

Frank Coghlan Jr.
ActorFrank 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.
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Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
Self

Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993
Himself

The Republic Pictures Story
1991
Self

The Love God?
1969
Reporter (uncredited)

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

Valley of the Dolls
1967
Reporter (uncredited)

The Love-Ins
1967
Reporter in Park, Reporter in Park (uncredited)

Corvette K-225
1943
Rating

Presenting Lily Mars
1943
Elevator Boy

Lady in a Jam
1942
Young Man (uncredited)

Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941
Billy Batson

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
Self

Uncle Joe
1941
Dick

Out of the Fog
1941
- Military Training
Military Training
1941
Soldier Patient

Murder Over New York
1940
Frankie O'Shaughnessy

The Fighting 69th
1940
Jimmy (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American
1940
Messenger (uncredited)

Remedy for Riches
1940
Bud

Love Thy Neighbor
1940
Bellboy

Free, Blonde and 21
1940
Sammy, Bellboy

Double Alibi
1940
Newspaper Switchboard Operator

Boys' Reformatory
1939
Eddie O'Meara

Meet Dr. Christian
1939
Bud

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

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

East Side of Heaven
1939
Messenger Boy (uncredited)

The Flying Irishman
1939
Teenager Taking Photograph

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

Second Fiddle
1939
Studio Call Boy

Gone with the Wind
1939
Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)

Day-time Wife
1939
Office Boy

Dust Be My Destiny
1939
Newsboy (uncredited)

Here I Am a Stranger
1939
Office Boy

Scouts to the Rescue
1939
Ken - a Boy Scout

Off the Record
1939
Copyboy (uncredited)

Ex-Champ
1939
Bellhop

Service de Luxe
1938
Bellhop
- Blazing Barriers
Blazing Barriers
1937
Tommy McGrath

Let Them Live
1937
Bellhop

Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
Eddie Brill, Jockey
- Melody in May
Melody in May
1936
Tommy

The Little Red Schoolhouse
1936
Frank 'Frankie' Burke

Red Lights Ahead
1936
Willie Wallace

Make Way for a Lady
1936
Billy Hopkins

Kentucky Blue Streak
1935
Johnny Bradley

Happiness C.O.D.
1935
Larry Sherridan

Stranded
1935
Page (uncredited)
- It Never Rains
It Never Rains
1935
Sonny

Pardon My Pups
1934
Sonny Rogers

Managed Money
1934
Sonny Rogers

Merrily Yours
1933
James "Sonny" Rogers

What's to Do?
1933
Sonny Rogers

In the Money
1933
Dick Higginbottom

Drum Taps
1933
Eric Cartwright

Racetrack
1933
Jackie Curtis

The Last of the Mohicans
1932
Uncas

Hell's House
1932
Shorty

Man Wanted
1932
Youngster in Store

Union Depot
1932
Ragged Urchin (uncredited)

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

The Public Enemy
1931
Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

Penrod and Sam
1931
Sam Williams

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'
1931
Junior

River's End
1930
Mickey

The Girl Said No
1930
Eddie Ward

Square Shoulders
1929
Tad

Let 'Er Go Gallegher
1928
John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
- Marked Money
Marked Money
1928
The Kid

Rubber Tires
1927
Charley Stack

The Yankee Clipper
1927
Mickey

The Country Doctor
1927
Sard Jones

Slide, Kelly, Slide
1927
Mickey Martin

A Harp in Hock
1927
Tommy Shannon

The Skyrocket
1926
Mickey (prologue)

Whispering Smith
1926
- Mike
Mike
1926
Boy

Her Man o' War
1926
Peterkin Schultz

The Last Frontier
1926
Buddy
- The Great Circus Mystery
The Great Circus Mystery
1925
(as Junior Coghlan)

Little Old New York
1923
(uncredited)

The Spanish Dancer
1923
Page (uncredited)

The Darling of New York
1923
The Ross Kid

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

Cause for Divorce
1923
Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)

Bobbed Hair
1922
Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)

The Poverty of Riches
1921

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920





