Frank Coghlan Jr.
Acting Born Mar 15, 1916 New Haven, Connecticut, USA 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as Helmsman
- Gone with the Wind (1939) as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
- The Public Enemy (1931) as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
- Valley of the Dolls (1967) as Reporter (uncredited)
- A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923) as Boy (uncredited)
- The Love God? (1969) as Reporter (uncredited)
- Boys' Reformatory (1939) as Eddie O'Meara
- The Fighting 69th (1940) as Jimmy (uncredited)
- Man Wanted (1932) as Youngster in Store
- It's a Wonderful World (1939) as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
- Union Depot (1932) as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
- The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) as Man at Bar (uncredited)
- Knute Rockne All American (1940) as Messenger (uncredited)
- Second Fiddle (1939) as Studio Call Boy
- Hell's House (1932) as Shorty
- Murder Over New York (1940) as Frankie O'Shaughnessy
- Lady in a Jam (1942) as Young Man (uncredited)
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
- Stranded (1935) as Page (uncredited)
- Dust Be My Destiny (1939) as Newsboy (uncredited)
- Presenting Lily Mars (1943) as Elevator Boy
- Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) as Billy Batson
- Off the Record (1939) as Copyboy (uncredited)
- Out of the Fog (1941)