Frank Coghlan Jr.
Age: 93 | From: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1916-03-15 03:38:12
Death: 2009-09-07 03:38:12
Aliases: Francis Edward Coghlan Jr. , Frank 'Junior' Coghlan , Frank Coghlan , Frank Coghlin , Junior Coghlan , Junior Coughlan , Junior Coughlin
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 44
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Gone with the Wind
(1939) Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
(1931) Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
(1967) Reporter (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
(1939) Boy in Montage (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
(1940) Messenger (uncredited)
Adventures of Captain Marvel
(1941) Billy Batson
Dust Be My Destiny
(1939) Newsboy (uncredited)
Angels Wash Their Faces
(1939) Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Himself | |
| 1991 | Self | |
| 1969 | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | Man at Bar (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Reporter in Park | ||
| Reporter in Park (uncredited) | ||
| 1943 | Rating | |
| Elevator Boy | ||
| 1941 | Dick | |
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Billy Batson | ||
| 1940 | Bellboy | |
| Frankie O'Shaughnessy | ||
| Bud | ||
| Messenger (uncredited) | ||
| Sammy, Bellboy | ||
| Newspaper Switchboard Operator | ||
| Jimmy (uncredited) | ||
| 1939 | Collapsing Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Office Boy | ||
| Bud | ||
| Office Boy | ||
| Newsboy (uncredited) | ||
| Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited) | ||
| Studio Call Boy | ||
| Elevator Boy (uncredited) | ||
| Bellhop | ||
| Eddie O'Meara | ||
| Teenager Taking Photograph | ||
| Messenger Boy (uncredited) | ||
| Boy in Montage (uncredited) | ||
| Copyboy (uncredited) | ||
| Ken - a Boy Scout | ||
| 1938 | Bellhop | |
| 1937 | Tommy McGrath | |
| Bellhop | ||
| 1936 | Willie Wallace | |
| Billy Hopkins | ||
| Eddie Brill, Jockey | ||
| N/A | ||
| Frank 'Frankie' Burke | ||
| 1935 | Larry Sherridan | |
| Page (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Johnny Bradley | ||
| 1934 | Sonny Rogers | |
| Sonny Rogers | ||
| 1933 | Sonny Rogers | |
| Dick Higginbottom | ||
| James "Sonny" Rogers | ||
| Jackie Curtis | ||
| Eric Cartwright | ||
| 1932 | Uncas | |
| Youngster in Store | ||
| Shorty | ||
| Ragged Urchin (uncredited) | ||
| 1931 | Sam Williams | |
| Junior | ||
| Tom as a Boy (uncredited) | ||
| Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan) | ||
| 1930 | Mickey | |
| Eddie Ward | ||
| 1929 | John W. 'Tad' Collins Jr. | |
| 1928 | The Kid | |
| John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher | ||
| 1927 | Tommy Shannon | |
| Sard Jones | ||
| Mickey | ||
| Mickey Martin | ||
| Charley Stack | ||
| 1926 | Peterkin Schultz | |
| Boy | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mickey (prologue) | ||
| 1925 | (as Junior Coghlan) | |
| 1923 | The Ross Kid | |
| Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan) | ||
| (uncredited) | ||
| 1922 | Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan) | |
| 1921 | N/A | |
| 1920 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
