Frank Coghlan Jr.
Known for: Acting
Born: March 15, 1916
Died: September 7, 2009
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
88 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
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Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
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Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993
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The Republic Pictures Story
1991
6.0
The Love God?
1969
6.2
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
6.0
Valley of the Dolls
1967
4.8
The Love-Ins
1967
6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
6.2
Corvette K-225
1943
6.5
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
5.6
Lady in a Jam
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Military Training
1941
7.0
Uncle Joe
1941
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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
6.3
Out of the Fog
1941
6.4
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941
5.0
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941
7.3
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
6.2
Murder Over New York
1940
5.5
Remedy for Riches
1940
6.2
Knute Rockne All American
1940
7.3
Free, Blonde and 21
1940
5.3
Double Alibi
1940
5.8
The Fighting 69th
1940
7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939
6.0
Day-time Wife
1939
7.0
Meet Dr. Christian
1939
7.3
Here I Am a Stranger
1939
6.5
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
6.7
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
5.1
Second Fiddle
1939
6.5
It's a Wonderful World
1939
7.3
Ex-Champ
1939
5.3
Boys' Reformatory
1939
5.0
The Flying Irishman
1939
7.4
East Side of Heaven
1939
7.0
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
6.4
Off the Record
1939
10.0
Scouts to the Rescue
1939
6.6
Service de Luxe
193810.0
Blazing Barriers
1937
8.0
Let Them Live
1937
5.6
Red Lights Ahead
1936
5.5
Make Way for a Lady
1936
7.1
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
19368.0
Melody in May
1936
6.7
The Little Red Schoolhouse
1936
7.5
Happiness C.O.D.
1935
6.0
Stranded
1935NR
It Never Rains
1935
7.0
Kentucky Blue Streak
1935
5.3
Managed Money
1934
6.0
Pardon My Pups
1934
6.5
What's to Do?
1933
5.7
In the Money
1933
5.7
Merrily Yours
1933
7.0
Racetrack
1933
5.5
Drum Taps
1933
6.8
The Last of the Mohicans
1932
5.5
Man Wanted
1932
5.3
Hell's House
1932
6.1
Union Depot
1932
7.0
Penrod and Sam
1931
7.5
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'
1931
7.2
The Public Enemy
1931
5.6
It Pays to Advertise
1931
6.4
River's End
1930
5.8
The Girl Said No
1930
8.0
Square Shoulders
192910.0
Marked Money
1928
7.0
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
1928
7.0
A Harp in Hock
1927
7.5
The Country Doctor
1927
6.7
The Yankee Clipper
1927
8.0
Slide, Kelly, Slide
1927
6.3
Rubber Tires
1927
7.0
Her Man o' War
1926
9.0
The Last Frontier
192610.0
Mike
1926
9.0
Whispering Smith
1926
10.0
The Skyrocket
19268.0
The Great Circus Mystery
1925
8.0
The Darling of New York
1923
5.0
The Spanish Dancer
1923
3.0
Cause for Divorce
1923
6.7
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923
6.5
Little Old New York
1923
10.0
Bobbed Hair
1922
7.0
The Poverty of Riches
1921
10.0
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920