Frank Lovejoy

Frank Andrew Lovejoy Jr. (March 28, 1912 – October 2, 1962) was an American actor in radio, film, and television. He is perhaps best remembered for appearing in the film noir The Hitch-Hiker and for starring in the radio drama Night Beat. Lovejoy was born in the Bronx, New York City, and grew up in New Jersey. He worked on Wall Street as a teenager, but the Great Depression of 1929 cost him his job. He then turned to acting, appearing in touring companies throughout the Northeast. He made his Broadway debut in 1934 in the play They Knew What They Wanted. Lovejoy began his radio career in the early 1940s, appearing on such shows as Gang Busters and This Is Your FBI. He also starred in the radio drama Night Beat, which ran from 1949 to 1955. Lovejoy made his film debut in 1948 in the film Black Bart. He went on to appear in over 50 films, including In a Lonely Place (1950), The Hitch-Hiker (1953), Strategic Air Command (1955), and Goodbye, My Fancy (1956). Lovejoy also had a successful television career. He starred in the series Man Against Crime (1956-1957) and Meet McGraw (1957-1962). Lovejoy died of a heart attack in New York City in 1962, at the age of 50. He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

Known For: Acting

Born: Bronx, New York, USA, 1912-03-28

Died: 1962-10-02

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	Black Bart	Mark Lorimer	45
2	1949	Home of the Brave	Sergeant Mingo	66
3	1950	In a Lonely Place	Brub Nicolai	76
4	1950	South Sea Sinner	Doc	50
5	1950	Three Secrets	Bob Duffy	64
6	1950	Breakthrough	Sgt. Pete Bell	70
7	1950	The Sound of Fury	Howard Tyler	65
8	1951	I Was a Communist for the FBI	Matt Cvetic	53
9	1951	Goodbye, My Fancy	Matt Cole	59
10	1951	Force of Arms	Maj. Blackford	64
11	1951	I'll See You in My Dreams	Walter Donaldson	47
12	1951	Starlift	Frank Lovejoy	56
13	1952	Retreat, Hell!	Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett	63
14	1952	The Winning Team	Rogers Hornsby	55
15	1953	She's Back on Broadway	John Webber	57
16	1953	The Hitch-Hiker	Gilbert Bowen	68
17	1953	House of Wax	Tom Brennan	69
18	1953	The System	John E. 'Johnny' Merrick	48
19	1953	The Charge at Feather River	Sgt. Charlie Baker	56
20	1954	Beachhead	Sgt. Fletcher	54
21	1954	Men of the Fighting Lady	Lt. Cmdr. Grayson	62
22	1955	The Americano	Bento Hermany	52
23	1955	Top of the World	Brad Cantrell	63
24	1955	Mad at the World	Police Capt. Tom Lynn	57
25	1955	Finger Man	Casey Martin	56
26	1955	Fingerman	Casey Martin	60
27	1955	Strategic Air Command	Ennis Hawkes	61
28	1955	The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial		0
29	1955	The Crooked Web	Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian	59
30	1955	Shack Out on 101	Prof. Sam Bastion	59
31	1956	Julie	Det. Lt. Pringle	57
32	1956	Rendezvous in Black	Self - Announcing Next Week's Show	0
33	1956	The Country Husband	William E. Wiley	0
34	1956	Three Brave Men	Capt. Amos Winfield	48
35	1958	Cole Younger, Gunfighter	Cole Younger	62

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Clark	63
2	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Walter Neff	63
3	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Uncle Charlie	63
4	1952	Four Star Playhouse	Randy Stone	63
5	1952	Four Star Playhouse	McGraw	63
6	1952	Four Star Playhouse	Capt. Jim Barr	63
7	1952	Cavalcade of America	Inspector Ed McCook	35
8	1952	The Ford Television Theatre	Vic Chambers	73
9	1953	Letter to Loretta	Walter	65
10	1953	Letter to Loretta	Walter Davidson	65
11	1953	Letter to Loretta	Joe Winters	65
12	1954	Climax!	Ben Dana	33
13	1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	Jim Todd	55
14	1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	Sam Walston	55
15	1957	Meet McGraw	McGraw	50
16	1957	Tonight Starring Jack Paar	Self	70
17	1959	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	Dave	63
18	1959	Wichita Town		42
19	1961	Target: The Corruptors!		35
20	1961	Bus Stop		0

Frank Lovejoy

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