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Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Actor Mar 15 (died age 93) New Haven, Connecticut, USA 1920–1993 (73 year career)
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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…

Known For

Gone with the Wind
Film

Gone with the Wind

Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
Film

The Public Enemy

Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Film

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

Boy (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
Film

Valley of the Dolls

Reporter (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Film

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Boy in Montage (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
Film

It's a Wonderful World

Elevator Boy (uncredited)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Film

The Shakiest Gun in the West

Man at Bar (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Film

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Eddie Brill, Jockey

Filmography

Acting (88)

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Movies (87)

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)

5.8
The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968

as Man at Bar (uncredited)

6.3
Valley of the Dolls

Valley of the Dolls

1967

as Reporter (uncredited)

6.0
The Love-Ins

The Love-Ins

1967

as Reporter in Park

3.8
Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

as Elevator Boy

6.3
Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

1943

as Rating

6.1
Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam

1942

as Young Man (uncredited)

5.3
Adventures of Captain Marvel

Adventures of Captain Marvel

1941

as Billy Batson

6.3
Uncle Joe

Uncle Joe

1941

as Dick

6.0
Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog

1941
6.2
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

1941

as Self

Military Training

Military Training

1941

as Soldier Patient

Knute Rockne All American

Knute Rockne All American

1940

as Messenger (uncredited)

6.1
Double Alibi

Double Alibi

1940

as Newspaper Switchboard Operator

4.0
The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

1940

as Jimmy (uncredited)

5.5
Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

1940

as Bellboy

6.5
Murder Over New York

Murder Over New York

1940

as Frankie O'Shaughnessy

6.1
Free, Blonde and 21

Free, Blonde and 21

1940

as Sammy, Bellboy

8.0
Remedy for Riches

Remedy for Riches

1940

as Bud

4.8
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)

7.9
Day-time Wife

Day-time Wife

1939

as Office Boy

5.9
Angels Wash Their Faces

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939

as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)

6.4
Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

as Newsboy (uncredited)

6.2
Scouts to the Rescue

Scouts to the Rescue

1939

as Ken - a Boy Scout

Boys' Reformatory

Boys' Reformatory

1939

as Eddie O'Meara

4.0
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

as Boy in Montage (uncredited)

6.9
It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1939

as Elevator Boy (uncredited)

6.4
Off the Record

Off the Record

1939

as Copyboy (uncredited)

6.0
East Side of Heaven

East Side of Heaven

1939

as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

7.1
Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

1939

as Studio Call Boy

4.9
Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger

1939

as Office Boy

7.0
The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman

1939

as Teenager Taking Photograph

4.6
Ex-Champ

Ex-Champ

1939

as Bellhop

6.0
Meet Dr. Christian

Meet Dr. Christian

1939

as Bud

Service de Luxe

Service de Luxe

1938

as Bellhop

6.4
Let Them Live

Let Them Live

1937

as Bellhop

Blazing Barriers

Blazing Barriers

1937

as Tommy McGrath

The Little Red Schoolhouse

The Little Red Schoolhouse

1936

as Frank 'Frankie' Burke

5.5
Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

1936

as Eddie Brill, Jockey

7.1
Red Lights Ahead

Red Lights Ahead

1936

as Willie Wallace

5.2
Make Way for a Lady

Make Way for a Lady

1936

as Billy Hopkins

5.0
Melody in May

Melody in May

1936

as Tommy

Stranded

Stranded

1935

as Page (uncredited)

5.8
Kentucky Blue Streak

Kentucky Blue Streak

1935

as Johnny Bradley

4.0
It Never Rains

It Never Rains

1935

as Sonny

Happiness C.O.D.

Happiness C.O.D.

1935

as Larry Sherridan

6.0
Pardon My Pups

Pardon My Pups

1934

as Sonny Rogers

5.6
Managed Money

Managed Money

1934

as Sonny Rogers

4.6
Merrily Yours

Merrily Yours

1933

as James "Sonny" Rogers

4.8
Racetrack

Racetrack

1933

as Jackie Curtis

Drum Taps

Drum Taps

1933

as Eric Cartwright

4.5
In the Money

In the Money

1933

as Dick Higginbottom

3.5
What's to Do?

What's to Do?

1933

as Sonny Rogers

5.7
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1932

as Uncas

5.8
Man Wanted

Man Wanted

1932

as Youngster in Store

5.1
Union Depot

Union Depot

1932

as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)

5.8
Hell's House

Hell's House

1932

as Shorty

5.1
The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

1931

as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

7.2
Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam

1931

as Sam Williams

6.0
It Pays to Advertise

It Pays to Advertise

1931

as Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)

4.9
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 Girl Said No

The Girl Said No

1930

as Eddie Ward

5.5
River's End

River's End

1930

as Mickey

6.2
Square Shoulders

Square Shoulders

1929

as Tad

Marked Money

Marked Money

1928

as The Kid

Let 'Er Go Gallegher

Let 'Er Go Gallegher

1928

as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher

5.5
Slide, Kelly, Slide

Slide, Kelly, Slide

1927

as Mickey Martin

Rubber Tires

Rubber Tires

1927

as Charley Stack

6.0
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1927

as Sard Jones

6.0
The Yankee Clipper

The Yankee Clipper

1927

as Mickey

6.4
A Harp in Hock

A Harp in Hock

1927

as Tommy Shannon

The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

1926

as Buddy

Mike

Mike

1926

as Boy

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

1926
Her Man o' War

Her Man o' War

1926

as Peterkin Schultz

The Skyrocket

The Skyrocket

1926

as Mickey (prologue)

The Great Circus Mystery

The Great Circus Mystery

1925

as (as Junior Coghlan)

Little Old New York

Little Old New York

1923

as (uncredited)

6.5
The Darling of New York

The Darling of New York

1923

as The Ross Kid

7.0
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923

as Boy (uncredited)

6.8
The Spanish Dancer

The Spanish Dancer

1923

as Page (uncredited)

4.0
Cause for Divorce

Cause for Divorce

1923

as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)

1.0
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