Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

🎂 15th March 1916 (109 yrs) 📍 New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Known For

Bobbed Hair

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.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Movies Featuring Frank Coghlan Jr.

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling (1993)

as Self
The Republic Pictures Story

The Republic Pictures Story (1991)

as Self
The Love God?

The Love God? (1969)

as Reporter (uncredited)
The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)

as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls

Valley of the Dolls (1967)

as Reporter (uncredited)
The Love-Ins

The Love-Ins (1967)

as Reporter in Park
The Love-Ins

The Love-Ins (1967)

as Reporter in Park (uncredited)
Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225 (1943)

as Rating
Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars (1943)

as Elevator Boy
Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam (1942)

as Young Man (uncredited)
No Image

Military Training (1941)

as Soldier Patient
Uncle Joe

Uncle Joe (1941)

as Dick
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 (1941)

as Self
Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog (1941)

Adventures of Captain Marvel

Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

as Billy Batson
Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor (1940)

as Bellboy
Murder Over New York

Murder Over New York (1940)

as Frankie O'Shaughnessy
Remedy for Riches

Remedy for Riches (1940)

as Bud
Knute Rockne All American

Knute Rockne All American (1940)

as Messenger (uncredited)
Free, Blonde and 21

Free, Blonde and 21 (1940)

as Sammy, Bellboy
Double Alibi

Double Alibi (1940)

as Newspaper Switchboard Operator
The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th (1940)

as Jimmy (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind (1939)

as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
Day-time Wife

Day-time Wife (1939)

as Office Boy
Meet Dr. Christian

Meet Dr. Christian (1939)

as Bud
Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger (1939)

as Office Boy
Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

as Newsboy (uncredited)
Angels Wash Their Faces

Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)

as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle (1939)

as Studio Call Boy
It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World (1939)

as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Ex-Champ

Ex-Champ (1939)

as Bellhop
Boys' Reformatory

Boys' Reformatory (1939)

as Eddie O'Meara
East Side of Heaven

East Side of Heaven (1939)

as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman (1939)

as Teenager Taking Photograph
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)

as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
Off the Record

Off the Record (1939)

as Copyboy (uncredited)
Scouts to the Rescue

Scouts to the Rescue (1939)

as Ken - a Boy Scout
Service de Luxe

Service de Luxe (1938)

as Bellhop
No Image

Blazing Barriers (1937)

as Tommy McGrath
Let Them Live

Let Them Live (1937)

as Bellhop
Red Lights Ahead

Red Lights Ahead (1936)

as Willie Wallace
Make Way for a Lady

Make Way for a Lady (1936)

as Billy Hopkins
Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)

as Eddie Brill, Jockey
No Image

Melody in May (1936)

as Tommy
The Little Red Schoolhouse

The Little Red Schoolhouse (1936)

as Frank 'Frankie' Burke
Happiness C.O.D.

Happiness C.O.D. (1935)

as Larry Sherridan
Stranded

Stranded (1935)

as Page (uncredited)
No Image

It Never Rains (1935)

as Sonny
Kentucky Blue Streak

Kentucky Blue Streak (1935)

as Johnny Bradley
Managed Money

Managed Money (1934)

as Sonny Rogers
Pardon My Pups

Pardon My Pups (1934)

as Sonny Rogers
What's to Do?

What's to Do? (1933)

as Sonny Rogers
In the Money

In the Money (1933)

as Dick Higginbottom
Merrily Yours

Merrily Yours (1933)

as James "Sonny" Rogers
Racetrack

Racetrack (1933)

as Jackie Curtis
Drum Taps

Drum Taps (1933)

as Eric Cartwright
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans (1932)

as Uncas
Man Wanted

Man Wanted (1932)

as Youngster in Store
Hell's House

Hell's House (1932)

as Shorty
Union Depot

Union Depot (1932)

as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam (1931)

as Sam Williams
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons' (1931)

as Junior
The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy (1931)

as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
It Pays to Advertise

It Pays to Advertise (1931)

as Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
River's End

River's End (1930)

as Mickey
The Girl Said No

The Girl Said No (1930)

as Eddie Ward
Square Shoulders

Square Shoulders (1929)

as Tad
No Image

Marked Money (1928)

as The Kid
Let 'Er Go Gallegher

Let 'Er Go Gallegher (1928)

as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
A Harp in Hock

A Harp in Hock (1927)

as Tommy Shannon
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor (1927)

as Sard Jones
The Yankee Clipper

The Yankee Clipper (1927)

as Mickey
Slide, Kelly, Slide

Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927)

as Mickey Martin
Rubber Tires

Rubber Tires (1927)

as Charley Stack
Her Man o' War

Her Man o' War (1926)

as Peterkin Schultz
The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier (1926)

as Buddy
No Image

Mike (1926)

as Boy
Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith (1926)

The Skyrocket

The Skyrocket (1926)

as Mickey (prologue)
No Image

The Great Circus Mystery (1925)

as (as Junior Coghlan)
The Darling of New York

The Darling of New York (1923)

as The Ross Kid
The Spanish Dancer

The Spanish Dancer (1923)

as Page (uncredited)
Cause for Divorce

Cause for Divorce (1923)

as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)

as Boy (uncredited)
Little Old New York

Little Old New York (1923)

as (uncredited)
Bobbed Hair

Bobbed Hair (1922)

as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
The Poverty of Riches

The Poverty of Riches (1921)

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack (1920)