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Frank Coghlan Jr.

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMar 15, 1916 (Died at 93)
Zodiac Sign♓Pisces
Place of BirthNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
Career Span1920 – 2009
Known Credits85 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.6

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Also known as:Francis Edward Coghlan Jr.Frank 'Junior' CoghlanFrank CoghlanFrank Coghlin+3 more
Total Works

85

83 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Gone with the Wind
7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939•movie
as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
7.3
The Public Enemy
1931•movie
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
6.7
as Boy (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
6.1
as Reporter (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 85 titles featuring Frank Coghlan Jr.

Gone with the Wind
7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939•movie

as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)

The Public Enemy
7.3
The Public Enemy
1931•movie

as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
6.7

as Boy (uncredited)

Valley of the Dolls
6.1

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9
1 eps

as Helmsman

The Shakiest Gun in the West
6.2

as Man at Bar (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World
6.5

as Elevator Boy (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
7.0

as Boy in Montage (uncredited)

Out of the Fog
6.4
Out of the Fog
1941•movie
Adventures of Captain Marvel
6.4

as Billy Batson

Hell's House
5.2
Hell's House
1932•movie

as Shorty

The Fighting 69th
5.9
The Fighting 69th
1940•movie

as Jimmy (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American
6.1

as Messenger (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at the Race Track
7.1

as Eddie Brill, Jockey

The Love God?
6.0
The Love God?
1969•movie

as Reporter (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny
6.5
Dust Be My Destiny
1939•movie

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Murder Over New York
6.2

as Frankie O'Shaughnessy

Day-time Wife
6.0
Day-time Wife
1939•movie

as Office Boy

Union Depot
6.1
Union Depot
1932•movie

as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)

Presenting Lily Mars
6.4

as Elevator Boy

Little Old New York
6.5

as (uncredited)

Corvette K-225
6.2
Corvette K-225
1943•movie

as Rating

Man Wanted
5.5
Man Wanted
1932•movie

as Youngster in Store

Lady in a Jam
5.6
Lady in a Jam
1942•movie

as Young Man (uncredited)

Service de Luxe
6.6
Service de Luxe
1938•movie

as Bellhop

Angels Wash Their Faces
6.7

as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)

Pardon My Pups
6.0
Pardon My Pups
1934•movie

as Sonny Rogers

Second Fiddle
5.1
Second Fiddle
1939•movie

as Studio Call Boy

Merrily Yours
5.7
Merrily Yours
1933•movie

as James "Sonny" Rogers

Rubber Tires
6.3
Rubber Tires
1927•movie

as Charley Stack

East Side of Heaven
7.4

as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

It Pays to Advertise
5.6

as Office Boy

Managed Money
5.3
Managed Money
1934•movie

as Sonny Rogers

The Yankee Clipper
6.7
The Yankee Clipper
1927•movie

as Mickey

The Flying Irishman
5.0

as Teenager Taking Photograph

Remedy for Riches
5.5
Remedy for Riches
1940•movie

as Bud

Make Way for a Lady
5.5

as Billy Hopkins

Stranded
6.0
Stranded
1935•movie

as Page (uncredited)

Red Lights Ahead
5.6
Red Lights Ahead
1936•movie

as Willie Wallace

The Girl Said No
5.8
The Girl Said No
1930•movie

as Eddie Ward

The Love-Ins
4.8
The Love-Ins
1967•movie

as Reporter in Park

Off the Record
6.4
Off the Record
1939•movie

as Copyboy (uncredited)

The Last of the Mohicans
6.8

as Uncas

What's to Do?
6.5
What's to Do?
1933•movie

as Sonny Rogers

Boys' Reformatory
5.2
Boys' Reformatory
1939•movie

as Eddie O'Meara

River's End
6.4
River's End
1930•movie

as Mickey

Drum Taps
5.5
Drum Taps
1933•movie

as Eric Cartwright

Double Alibi
5.2
Double Alibi
1940•movie

as Newspaper Switchboard Operator

The Little Red Schoolhouse
6.7

as Frank 'Frankie' Burke

In the Money
5.7
In the Money
1933•movie

as Dick Higginbottom

Uncle Joe
7.0
Uncle Joe
1941•movie

as Dick

Let 'Er Go Gallegher
7.0

as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher

The Spanish Dancer
5.0
The Spanish Dancer
1923•movie

as Page (uncredited)

Here I Am a Stranger
7.3

as Office Boy

Love Thy Neighbor
7.3
Love Thy Neighbor
1940•movie

as Bellboy

Free, Blonde and 21
7.3

as Sammy, Bellboy

Ex-Champ
7.3
Ex-Champ
1939•movie

as Bellhop

Cause for Divorce
3.0
Cause for Divorce
1923•movie

as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)

Kentucky Blue Streak
7.0

as Johnny Bradley

Happiness C.O.D.
7.5
Happiness C.O.D.
1935•movie

as Larry Sherridan

Penrod and Sam
7.0
Penrod and Sam
1931•movie

as Sam Williams

The Country Doctor
7.5
The Country Doctor
1927•movie

as Sard Jones

The Darling of New York
8.0

as The Ross Kid

Adventures of Captain Marvel
5.0
12 eps

as William "Billy" Batson

Bobbed Hair
10.0
Bobbed Hair
1922•movie

as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)

8.0

as (as Junior Coghlan)

The Poverty of Riches
7.0
The Skyrocket
10.0
The Skyrocket
1926•movie

as Mickey (prologue)

Whispering Smith
9.0
Whispering Smith
1926•movie
Blazing Barriers
10.0
Blazing Barriers
1937•movie

as Tommy McGrath

Meet Dr. Christian
7.0
Meet Dr. Christian
1939•movie

as Bud

Slide, Kelly, Slide
8.0

as Mickey Martin

Square Shoulders
8.0
Square Shoulders
1929•movie

as Tad

Scouts to the Rescue
10.0

as Ken - a Boy Scout

Her Man o' War
7.0
Her Man o' War
1926•movie

as Peterkin Schultz

Let Them Live
8.0
Let Them Live
1937•movie

as Bellhop

Racetrack
7.0
Racetrack
1933•movie

as Jackie Curtis

A Harp in Hock
7.0
A Harp in Hock
1927•movie

as Tommy Shannon

The Last Frontier
9.0
The Last Frontier
1926•movie

as Buddy

The Republic Pictures Story

as Self