
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1916-03-15
- Died
- 2009-09-07
- Place of birth
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as
- Francis Edward Coghlan Jr. · Frank 'Junior' Coghlan · Frank Coghlan · Frank Coghlin · Junior Coghlan · Junior Coughlan
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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (88)

Gone with the Wind
1939
as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)

Stranded
1935
as Page (uncredited)

The Public Enemy
1931
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

Drum Taps
1933
as Eric Cartwright

The Skyrocket
1926
as Mickey (prologue)

Ex-Champ
1939
as Bellhop

Valley of the Dolls
1967
as Reporter (uncredited)

Boys' Reformatory
1939
as Eddie O'Meara
Blazing Barriers
1937
as Tommy McGrath

The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
as Man at Bar (uncredited)

Union Depot
1932
as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th
1940
as Jimmy (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Newsboy (uncredited)

Second Fiddle
1939
as Studio Call Boy

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923
as Boy (uncredited)

Murder Over New York
1940
as Frankie O'Shaughnessy

Out of the Fog
1941

The Yankee Clipper
1927
as Mickey

Uncle Joe
1941
as Dick

Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Messenger (uncredited)
Marked Money
1928
as The Kid

Merrily Yours
1933
as James "Sonny" Rogers

The Love God?
1969
as Reporter (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Boy in Montage (uncredited)

In the Money
1933
as Dick Higginbottom

Corvette K-225
1943
as Rating

It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Lady in a Jam
1942
as Young Man (uncredited)

Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941
as Billy Batson

Off the Record
1939
as Copyboy (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
as Eddie Brill, Jockey

The Love-Ins
1967
as Reporter in Park / Reporter in Park (uncredited)

East Side of Heaven
1939
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Mike
1926
as Boy

Racetrack
1933
as Jackie Curtis

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
as Self

Penrod and Sam
1931
as Sam Williams

Man Wanted
1932
as Youngster in Store

Double Alibi
1940
as Newspaper Switchboard Operator

Day-time Wife
1939
as Office Boy

Whispering Smith
1926

Remedy for Riches
1940
as Bud

Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)

The Girl Said No
1930
as Eddie Ward

Rubber Tires
1927
as Charley Stack

Hell's House
1932
as Shorty

Love Thy Neighbor
1940
as Bellboy

The Little Red Schoolhouse
1936
as Frank 'Frankie' Burke

Service de Luxe
1938
as Bellhop

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920

River's End
1930
as Mickey

Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Elevator Boy

Let Them Live
1937
as Bellhop

Little Old New York
1923
as (uncredited)

Square Shoulders
1929
as Tad

Kentucky Blue Streak
1935
as Johnny Bradley

Meet Dr. Christian
1939
as Bud

Slide, Kelly, Slide
1927
as Mickey Martin

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
as Self

Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993
as Himself

Pardon My Pups
1934
as Sonny Rogers

Cause for Divorce
1923
as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)

It Pays to Advertise
1931
as Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)

The Spanish Dancer
1923
as Page (uncredited)

Free, Blonde and 21
1940
as Sammy, Bellboy

Managed Money
1934
as Sonny Rogers

Here I Am a Stranger
1939
as Office Boy

What's to Do?
1933
as Sonny Rogers

Red Lights Ahead
1936
as Willie Wallace

The Flying Irishman
1939
as Teenager Taking Photograph

The Last of the Mohicans
1932
as Uncas

Happiness C.O.D.
1935
as Larry Sherridan

Let 'Er Go Gallegher
1928
as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher

The Darling of New York
1923
as The Ross Kid

Scouts to the Rescue
1939
as Ken - a Boy Scout
Melody in May
1936
as Tommy

The Republic Pictures Story
1991
as Self
The Great Circus Mystery
1925
as (as Junior Coghlan)

Make Way for a Lady
1936
as Billy Hopkins

The Last Frontier
1926
as Buddy

The Country Doctor
1927
as Sard Jones
It Never Rains
1935
as Sonny

Her Man o' War
1926
as Peterkin Schultz

A Harp in Hock
1927
as Tommy Shannon

The Poverty of Riches
1921

Bobbed Hair
1922
as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
Military Training
1941
as Soldier Patient

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'
1931
as Junior
About Frank Coghlan Jr.
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… With 89 credits spanning from 1920 to 1993, Frank Coghlan Jr. has appeared in 88 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Frank Coghlan Jr. Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
- Stranded (1935) — as Page (uncredited)
- The Public Enemy (1931) — as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
- Drum Taps (1933) — as Eric Cartwright
- The Skyrocket (1926) — as Mickey (prologue)
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