Frank Coghlan Jr.
Acting
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
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movieThe Love God?
1969
Reporter (uncredited)
movieThe Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
Man at Bar (uncredited)
movieValley of the Dolls
1967
Reporter (uncredited)
movieThe Love-Ins
1967
Reporter in Park / Reporter in Park (uncredited)
tvThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Helmsman
movieCorvette K-225
1943
Rating
moviePresenting Lily Mars
1943
Elevator Boy
movieLady in a Jam
1942
Young Man (uncredited)
Military Training
1941
Soldier Patient
movieAdventures of Captain Marvel
1941
Billy Batson
movieLove Thy Neighbor
1940
Bellboy
movieMurder Over New York
1940
Frankie O'Shaughnessy
movieKnute Rockne All American
1940
Messenger (uncredited)
movieFree, Blonde and 21
1940
Sammy, Bellboy
movieDouble Alibi
1940
Newspaper Switchboard Operator
movieThe Fighting 69th
1940
Jimmy (uncredited)
movieGone with the Wind
1939
Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
movieDay-time Wife
1939
Office Boy
movieHere I Am a Stranger
1939
Office Boy
movieDust Be My Destiny
1939
Newsboy (uncredited)
movieAngels Wash Their Faces
1939
Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
movieSecond Fiddle
1939
Studio Call Boy
movieIt's a Wonderful World
1939
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
movieEx-Champ
1939
Bellhop
movieBoys' Reformatory
1939
Eddie O'Meara
movieThe Flying Irishman
1939
Teenager Taking Photograph
movieEast Side of Heaven
1939
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
movieThe Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
Boy in Montage (uncredited)
movieOff the Record
1939
Copyboy (uncredited)
movieScouts to the Rescue
1939
Ken - a Boy Scout
movieService de Luxe
1938
Bellhop
Blazing Barriers
1937
Tommy McGrath
movieLet Them Live
1937
Bellhop
movieRed Lights Ahead
1936
Willie Wallace
movieMake Way for a Lady
1936
Billy Hopkins
movieCharlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
Eddie Brill, Jockey
movieThe Little Red Schoolhouse
1936
Frank 'Frankie' Burke
movieHappiness C.O.D.
1935
Larry Sherridan
movieStranded
1935
Page (uncredited)
movieKentucky Blue Streak
1935
Johnny Bradley
movieManaged Money
1934
Sonny Rogers
moviePardon My Pups
1934
Sonny Rogers
movieWhat's to Do?
1933
Sonny Rogers
movieIn the Money
1933
Dick Higginbottom
movieMerrily Yours
1933
James "Sonny" Rogers
movieRacetrack
1933
Jackie Curtis
movieDrum Taps
1933
Eric Cartwright
movieMan Wanted
1932
Youngster in Store
movieHell's House
1932
Shorty
movieUnion Depot
1932
Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
moviePenrod and Sam
1931
Sam Williams
movieThe Public Enemy
1931
Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
movieIt Pays to Advertise
1931
Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
movieRiver's End
1930
Mickey
movieThe Girl Said No
1930
Eddie Ward
movieLet 'Er Go Gallegher
1928
John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
movieA Harp in Hock
1927
Tommy Shannon
movieThe Country Doctor
1927
Sard Jones
movieSlide, Kelly, Slide
1927
Mickey Martin
movieRubber Tires
1927
Charley Stack
movieHer Man o' War
1926
Peterkin Schultz
movieThe Skyrocket
1926
Mickey (prologue)
The Great Circus Mystery
1925
(as Junior Coghlan)
movieThe Darling of New York
1923
The Ross Kid
movieThe Spanish Dancer
1923
Page (uncredited)
movieCause for Divorce
1923
Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
movieA Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923
Boy (uncredited)
movieLittle Old New York
1923
(uncredited)
movieBobbed Hair
1922
Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
