Frank Coghlan Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1916
- Died
- September 7, 2009
- Birthplace
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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.
Filmography
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling 1993
as Self
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory 1993
as Himself
The Republic Pictures Story 1991
as Self
The Love God? 1969
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Shakiest Gun in the West 1968
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls 1967
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Love-Ins 1967
as Reporter in Park, as Reporter in Park (uncredited)
Corvette K-225 1943
as Rating
Presenting Lily Mars 1943
as Elevator Boy
Lady in a Jam 1942
as Young Man (uncredited)
- Military Training
Military Training 1941
as Soldier Patient
Uncle Joe 1941
as Dick
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 1941
as Self
Out of the Fog 1941
Actor
Adventures of Captain Marvel 1941
as Billy Batson
Love Thy Neighbor 1940
as Bellboy
Murder Over New York 1940
as Frankie O'Shaughnessy
Remedy for Riches 1940
as Bud
Knute Rockne All American 1940
as Messenger (uncredited)
Free, Blonde and 21 1940
as Sammy, Bellboy
Double Alibi 1940
as Newspaper Switchboard Operator
The Fighting 69th 1940
as Jimmy (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind 1939
as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
Day-time Wife 1939
as Office Boy
Meet Dr. Christian 1939
as Bud
Here I Am a Stranger 1939
as Office Boy
Dust Be My Destiny 1939
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Angels Wash Their Faces 1939
as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
Second Fiddle 1939
as Studio Call Boy
It's a Wonderful World 1939
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Ex-Champ 1939
as Bellhop
Boys' Reformatory 1939
as Eddie O'Meara
The Flying Irishman 1939
as Teenager Taking Photograph
East Side of Heaven 1939
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 1939
as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
Off the Record 1939
as Copyboy (uncredited)
Scouts to the Rescue 1939
as Ken - a Boy Scout
Service de Luxe 1938
as Bellhop
Blazing Barriers 1937
as Tommy McGrath
Let Them Live 1937
as Bellhop
Red Lights Ahead 1936
as Willie Wallace
Make Way for a Lady 1936
as Billy Hopkins
Charlie Chan at the Race Track 1936
as Eddie Brill, Jockey
- Melody in May
Melody in May 1936
as Tommy
The Little Red Schoolhouse 1936
as Frank 'Frankie' Burke
Happiness C.O.D. 1935
as Larry Sherridan
Stranded 1935
as Page (uncredited)
- It Never Rains
It Never Rains 1935
as Sonny
Kentucky Blue Streak 1935
as Johnny Bradley
Managed Money 1934
as Sonny Rogers
Pardon My Pups 1934
as Sonny Rogers
What's to Do? 1933
as Sonny Rogers
In the Money 1933
as Dick Higginbottom
Merrily Yours 1933
as James "Sonny" Rogers
Racetrack 1933
as Jackie Curtis
Drum Taps 1933
as Eric Cartwright
The Last of the Mohicans 1932
as Uncas
Man Wanted 1932
as Youngster in Store
Hell's House 1932
as Shorty
Union Depot 1932
as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
Penrod and Sam 1931
as Sam Williams
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons' 1931
as Junior
The Public Enemy 1931
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
It Pays to Advertise 1931
as Office Boy
River's End 1930
as Mickey
The Girl Said No 1930
as Eddie Ward
Square Shoulders 1929
as Tad
- Marked Money
Marked Money 1928
as The Kid
Let 'Er Go Gallegher 1928
as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
A Harp in Hock 1927
as Tommy Shannon
The Country Doctor 1927
as Sard Jones
The Yankee Clipper 1927
as Mickey
Slide, Kelly, Slide 1927
as Mickey Martin
Rubber Tires 1927
as Charley Stack
Her Man o' War 1926
as Peterkin Schultz
The Last Frontier 1926
as Buddy
- Mike
Mike 1926
as Boy
Whispering Smith 1926
Actor
The Skyrocket 1926
as Mickey (prologue)
- The Great Circus Mystery
The Great Circus Mystery 1925
as (as Junior Coghlan)
The Darling of New York 1923
as The Ross Kid
Cause for Divorce 1923
as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
The Spanish Dancer 1923
as Page (uncredited)
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate 1923
as Boy (uncredited)
Little Old New York 1923
as (uncredited)
Bobbed Hair 1922
as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
The Poverty of Riches 1921
Actor
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack 1920
Actor
Credits from TMDB.