Frank Lovejoy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 28, 1912
- Died
- October 2, 1962 (aged 50)
- Birthplace
- Bronx, New York, USA
Biography
Frank Andrew Lovejoy Jr. (March 28, 1912 – October 2, 1962) was an American actor in radio, film, and television. He is perhaps best remembered for appearing in the film noir The Hitch-Hiker and for starring in the radio drama Night Beat. Lovejoy was born in the Bronx, New York City, and grew up in New Jersey. He worked on Wall Street as a teenager, but the Great Depression of 1929 cost him his job. He then turned to acting, appearing in touring companies throughout the Northeast. He made his Broadway debut in 1934 in the play They Knew What They Wanted. Lovejoy began his radio career in the early 1940s, appearing on such shows as Gang Busters and This Is Your FBI. He also starred in the radio drama Night Beat, which ran from 1949 to 1955. Lovejoy made his film debut in 1948 in the film Black Bart. He went on to appear in over 50 films, including In a Lonely Place (1950), The Hitch-Hiker (1953), Strategic Air Command (1955), and Goodbye, My Fancy (1956). Lovejoy also had a successful television career. He starred in the series Man Against Crime (1956-1957) and Meet McGraw (1957-1962). Lovejoy died of a heart attack in New York City in 1962, at the age of 50. He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
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Filmography
Target: The Corruptors!
TV · 1 ep
Bus Stop
TV · 1 ep
Wichita Town
TV · 1 ep
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV · as Dave · 1 ep
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
Movie · as Cole Younger
Meet McGraw
TV · as McGraw · 42 eps
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Julie
Movie · as Det. Lt. Pringle
Three Brave Men
Movie · as Capt. Amos Winfield
Rendezvous in Black
Movie · as Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
The Country Husband
Movie · as William E. Wiley
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Jim Todd, Sam Walston · 2 eps
Shack Out on 101
Movie · as Prof. Sam Bastion
Strategic Air Command
Movie · as Ennis Hawkes
Finger Man
Movie · as Casey Martin
The Crooked Web
Movie · as Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian
Mad at the World
Movie · as Police Capt. Tom Lynn
The Americano
Movie · as Bento Hermany
Top of the World
Movie · as Brad Cantrell
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Movie
Beachhead
Movie · as Sgt. Fletcher
Men of the Fighting Lady
Movie · as Lt. Cmdr. Grayson
Climax!
TV · as Ben Dana · 1 ep
The Hitch-Hiker
Movie · as Gilbert Bowen
The System
Movie · as John E. 'Johnny' Merrick
House of Wax
Movie · as Tom Brennan
The Charge at Feather River
Movie · as Sgt. Charlie Baker
She's Back on Broadway
Movie · as John Webber
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Walter, Walter Davidson, Joe Winters · 1 ep
The Winning Team
Movie · as Rogers Hornsby
Retreat, Hell!
Movie · as Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett
Cavalcade of America
TV · as Inspector Ed McCook · 1 ep
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Randy Stone, McGraw, Capt. Jim Barr · 1 ep
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as Vic Chambers · 1 ep
I'll See You in My Dreams
Movie · as Walter Donaldson
I Was a Communist for the FBI
Movie · as Matt Cvetic
Force of Arms
Movie · as Maj. Blackford
Goodbye, My Fancy
Movie · as Matt Cole
Starlift
Movie · as Frank Lovejoy
The Sound of Fury
Movie · as Howard Tyler
Breakthrough
Movie · as Sgt. Pete Bell
Three Secrets
Movie · as Bob Duffy
In a Lonely Place
Movie · as Brub Nicolai
South Sea Sinner
Movie · as Doc
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Clark, Walter Neff, Uncle Charlie · 1 ep
Home of the Brave
Movie · as Sergeant Mingo
Black Bart
Movie · as Mark Lorimer