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.

Filmography (89 Appearances)

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

1993

Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory

1993

The Republic Pictures Story

1991

The Love God?

1969

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968

Valley of the Dolls

1967

The Love-Ins

1967

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

Corvette K-225

1943

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

Lady in a Jam

1942

Military Training

1941

Uncle Joe

1941

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

1941

Out of the Fog

1941

Adventures of Captain Marvel

1941

Love Thy Neighbor

1940

Murder Over New York

1940

Remedy for Riches

1940

Knute Rockne All American

1940

Free, Blonde and 21

1940

Double Alibi

1940

The Fighting 69th

1940

Gone with the Wind

1939

Day-time Wife

1939

Meet Dr. Christian

1939

Here I Am a Stranger

1939

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939

Second Fiddle

1939

It's a Wonderful World

1939

Ex-Champ

1939

Boys' Reformatory

1939

East Side of Heaven

1939

The Flying Irishman

1939

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

Off the Record

1939

Scouts to the Rescue

1939

Service de Luxe

1938

Blazing Barriers

1937

Let Them Live

1937

Red Lights Ahead

1936

Make Way for a Lady

1936

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

1936

Melody in May

1936

The Little Red Schoolhouse

1936

Happiness C.O.D.

1935

Stranded

1935

It Never Rains

1935

Kentucky Blue Streak

1935

Managed Money

1934

Pardon My Pups

1934

What's to Do?

1933

In the Money

1933

Merrily Yours

1933

Racetrack

1933

Drum Taps

1933

The Last of the Mohicans

1932

Man Wanted

1932

Hell's House

1932

Union Depot

1932

Penrod and Sam

1931

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'

1931

The Public Enemy

1931

It Pays to Advertise

1931

River's End

1930

The Girl Said No

1930

Square Shoulders

1929

Marked Money

1928

Let 'Er Go Gallegher

1928

A Harp in Hock

1927

The Country Doctor

1927

The Yankee Clipper

1927

Slide, Kelly, Slide

1927

Rubber Tires

1927

Her Man o' War

1926

The Last Frontier

1926

Mike

1926

Whispering Smith

1926

The Skyrocket

1926

The Great Circus Mystery

1925

The Darling of New York

1923

The Spanish Dancer

1923

Cause for Divorce

1923

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923

Little Old New York

1923

Bobbed Hair

1922

The Poverty of Riches

1921

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

1920 Debut
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