Frank Lovejoy
Actor
- Born
- March 28, 1912 · Bronx, New York, USA
- Died
- October 2, 1962 (age 50)
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.
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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.
Known for
In a Lonely Place
May 17, 1950
House of Wax
April 16, 1953
The Hitch-Hiker
March 30, 1953
The Sound of Fury
December 12, 1950
Strategic Air Command
March 25, 1955
Julie
October 17, 1956
Beachhead
February 5, 1954
Shack Out on 101
December 4, 1955
Home of the Brave
May 12, 1949
Three Secrets
October 20, 1950
Finger Man
June 15, 1955
The Crooked Web
November 30, 1955
Acting34
- 1958Cole Younger, Gunfighter as Cole Younger
- 1956Three Brave Men as Capt. Amos Winfield
- 1956The Country Husband as William E. Wiley
- 1956Rendezvous in Black as Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
- 1956Julie as Det. Lt. Pringle
- 1955Shack Out on 101 as Prof. Sam Bastion
- 1955The Crooked Web as Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian
- 1955The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
- 1955Finger Man as Casey Martin
- 1955Mad at the World