Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 15, 1916
Place of Birth:
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Frank Coghlan Jr.
Biography
Frank Coghlan, Jr. (1916–2009) was an American actor who later became a career officer in the United States Navy and a Naval Aviator.
He appeared in approximately 129 films and television programs between 1920 and 1974. During the 1920s and 1930s, he became a popular child and juvenile actor appearing in early Our Gang comedies, but he is best known for the role of Billy Batson in Adventures of Captain Marvel.
Coghlan later served 23 years as an aviator and officer in the US Navy from 1942 to 1965. After retiring from the Navy, he returned to acting and appeared in television, films, and commercials.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling | Self |
| 1991 | The Republic Pictures Story | Self |
| 1969 | The Love God? | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Shakiest Gun in the West | Man at Bar (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Love-Ins | Reporter in Park |
| 1967 | The Love-Ins | Reporter in Park (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Corvette K-225 | Rating |
| 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars | Elevator Boy |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Young Man (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Adventures of Captain Marvel | Billy Batson |
| 1941 | Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 | Self |
| 1941 | Uncle Joe | Dick |
| 1941 | Out of the Fog | |
| 1941 | Military Training | Soldier Patient |
| 1940 | Murder Over New York | Frankie O'Shaughnessy |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Jimmy (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American | Messenger (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Remedy for Riches | Bud |
| 1940 | Love Thy Neighbor | Bellboy |
| 1940 | Free, Blonde and 21 | Sammy, Bellboy |
| 1940 | Double Alibi | Newspaper Switchboard Operator |
| 1939 | Boys' Reformatory | Eddie O'Meara |
| 1939 | Meet Dr. Christian | Bud |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their Faces | Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Boy in Montage (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | Teenager Taking Photograph |
| 1939 | East Side of Heaven | Messenger Boy (uncredited) |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World | Elevator Boy (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle | Studio Call Boy |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Collapsing Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Day-time Wife | Office Boy |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Here I Am a Stranger | Office Boy |
| 1939 | Scouts to the Rescue | Ken - a Boy Scout |
| 1939 | Off the Record | Copyboy (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Ex-Champ | Bellhop |
| 1938 | Service de Luxe | Bellhop |
| 1937 | Blazing Barriers | Tommy McGrath |
| 1937 | Let Them Live | Bellhop |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Eddie Brill, Jockey |
| 1936 | Melody in May | Tommy |
| 1936 | The Little Red Schoolhouse | Frank 'Frankie' Burke |
| 1936 | Red Lights Ahead | Willie Wallace |
| 1936 | Make Way for a Lady | Billy Hopkins |
| 1935 | Kentucky Blue Streak | Johnny Bradley |
| 1935 | Happiness C.O.D. | Larry Sherridan |
| 1935 | Stranded | Page (uncredited) |
| 1935 | It Never Rains | Sonny |
| 1934 | Managed Money | Sonny Rogers |
| 1934 | Pardon My Pups | Sonny Rogers |
| 1933 | What's to Do? | Sonny Rogers |
| 1933 | Merrily Yours | James "Sonny" Rogers |
| 1933 | In the Money | Dick Higginbottom |
| 1933 | Drum Taps | Eric Cartwright |
| 1933 | Racetrack | Jackie Curtis |
| 1932 | The Last of the Mohicans | Uncas |
| 1932 | Hell's House | Shorty |
| 1932 | Man Wanted | Youngster in Store |
| 1932 | Union Depot | Ragged Urchin (uncredited) |
| 1931 | It Pays to Advertise | Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan) |
| 1931 | The Public Enemy | Tom as a Boy (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Penrod and Sam | Sam Williams |
| 1931 | How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons' | Junior |
| 1930 | River's End | Mickey |
| 1930 | The Girl Said No | Eddie Ward |
| 1929 | Square Shoulders | John W. 'Tad' Collins Jr. |
| 1928 | Let 'Er Go Gallegher | John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher |
| 1928 | Marked Money | The Kid |
| 1927 | Rubber Tires | Charley Stack |
| 1927 | The Yankee Clipper | Mickey |
| 1927 | The Country Doctor | Sard Jones |
| 1927 | Slide, Kelly, Slide | Mickey Martin |
| 1927 | A Harp in Hock | Tommy Shannon |
| 1926 | The Skyrocket | Mickey (prologue) |
| 1926 | Whispering Smith | |
| 1926 | Mike | Boy |
| 1926 | Her Man o' War | Peterkin Schultz |
| 1925 | The Great Circus Mystery | (as Junior Coghlan) |
| 1923 | Little Old New York | (uncredited) |
| 1923 | The Spanish Dancer | Page (uncredited) |
| 1923 | The Darling of New York | The Ross Kid |
| 1923 | A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate | Boy (uncredited) |
| 1923 | Cause for Divorce | Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan) |
| 1922 | Bobbed Hair | Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan) |
| 1921 | The Poverty of Riches | |
| 1920 | The Adventures of Daredevil Jack |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Helmsman |