Frank Coghlan Jr.
Born
March 15, 1916
Died
September 7, 2009 (93 years old)
Known For
Acting
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.
Known For
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Self
1993
The Republic Pictures Story
Self
1991
The Love God?
Reporter (uncredited)
1969
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Man at Bar (uncredited)
1968
Valley of the Dolls
Reporter (uncredited)
1967
The Love-Ins
Reporter in Park
1967
The Love-Ins
Reporter in Park (uncredited)
1967
The Beverly Hillbillies
Helmsman · (1 episode)
1962
Corvette K-225
Rating
1943
Presenting Lily Mars
Elevator Boy
1943
Lady in a Jam
Young Man (uncredited)
1942
Military Training
Soldier Patient
1941
Uncle Joe
Dick
1941
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Self
1941
Out of the Fog
1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Billy Batson
1941
Love Thy Neighbor
Bellboy
1940
Murder Over New York
Frankie O'Shaughnessy
1940
Remedy for Riches
Bud
1940
Knute Rockne All American
Messenger (uncredited)
1940
Free, Blonde and 21
Sammy, Bellboy
1940
Double Alibi
Newspaper Switchboard Operator
1940
The Fighting 69th
Jimmy (uncredited)
1940
Gone with the Wind
Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
1939
Day-time Wife
Office Boy
1939
Meet Dr. Christian
Bud
1939
Here I Am a Stranger
Office Boy
1939
Dust Be My Destiny
Newsboy (uncredited)
1939
Angels Wash Their Faces
Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
1939
Second Fiddle
Studio Call Boy
1939
It's a Wonderful World
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
1939
Ex-Champ
Bellhop
1939
Boys' Reformatory
Eddie O'Meara
1939
East Side of Heaven
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
1939
The Flying Irishman
Teenager Taking Photograph
1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Boy in Montage (uncredited)
1939
Off the Record
Copyboy (uncredited)
1939
Scouts to the Rescue
Ken - a Boy Scout
1939
Service de Luxe
Bellhop
1938
Blazing Barriers
Tommy McGrath
1937
Let Them Live
Bellhop
1937
Red Lights Ahead
Willie Wallace
1936
Make Way for a Lady
Billy Hopkins
1936
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Eddie Brill, Jockey
1936
Melody in May
Tommy
1936
The Little Red Schoolhouse
Frank 'Frankie' Burke
1936
Happiness C.O.D.
Larry Sherridan
1935
Stranded
Page (uncredited)
1935
It Never Rains
Sonny
1935
Kentucky Blue Streak
Johnny Bradley
1935
Managed Money
Sonny Rogers
1934
Pardon My Pups
Sonny Rogers
1934
What's to Do?
Sonny Rogers
1933
In the Money
Dick Higginbottom
1933
Merrily Yours
James "Sonny" Rogers
1933
Racetrack
Jackie Curtis
1933
Drum Taps
Eric Cartwright
1933
The Last of the Mohicans
Uncas
1932
Man Wanted
Youngster in Store
1932
Hell's House
Shorty
1932
Union Depot
Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
1932
Penrod and Sam
Sam Williams
1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'
Junior
1931
The Public Enemy
Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
1931
It Pays to Advertise
Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
1931
River's End
Mickey
1930
The Girl Said No
Eddie Ward
1930
Square Shoulders
Tad
1929
Marked Money
The Kid
1928
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
1928
A Harp in Hock
Tommy Shannon
1927
The Country Doctor
Sard Jones
1927
The Yankee Clipper
Mickey
1927
Slide, Kelly, Slide
Mickey Martin
1927
Rubber Tires
Charley Stack
1927
Her Man o' War
Peterkin Schultz
1926
Mike
Boy
1926
Whispering Smith
1926
The Skyrocket
Mickey (prologue)
1926
The Great Circus Mystery
(as Junior Coghlan)
1925
The Darling of New York
The Ross Kid
1923
The Spanish Dancer
Page (uncredited)
1923
Cause for Divorce
Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
1923
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Boy (uncredited)
1923
Little Old New York
(uncredited)
1923
Bobbed Hair
Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
1922
The Poverty of Riches
1921
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920