Joseph Crehan was born on July 15, 1883 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Black Magic (1944), Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) and Kid Galahad (1937). He was married to Dorothy R. Lord. He died on April 15, 1966 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Stocky, dominant character actor in Warner Brothers films of the 1930s and '40s. He started on the provincial stage in the early 1900s, making his Broadway debut in 1914. Though small of stature, he was noted for his booming voice.
Made an uncredited appearance in West Side Story (1961). During the prologue some of the Jets run past a long wall covered with several large posters of Crehan as a political candidate.