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.
Filmography
Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
Eddie Brill, Jockey
(as Junior Coghlan)
Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
Billy Batson
(uncredited)
Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
Mickey (prologue)
Sonny Rogers
Sonny Rogers
Shorty
Tommy
James "Sonny" Rogers
Sonny Rogers
Johnny Bradley
Frank 'Frankie' Burke
Willie Wallace
Dick Higginbottom
Larry Sherridan
Dick
John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
Eddie O'Meara
Tommy McGrath
Bellhop
Mickey
Page (uncredited)
Charley Stack
Eddie Ward
Mickey
Eric Cartwright
Sam Williams
Sard Jones
The Kid
Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
Boy in Montage (uncredited)
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Teenager Taking Photograph
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Studio Call Boy
Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
Office Boy
Boy
Newsboy (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Office Boy
Frankie O'Shaughnessy
Jimmy (uncredited)
Mickey Martin
John W. 'Tad' Collins Jr.
Messenger (uncredited)
Bellboy
The Ross Kid
Boy (uncredited)
Billy Hopkins
Sammy, Bellboy
Ken - a Boy Scout
Reporter in Park
Newspaper Switchboard Operator
Reporter (uncredited)
Man at Bar (uncredited)
Copyboy (uncredited)
Peterkin Schultz
Page (uncredited)
Rating
Elevator Boy
Bellhop
Bellhop
Youngster in Store
Jackie Curtis
Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
Sonny
Tommy Shannon
Reporter in Park (uncredited)
Soldier Patient
Young Man (uncredited)