Frank Coghlan Jr.1916 - 2009

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Actor

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Famous

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.

Credits

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
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The Republic Pictures Story
The Republic Pictures Story

1991

Documentary

as Self

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0.1
The Love God?
The Love God?

1969

Comedy

as Reporter (uncredited)

6
0.6
The Shakiest Gun in the West
The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968

Comedy • Family • Western

as Man at Bar (uncredited)

6.2
0.6
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls

1967

Drama • Romance

as Reporter (uncredited)

6
1.7
The Love-Ins
The Love-Ins

1967

Drama

as Reporter in Park

3.8
0.3
The Love-Ins
The Love-Ins

1967

Drama

as Reporter in Park (uncredited)

3.8
0.3
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225

1943

Drama • War

as Rating

6.1
0.4
Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars

1943

Music • Romance

as Elevator Boy

6.1
0.5
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam

1942

Comedy • Romance • Western

as Young Man (uncredited)

5.5
0.3
Military Training
Military Training

1941

Documentary • Drama

as Soldier Patient

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0
Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe

1941

Comedy • Music

as Dick

6
0.3
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

1941

Comedy • Music

as Self

0
0.1
Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog

1941

Crime • Thriller

6.4
0.3
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Adventures of Captain Marvel

1941

Action • Family • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as Billy Batson

6.2
0.4
Love Thy Neighbor
Love Thy Neighbor

1940

Comedy

as Bellboy

6.5
0.3
Murder Over New York
Murder Over New York

1940

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Frankie O'Shaughnessy

6.1
0.4
Remedy for Riches
Remedy for Riches

1940

Comedy

as Bud

4.8
0.3
Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American

1940

Drama

as Messenger (uncredited)

6.1
0.4
Free, Blonde and 21
Free, Blonde and 21

1940

Drama • Romance

as Sammy, Bellboy

8
0.2
Double Alibi
Double Alibi

1940

Adventure • Crime • Mystery

as Newspaper Switchboard Operator

4.5
1.1
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th

1940

Action • Drama • War

as Jimmy (uncredited)

5.4
0.6
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind

1939

Drama • Romance • War

as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)

7.9
7.2
Day-time Wife
Day-time Wife

1939

Comedy • Romance

as Office Boy

6.2
0.3
Meet Dr. Christian
Meet Dr. Christian

1939

Comedy • Drama

as Bud

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0.1
Here I Am a Stranger
Here I Am a Stranger

1939

Drama

as Office Boy

7
0.2
Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Crime • Drama

as Newsboy (uncredited)

6.2
0.2
Angels Wash Their Faces
Angels Wash Their Faces

1939

Drama • Romance

as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)

6.4
0.2
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle

1939

Comedy

as Studio Call Boy

4.9
0.3
It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World

1939

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Romance

as Elevator Boy (uncredited)

6.4
0.5
Ex-Champ
Ex-Champ

1939

Drama

as Bellhop

6
0.3
Boys' Reformatory
Boys' Reformatory

1939

Crime • Drama

as Eddie O'Meara

4
0.3
East Side of Heaven
East Side of Heaven

1939

Comedy • Family

as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

7.1
0.3
The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman

1939

Drama

as Teenager Taking Photograph

4.6
0.2
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

Music • Romance

as Boy in Montage (uncredited)

6.9
0.4
Off the Record
Off the Record

1939

Drama

as Copyboy (uncredited)

6
0.3
Scouts to the Rescue
Scouts to the Rescue

1939

Action • Adventure

as Ken - a Boy Scout

0
0.2
Service de Luxe
Service de Luxe

1938

Comedy

as Bellhop

6.5
0.1
Blazing Barriers
Blazing Barriers

1937

Adventure • Drama

as Tommy McGrath

0
0.1
Let Them Live
Let Them Live

1937

Drama

as Bellhop

0
0.2
Red Lights Ahead
Red Lights Ahead

1936

Comedy • Family

as Willie Wallace

5.2
0.1
Make Way for a Lady
Make Way for a Lady

1936

Comedy

as Billy Hopkins

5
0.1
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Charlie Chan at the Race Track

1936

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Eddie Brill, Jockey

7.1
0.2
Melody in May
Melody in May

1936

Music

as Tommy

0
0.1
The Little Red Schoolhouse
The Little Red Schoolhouse

1936

Drama

as Frank 'Frankie' Burke

5.5
0
Happiness C.O.D.
Happiness C.O.D.

