Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-03-15

Day of Death

2009-09-07 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Also Known As

Francis Edward Coghlan Jr.

Frank 'Junior' Coghlan

Frank Coghlan

Frank Coghlin

Junior Coghlan

Junior Coughlan

Junior Coughlin

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Biography

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.

Known For

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

East Side of Heaven

East Side of Heaven

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Free, Blonde and 21

Free, Blonde and 21

Acting

Bobbed Hair

1922

Bobbed Hair

as

Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

1936

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

as

Eddie Brill, Jockey

The Great Circus Mystery

1925

The Great Circus Mystery

as

(as Junior Coghlan)

It Pays to Advertise

1931

It Pays to Advertise

as

Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)

Adventures of Captain Marvel

1941

Adventures of Captain Marvel

as

Billy Batson

The Poverty of Riches

1921

The Poverty of Riches

as

Little Old New York

1923

Little Old New York

as

(uncredited)

The Public Enemy

1931

The Public Enemy

as

Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

The Skyrocket

1926

The Skyrocket

as

Mickey (prologue)

Whispering Smith

1926

Whispering Smith

as

The Last of the Mohicans

1932

The Last of the Mohicans

as

Uncas

Managed Money

1934

Managed Money

as

Sonny Rogers

Pardon My Pups

1934

Pardon My Pups

as

Sonny Rogers

Hell's House

1932

Hell's House

as

Shorty

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

1941

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

as

Self

Melody in May

1936

Melody in May

as

Tommy

What's to Do?

1933

What's to Do?

as

Sonny Rogers

Merrily Yours

1933

Merrily Yours

as

James "Sonny" Rogers

Kentucky Blue Streak

1935

Kentucky Blue Streak

as

Johnny Bradley

The Republic Pictures Story

1991

The Republic Pictures Story

as

Self

The Little Red Schoolhouse

1936

The Little Red Schoolhouse

as

Frank 'Frankie' Burke

Red Lights Ahead

1936

Red Lights Ahead

as

Willie Wallace

In the Money

1933

In the Money

as

Dick Higginbottom

Uncle Joe

1941

Uncle Joe

as

Dick

Happiness C.O.D.

1935

Happiness C.O.D.

as

Larry Sherridan

Let 'Er Go Gallegher

1928

Let 'Er Go Gallegher

as

John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher

Boys' Reformatory

1939

Boys' Reformatory

as

Eddie O'Meara

Blazing Barriers

1937

Blazing Barriers

as

Tommy McGrath

Service de Luxe

1938

Service de Luxe

as

Bellhop

River's End

1930

River's End

as

Mickey

The Spanish Dancer

1923

The Spanish Dancer

as

Page (uncredited)

Rubber Tires

1927

Rubber Tires

as

Charley Stack

The Girl Said No

1930

The Girl Said No

as

Eddie Ward

The Yankee Clipper

1927

The Yankee Clipper

as

Mickey

Drum Taps

1933

Drum Taps

as

Eric Cartwright

Penrod and Sam

1931

Penrod and Sam

as

Sam Williams

The Country Doctor

1927

The Country Doctor

as

Sard Jones

Meet Dr. Christian

1939

Meet Dr. Christian

as

Bud

Marked Money

1928

Marked Money

as

The Kid

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939

Angels Wash Their Faces

as

Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

as

Boy in Montage (uncredited)

The Flying Irishman

1939

The Flying Irishman

as

Teenager Taking Photograph

East Side of Heaven

1939

East Side of Heaven

as

Messenger Boy (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World

1939

It's a Wonderful World

as

Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Second Fiddle

1939

Second Fiddle

as

Studio Call Boy

Gone with the Wind

1939

Gone with the Wind

as

Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)

Day-time Wife

1939

Day-time Wife

as

Office Boy

Mike

1926

Mike

as

Boy

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Dust Be My Destiny

as

Newsboy (uncredited)

Valley of the Dolls

1967

Valley of the Dolls

as

Reporter (uncredited)

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

1920

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack

as

Here I Am a Stranger

1939

Here I Am a Stranger

as

Office Boy

Murder Over New York

1940

Murder Over New York

as

Frankie O'Shaughnessy

The Fighting 69th

1940

The Fighting 69th

as

Jimmy (uncredited)

Square Shoulders

1929

Square Shoulders

as

Tad

Slide, Kelly, Slide

1927

Slide, Kelly, Slide

as

Mickey Martin

Knute Rockne All American

1940

Knute Rockne All American

as

Messenger (uncredited)

Remedy for Riches

1940

Remedy for Riches

as

Bud

Love Thy Neighbor

1940

Love Thy Neighbor

as

Bellboy

The Darling of New York

1923

The Darling of New York

as

The Ross Kid

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

as

Boy (uncredited)

Make Way for a Lady

1936

Make Way for a Lady

as

Billy Hopkins

Free, Blonde and 21

1940

Free, Blonde and 21

as

Sammy, Bellboy

Scouts to the Rescue

1939

Scouts to the Rescue

as

Ken - a Boy Scout

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

1993

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

as

Self

The Love-Ins

1967

The Love-Ins

as

Reporter in Park

Double Alibi

1940

Double Alibi

as

Newspaper Switchboard Operator

The Love God?

1969

The Love God?

as

Reporter (uncredited)

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968

The Shakiest Gun in the West

as

Man at Bar (uncredited)

Off the Record

1939

Off the Record

as

Copyboy (uncredited)

Her Man o' War

1926

Her Man o' War

as

Peterkin Schultz

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

1931

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

as

Junior

Stranded

1935

Stranded

as

Page (uncredited)

Corvette K-225

1943

Corvette K-225

as

Rating

Presenting Lily Mars

1943

Presenting Lily Mars

as

Elevator Boy

Ex-Champ

1939

Ex-Champ

as

Bellhop

Let Them Live

1937

Let Them Live

as

Bellhop

Man Wanted

1932

Man Wanted

as

Youngster in Store

Racetrack

1933

Racetrack

as

Jackie Curtis

Cause for Divorce

1923

Cause for Divorce

as

Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)

Union Depot

1932

Union Depot

as

Ragged Urchin (uncredited)

It Never Rains

1935

It Never Rains

as

Sonny

A Harp in Hock

1927

A Harp in Hock

as

Tommy Shannon

Out of the Fog

1941

Out of the Fog

as

The Love-Ins

1967

The Love-Ins

as

Reporter in Park (uncredited)

Military Training

1941

Military Training

as

Soldier Patient

Lady in a Jam

1942

Lady in a Jam

as

Young Man (uncredited)

The Last Frontier

1926

The Last Frontier

as

Buddy

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

Helmsman

Production

Crew

Directing