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 acting and appeared in television, films, and commercials.

Known For: Acting

Born: New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 1916-03-15

Died: 2009-09-07

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1920	The Adventures of Daredevil Jack		0
2	1921	The Poverty of Riches		0
3	1922	Bobbed Hair	Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)	0
4	1923	Little Old New York	(uncredited)	64
5	1923	A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate	Boy (uncredited)	68
6	1923	The Spanish Dancer	Page (uncredited)	40
7	1923	Cause for Divorce	Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)	10
8	1923	The Darling of New York	The Ross Kid	70
9	1925	The Great Circus Mystery	(as Junior Coghlan)	0
10	1926	The Skyrocket	Mickey (prologue)	0
11	1926	Whispering Smith		0
12	1926	Mike	Boy	0
13	1926	Her Man o' War	Peterkin Schultz	0
14	1927	Rubber Tires	Charley Stack	65
15	1927	Slide, Kelly, Slide	Mickey Martin	0
16	1927	The Yankee Clipper	Mickey	62
17	1927	The Country Doctor	Sard Jones	60
18	1927	A Harp in Hock	Tommy Shannon	0
19	1928	Let 'Er Go Gallegher	John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher	55
20	1928	Marked Money	The Kid	0
21	1929	Square Shoulders	John W. 'Tad' Collins Jr.	0
22	1930	The Girl Said No	Eddie Ward	55
23	1930	River's End	Mickey	62
24	1931	It Pays to Advertise	Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)	47
25	1931	The Public Enemy	Tom as a Boy (uncredited)	72
26	1931	How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'	Junior	0
27	1931	Penrod and Sam	Sam Williams	60
28	1932	Union Depot	Ragged Urchin (uncredited)	61
29	1932	Hell's House	Shorty	53
30	1932	Man Wanted	Youngster in Store	55
31	1932	The Last of the Mohicans	Uncas	60
32	1933	Drum Taps	Eric Cartwright	45
33	1933	Racetrack	Jackie Curtis	0
34	1933	Merrily Yours	James "Sonny" Rogers	58
35	1933	In the Money	Dick Higginbottom	35
36	1933	What's to Do?	Sonny Rogers	50
37	1934	Pardon My Pups	Sonny Rogers	55
38	1934	Managed Money	Sonny Rogers	42
39	1935	Kentucky Blue Streak	Johnny Bradley	40
40	1935	It Never Rains		0
41	1935	Stranded	Page (uncredited)	58
42	1935	Happiness C.O.D.	Larry Sherridan	60
43	1936	The Little Red Schoolhouse	Frank 'Frankie' Burke	55
44	1936	Melody in May		0
45	1936	Charlie Chan at the Race Track	Eddie Brill, Jockey	71
46	1936	Make Way for a Lady	Billy Hopkins	50
47	1936	Red Lights Ahead	Willie Wallace	52
48	1937	Let Them Live	Bellhop	0
49	1937	Blazing Barriers	Tommy McGrath	0
50	1938	Service de Luxe	Bellhop	65
51	1939	Scouts to the Rescue	Ken - a Boy Scout	0
52	1939	Off the Record	Copyboy (uncredited)	60
53	1939	The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle	Boy in Montage (uncredited)	70
54	1939	The Flying Irishman	Teenager Taking Photograph	46
55	1939	East Side of Heaven	Messenger Boy (uncredited)	71
56	1939	Boys' Reformatory	Eddie O'Meara	55
57	1939	Ex-Champ	Bellhop	60
58	1939	It's a Wonderful World	Elevator Boy (uncredited)	64
59	1939	Second Fiddle	Studio Call Boy	45
60	1939	Angels Wash Their Faces	Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)	64
61	1939	Dust Be My Destiny	Newsboy (uncredited)	62
62	1939	Here I Am a Stranger	Office Boy	70
63	1939	Meet Dr. Christian	Bud	0
64	1939	Day-time Wife	Office Boy	63
65	1939	Gone with the Wind	Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)	79
66	1940	The Fighting 69th	Jimmy (uncredited)	54
67	1940	Double Alibi	Newspaper Switchboard Operator	45
68	1940	Free, Blonde and 21	Sammy, Bellboy	80
69	1940	Knute Rockne All American	Messenger (uncredited)	60
70	1940	Remedy for Riches	Bud	58
71	1940	Murder Over New York	Frankie O'Shaughnessy	61
72	1940	Love Thy Neighbor	Bellboy	65
73	1941	Adventures of Captain Marvel	Billy Batson	62
74	1941	Out of the Fog		64
75	1941	Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1	Self	0
76	1941	Uncle Joe	Dick	60
77	1941	Military Training	Soldier Patient	0
78	1942	Lady in a Jam	Young Man (uncredited)	55
79	1943	Presenting Lily Mars	Elevator Boy	61
80	1943	Corvette K-225	Rating	62
81	1967	The Love-Ins	Reporter in Park	38
82	1967	The Love-Ins	Reporter in Park (uncredited)	38
83	1967	Valley of the Dolls	Reporter (uncredited)	60
84	1968	The Shakiest Gun in the West	Man at Bar (uncredited)	62
85	1969	The Love God?	Reporter (uncredited)	60
86	1991	The Republic Pictures Story	Self	0
87	1993	Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling	Self	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1962	The Beverly Hillbillies	Helmsman	69