Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

  • Birthday: 1916-03-15
  • Deathday: 2009-09-07
  • Place of birth: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  • Also know as: Francis Edward 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.

Filmography

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

1936

As Eddie Brill, Jockey

Adventures of Captain Marvel

1941

As Billy Batson

The Public Enemy

1931

As Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

Hell's House

1932

As Shorty

Pardon My Pups

1934

As Sonny Rogers

Managed Money

1934

As Sonny Rogers

Kentucky Blue Streak

1935

As Johnny Bradley

The Little Red Schoolhouse

1936

As Frank 'Frankie' Burke

Red Lights Ahead

1936

As Willie Wallace

In the Money

1933

As Dick Higginbottom

Uncle Joe

1941

As Dick

Happiness C.O.D.

1935

As Larry Sherridan

Let'er Go Gallegher

1928

As John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher

Boys' Reformatory

1939

As Eddie O'Meara

Blazing Barriers

1937

As Tommy McGrath

Service de Luxe

1938

As Bellhop

River's End

1930

As Mickey

Rubber Tires

1927

As Charley Stack

The Girl Said No

1930

As Eddie Ward

The Yankee Clipper

1927

As Mickey

Drum Taps

1933

As Eric Cartwright

The Country Doctor

1927

As Sard Jones

Penrod and Sam

1931

As Sam Williams

Meet Dr. Christian

1939

As Bud

Marked Money

1928

As The Kid

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939

As Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

As Boy in Montage (uncredited)

East Side of Heaven

1939

As Messenger Boy (uncredited)

The Flying Irishman

1939

As Teenager Taking Photograph

Second Fiddle

1939

As Studio Call Boy

Gone with the Wind

1939

As Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

As Newsboy (uncredited)

Day-time Wife

1939

As Office Boy

Here I Am a Stranger

1939

As Office Boy

The Fighting 69th

1940

As Jimmy (uncredited)

Murder Over New York

1940

As Frankie O'Shaughnessy

Square Shoulders

1929

As John W. 'Tad' Collins Jr.

Slide, Kelly, Slide

1927

As Mickey Martin

It's a Wonderful World

1939

As Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American

1940

As Messenger (uncredited)

Remedy for Riches

1940

As Bud

Love Thy Neighbor

1940

As Bellboy

The Darling of New York

1923

As The Ross Kid

Make Way for a Lady

1936

As Billy Hopkins

Free, Blonde and 21

1940

As Sammy, Bellboy

Scouts to the Rescue

1939

As Ken - a Boy Scout

What's to Do?

1933

As Sonny Rogers

Merrily Yours

1933

As James "Sonny" Rogers

The Love-Ins

1967

As Reporter in Park

Double Alibi

1940

As Newspaper Switchboard Operator

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968

As Man at Bar (uncredited)

The Love God?

1969

As Reporter (uncredited)

Off the Record

1939

As Copyboy (uncredited)

Her Man o' War

1926

As Peterkin Schultz

Stranded

1935

As Page (uncredited)

Corvette K-225

1943

As Rating

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

As Elevator Boy

Let Them Live

1937

As Bellhop

Ex-Champ

1939

As Bellhop

Man Wanted

1932

As Youngster in Store

Racetrack

1933

As Jackie Curtis

Cause for Divorce

1923

As Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)

Union Depot

1932

As Ragged Urchin (uncredited)

A Harp in Hock

1927

As Tommy Shannon

The Love-Ins

1967

As Reporter in Park (uncredited)

Bobbed Hair

1922

As Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)

The Great Circus Mystery

1925

As (as Junior Coghlan)

It Pays to Advertise

1931

As Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)

The Skyrocket

1926

As Mickey (prologue)

Mike

1926

As Boy

Valley of the Dolls

1967

As Reporter (uncredited)

Little Old New York

1923

As (uncredited)

The Spanish Dancer

1923

As Page (uncredited)

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