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Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Born: 1916-03-15 • 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 poster
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993 • Self
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory poster
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993 • Himself
The Republic Pictures Story poster
The Republic Pictures Story
1991 • Self
The Love God? poster
The Love God?
1969 • Reporter (uncredited)
The Shakiest Gun in the West poster
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968 • Man at Bar (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls poster
Valley of the Dolls
1967 • Reporter (uncredited)
The Love-Ins poster
The Love-Ins
1967 • Reporter in Park
The Love-Ins poster
The Love-Ins
1967 • Reporter in Park (uncredited)
Corvette K-225 poster
Corvette K-225
1943 • Rating
Presenting Lily Mars poster
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 • Elevator Boy
Lady in a Jam poster
Lady in a Jam
1942 • Young Man (uncredited)
No Image
Military Training
1941 • Soldier Patient
Uncle Joe poster
Uncle Joe
1941 • Dick
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 poster
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941 • Self
Out of the Fog poster
Out of the Fog
1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel poster
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941 • Billy Batson
Love Thy Neighbor poster
Love Thy Neighbor
1940 • Bellboy
Murder Over New York poster
Murder Over New York
1940 • Frankie O'Shaughnessy
Remedy for Riches poster
Remedy for Riches
1940 • Bud
Knute Rockne All American poster
Knute Rockne All American
1940 • Messenger (uncredited)
Free, Blonde and 21 poster
Free, Blonde and 21
1940 • Sammy, Bellboy
Double Alibi poster
Double Alibi
1940 • Newspaper Switchboard Operator
The Fighting 69th poster
The Fighting 69th
1940 • Jimmy (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind poster
Gone with the Wind
1939 • Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
Day-time Wife poster
Day-time Wife
1939 • Office Boy
Meet Dr. Christian poster
Meet Dr. Christian
1939 • Bud
Here I Am a Stranger poster
Here I Am a Stranger
1939 • Office Boy
Dust Be My Destiny poster
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 • Newsboy (uncredited)
Angels Wash Their Faces poster
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939 • Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
Second Fiddle poster
Second Fiddle
1939 • Studio Call Boy
It's a Wonderful World poster
It's a Wonderful World
1939 • Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Ex-Champ poster
Ex-Champ
1939 • Bellhop
Boys' Reformatory poster
Boys' Reformatory
1939 • Eddie O'Meara
East Side of Heaven poster
East Side of Heaven
1939 • Messenger Boy (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman poster
The Flying Irishman
1939 • Teenager Taking Photograph
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle poster
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 • Boy in Montage (uncredited)
Off the Record poster
Off the Record
1939 • Copyboy (uncredited)
Scouts to the Rescue poster
Scouts to the Rescue
1939 • Ken - a Boy Scout
Service de Luxe poster
Service de Luxe
1938 • Bellhop
No Image
Blazing Barriers
1937 • Tommy McGrath
Let Them Live poster
Let Them Live
1937 • Bellhop
Red Lights Ahead poster
Red Lights Ahead
1936 • Willie Wallace
Make Way for a Lady poster
Make Way for a Lady
1936 • Billy Hopkins
Charlie Chan at the Race Track poster
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936 • Eddie Brill, Jockey
No Image
Melody in May
1936 • Tommy
The Little Red Schoolhouse poster
The Little Red Schoolhouse
1936 • Frank 'Frankie' Burke
Happiness C.O.D. poster
Happiness C.O.D.
1935 • Larry Sherridan
Stranded poster
Stranded
1935 • Page (uncredited)
No Image
It Never Rains
1935 • Sonny
Kentucky Blue Streak poster
Kentucky Blue Streak
1935 • Johnny Bradley
Managed Money poster
Managed Money
1934 • Sonny Rogers
Pardon My Pups poster
Pardon My Pups
1934 • Sonny Rogers
What's to Do? poster
What's to Do?
1933 • Sonny Rogers
In the Money poster
In the Money
1933 • Dick Higginbottom
Merrily Yours poster
Merrily Yours
1933 • James "Sonny" Rogers
Racetrack poster
Racetrack
1933 • Jackie Curtis
Drum Taps poster
Drum Taps
1933 • Eric Cartwright
The Last of the Mohicans poster
The Last of the Mohicans
1932 • Uncas
Man Wanted poster
Man Wanted
1932 • Youngster in Store
Hell's House poster
Hell's House
1932 • Shorty
Union Depot poster
Union Depot
1932 • Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
Penrod and Sam poster
Penrod and Sam
1931 • Sam Williams
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons' poster
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'
1931 • Junior
The Public Enemy poster
The Public Enemy
1931 • Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
It Pays to Advertise poster
It Pays to Advertise
1931 • Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
River's End poster
River's End
1930 • Mickey
The Girl Said No poster
The Girl Said No
1930 • Eddie Ward
Square Shoulders poster
Square Shoulders
1929 • Tad
No Image
Marked Money
1928 • The Kid
Let 'Er Go Gallegher poster
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
1928 • John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
A Harp in Hock poster
A Harp in Hock
1927 • Tommy Shannon
The Country Doctor poster
The Country Doctor
1927 • Sard Jones
The Yankee Clipper poster
The Yankee Clipper
1927 • Mickey
Slide, Kelly, Slide poster
Slide, Kelly, Slide
1927 • Mickey Martin
Rubber Tires poster
Rubber Tires
1927 • Charley Stack
Her Man o' War poster
Her Man o' War
1926 • Peterkin Schultz
The Last Frontier poster
The Last Frontier
1926 • Buddy
No Image
Mike
1926 • Boy
Whispering Smith poster
Whispering Smith
1926
The Skyrocket poster
The Skyrocket
1926 • Mickey (prologue)
No Image
The Great Circus Mystery
1925 • (as Junior Coghlan)
The Darling of New York poster
The Darling of New York
1923 • The Ross Kid
The Spanish Dancer poster
The Spanish Dancer
1923 • Page (uncredited)
Cause for Divorce poster
Cause for Divorce
1923 • Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate poster
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923 • Boy (uncredited)
Little Old New York poster
Little Old New York
1923 • (uncredited)
Bobbed Hair poster
Bobbed Hair
1922 • Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
The Poverty of Riches poster
The Poverty of Riches
1921
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack poster
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920