Frank Coghlan Jr.

Born: 1916-03-15, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Died: 2009-09-07

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.

Filmography

• Gone with the Wind (1939)
• The Flying Irishman (1939)
• Valley of the Dolls (1967)
• A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
• The Public Enemy (1931)
• The Love God? (1969)
• The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
• Boys' Reformatory (1939)
• It's a Wonderful World (1939)
• Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
• Union Depot (1932)
• Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
• Knute Rockne All American (1940)
• Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
• Merrily Yours (1933)
• Murder Over New York (1940)
• The Fighting 69th (1940)
• The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
• In the Money (1933)
• Remedy for Riches (1940)
• Corvette K-225 (1943)
• Hell's House (1932)
• Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory (1993)
• The Love-Ins (1967)
• Pardon My Pups (1934)
• The Darling of New York (1923)
• East Side of Heaven (1939)
• Let 'Er Go Gallegher (1928)
• Free, Blonde and 21 (1940)
• The Spanish Dancer (1923)