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Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 15, 1916
Died Sep 07, 2009 (93)
Birthplace New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Entry Date Apr 15, 2024
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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 appear ... ing 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

The Love God?

The Love God?

1969

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968

as Man at Bar (uncredited)

The Love-Ins

The Love-Ins

1967

as Reporter in Park

The Love-Ins

The Love-Ins

1967

as Reporter in Park (uncredited)

Valley of the Dolls

Valley of the Dolls

1967

as Reporter (uncredited)

Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

as Elevator Boy

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

1943

as Rating

Adventures of Captain Marvel

Adventures of Captain Marvel

1941

as Billy Batson

Uncle Joe

Uncle Joe

1941

as Dick

Double Alibi

Double Alibi

1940

as Newspaper Switchboard Operator

Free, Blonde and 21

Free, Blonde and 21

1940

as Sammy, Bellboy

Remedy for Riches

Remedy for Riches

1940

as Bud

Murder Over New York

Murder Over New York

1940

as Frankie O'Shaughnessy

Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

1940

as Bellboy

The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

1940

as Jimmy (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American

Knute Rockne All American

1940

as Messenger (uncredited)

Boys' Reformatory

Boys' Reformatory

1939

as Eddie O'Meara

Scouts to the Rescue

Scouts to the Rescue

1939

as Ken - a Boy Scout

Meet Dr. Christian

Meet Dr. Christian

1939

as Bud

Day-time Wife

Day-time Wife

1939

as Office Boy

Ex-Champ

Ex-Champ

1939

as Bellhop

Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger

1939

as Office Boy

Off the Record

Off the Record

1939

as Copyboy (uncredited)

East Side of Heaven

East Side of Heaven

1939

as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1939

as Elevator Boy (uncredited)

The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman

1939

as Teenager Taking Photograph

Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Angels Wash Their Faces

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939

as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

as Boy in Montage (uncredited)

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

1939

as Studio Call Boy

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)

Service de Luxe

Service de Luxe

1938

as Bellhop

Blazing Barriers

Blazing Barriers

1937

as Tommy McGrath

Let Them Live

Let Them Live

1937

as Bellhop

The Little Red Schoolhouse

The Little Red Schoolhouse

1936

as Frank 'Frankie' Burke

Red Lights Ahead

Red Lights Ahead

1936

as Willie Wallace

Make Way for a Lady

Make Way for a Lady

1936

as Billy Hopkins

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

1936

as Eddie Brill, Jockey

Kentucky Blue Streak

Kentucky Blue Streak

1935

as Johnny Bradley

Happiness C.O.D.

Happiness C.O.D.

1935

as Larry Sherridan

Stranded

Stranded

1935

as Page (uncredited)

Pardon My Pups

Pardon My Pups

1934

as Sonny Rogers

Managed Money

Managed Money

1934

as Sonny Rogers

Racetrack

Racetrack

1933

as Jackie Curtis

Merrily Yours

Merrily Yours

1933

as James "Sonny" Rogers

What's to Do?

What's to Do?

1933

as Sonny Rogers

Drum Taps

Drum Taps

1933

as Eric Cartwright

In the Money

In the Money

1933

as Dick Higginbottom

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1932

as Uncas

Hell's House

Hell's House

1932

as Shorty

Man Wanted

Man Wanted

1932

as Youngster in Store

Union Depot

Union Depot

1932

as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)

Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam

1931

as Sam Williams

It Pays to Advertise

It Pays to Advertise

1931

as Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

1931

as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

River's End

River's End

1930

as Mickey

The Girl Said No

The Girl Said No

1930

as Eddie Ward

Square Shoulders

Square Shoulders

1929

as John W. 'Tad' Collins Jr.

Let'er Go Gallegher

Let'er Go Gallegher

1928

as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher

Marked Money

Marked Money

1928

as The Kid

The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1927

as Sard Jones

A Harp in Hock

A Harp in Hock

1927

as Tommy Shannon

Rubber Tires

Rubber Tires

1927

as Charley Stack

The Yankee Clipper

The Yankee Clipper

1927

as Mickey

Slide, Kelly, Slide

Slide, Kelly, Slide

1927

as Mickey Martin

The Skyrocket

The Skyrocket

1926

as Mickey (prologue)

Mike

Mike

1926

as Boy

Her Man o' War

Her Man o' War

1926

as Peterkin Schultz

The Great Circus Mystery

The Great Circus Mystery

1925

as (as Junior Coghlan)

Cause for Divorce

Cause for Divorce

1923

as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)

The Darling of New York

The Darling of New York

1923

as The Ross Kid

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923

as Boy (uncredited)

The Spanish Dancer

The Spanish Dancer

1923

as Page (uncredited)

Little Old New York

Little Old New York

1923

as (uncredited)

Bobbed Hair

Bobbed Hair

1922

as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Helmsman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1962

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