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Frank Lovejoy

Frank Lovejoy

Actor Mar 28 (died age 50) Bronx, New York, USA 1948–1961 (13 year career)
5.8 avg rating

Biography

Frank Andrew Lovejoy Jr. (March 28, 1912 – October 2, 1962) was an American actor in radio, film, and television. He is perhaps best remembered for appearing in the film noir The Hitch-Hiker and for starring in the radio drama Night Beat. Lovejoy was born in the Bronx, New York City, and grew up in New Jersey. He worked on Wall Street as a teenager, but the Great Depression of 1929 cost him his job. He then turned to acting, appearing in touring companies throughout the Northeast. He made his B…

Known For

In a Lonely Place
Film

In a Lonely Place

Brub Nicolai
House of Wax
Film

House of Wax

Tom Brennan
The Hitch-Hiker
Film

The Hitch-Hiker

Gilbert Bowen
The Sound of Fury
Film

The Sound of Fury

Howard Tyler
Strategic Air Command
Film

Strategic Air Command

Ennis Hawkes
Julie
Film

Julie

Det. Lt. Pringle
Home of the Brave
Film

Home of the Brave

Sergeant Mingo
Three Secrets
Film

Three Secrets

Bob Duffy

Filmography

Acting (47)

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Movies (34)

Cole Younger, Gunfighter

Cole Younger, Gunfighter

1958

as Cole Younger

6.2
The Country Husband

The Country Husband

1956

as William E. Wiley

Julie

Julie

1956

as Det. Lt. Pringle

5.8
Rendezvous in Black

Rendezvous in Black

1956

as Self - Announcing Next Week's Show

Three Brave Men

Three Brave Men

1956

as Capt. Amos Winfield

5.9
The Crooked Web

The Crooked Web

1955

as Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian

5.9
Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command

1955

as Ennis Hawkes

6.0
The Americano

The Americano

1955

as Bento Hermany

5.2
Top of the World

Top of the World

1955

as Brad Cantrell

6.3
Mad at the World

Mad at the World

1955

as Police Capt. Tom Lynn

5.7
Shack Out on 101

Shack Out on 101

1955

as Prof. Sam Bastion

5.9
Finger Man

Finger Man

1955

as Casey Martin

5.3
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

1955
Men of the Fighting Lady

Men of the Fighting Lady

1954

as Lt. Cmdr. Grayson

6.2
Beachhead

Beachhead

1954

as Sgt. Fletcher

5.6
House of Wax

House of Wax

1953

as Tom Brennan

6.9
The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker

1953

as Gilbert Bowen

6.8
The System

The System

1953

as John E. 'Johnny' Merrick

4.8
The Charge at Feather River

The Charge at Feather River

1953

as Sgt. Charlie Baker

5.6
She's Back on Broadway

She's Back on Broadway

1953

as John Webber

5.7
Retreat, Hell!

Retreat, Hell!

1952

as Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett

6.3
The Winning Team

The Winning Team

1952

as Rogers Hornsby

5.5
Starlift

Starlift

1951

as Frank Lovejoy

6.1
Force of Arms

Force of Arms

1951

as Maj. Blackford

6.4
I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951

as Walter Donaldson

4.7
Goodbye, My Fancy

Goodbye, My Fancy

1951

as Matt Cole

5.9
I Was a Communist for the FBI

I Was a Communist for the FBI

1951

as Matt Cvetic

5.3
In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

1950

as Brub Nicolai

7.6
Breakthrough

Breakthrough

1950

as Sgt. Pete Bell

7.0
South Sea Sinner

South Sea Sinner

1950

as Doc

5.0
The Sound of Fury

The Sound of Fury

1950

as Howard Tyler

6.4
Three Secrets

Three Secrets

1950

as Bob Duffy

6.4
Home of the Brave

Home of the Brave

1949

as Sergeant Mingo

6.6
Black Bart

Black Bart

1948

as Mark Lorimer

4.5