Acting
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
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Film · 1993
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
Film · 1993
The Republic Pictures Story
Film · 1991
The Love God?
Film · 1969
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Film · 1968
Valley of the Dolls
Film · 1967
The Love-Ins
Film · 1967
The Love-Ins
Film · 1967
The Beverly Hillbillies
Series · 1962
Corvette K-225
Film · 1943
Presenting Lily Mars
Film · 1943
Lady in a Jam
Film · 1942
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Film · 1941
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Film · 1941
Uncle Joe
Film · 1941
Out of the Fog
Film · 1941
Military Training
Film · 1941
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Series · 1941
Murder Over New York
Film · 1940
The Fighting 69th
Film · 1940
Knute Rockne All American
Film · 1940
Remedy for Riches
Film · 1940
Love Thy Neighbor
Film · 1940
Free, Blonde and 21
Film · 1940
Double Alibi
Film · 1940
Boys' Reformatory
Film · 1939
Meet Dr. Christian
Film · 1939
Angels Wash Their Faces
Film · 1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Film · 1939
East Side of Heaven
Film · 1939
The Flying Irishman
Film · 1939
It's a Wonderful World
Film · 1939
Second Fiddle
Film · 1939
Gone with the Wind
Film · 1939
Day-time Wife
Film · 1939
Dust Be My Destiny
Film · 1939
Here I Am a Stranger
Film · 1939
Scouts to the Rescue
Film · 1939
Off the Record
Film · 1939
Ex-Champ
Film · 1939
Service de Luxe
Film · 1938
Blazing Barriers
Film · 1937
Let Them Live
Film · 1937
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Film · 1936
Melody in May
Film · 1936
The Little Red Schoolhouse
Film · 1936
Red Lights Ahead
Film · 1936
Make Way for a Lady
Film · 1936
Kentucky Blue Streak
Film · 1935
Happiness C.O.D.
Film · 1935
Stranded
Film · 1935
It Never Rains
Film · 1935
Pardon My Pups
Film · 1934
Managed Money
Film · 1934
Merrily Yours
Film · 1933
What's to Do?
Film · 1933
In the Money
Film · 1933
Drum Taps
Film · 1933
Racetrack
Film · 1933
The Last of the Mohicans
Film · 1932
Hell's House
Film · 1932
Man Wanted
Film · 1932
Union Depot
Film · 1932
It Pays to Advertise
Film · 1931
The Public Enemy
Film · 1931
Penrod and Sam
Film · 1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'
Film · 1931
River's End
Film · 1930
The Girl Said No
Film · 1930
Square Shoulders
Film · 1929
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
Film · 1928
Marked Money
Film · 1928
Rubber Tires
Film · 1927
The Yankee Clipper
Film · 1927
The Country Doctor
Film · 1927
Slide, Kelly, Slide
Film · 1927
A Harp in Hock
Film · 1927
The Skyrocket
Film · 1926
Whispering Smith
Film · 1926
Mike
Film · 1926
Her Man o' War
Film · 1926
The Last Frontier
Film · 1926
The Great Circus Mystery
Film · 1925
Little Old New York
Film · 1923
The Spanish Dancer
Film · 1923
The Darling of New York
Film · 1923
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Film · 1923
Cause for Divorce
Film · 1923
Bobbed Hair
Film · 1922
The Poverty of Riches
Film · 1921
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Film · 1920