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
| Birth Location | New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1916-03-15 |
| Died | 2009-09-07 |
Movies
1993
The Republic Pictures Story
as Self
1991
The Love God?
as Reporter (uncredited)
1969
The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
1968
Valley of the Dolls
as Reporter (uncredited)
1967
The Love-Ins
as Reporter in Park (uncredited)
1967
The Love-Ins
as Reporter in Park
1967
Corvette K-225
as Rating
1943
Presenting Lily Mars
as Elevator Boy
1943
Uncle Joe
as Dick
1941
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
as Self
1941
1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel
as Billy Batson
1941
Love Thy Neighbor
as Bellboy
1940
Murder Over New York
as Frankie O'Shaughnessy
1940
Remedy for Riches
as Bud
1940
Knute Rockne All American
as Messenger (uncredited)
1940
Free, Blonde and 21
as Sammy, Bellboy
1940
Double Alibi
as Newspaper Switchboard Operator
1940
The Fighting 69th
as Jimmy (uncredited)
1940
Gone with the Wind
as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
1939
Day-time Wife
as Office Boy
1939
Meet Dr. Christian
as Bud
1939
Here I Am a Stranger
as Office Boy
1939
Dust Be My Destiny
as Newsboy (uncredited)
1939
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
1939
Second Fiddle
as Studio Call Boy
1939
It's a Wonderful World
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
1939
Ex-Champ
as Bellhop
1939
Boys' Reformatory
as Eddie O'Meara
1939
The Flying Irishman
as Teenager Taking Photograph
1939
East Side of Heaven
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
1939
Off the Record
as Copyboy (uncredited)
1939
Scouts to the Rescue
as Ken - a Boy Scout
1939
Service de Luxe
as Bellhop
1938
Blazing Barriers
as Tommy McGrath
1937
Let Them Live
as Bellhop
1937
Red Lights Ahead
as Willie Wallace
1936
Make Way for a Lady
as Billy Hopkins
1936
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Eddie Brill, Jockey
1936
1936
The Little Red Schoolhouse
as Frank 'Frankie' Burke
1936
Happiness C.O.D.
as Larry Sherridan
1935
Stranded
as Page (uncredited)
1935
1935
Kentucky Blue Streak
as Johnny Bradley
1935
Managed Money
as Sonny Rogers
1934
Pardon My Pups
as Sonny Rogers
1934
What's to Do?
as Sonny Rogers
1933
In the Money
as Dick Higginbottom
1933
Merrily Yours
as James "Sonny" Rogers
1933
Racetrack
as Jackie Curtis
1933
Drum Taps
as Eric Cartwright
1933
The Last of the Mohicans
as Uncas
1932
Man Wanted
as Youngster in Store
1932
Hell's House
as Shorty
1932
Union Depot
as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
1932
Penrod and Sam
as Sam Williams
1931
1931
The Public Enemy
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
1931
It Pays to Advertise
as Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
1931
River's End
as Mickey
1930
The Girl Said No
as Eddie Ward
1930
Square Shoulders
as John W. 'Tad' Collins Jr.
1929
Marked Money
as The Kid
1928
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
1928
A Harp in Hock
as Tommy Shannon
1927
The Country Doctor
as Sard Jones
1927
The Yankee Clipper
as Mickey
1927
Slide, Kelly, Slide
as Mickey Martin
1927
Rubber Tires
as Charley Stack
1927
Her Man o' War
as Peterkin Schultz
1926
Mike
as Boy
1926
1926
The Skyrocket
as Mickey (prologue)
1926
The Great Circus Mystery
as (as Junior Coghlan)
1925
The Darling of New York
as The Ross Kid
1923
The Spanish Dancer
as Page (uncredited)
1923
Cause for Divorce
as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
1923
Little Old New York
as (uncredited)
1923
Bobbed Hair
as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
1922
Frank Coghlan Jr. hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
