Cast
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Acting
Cast
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Known for
Acting
Born
1916-03-15
From
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died
2009-09-07
Also known as Francis Edward Coghlan Jr., Frank 'Junior' Coghlan, Frank Coghlan
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.
Gone with the Wind
as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
Stranded
as Page (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
Drum Taps
as Eric Cartwright
The Skyrocket
as Mickey (prologue)
Ex-Champ
as Bellhop
Valley of the Dolls
as Reporter (uncredited)
Boys' Reformatory
as Eddie O'Meara
Blazing Barriers
as Tommy McGrath
The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Union Depot
as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
as Jimmy (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
as Studio Call Boy
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
as Boy (uncredited)
Murder Over New York
as Frankie O'Shaughnessy
Out of the Fog
The Yankee Clipper
as Mickey
Uncle Joe
as Dick
Knute Rockne All American
as Messenger (uncredited)
Marked Money
as The Kid
Merrily Yours
as James "Sonny" Rogers
The Love God?
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
In the Money
as Dick Higginbottom
Corvette K-225
as Rating
It's a Wonderful World
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
as Young Man (uncredited)
Adventures of Captain Marvel
as Billy Batson
Off the Record
as Copyboy (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Eddie Brill, Jockey
The Love-Ins
as Reporter in Park
The Love-Ins
as Reporter in Park (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Mike
as Boy
Racetrack
as Jackie Curtis
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
as Self
Penrod and Sam
as Sam Williams
Man Wanted
as Youngster in Store
Double Alibi
as Newspaper Switchboard Operator
Day-time Wife
as Office Boy
Whispering Smith
Remedy for Riches
as Bud
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
The Girl Said No
as Eddie Ward
Rubber Tires
as Charley Stack
Hell's House
as Shorty
Love Thy Neighbor
as Bellboy
The Little Red Schoolhouse
as Frank 'Frankie' Burke
Service de Luxe
as Bellhop
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
River's End
as Mickey
Presenting Lily Mars
as Elevator Boy
Let Them Live
as Bellhop
Little Old New York
as (uncredited)
Square Shoulders
as Tad
Kentucky Blue Streak
as Johnny Bradley
Meet Dr. Christian
as Bud
Slide, Kelly, Slide
as Mickey Martin
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
as Self
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
as Himself
Pardon My Pups
as Sonny Rogers
Cause for Divorce
as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
It Pays to Advertise
as Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
The Spanish Dancer
as Page (uncredited)
Free, Blonde and 21
as Sammy, Bellboy
Managed Money
as Sonny Rogers
Here I Am a Stranger
as Office Boy
What's to Do?
as Sonny Rogers
Red Lights Ahead
as Willie Wallace
The Flying Irishman
as Teenager Taking Photograph
The Last of the Mohicans
as Uncas
Happiness C.O.D.
as Larry Sherridan
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
The Darling of New York
as The Ross Kid
Scouts to the Rescue
as Ken - a Boy Scout
Melody in May
as Tommy
The Republic Pictures Story
as Self
The Great Circus Mystery
as (as Junior Coghlan)
Make Way for a Lady
as Billy Hopkins
The Last Frontier
as Buddy
The Country Doctor
as Sard Jones
It Never Rains
as Sonny
Her Man o' War
as Peterkin Schultz
A Harp in Hock
as Tommy Shannon
The Poverty of Riches
Bobbed Hair
as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
Military Training
as Soldier Patient
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'
as Junior