Frank Coghlan Jr.
Acting
- Born:
- 1916-03-15
- Died:
- 2009-09-07
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
The Republic Pictures Story
The Love God?
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Valley of the Dolls
The Love-Ins
The Beverly Hillbillies
Corvette K-225
Presenting Lily Mars
Lady in a Jam
Military Training
Uncle Joe
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Out of the Fog
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Love Thy Neighbor
Murder Over New York
Remedy for Riches
Knute Rockne All American
Free, Blonde and 21
Double Alibi
The Fighting 69th
Gone with the Wind
Day-time Wife
Meet Dr. Christian
Here I Am a Stranger
Dust Be My Destiny
Angels Wash Their Faces
Second Fiddle
It's a Wonderful World
Ex-Champ
Boys' Reformatory
East Side of Heaven
The Flying Irishman
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Off the Record
Scouts to the Rescue
Service de Luxe
Blazing Barriers
Let Them Live
Red Lights Ahead
Make Way for a Lady
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Melody in May
The Little Red Schoolhouse
Happiness C.O.D.
Stranded
It Never Rains
Kentucky Blue Streak
Managed Money
Pardon My Pups
What's to Do?
In the Money
Merrily Yours
Racetrack
Drum Taps
The Last of the Mohicans
Man Wanted
Hell's House
Union Depot
Penrod and Sam
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'
The Public Enemy
It Pays to Advertise
River's End
The Girl Said No
Square Shoulders
Marked Money
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
A Harp in Hock
The Country Doctor
The Yankee Clipper
Slide, Kelly, Slide
Rubber Tires
Her Man o' War
The Last Frontier
Mike
Whispering Smith
The Skyrocket
The Great Circus Mystery
The Darling of New York
The Spanish Dancer
Cause for Divorce
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Little Old New York
Bobbed Hair
The Poverty of Riches
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack