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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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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Valley of the Dolls | Reporter (uncredited) | 1967-12-27 |
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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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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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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 | Self | 1941-08-15 |
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Uncle Joe | Dick | 1941-10-18 |
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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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Out of the Fog | 1941-06-14 | |
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Remedy for Riches | Bud | 1940-11-29 |
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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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Murder Over New York | Frankie O'Shaughnessy | 1940-12-13 |
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Free, Blonde and 21 | Sammy, Bellboy | 1940-03-28 |
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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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Second Fiddle | Studio Call Boy | 1939-06-30 |
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Angels Wash Their Faces | Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited) | 1939-08-26 |
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The Flying Irishman | Teenager Taking Photograph | 1939-04-07 |
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East Side of Heaven | Messenger Boy (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
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Gone with the Wind | Collapsing Soldier (uncredited) | 1939-12-15 |
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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Boy in Montage (uncredited) | 1939-03-29 |
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Dust Be My Destiny | Newsboy (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
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Scouts to the Rescue | Ken - a Boy Scout | 1939-01-17 |
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Meet Dr. Christian | Bud | 1939-11-17 |
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Off the Record | Copyboy (uncredited) | 1939-01-21 |
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Here I Am a Stranger | Office Boy | 1939-09-29 |
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Ex-Champ | Bellhop | 1939-05-11 |
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Day-time Wife | Office Boy | 1939-11-24 |
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It's a Wonderful World | Elevator Boy (uncredited) | 1939-05-19 |
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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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Let Them Live | Bellhop | 1937-04-25 |
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Blazing Barriers | Tommy McGrath | 1937-06-29 |
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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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Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Eddie Brill, Jockey | 1936-08-07 |
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The Little Red Schoolhouse | Frank 'Frankie' Burke | 1936-03-02 |
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Make Way for a Lady | Billy Hopkins | 1936-11-13 |
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Kentucky Blue Streak | Johnny Bradley | 1935-05-01 |
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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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It Never Rains | Sonny | 1935-05-24 |
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Pardon My Pups | Sonny Rogers | 1934-01-25 |
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Managed Money | Sonny Rogers | 1934-02-22 |
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Drum Taps | Eric Cartwright | 1933-01-23 |
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Racetrack | Jackie Curtis | 1933-02-25 |
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Merrily Yours | James "Sonny" Rogers | 1933-10-05 |
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What's to Do? | Sonny Rogers | 1933-11-23 |
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In the Money | Dick Higginbottom | 1933-11-06 |
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Union Depot | Ragged Urchin (uncredited) | 1932-01-14 |
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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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Hell's House | Shorty | 1932-01-30 |
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How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons' | Junior | 1931-07-01 |
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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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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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Let 'Er Go Gallegher | John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher | 1928-01-14 |
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Marked Money | The Kid | 1928-11-11 |
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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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Slide, Kelly, Slide | Mickey Martin | 1927-03-12 |
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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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The Last Frontier | Buddy | 1926-08-16 |
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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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Mike | Boy | 1926-05-10 |
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The Skyrocket | Mickey (prologue) | 1926-02-14 |
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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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The Spanish Dancer | Page (uncredited) | 1923-10-06 |
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Cause for Divorce | Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan) | 1923-10-06 |
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Little Old New York | (uncredited) | 1923-08-01 |
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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 |