1935

Comedy • Romance

as Larry Sherridan

6
0.1
Stranded
Stranded

1935

Drama • Romance

as Page (uncredited)

5.8
0.5
It Never Rains
It Never Rains

1935

Comedy

as Sonny

0
0.1
Kentucky Blue Streak
Kentucky Blue Streak

1935

Crime • Drama

as Johnny Bradley

4
0.1
Managed Money
Managed Money

1934

Comedy

as Sonny Rogers

4.6
0.1
Pardon My Pups
Pardon My Pups

1934

Comedy

as Sonny Rogers

5.6
0.2
What's to Do?
What's to Do?

1933

Comedy

as Sonny Rogers

5.5
0.2
In the Money
In the Money

1933

Comedy • Drama

as Dick Higginbottom

3.5
0.1
Merrily Yours
Merrily Yours

1933

Comedy

as James "Sonny" Rogers

4.8
0.4
Racetrack
Racetrack

1933

Drama

as Jackie Curtis

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0.2
Drum Taps
Drum Taps

1933

Action • Western

as Eric Cartwright

4.5
0.3
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans

1932

Action • Adventure

as Uncas

6
0.2
Man Wanted
Man Wanted

1932

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Youngster in Store

5.5
0.3
Hell's House
Hell's House

1932

Drama

as Shorty

5.1
0.9
Union Depot
Union Depot

1932

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)

6.1
0.3
Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam

1931

Comedy • Drama

as Sam Williams

6
0.1
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy

1931

Crime • Drama

as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

7.2
1
It Pays to Advertise
It Pays to Advertise

1931

Comedy

as Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)

4.7
0.2
River's End
River's End

1930

Drama • Romance • Western

as Mickey

6.2
0.1
The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No

1930

Comedy • Romance

as Eddie Ward

5.5
0.2
Square Shoulders
Square Shoulders

1929

Crime

as John W. 'Tad' Collins Jr.

0
0.2
Marked Money
Marked Money

1928

Comedy

as The Kid

0
0.1
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
Let 'Er Go Gallegher

1928

Comedy • Crime

as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher

5.5
0
A Harp in Hock
A Harp in Hock

1927

Drama

as Tommy Shannon

0
0.2
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor

1927

Drama

as Sard Jones

6
0.1
The Yankee Clipper
The Yankee Clipper

1927

Drama

as Mickey

6.2
0.2
Slide, Kelly, Slide
Slide, Kelly, Slide

1927

Comedy

as Mickey Martin

0
0.1
Rubber Tires
Rubber Tires

1927

Comedy

as Charley Stack

6
0.3
Her Man o' War
Her Man o' War

1926

Drama

as Peterkin Schultz

0
0
Mike
Mike

1926

Drama

as Boy

0
0.2
Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith

1926

Western

0
0.1
The Skyrocket
The Skyrocket

1926

Drama • Romance

as Mickey (prologue)

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0.2
The Great Circus Mystery
The Great Circus Mystery

1925

Action • Adventure

as (as Junior Coghlan)

0
0
The Darling of New York
The Darling of New York

1923

Crime • Drama

as The Ross Kid

7
0.2
The Spanish Dancer
The Spanish Dancer

1923

History • Romance

as Page (uncredited)

4
0.3
Cause for Divorce
Cause for Divorce

1923

Drama

as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)

1
0.1
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923

Drama • Romance

as Boy (uncredited)

6.8
0.6
Little Old New York
Little Old New York

1923

Comedy • Romance

as (uncredited)

6.4
0.2
Bobbed Hair
Bobbed Hair

1922

Comedy • Romance

as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)

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0.1
The Poverty of Riches
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0.1
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

1920

Action • Adventure • Mystery • Romance • Western

0
0.2

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