Frank Coghlan Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-03-15

Day of death

2009-09-07 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Biography

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

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Love Thy Neighbor

    Love Thy Neighbor

  • A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

    A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

    Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

  • Military Training

    Military Training

  • Murder Over New York

    Murder Over New York

  • Whispering Smith

    Whispering Smith

  • Happiness C.O.D.

    Happiness C.O.D.

  • Blazing Barriers

    Blazing Barriers

  • Drum Taps

    Drum Taps

  • The Public Enemy

    The Public Enemy

  • Square Shoulders

    Square Shoulders

  • Angels Wash Their Faces

    Angels Wash Their Faces

  • Stranded

    Stranded

  • Union Depot

    Union Depot

  • The Shakiest Gun in the West

    The Shakiest Gun in the West

  • Uncle Joe

    Uncle Joe

  • Valley of the Dolls

    Valley of the Dolls

  • Adventures of Captain Marvel

    Adventures of Captain Marvel

  • The Poverty of Riches

    The Poverty of Riches

  • The Darling of New York

    The Darling of New York

  • Rubber Tires

    Rubber Tires

  • Penrod and Sam

    Penrod and Sam

  • It Pays to Advertise

    It Pays to Advertise

  • Mike

    Mike

  • A Harp in Hock

    A Harp in Hock

  • River's End

    River's End

  • Man Wanted

    Man Wanted

  • The Love God?

    The Love God?

  • Out of the Fog

    Out of the Fog

  • Ex-Champ

    Ex-Champ

  • The Little Red Schoolhouse

    The Little Red Schoolhouse

  • Remedy for Riches

    Remedy for Riches

  • Double Alibi

    Double Alibi

  • Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

  • Scouts to the Rescue

    Scouts to the Rescue

  • The Great Circus Mystery

    The Great Circus Mystery

  • The Last Frontier

    The Last Frontier

  • Day-time Wife

    Day-time Wife

  • The Spanish Dancer

    The Spanish Dancer

  • East Side of Heaven

    East Side of Heaven

  • It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World

  • The Love-Ins

    The Love-Ins

  • The Love-Ins

    The Love-Ins

  • Lady in a Jam

    Lady in a Jam

  • The Fighting 69th

    The Fighting 69th

  • Hell's House

    Hell's House

  • The Girl Said No

    The Girl Said No

  • The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

  • Off the Record

    Off the Record

  • The Last of the Mohicans

    The Last of the Mohicans

  • Bobbed Hair

    Bobbed Hair

  • Dust Be My Destiny

    Dust Be My Destiny

  • The Republic Pictures Story

    The Republic Pictures Story

  • Presenting Lily Mars

    Presenting Lily Mars

  • Here I Am a Stranger

    Here I Am a Stranger

  • In the Money

    In the Money

  • Meet Dr. Christian

    Meet Dr. Christian

  • Her Man o' War

    Her Man o' War

  • Knute Rockne All American

    Knute Rockne All American

  • The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

  • Charlie Chan at the Race Track

    Charlie Chan at the Race Track

  • Let Them Live

    Let Them Live

  • Boys' Reformatory

    Boys' Reformatory

  • Make Way for a Lady

    Make Way for a Lady

  • Slide, Kelly, Slide

    Slide, Kelly, Slide

  • Free, Blonde and 21

    Free, Blonde and 21

  • Service de Luxe

    Service de Luxe

  • Kentucky Blue Streak

    Kentucky Blue Streak

  • Second Fiddle

    Second Fiddle

  • Corvette K-225

    Corvette K-225

  • The Flying Irishman

    The Flying Irishman

  • What's to Do?

    What's to Do?

  • Racetrack

    Racetrack

  • The Yankee Clipper

    The Yankee Clipper

  • Red Lights Ahead

    Red Lights Ahead

  • Melody in May

    Melody in May

  • Marked Money

    Marked Money

  • The Skyrocket

    The Skyrocket

  • Pardon My Pups

    Pardon My Pups

  • Let 'Er Go Gallegher

    Let 'Er Go Gallegher

  • The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

    The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

  • Merrily Yours

    Merrily Yours

  • Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

    Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

  • Managed Money

    Managed Money

  • It Never Rains

    It Never Rains

  • Cause for Divorce

    Cause for Divorce

  • How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'

    How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'