
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.
89 acting credits
Acting · 89

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962

Gone with the Wind
1939

The Public Enemy
1931

Valley of the Dolls
1967

The Fighting 69th
1940

The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923

Dust Be My Destiny
1939

The Love God?
1969

Out of the Fog
1941

Murder Over New York
1940

East Side of Heaven
1939

It's a Wonderful World
1939

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939

Stranded
1935

Union Depot
1932

Corvette K-225
1943

Love Thy Neighbor
1940

Knute Rockne All American
1940

Angels Wash Their Faces
1939

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941

Lady in a Jam
1942

The Yankee Clipper
1927

Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941

Let Them Live
1937

River's End
1930

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993

The Skyrocket
1926

Ex-Champ
1939

Double Alibi
1940

Off the Record
1939

The Little Red Schoolhouse
1936

Second Fiddle
1939

Rubber Tires
1927

The Republic Pictures Story
1991

Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936

Man Wanted
1932

Boys' Reformatory
1939

Little Old New York
1923

In the Money
1933

Penrod and Sam
1931

Presenting Lily Mars
1943

Racetrack
1933

Meet Dr. Christian
1939

Here I Am a Stranger
1939

Whispering Smith
1926

It Pays to Advertise
1931

Hell's House
1932

Remedy for Riches
1940

The Last of the Mohicans
1932

Happiness C.O.D.
1935

Free, Blonde and 21
1940

Drum Taps
1933

The Love-Ins
1967

Service de Luxe
1938

Uncle Joe
1941

Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993

Square Shoulders
1929

Day-time Wife
1939

The Flying Irishman
1939

Cause for Divorce
1923

What's to Do?
1933
Marked Money
1928
Mike
1926

Red Lights Ahead
1936

Slide, Kelly, Slide
1927

The Darling of New York
1923

The Spanish Dancer
1923

The Country Doctor
1927

The Poverty of Riches
1921

Scouts to the Rescue
1939

Kentucky Blue Streak
1935
Blazing Barriers
1937

The Girl Said No
1930

Managed Money
1934

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920
Melody in May
1936

Bobbed Hair
1922

Make Way for a Lady
1936

Merrily Yours
1933
Military Training
1941

Pardon My Pups
1934

A Harp in Hock
1927

The Last Frontier
1926

Let 'Er Go Gallegher
1928

Her Man o' War
1926
The Great Circus Mystery
1925
It Never Rains
1935

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'
1931