Acting
Frank Coghlan Jr.
EN cinema · 88 credits
Born
15 March 1916
Died
7 September 2009 (aged 93)
Birthplace
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Also known as Francis Edward Coghlan Jr. · Frank 'Junior' Coghlan · Frank Coghlan · Frank Coghlin · Junior Coghlan · Junior Coughlan
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
The Love God?
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Love-Ins
as Reporter in Park, as Reporter in Park (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
as Rating
Presenting Lily Mars
as Elevator Boy
Lady in a Jam
as Young Man (uncredited)
Adventures of Captain Marvel
as Billy Batson
Uncle Joe
as Dick
Military Training
1941
Military Training
as Soldier Patient
Murder Over New York
as Frankie O'Shaughnessy
The Fighting 69th
as Jimmy (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
as Messenger (uncredited)
Love Thy Neighbor
as Bellboy
Free, Blonde and 21
as Sammy, Bellboy
Double Alibi
as Newspaper Switchboard Operator
Boys' Reformatory
as Eddie O'Meara
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
as Teenager Taking Photograph
It's a Wonderful World
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
as Studio Call Boy
Gone with the Wind
as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
Day-time Wife
as Office Boy
Dust Be My Destiny
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Here I Am a Stranger
as Office Boy
Scouts to the Rescue
as Ken - a Boy Scout
Off the Record
as Copyboy (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
as Bellhop
Service de Luxe
as Bellhop
Blazing Barriers
as Tommy McGrath
Let Them Live
as Bellhop
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Eddie Brill, Jockey
The Little Red Schoolhouse
as Frank 'Frankie' Burke
Red Lights Ahead
as Willie Wallace
Make Way for a Lady
as Billy Hopkins
Kentucky Blue Streak
as Johnny Bradley
Happiness C.O.D.
as Larry Sherridan
Stranded
as Page (uncredited)
Pardon My Pups
as Sonny Rogers
Managed Money
as Sonny Rogers
Merrily Yours
as James "Sonny" Rogers
What's to Do?
as Sonny Rogers
In the Money
as Dick Higginbottom
Drum Taps
as Eric Cartwright
Racetrack
as Jackie Curtis
Hell's House
as Shorty
Man Wanted
as Youngster in Store
Union Depot
as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
It Pays to Advertise
as Office Boy
The Public Enemy
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
Penrod and Sam
as Sam Williams
River's End
as Mickey
The Girl Said No
as Eddie Ward
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
Rubber Tires
as Charley Stack
The Yankee Clipper
as Mickey
The Country Doctor
as Sard Jones
Slide, Kelly, Slide
as Mickey Martin
A Harp in Hock
as Tommy Shannon
The Skyrocket
as Mickey (prologue)
Her Man o' War
as Peterkin Schultz
The Last Frontier
as Buddy
The Great Circus Mystery
1925
The Great Circus Mystery
as (as Junior Coghlan)
Little Old New York
as (uncredited)
The Spanish Dancer
as Page (uncredited)
The Darling of New York
as The Ross Kid
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
as Boy (uncredited)
Cause for Divorce
as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
Bobbed Hair
as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
