Frank Coghlan Jr.
Known for
Acting
Life
1916 – 2009 (aged 93)
Born in
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Credits
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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.
Known For
Gone with the Wind
15 Dec 1939
The Public Enemy
23 Apr 1931
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
01 Oct 1923
Valley of the Dolls
27 Dec 1967
The Beverly Hillbillies
26 Sep 1962
It's a Wonderful World
19 May 1939
The Shakiest Gun in the West
10 Jul 1968
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
29 Mar 1939
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Filmography
1969
- The Love God?as Reporter (uncredited)
1968
- The Shakiest Gun in the Westas Man at Bar (uncredited)
1967
- Valley of the Dollsas Reporter (uncredited)
- The Love-Insas Reporter in Park (uncredited)
1962
- The Beverly Hillbilliesas Helmsman1 episode
1943
- Corvette K-225as Rating
- Presenting Lily Marsas Elevator Boy
1942
- Lady in a Jamas Young Man (uncredited)
1941
- Military Trainingas Soldier Patient
- Uncle Joeas Dick
- Out of the Fog
- Adventures of Captain Marvelas Billy Batson
- Adventures of Captain Marvelas William "Billy" Batson12 episodes
1940
- Love Thy Neighboras Bellboy
- Murder Over New Yorkas Frankie O'Shaughnessy
- Remedy for Richesas Bud
- Knute Rockne All Americanas Messenger (uncredited)
- Free, Blonde and 21as Sammy, Bellboy
- Double Alibias Newspaper Switchboard Operator
- The Fighting 69thas Jimmy (uncredited)
1939
- Gone with the Windas Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
- Day-time Wifeas Office Boy
- Meet Dr. Christianas Bud
- Here I Am a Strangeras Office Boy
- Dust Be My Destinyas Newsboy (uncredited)
- Angels Wash Their Facesas Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
- Second Fiddleas Studio Call Boy
- It's a Wonderful Worldas Elevator Boy (uncredited)
- Ex-Champas Bellhop
- Boys' Reformatoryas Eddie O'Meara
- East Side of Heavenas Messenger Boy (uncredited)
- The Flying Irishmanas Teenager Taking Photograph
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castleas Boy in Montage (uncredited)
- Off the Recordas Copyboy (uncredited)
- Scouts to the Rescueas Ken - a Boy Scout
1938
- Service de Luxeas Bellhop
1937
- Blazing Barriersas Tommy McGrath
- Let Them Liveas Bellhop
1936
- Red Lights Aheadas Willie Wallace
- Make Way for a Ladyas Billy Hopkins
- Charlie Chan at the Race Trackas Eddie Brill, Jockey
- Melody in Mayas Tommy
- The Little Red Schoolhouseas Frank 'Frankie' Burke
1935
- Happiness C.O.D.as Larry Sherridan
- Strandedas Page (uncredited)
- It Never Rainsas Sonny
- Kentucky Blue Streakas Johnny Bradley
1934
- Managed Moneyas Sonny Rogers
- Pardon My Pupsas Sonny Rogers
1933
- What's to Do?as Sonny Rogers
- In the Moneyas Dick Higginbottom
- Merrily Yoursas James "Sonny" Rogers
- Racetrackas Jackie Curtis
- Drum Tapsas Eric Cartwright
1932
- The Last of the Mohicansas Uncas
- Man Wantedas Youngster in Store
- Hell's Houseas Shorty
- Union Depotas Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
1931
- Penrod and Samas Sam Williams
- How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'as Junior
- The Public Enemyas Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
- It Pays to Advertiseas Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
1930
- River's Endas Mickey
- The Girl Said Noas Eddie Ward
1929
- Square Shouldersas Tad
1928
- Marked Moneyas The Kid
- Let 'Er Go Gallegheras John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
1927
- A Harp in Hockas Tommy Shannon
- The Country Doctoras Sard Jones
- The Yankee Clipperas Mickey
- Slide, Kelly, Slideas Mickey Martin
- Rubber Tiresas Charley Stack
1926
- Her Man o' Waras Peterkin Schultz
- The Last Frontieras Buddy
- Mikeas Boy
- Whispering Smith
- The Skyrocketas Mickey (prologue)
1925
- The Great Circus Mysteryas (as Junior Coghlan)
1923
- The Darling of New Yorkas The Ross Kid
- The Spanish Danceras Page (uncredited)
- Cause for Divorceas Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
- A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fateas Boy (uncredited)
- Little Old New Yorkas (uncredited)
1922
- Bobbed Hairas Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)