1916-03-15 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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Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling | Self | 1993-08-31 |
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Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory | Himself | 1993-01-01 |
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The Republic Pictures Story | Self | 1991-03-15 |
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The Love God? | Reporter (uncredited) | 1969-08-01 |
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The Shakiest Gun in the West | Man at Bar (uncredited) | 1968-07-10 |
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The Love-Ins | Reporter in Park | 1967-07-26 |
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The Love-Ins | Reporter in Park (uncredited) | 1967-07-26 |
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Valley of the Dolls | Reporter (uncredited) | 1967-12-27 |
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Corvette K-225 | Rating | 1943-09-29 |
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Presenting Lily Mars | Elevator Boy | 1943-04-29 |
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Lady in a Jam | Young Man (uncredited) | 1942-06-19 |
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Uncle Joe | Dick | 1941-10-18 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 | Self | 1941-08-15 |
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Out of the Fog | 1941-06-14 | |
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Adventures of Captain Marvel | Billy Batson | 1941-03-28 |
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Military Training | Soldier Patient | 1941-11-30 |
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Knute Rockne All American | Messenger (uncredited) | 1940-10-05 |
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The Fighting 69th | Jimmy (uncredited) | 1940-01-27 |
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Remedy for Riches | Bud | 1940-11-29 |
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Murder Over New York | Frankie O'Shaughnessy | 1940-12-13 |
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Love Thy Neighbor | Bellboy | 1940-12-27 |
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Double Alibi | Newspaper Switchboard Operator | 1940-03-01 |
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Free, Blonde and 21 | Sammy, Bellboy | 1940-03-28 |
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Gone with the Wind | Collapsing Soldier (uncredited) | 1939-12-15 |
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It's a Wonderful World | Elevator Boy (uncredited) | 1939-05-19 |
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The Flying Irishman | Teenager Taking Photograph | 1939-04-07 |
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Angels Wash Their Faces | Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited) | 1939-08-26 |
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East Side of Heaven | Messenger Boy (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Boy in Montage (uncredited) | 1939-03-29 |
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Scouts to the Rescue | Ken - a Boy Scout | 1939-01-17 |
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Off the Record | Copyboy (uncredited) | 1939-01-21 |
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Ex-Champ | Bellhop | 1939-05-11 |
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Meet Dr. Christian | Bud | 1939-11-17 |
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Here I Am a Stranger | Office Boy | 1939-09-29 |
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Dust Be My Destiny | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
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Day-time Wife | Office Boy | 1939-11-24 |
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Second Fiddle | Studio Call Boy | 1939-06-30 |
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Boys' Reformatory | Eddie O'Meara | 1939-05-01 |
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Service de Luxe | Bellhop | 1938-10-12 |
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Blazing Barriers | Tommy McGrath | 1937-06-29 |
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Let Them Live | Bellhop | 1937-04-25 |
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The Little Red Schoolhouse | Frank 'Frankie' Burke | 1936-03-02 |
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Red Lights Ahead | Willie Wallace | 1936-11-28 |
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Melody in May | Tommy | 1936-04-30 |
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Make Way for a Lady | Billy Hopkins | 1936-11-13 |
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Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Eddie Brill, Jockey | 1936-08-07 |
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It Never Rains | Sonny | 1935-05-24 |
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Happiness C.O.D. | Larry Sherridan | 1935-10-14 |
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Stranded | Page (uncredited) | 1935-06-29 |
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Kentucky Blue Streak | Johnny Bradley | 1935-05-01 |
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Managed Money | Sonny Rogers | 1934-02-22 |
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Pardon My Pups | Sonny Rogers | 1934-01-25 |
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In the Money | Dick Higginbottom | 1933-11-06 |
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Merrily Yours | James "Sonny" Rogers | 1933-10-05 |
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Drum Taps | Eric Cartwright | 1933-01-23 |
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What's to Do? | Sonny Rogers | 1933-11-23 |
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Racetrack | Jackie Curtis | 1933-02-25 |
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Union Depot | Ragged Urchin (uncredited) | 1932-01-14 |
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Hell's House | Shorty | 1932-01-30 |
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Man Wanted | Youngster in Store | 1932-04-23 |
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The Last of the Mohicans | Uncas | 1932-05-17 |
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It Pays to Advertise | Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan) | 1931-02-18 |
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Penrod and Sam | Sam Williams | 1931-10-01 |
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How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons' | Junior | 1931-07-01 |
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The Public Enemy | Tom as a Boy (uncredited) | 1931-04-23 |
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The Girl Said No | Eddie Ward | 1930-03-15 |
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River's End | Mickey | 1930-11-01 |
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Square Shoulders | Tad | 1929-03-10 |
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Marked Money | The Kid | 1928-11-11 |
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Let 'Er Go Gallegher | John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher | 1928-01-14 |
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Rubber Tires | Charley Stack | 1927-02-07 |
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The Country Doctor | Sard Jones | 1927-08-22 |
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Slide, Kelly, Slide | Mickey Martin | 1927-03-12 |
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The Yankee Clipper | Mickey | 1927-05-07 |
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A Harp in Hock | Tommy Shannon | 1927-10-10 |
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The Last Frontier | Buddy | 1926-08-16 |
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Mike | Boy | 1926-05-10 |
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The Skyrocket | Mickey (prologue) | 1926-02-14 |
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Whispering Smith | 1926-03-28 | |
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Her Man o' War | Peterkin Schultz | 1926-08-25 |
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The Great Circus Mystery | (as Junior Coghlan) | 1925-03-09 |
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The Darling of New York | The Ross Kid | 1923-12-03 |
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A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate | Boy (uncredited) | 1923-10-01 |
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Little Old New York | (uncredited) | 1923-08-01 |
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Cause for Divorce | Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan) | 1923-10-06 |
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The Spanish Dancer | Page (uncredited) | 1923-10-06 |
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Bobbed Hair | Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan) | 1922-01-01 |
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The Poverty of Riches | 1921-11-01 | |
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The Adventures of Daredevil Jack | 1920-06-30 |
