Frank Coghlan Jr.
AKA: Francis Edward Coghlan Jr.
Birthday: 1916-03-15
Died: 2009-09-07
Birthplace: 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.
Filmography
Character: Eddie Brill, Jockey
Character: Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
Character: Johnny Bradley
Character: Frank 'Frankie' Burke
Character: Willie Wallace
Character: Dick Higginbottom
Character: Larry Sherridan
Character: John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
Character: Eric Cartwright
Character: Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
Character: Boy in Montage (uncredited)
Character: Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Character: Teenager Taking Photograph
Character: Studio Call Boy
Character: Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
Character: Newsboy (uncredited)
Character: Jimmy (uncredited)
Character: Frankie O'Shaughnessy
Character: John W. 'Tad' Collins Jr.
Character: Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Character: Messenger (uncredited)
Character: Sammy, Bellboy
Character: Ken - a Boy Scout
Character: James "Sonny" Rogers
Character: Reporter in Park
Character: Newspaper Switchboard Operator
Character: Man at Bar (uncredited)
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Character: Copyboy (uncredited)
Character: Peterkin Schultz
Character: Page (uncredited)
Character: Youngster in Store
Character: Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
Character: Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
Character: Reporter in Park (uncredited)
Character: Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
Character: (as Junior Coghlan)
Character: Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
Character: Mickey (prologue)
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Character: Page (uncredited)