Frank Coghlan Jr.
Acting
Born: 1916-03-15 in 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
Gone with the Wind
Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Boy (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
Reporter (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies
Helmsman
It's a Wonderful World
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Man at Bar (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Boy in Montage (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Billy Batson
Hell's House
Shorty
The Fighting 69th
Jimmy (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
Messenger (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Eddie Brill, Jockey
The Love God?
Reporter (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
Newsboy (uncredited)
Murder Over New York
Frankie O'Shaughnessy
Day-time Wife
Office Boy
Union Depot
Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
Little Old New York
(uncredited)
Corvette K-225
Rating
Presenting Lily Mars
Elevator Boy
Man Wanted
Youngster in Store
Lady in a Jam
Young Man (uncredited)
Service de Luxe
Bellhop
Angels Wash Their Faces
Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
Pardon My Pups
Sonny Rogers
Second Fiddle
Studio Call Boy
Merrily Yours
James "Sonny" Rogers
Rubber Tires
Charley Stack
East Side of Heaven
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
It Pays to Advertise
Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
Managed Money
Sonny Rogers
The Yankee Clipper
Mickey
The Flying Irishman
Teenager Taking Photograph
Remedy for Riches
Bud
Make Way for a Lady
Billy Hopkins
Stranded
Page (uncredited)
Red Lights Ahead
Willie Wallace
The Girl Said No
Eddie Ward