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Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Actor · Born 1916-03-15 · New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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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 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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Gone with the Wind (1939) — Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
  2. The Public Enemy (1931) — Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
  3. A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923) — Boy (uncredited)
  4. Valley of the Dolls (1967) — Reporter (uncredited)
  5. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) — Helmsman
  6. The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) — Man at Bar (uncredited)
  7. It's a Wonderful World (1939) — Elevator Boy (uncredited)
  8. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) — Boy in Montage (uncredited)
  9. Out of the Fog (1941)
  10. Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) — Billy Batson
  11. Hell's House (1932) — Shorty
  12. The Fighting 69th (1940) — Jimmy (uncredited)
  13. Knute Rockne All American (1940) — Messenger (uncredited)
  14. Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) — Eddie Brill, Jockey
  15. The Love God? (1969) — Reporter (uncredited)
  16. Dust Be My Destiny (1939) — Newsboy (uncredited)
  17. Murder Over New York (1940) — Frankie O'Shaughnessy
  18. Day-time Wife (1939) — Office Boy
  19. Union Depot (1932) — Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
  20. Little Old New York (1923) — (uncredited)
  21. Corvette K-225 (1943) — Rating
  22. Man Wanted (1932) — Youngster in Store
  23. Lady in a Jam (1942) — Young Man (uncredited)
  24. Presenting Lily Mars (1943) — Elevator Boy
  25. Service de Luxe (1938) — Bellhop
  26. Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) — Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
  27. Pardon My Pups (1934) — Sonny Rogers
  28. Second Fiddle (1939) — Studio Call Boy
  29. Merrily Yours (1933) — James "Sonny" Rogers
  30. East Side of Heaven (1939) — Messenger Boy (uncredited)
  31. It Pays to Advertise (1931) — Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
  32. Managed Money (1934) — Sonny Rogers
  33. Rubber Tires (1927) — Charley Stack
  34. The Yankee Clipper (1927) — Mickey
  35. The Flying Irishman (1939) — Teenager Taking Photograph
  36. Remedy for Riches (1940) — Bud
  37. Make Way for a Lady (1936) — Billy Hopkins
  38. Stranded (1935) — Page (uncredited)
  39. Red Lights Ahead (1936) — Willie Wallace
  40. The Girl Said No (1930) — Eddie Ward