Frank Coghlan Jr.
Actor
- Born
- March 15, 1916 · New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Died
- September 7, 2009 (age 93)
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.
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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
December 15, 1939
The Public Enemy
April 23, 1931
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
October 1, 1923
Valley of the Dolls
December 27, 1967
The Shakiest Gun in the West
July 10, 1968
It's a Wonderful World
May 19, 1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
March 29, 1939
Out of the Fog
June 14, 1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel
March 28, 1941
Hell's House
January 30, 1932
The Fighting 69th
January 27, 1940
Knute Rockne All American
October 5, 1940
Acting88
- 1993Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling as Self
- 1993Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory as Himself
- 1991The Republic Pictures Story as Self
- 1969The Love God? as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1968The Shakiest Gun in the West as Man at Bar (uncredited)
- 1967Valley of the Dolls as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1967The Love-Ins as Reporter in Park, Reporter in Park (uncredited)
- 1943Corvette K-225 as Rating
- 1943Presenting Lily Mars as Elevator Boy
- 1942