Frank Coghlan Jr.

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
March 15, 1916 (93 years old)
Died
September 7, 2009
Place of Birth
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Romance Comedy
Career Span
1920 – 1993

Frank Coghlan Jr.

8 wins
19 nominations
8 Oscars
87 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Mar 15, 1916
From
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1920 – 1993

Known For

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
Hell's House
Hell's House
1932
as Shorty
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy
1931
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls
1967
as Reporter (uncredited)
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923
as Boy (uncredited)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
The Love God?
The Love God?
1969
as Reporter (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Young Man (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog
1941
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225
1943
as Rating

Frequent Collaborators

Wallis Clark
Wallis Clark
2 shared projects
in "Hell's House"
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Shep Houghton
Shep Houghton
2 shared projects
in "Valley of the Dolls"
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Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
2 shared projects
in "The Public Enemy"
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Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
2 shared projects
in "A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate"
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James A. Marcus
James A. Marcus
2 shared projects
in "A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate"
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Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
1 shared project
in "Gone with the Wind"
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Clark Gable
Clark Gable
1 shared project
in "Gone with the Wind"
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Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland
1 shared project
in "Gone with the Wind"
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Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard
1 shared project
in "Gone with the Wind"
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Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel
1 shared project
in "Gone with the Wind"
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Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
1 shared project
in "Gone with the Wind"
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Barbara O'Neil
Barbara O'Neil
1 shared project
in "Gone with the Wind"
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Award Recognition

8
Wins
19
Nominations
8
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1993

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling as Self

1991

The Republic Pictures Story as Self

1969

The Love God? as Reporter (uncredited) Award

1968

The Shakiest Gun in the West as Man at Bar (uncredited) Award

1967

Valley of the Dolls as Reporter (uncredited) Award
The Love-Ins as Reporter in Park
The Love-Ins as Reporter in Park (uncredited)

1943

Corvette K-225 as Rating Award
Presenting Lily Mars as Elevator Boy

1942

Lady in a Jam as Young Man (uncredited) Award

1941

Out of the Fog Award
Adventures of Captain Marvel as Billy Batson Award
Uncle Joe as Dick
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 as Self
Military Training as Soldier Patient

1940

The Fighting 69th as Jimmy (uncredited) Award
Knute Rockne All American as Messenger (uncredited)
Free, Blonde and 21 as Sammy, Bellboy
Double Alibi as Newspaper Switchboard Operator
Love Thy Neighbor as Bellboy
Murder Over New York as Frankie O'Shaughnessy
Remedy for Riches as Bud

1939

Gone with the Wind as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited) Award
It's a Wonderful World as Elevator Boy (uncredited) Award
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle as Boy in Montage (uncredited) Award
The Flying Irishman as Teenager Taking Photograph Award
Angels Wash Their Faces as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited) Award
Dust Be My Destiny as Newsboy (uncredited) Award
Off the Record as Copyboy (uncredited)
Second Fiddle as Studio Call Boy
Ex-Champ as Bellhop
Day-time Wife as Office Boy
East Side of Heaven as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Scouts to the Rescue as Ken - a Boy Scout
Here I Am a Stranger as Office Boy
Meet Dr. Christian as Bud
Boys' Reformatory as Eddie O'Meara

1938

Service de Luxe as Bellhop

1937

Let Them Live as Bellhop
Blazing Barriers as Tommy McGrath

1936

Red Lights Ahead as Willie Wallace
Make Way for a Lady as Billy Hopkins
The Little Red Schoolhouse as Frank 'Frankie' Burke
Charlie Chan at the Race Track as Eddie Brill, Jockey
Melody in May as Tommy

1935

Stranded as Page (uncredited)
It Never Rains as Sonny
Happiness C.O.D. as Larry Sherridan
Kentucky Blue Streak as Johnny Bradley

1934

Managed Money as Sonny Rogers
Pardon My Pups as Sonny Rogers

1933

Drum Taps as Eric Cartwright
Racetrack as Jackie Curtis
What's to Do? as Sonny Rogers
Merrily Yours as James "Sonny" Rogers
In the Money as Dick Higginbottom

1932

Hell's House as Shorty Award
Union Depot as Ragged Urchin (uncredited) Award
Man Wanted as Youngster in Store
The Last of the Mohicans as Uncas

1931

The Public Enemy as Tom as a Boy (uncredited) Award
It Pays to Advertise as Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
Penrod and Sam as Sam Williams
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons' as Junior

1930

The Girl Said No as Eddie Ward
River's End as Mickey

1929

Square Shoulders as John W. 'Tad' Collins Jr.

1928

Let 'Er Go Gallegher as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
Marked Money as The Kid

1927

The Country Doctor as Sard Jones
The Yankee Clipper as Mickey
Rubber Tires as Charley Stack
Slide, Kelly, Slide as Mickey Martin
A Harp in Hock as Tommy Shannon

1926

The Skyrocket as Mickey (prologue) Award
Mike as Boy
Whispering Smith
Her Man o' War as Peterkin Schultz

1925

The Great Circus Mystery as (as Junior Coghlan)

1923

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate as Boy (uncredited) Award
The Darling of New York as The Ross Kid Award
Little Old New York as (uncredited)
The Spanish Dancer as Page (uncredited)
Cause for Divorce as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)

1922

Bobbed Hair as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)

1921

The Poverty of Riches

1920

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Gone with the Wind
The Public Enemy
Valley of the Dolls
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
It's a Wonderful World
The Love God?

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