Frank Coghlan Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1916
- Died
- September 7, 2009 (aged 93)
- Birthplace
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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
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Filmography
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Movie · as Self
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
Movie · as Himself
The Republic Pictures Story
Movie · as Self
The Love God?
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Movie · as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)
The Love-Ins
Movie · as Reporter in Park, Reporter in Park (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV · as Helmsman · 1 ep
Corvette K-225
Movie · as Rating
Presenting Lily Mars
Movie · as Elevator Boy
Lady in a Jam
Movie · as Young Man (uncredited)
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Movie · as Billy Batson
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Movie · as Self
Uncle Joe
Movie · as Dick
Out of the Fog
Movie
Military Training
Movie · as Soldier Patient
Adventures of Captain Marvel
TV · as William "Billy" Batson · 12 eps
Murder Over New York
Movie · as Frankie O'Shaughnessy
The Fighting 69th
Movie · as Jimmy (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
Movie · as Messenger (uncredited)
Remedy for Riches
Movie · as Bud
Love Thy Neighbor
Movie · as Bellboy
Free, Blonde and 21
Movie · as Sammy, Bellboy
Double Alibi
Movie · as Newspaper Switchboard Operator
Boys' Reformatory
Movie · as Eddie O'Meara
Meet Dr. Christian
Movie · as Bud
Angels Wash Their Faces
Movie · as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Movie · as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
Movie · as Teenager Taking Photograph
East Side of Heaven
Movie · as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
Movie · as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
Movie · as Studio Call Boy
Gone with the Wind
Movie · as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
Day-time Wife
Movie · as Office Boy
Dust Be My Destiny
Movie · as Newsboy (uncredited)
Here I Am a Stranger
Movie · as Office Boy
Scouts to the Rescue
Movie · as Ken - a Boy Scout
Off the Record
Movie · as Copyboy (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
Movie · as Bellhop
Service de Luxe
Movie · as Bellhop
Blazing Barriers
Movie · as Tommy McGrath
Let Them Live
Movie · as Bellhop
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Movie · as Eddie Brill, Jockey
Melody in May
Movie · as Tommy
The Little Red Schoolhouse
Movie · as Frank 'Frankie' Burke
Red Lights Ahead
Movie · as Willie Wallace
Make Way for a Lady
Movie · as Billy Hopkins
Kentucky Blue Streak
Movie · as Johnny Bradley
Happiness C.O.D.
Movie · as Larry Sherridan
Stranded
Movie · as Page (uncredited)
It Never Rains
Movie · as Sonny
Managed Money
Movie · as Sonny Rogers
Pardon My Pups
Movie · as Sonny Rogers
What's to Do?
Movie · as Sonny Rogers
Merrily Yours
Movie · as James "Sonny" Rogers
In the Money
Movie · as Dick Higginbottom
Drum Taps
Movie · as Eric Cartwright
Racetrack
Movie · as Jackie Curtis
The Last of the Mohicans
Movie · as Uncas
Hell's House
Movie · as Shorty
Man Wanted
Movie · as Youngster in Store
Union Depot
Movie · as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
It Pays to Advertise
Movie · as Office Boy
The Public Enemy
Movie · as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
Penrod and Sam
Movie · as Sam Williams
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'
Movie · as Junior
River's End
Movie · as Mickey
The Girl Said No
Movie · as Eddie Ward
Square Shoulders
Movie · as Tad
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
Movie · as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
Marked Money
Movie · as The Kid
Rubber Tires
Movie · as Charley Stack
The Yankee Clipper
Movie · as Mickey
The Country Doctor
Movie · as Sard Jones
Slide, Kelly, Slide
Movie · as Mickey Martin
A Harp in Hock
Movie · as Tommy Shannon
The Skyrocket
Movie · as Mickey (prologue)
Whispering Smith
Movie
Mike
Movie · as Boy
Her Man o' War
Movie · as Peterkin Schultz
The Last Frontier
Movie · as Buddy
The Great Circus Mystery
Movie · as (as Junior Coghlan)
Little Old New York
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Spanish Dancer
Movie · as Page (uncredited)
The Darling of New York
Movie · as The Ross Kid
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Movie · as Boy (uncredited)
Cause for Divorce
Movie · as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
Bobbed Hair
Movie · as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
The Poverty of Riches
Movie
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Movie