Patrick Cranshaw

Patrick Cranshaw

Known for
Acting
Born
June 17, 1919
Died
December 28, 2005 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

Joseph Patrick Cranshaw (June 17, 1919 – December 28, 2005) was an American character actor known for his distinctive look and deadpan humor. He is best known for one of his last roles, that of Joseph "Blue" Pulaski, a fraternity brother, in the 2003 hit comedy Old School. It's been said that this role helped him achieve "pop-culture status".

Known For

Filmography

2006
Air Buddies poster

Air Buddies

Movie · as Sheriff Bob

2005
Herbie Fully Loaded poster

Herbie Fully Loaded

Movie · as Jimmy D.

2004
Breakin' All the Rules poster

Breakin' All the Rules

Movie · as Mr. Lynch

2003
Air Bud: Spikes Back poster

Air Bud: Spikes Back

Movie · as Sheriff Bob

2003
My Boss's Daughter poster

My Boss's Daughter

Movie · as Old Man

2003
Old School poster

Old School

Movie · as Joseph "Blue" Pulaski

2002
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch poster

Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch

Movie · as Sheriff Bob

2002
Monk poster

Monk

TV · as Miles Holling · 1 ep

2001
Bubble Boy poster

Bubble Boy

Movie · as Pappy / Pippy

2001
MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate poster

MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate

Movie · as Ron

2000
MVP: Most Valuable Primate poster

MVP: Most Valuable Primate

Movie · as Ron

2000
Best in Show poster

Best in Show

Movie · as Leslie Ward Cabot

1999
The Cracker Man poster

The Cracker Man

Movie · as Grandpa

1999
Ladies Man poster

Ladies Man

TV · as Uncle Earl · 1 ep

1999
The Norm Show poster

The Norm Show

TV · as Grandpa · 1 ep

1998
Almost Heroes poster

Almost Heroes

Movie · as Jackson

1998
Broken Vessels poster

Broken Vessels

Movie · as Gramps

1997
Alien Avengers II poster

Alien Avengers II

Movie · as Judge Gorman

1997
Nothing to Lose poster

Nothing to Lose

Movie · as Henry

1997
Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me!

TV · as Cowboy Pete · 1 ep

1997
Veronica's Closet poster

Veronica's Closet

TV · as Mr. Leeds · 1 ep

1996
Everyone Says I Love You poster

Everyone Says I Love You

Movie · as Grandpa

1996
Suddenly Susan poster

Suddenly Susan

TV · as Kyle · 1 ep

1996
7th Heaven poster

7th Heaven

TV · as Mr. Suggs · 1 ep

1995
The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show

TV · as Gerald Thompson · 1 ep

1995
The Single Guy poster

The Single Guy

TV · as Old Man · 1 ep

1995
Pig Sty poster

Pig Sty

TV · 1 ep

1994
The Hudsucker Proxy poster

The Hudsucker Proxy

Movie · as Ancient Sorter

1994
Ed Wood poster

Ed Wood

Movie · as Editor on Studio Lot (uncredited)

1994
Ellen poster

Ellen

TV · as Irving · 1 ep

1994
All-American Girl poster

All-American Girl

TV · as Mr. Vasin · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Mr. Gilman, Man with walker · 1 ep

