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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.
The roles that explain the career.
45 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Love God? | Reporter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1968 | The Shakiest Gun in the West | Man at Bar (uncredited) | Film |
| 1967 | The Love-Ins | Reporter in Park (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Young Man (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Adventures of Captain Marvel | Billy Batson | Film |
| 1941 | Out of the Fog | Film | |
| 1940 | Murder Over New York | Frankie O'Shaughnessy | Film |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Jimmy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Double Alibi | Newspaper Switchboard Operator | Film |
| 1940 | Love Thy Neighbor | Bellboy | Film |
| 1939 | East Side of Heaven | Messenger Boy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World | Elevator Boy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny | Newsboy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Day-time Wife | Office Boy | Film |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | Teenager Taking Photograph | Film |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their Faces | Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | Service de Luxe | Bellhop | Film |
| 1936 | Make Way for a Lady | Billy Hopkins | Film |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Eddie Brill, Jockey | Film |
| 1936 | Melody in May | Tommy | Film |
| 1936 | The Little Red Schoolhouse | Frank 'Frankie' Burke | Film |
| 1936 | Red Lights Ahead | Willie Wallace | Film |
| 1935 | Stranded | Page (uncredited) | Film |
| 1935 | Kentucky Blue Streak | Johnny Bradley | Film |
| 1934 | Pardon My Pups | Sonny Rogers | Film |
| 1934 | Managed Money | Sonny Rogers | Film |
| 1933 | Drum Taps | Eric Cartwright | Film |
| 1933 | Merrily Yours | James "Sonny" Rogers | Film |
| 1933 | What's to Do? | Sonny Rogers | Film |
| 1932 | The Last of the Mohicans | Uncas | Film |
| 1932 | Man Wanted | Youngster in Store | Film |
| 1932 | Hell's House | Shorty | Film |
| 1932 | Union Depot | Ragged Urchin (uncredited) | Film |
| 1931 | The Public Enemy | Tom as a Boy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1931 | Penrod and Sam | Sam Williams | Film |
| 1931 | It Pays to Advertise | Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan) | Film |
| 1931 | How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons' | Junior | Film |
| 1930 | River's End | Mickey | Film |
| 1930 | The Girl Said No | Eddie Ward | Film |
| 1927 | The Yankee Clipper | Mickey | Film |
| 1927 | Rubber Tires | Charley Stack | Film |
| 1926 | The Last Frontier | Buddy | Film |
| 1923 | A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate | Boy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1923 | The Spanish Dancer | Page (uncredited) | Film |
| 1923 | Little Old New York | (uncredited) | Film |
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