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Frank Coghlan Jr.

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

Born

Mar 15, 1916

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Died

Sep 07, 2009

Known For

Acting

Movies

89 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.3

Known For

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1939 as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
★ 7.9
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls
1967 as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy
1931 as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
★ 7.2
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923 as Boy (uncredited)
★ 6.8
It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World
1939 as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Love God?
The Love God?
1969 as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Shakiest Gun in the West
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968 as Man at Bar (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 as Newsboy (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th
1940 as Jimmy (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam
1942 as Young Man (uncredited)
★ 5.3
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American
1940 as Messenger (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Union Depot
Union Depot
1932 as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Angels Wash Their Faces
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939 as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Love-Ins
The Love-Ins
1967 as Reporter in Park
★ 3.8
The Love-Ins
The Love-Ins
1967 as Reporter in Park (uncredited)
★ 3.8
Ex-Champ
Ex-Champ
1939 as Bellhop
★ 6.0
Out of the Fog
★ 6.2
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936 as Eddie Brill, Jockey
★ 7.1
East Side of Heaven
East Side of Heaven
1939 as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Managed Money
Managed Money
1934 as Sonny Rogers
★ 4.6
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
1943 as Rating
★ 6.1
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941 as Billy Batson
★ 6.3
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle
1939 as Studio Call Boy
★ 4.9
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
1932 as Uncas
★ 5.8
Service de Luxe
Service de Luxe
1938 as Bellhop
★ 6.2
Man Wanted
Man Wanted
1932 as Youngster in Store
★ 5.1
Love Thy Neighbor
Love Thy Neighbor
1940 as Bellboy
★ 6.5
Murder Over New York
Murder Over New York
1940 as Frankie O'Shaughnessy
★ 6.1
The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No
1930 as Eddie Ward
★ 5.5
The Flying Irishman
The Flying Irishman
1939 as Teenager Taking Photograph
★ 4.6
Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 as Elevator Boy
★ 6.3
Stranded
Stranded
1935 as Page (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Let Them Live
Let Them Live
1937 as Bellhop
Little Old New York
Little Old New York
1923 as (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Double Alibi
Double Alibi
1940 as Newspaper Switchboard Operator
★ 4.0
Off the Record
Off the Record
1939 as Copyboy (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Hell's House
Hell's House
1932 as Shorty
★ 5.2
Meet Dr. Christian
Meet Dr. Christian
1939 as Bud
Day-time Wife
Day-time Wife
1939 as Office Boy
★ 5.9
The Spanish Dancer
The Spanish Dancer
1923 as Page (uncredited)
★ 4.0
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
1928 as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
★ 5.5
In the Money
In the Money
1933 as Dick Higginbottom
★ 3.5
Racetrack
Racetrack
1933 as Jackie Curtis
Here I Am a Stranger
Here I Am a Stranger
1939 as Office Boy
★ 7.0
Free, Blonde and 21
Free, Blonde and 21
1940 as Sammy, Bellboy
★ 8.0
Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe
1941 as Dick
★ 6.0
It Pays to Advertise
It Pays to Advertise
1931 as Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
★ 4.9
The Skyrocket
The Skyrocket
1926 as Mickey (prologue)
Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam
1931 as Sam Williams
★ 6.0
Rubber Tires
Rubber Tires
1927 as Charley Stack
★ 6.0
Make Way for a Lady
Make Way for a Lady
1936 as Billy Hopkins
★ 5.0
Boys' Reformatory
Boys' Reformatory
1939 as Eddie O'Meara
★ 4.0
Square Shoulders
Square Shoulders
1929 as Tad
Red Lights Ahead
Red Lights Ahead
1936 as Willie Wallace
★ 5.2
A Harp in Hock
A Harp in Hock
1927 as Tommy Shannon
Her Man o' War
Her Man o' War
1926 as Peterkin Schultz
movie
Blazing Barriers
1937 as Tommy McGrath
Remedy for Riches
Remedy for Riches
1940 as Bud
★ 4.8
Scouts to the Rescue
Scouts to the Rescue
1939 as Ken - a Boy Scout
Drum Taps
Drum Taps
1933 as Eric Cartwright
★ 4.5
The Darling of New York
The Darling of New York
1923 as The Ross Kid
★ 7.0
The Yankee Clipper
The Yankee Clipper
1927 as Mickey
★ 6.4
Merrily Yours
Merrily Yours
1933 as James "Sonny" Rogers
★ 4.8
Bobbed Hair
Bobbed Hair
1922 as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
Happiness C.O.D.
Happiness C.O.D.
1935 as Larry Sherridan
★ 6.0
Kentucky Blue Streak
Kentucky Blue Streak
1935 as Johnny Bradley
★ 4.0
movie
Military Training
1941 as Soldier Patient
The Little Red Schoolhouse
The Little Red Schoolhouse
1936 as Frank 'Frankie' Burke
★ 5.5
River's End
River's End
1930 as Mickey
★ 6.2
What's to Do?
What's to Do?
1933 as Sonny Rogers
★ 5.7
movie
The Great Circus Mystery
1925 as (as Junior Coghlan)
Cause for Divorce
Cause for Divorce
1923 as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
★ 1.0
movie
Melody in May
1936 as Tommy
movie
Marked Money
1928 as The Kid
movie
Mike
1926 as Boy
Slide, Kelly, Slide
Slide, Kelly, Slide
1927 as Mickey Martin
Pardon My Pups
Pardon My Pups
1934 as Sonny Rogers
★ 5.6
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor
1927 as Sard Jones
★ 6.0
movie
It Never Rains
1935 as Sonny
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier
1926 as Buddy