Frank Coghlan Jr.
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Public Enemy
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited) 1931
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
as Boy (uncredited) 1923
Valley of the Dolls
as Reporter (uncredited) 1967
The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Man at Bar (uncredited) 1968
It's a Wonderful World
as Elevator Boy (uncredited) 1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Boy in Montage (uncredited) 1939
Out of the Fog
1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel
as Billy Batson 1941
Hell's House
as Shorty 1932
The Fighting 69th
as Jimmy (uncredited) 1940
Knute Rockne All American
as Messenger (uncredited) 1940
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Eddie Brill, Jockey 1936
Dust Be My Destiny
as Newsboy (uncredited) 1939
The Love God?
as Reporter (uncredited) 1969
Day-time Wife
as Office Boy 1939
Murder Over New York
as Frankie O'Shaughnessy 1940