Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

1916-03-15 – 2009-09-07 (age 93) New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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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.

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Known For

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind

1939

as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)

The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy

1931

as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls

1967

as Reporter (uncredited)

Stranded
Stranded

1935

as Page (uncredited)

The Skyrocket
The Skyrocket

1926

as Mickey (prologue)

Boys' Reformatory
Boys' Reformatory

1939

as Eddie O'Meara

Drum Taps
Drum Taps

1933

as Eric Cartwright

Ex-Champ
Ex-Champ

1939

as Bellhop

Union Depot
Union Depot

1932

as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)

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Blazing Barriers

1937

as Tommy McGrath

The Shakiest Gun in the West
The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968

as Man at Bar (uncredited)

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923

as Boy (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny

1939

as Newsboy (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th

1940

as Jimmy (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American

1940

as Messenger (uncredited)

Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle

1939

as Studio Call Boy

Out of the Fog
Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe

1941

as Dick

Murder Over New York
Murder Over New York

1940

as Frankie O'Shaughnessy

In the Money
In the Money

1933

as Dick Higginbottom