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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Bobbed Hair
as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
1922
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Eddie Brill, Jockey
1936
The Great Circus Mystery
as (as Junior Coghlan)
1925
It Pays to Advertise
as Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
1931
Adventures of Captain Marvel
as Billy Batson
1941
The Poverty of Riches
1921
Little Old New York
as (uncredited)
1923
The Public Enemy
as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
1931
The Skyrocket
as Mickey (prologue)
1926
Whispering Smith
1926
The Last of the Mohicans
as Uncas
1932
Pardon My Pups
as Sonny Rogers
1934
Managed Money
as Sonny Rogers
1934
Hell's House
as Shorty
1932
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
as Self
1941
Melody in May
as Tommy
1936
Merrily Yours
as James "Sonny" Rogers
1933
What's to Do?
as Sonny Rogers
1933
Kentucky Blue Streak
as Johnny Bradley
1935
The Republic Pictures Story
as Self
1991
