start (uncredited)

Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May (1964)
GoodWatch score 75

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81

as Courtroom Spectator at Verdict (uncredited)

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Townsman / Council Member

1950s

23 titles ยท average score 66
The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Passerby (uncredited)

Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Thomas Bolland

Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Train Conductor

26 Men
26 Men (1957)

TV show

MGM Parade
MGM Parade (1955)

TV show

The Lone Wolf
The Lone Wolf (1954)

TV show ยท as Conductor

Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Mr. Kramer

Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
GoodWatch score 74

as The Standard City Editor (uncredited)

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Detective

Roadblock
Roadblock (1951)
GoodWatch score 55

as Thompson (uncredited)

Gun Crazy
Gun Crazy (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

as Plant Foreman (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Doctor

1940s

139 titles ยท average score 60
Ringside
Ringside (1949)

as Oscar Brannigan

The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Tom Patrict

Street Corner
Street Corner (1948)

as Dr. James Fenton

Dangerous Money
Dangerous Money (1946)
GoodWatch score 43

as Captain Black

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

as Chief Brandon

To the People of the United States
To the People of the United States (1944)

as Doctor at Hospital (uncredited)

Black Magic
Black Magic (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

as Police Sgt. Matthews

Sealed Lips
Sealed Lips (1942)

as Chief Charles R. Dugan

Hello, Annapolis
Hello, Annapolis (1942)

as Evans Arden

Know For Sure
Know For Sure (1941)

as supporting role

Jack Pot
Jack Pot (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)

Music in My Heart
Music in My Heart (1940)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mark C. Gilman

1930s

130 titles ยท average score 60
Behind Prison Gates
Behind Prison Gates (1939)

as Prison Warden O'Neil

The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Karl Stone

Her Husband's Secretary
Her Husband's Secretary (1937)

as Stevenson

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
GoodWatch score 67

as Paul Drake

A Day at Santa Anita
A Day at Santa Anita (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

as Biff, Blackburn's Trainer (uncredited)

China Clipper
China Clipper (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jim Horn

Road Gang
Road Gang (1936)
GoodWatch score 66

as Harry Shields

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lieut. Lamb

Special Agent
Special Agent (1935)
GoodWatch score 45

as Commissioner of Police

Stranded
Stranded (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Johnny Quinn

Voice in the Night
Voice in the Night (1934)

as John Robinson

It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night (1934)
GoodWatch score 87

as Detective (uncredited)

1910s

1 title
Under Two Flags
Under Two Flags (1916)

as Rake