Frank Coghlan Jr.
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1916-03-15
- Died
- 2009-09-07
- Place of birth
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as
- Francis Edward Coghlan Jr. · Frank 'Junior' Coghlan · Frank Coghlan · Frank Coghlin · Junior Coghlan · Junior Coughlan
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
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Helmsman
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
1967
as Reporter (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Boys' Reformatory
1939
as Eddie O'Meara
The Public Enemy
1931
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
TV Shows (1)
Movies (88)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
1967
as Reporter (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Boys' Reformatory
1939
as Eddie O'Meara
The Public Enemy
1931
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
Man Wanted
1932
as Youngster in Store
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923
as Boy (uncredited)
Merrily Yours
1933
as James "Sonny" Rogers
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Messenger (uncredited)
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941
as Billy Batson
In the Money
1933
as Dick Higginbottom
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Elevator Boy
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Jimmy (uncredited)
Let Them Live
1937
as Bellhop
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993
as Himself
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
as Eddie Brill, Jockey
Pardon My Pups
1934
as Sonny Rogers
Second Fiddle
1939
as Studio Call Boy
The Flying Irishman
1939
as Teenager Taking Photograph
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Union Depot
1932
as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
Here I Am a Stranger
1939
as Office Boy
Corvette K-225
1943
as Rating
Day-time Wife
1939
as Office Boy
Murder Over New York
1940
as Frankie O'Shaughnessy
The Love-Ins
1967
as Reporter in Park / Reporter in Park (uncredited)
Service de Luxe
1938
as Bellhop
Off the Record
1939
as Copyboy (uncredited)
Make Way for a Lady
1936
as Billy Hopkins
The Yankee Clipper
1927
as Mickey
Double Alibi
1940
as Newspaper Switchboard Operator
The Spanish Dancer
1923
as Page (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
1939
as Bellhop
Meet Dr. Christian
1939
as Bud
East Side of Heaven
1939
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Young Man (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
1941
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
as Bellboy
Scouts to the Rescue
1939
as Ken - a Boy Scout
Rubber Tires
1927
as Charley Stack
Stranded
1935
as Page (uncredited)
Whispering Smith
1926
The Little Red Schoolhouse
1936
as Frank 'Frankie' Burke
The Love God?
1969
as Reporter (uncredited)
River's End
1930
as Mickey
The Last of the Mohicans
1932
as Uncas
Remedy for Riches
1940
as Bud
The Girl Said No
1930
as Eddie Ward
Square Shoulders
1929
as Tad
It Pays to Advertise
1931
as Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
Red Lights Ahead
1936
as Willie Wallace
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
1928
as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
Free, Blonde and 21
1940
as Sammy, Bellboy
The Last Frontier
1926
as Buddy
Little Old New York
1923
as (uncredited)
Drum Taps
1933
as Eric Cartwright
Kentucky Blue Streak
1935
as Johnny Bradley
Mike
1926
as Boy
Uncle Joe
1941
as Dick
Her Man o' War
1926
as Peterkin Schultz
The Country Doctor
1927
as Sard Jones
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
as Self
Penrod and Sam
1931
as Sam Williams
The Darling of New York
1923
as The Ross Kid
The Republic Pictures Story
1991
as Self
Slide, Kelly, Slide
1927
as Mickey Martin
Military Training
1941
as Soldier Patient
Hell's House
1932
as Shorty
The Skyrocket
1926
as Mickey (prologue)
Melody in May
1936
as Tommy
What's to Do?
1933
as Sonny Rogers
Blazing Barriers
1937
as Tommy McGrath
Marked Money
1928
as The Kid
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'
1931
as Junior
Managed Money
1934
as Sonny Rogers
Happiness C.O.D.
1935
as Larry Sherridan
Cause for Divorce
1923
as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
A Harp in Hock
1927
as Tommy Shannon
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920
Bobbed Hair
1922
as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
as Self
The Poverty of Riches
1921
It Never Rains
1935
as Sonny
Racetrack
1933
as Jackie Curtis
The Great Circus Mystery
1925
as (as Junior Coghlan)
About Frank Coghlan Jr.
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… With 89 credits spanning from 1920 to 1993, Frank Coghlan Jr. has appeared in 88 films and 1 TV show.
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- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
- Valley of the Dolls (1967) — as Reporter (uncredited)
- It's a Wonderful World (1939) — as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
- Boys' Reformatory (1939) — as Eddie O'Meara
- The Public Enemy (1931) — as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
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