1993
The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

Movie · as Rev. Mason

1993
Boy Meets World poster

Boy Meets World

TV · as Custodian · 1 ep

1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

TV · as Homer Blackstock · 1 ep

1989
Coach poster

Coach

TV · as Mr. Knickerbocker · 1 ep

1989
Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap

TV · as Old Man · 1 ep

1988
Moving poster

Moving

Movie · as Packer

1987
Married... with Children poster

Married... with Children

TV · as Young Kit · 1 ep

1986
Perfect Strangers poster

Perfect Strangers

TV · 1 ep

1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure poster

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Movie · as Hobo

1985
Growing Pains poster

Growing Pains

TV · as Reverend Chuck MacGregor · 1 ep

1984
Night Court poster

Night Court

TV · as Mr. Shelton, Mr. MacNulty · 2 eps

1984
Hunter poster

Hunter

TV · as Old Man · 1 ep

1984
Double Trouble poster

Double Trouble

TV · as Bellman · 1 ep

1983
AfterMASH poster

AfterMASH

TV · as Bob Scannell · 1 ep

1982
Yes, Giorgio poster

Yes, Giorgio

Movie · as Man on Gurney

1981
Return of the Rebels poster

Return of the Rebels

Movie · as Storekeeper

1980
The Private Eyes poster

The Private Eyes

Movie · as Roy

1980
The Gong Show Movie poster

The Gong Show Movie

Movie · as Man Dying in Elevator

1979
Archie Bunker's Place poster

Archie Bunker's Place

TV · 1 ep

1979
The Dukes of Hazzard poster

The Dukes of Hazzard

TV · as Doc Petticord · 2 eps

1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band poster

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Movie · as Western Union Messenger

1978
Mork & Mindy poster

Mork & Mindy

TV · as The Old Man · 4 eps

1978
Baby, I'm Back poster

Baby, I'm Back

TV · as Old Man · 1 ep

1977
Great Day poster

Great Day

Movie · as Pop

1977
Thunder and Lightning poster

Thunder and Lightning

Movie · as Taylor

1977
Mule Feathers poster

Mule Feathers

Movie · as Card Player

1977
CHiPs poster

CHiPs

TV · as Carpenter · 1 ep

1976
Slumber Party '57 poster

Slumber Party '57

Movie · as Store Owner

1976
Alice poster

Alice

TV · as Andy · 8 eps

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · as Mr. Coogan · 1 ep

1975
Wonder Woman poster

Wonder Woman

TV · as Codger · 1 ep

1974
Nightmare Honeymoon poster

Nightmare Honeymoon

Movie · as Old Bail Boy

1974
Little House on the Prairie poster

Little House on the Prairie

TV · as Spokes · 2 eps

1974
Police Woman poster

Police Woman

TV · 1 ep

1974
Lincoln poster

Lincoln

TV · as Simon Mumford · 1 ep

1973
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion poster

Frasier, the Sensuous Lion

Movie

1973
Thicker than Water

Thicker than Water

TV · as Bert Taylor · 3 eps

1972
Sanford and Son poster

Sanford and Son

TV · 1 ep

1972
Temperatures Rising poster

Temperatures Rising

TV · 1 ep

1972
The Bob Newhart Show poster

The Bob Newhart Show

TV · as Bum, Old Gentleman · 1 ep

1971
Clay Pigeon poster

Clay Pigeon

Movie

1968
Mars Needs Women poster

Mars Needs Women

Movie · as Drunk #2 on Pier

1968
Curse of the Swamp Creature poster

Curse of the Swamp Creature

Movie · as Pilot

1968
Bandolero! poster

Bandolero!

Movie · as Bank Clerk

1968
The Doris Day Show poster

The Doris Day Show

TV · as Ernie · 1 ep

1968
Adam-12 poster

Adam-12

TV · as Mr. Ferguson · 1 ep

1967
Hip Hot and 21 poster

Hip Hot and 21

Movie · as Jed McClunkey

1967
Bonnie and Clyde poster

Bonnie and Clyde

Movie · as Bank Teller (uncredited)

1965
Green Acres poster

Green Acres

TV · as Farmer #2, Grandpa, Old Man · 1 ep

1964
Under Age poster

Under Age

Movie · as W.J. Earnhardt

1961
The 7th Commandment poster

The 7th Commandment

Movie · as Phony Preacher

1960
The Amazing Transparent Man poster

The Amazing Transparent Man

Movie · as Security Guard

1960
Route 66 poster

Route 66

TV · as Alfred (uncredited) · 1 ep