Sign in to access your watchlist, history, and more.

Create Account
Frank Coghlan Jr.
🎭 Acting

Frank Coghlan Jr.

March 15, 1916 (age 93)
September 7, 2009
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Male
89
1

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…

Movies

89 credits
Gone with the Wind
★ 7.9
+
Gone with the Wind
1939 as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
★ 7.3
+
The Public Enemy
1931 as Tom as a Boy…
Valley of the Dolls
★ 6.0
+
Valley of the Dolls
1967 as Reporter (uncredited)
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate Movie
★ 6.8
Drama, Romance
1923 Drama, Romance
The Shakiest Gun in the West
★ 6.3
+
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968 as Man at Bar (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
★ 6.5
+
It's a Wonderful World
1939 as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Presenting Lily Mars
★ 6.4
+
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 as Elevator Boy
Lady in a Jam
★ 5.6
+
Lady in a Jam
1942 as Young Man (uncredited)
Corvette K-225
★ 6.2
+
Corvette K-225
1943 as Rating
The Love God?
★ 6.0
+
The Love God?
1969 as Reporter (uncredited)
Angels Wash Their Faces
★ 6.7
+
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939 as Al - Boy Working…
The Girl Said No
★ 5.8
+
The Girl Said No
1930 as Eddie Ward
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
★ 7.0
+
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
★ 6.3
+
Out of the Fog
1941
Knute Rockne All American
★ 6.2
+
Knute Rockne All American
1940 as Messenger (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
★ 5.1
+
Second Fiddle
1939 as Studio Call Boy
The Flying Irishman
★ 5.0
+
The Flying Irishman
1939 as Teenager Taking Photograph
Ex-Champ
★ 7.3
+
Ex-Champ
1939 as Bellhop
Scouts to the Rescue
★ 10.0
+
Scouts to the Rescue
1939 as Ken - a Boy…
Murder Over New York
★ 6.2
+
Murder Over New York
1940 as Frankie O'Shaughnessy
The Love-Ins
★ 4.8
+
The Love-Ins
1967 as Reporter in Park
The Love-Ins
★ 4.8
+
The Love-Ins
1967 as Reporter in Park (uncredited)
Day-time Wife
★ 6.0
+
Day-time Wife
1939 as Office Boy
Adventures of Captain Marvel
★ 6.4
+
Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941 as Billy Batson
Dust Be My Destiny
★ 6.5
+
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 as Newsboy (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
★ 5.8
+
The Fighting 69th
1940 as Jimmy (uncredited)
Hell's House
★ 5.3
+
Hell's House
1932 as Shorty
Free, Blonde and 21
★ 8.5
+
Free, Blonde and 21
1940 as Sammy, Bellboy
Union Depot
★ 6.0
+
Union Depot
1932 as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
River's End
★ 6.4
+
River's End
1930 as Mickey

TV Shows

1 credits
The Beverly Hillbillies TV
★ 6.9
PRO
Comedy, Family
1962 Comedy, Family
watching now