Born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA — Mar 15 1916• Died Sep 07 2009

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 a…
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Helmsman

Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)

Bellhop

Reporter (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Young Man (uncredited)

Newsboy (uncredited)

Jimmy (uncredited)

Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Man at Bar (uncredited)

Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

Rating

Teenager Taking Photograph

Ken - a Boy Scout

Boy (uncredited)

Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)

Boy in Montage (uncredited)

Bellboy

Studio Call Boy


Sam Williams

Page (uncredited)

Billy Batson

Bud

Office Boy

Eddie Brill, Jockey

Copyboy (uncredited)

Ragged Urchin (uncredited)

Eddie O'Meara

Bellhop

Shorty

Elevator Boy

Page (uncredited)

Uncas

Self

Frank 'Frankie' Burke

Messenger (uncredited)

Messenger Boy (uncredited)

Sammy, Bellboy

Reporter in Park

Newspaper Switchboard Operator

Frankie O'Shaughnessy

Dick

Mickey


Dick Higginbottom

Willie Wallace

Youngster in Store

Eddie Ward

Bellhop

Peterkin Schultz

Larry Sherridan

Mickey Martin

Self

Charley Stack

James "Sonny" Rogers


Jackie Curtis

(uncredited)

Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)

Office Boy

Eric Cartwright

Sonny Rogers

Tommy Shannon

Johnny Bradley

The Ross Kid

Mickey

Billy Hopkins

Mickey (prologue)


Sonny Rogers

Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)

Self
Boy

Bud

John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher

Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
Tommy McGrath

Sard Jones

Buddy
Tommy

Tad
The Kid
Sonny

Sonny Rogers
Soldier Patient

Junior
(as Junior Coghlan)

Himself