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name: "Frank Coghlan Jr."
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frank-coghlan-jr"
fi1m_id: "frank-coghlan-jr"
imdb_id: "nm0169067"
tmdb_id: 120822
wikidata_id: "Q5485887"
roles: []
born: "15 March 1916"
died: "7 September 2009"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T00:47:59.705635+00:00"
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# Frank Coghlan Jr.

## Identity

Frank Coghlan Jr.

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frank-coghlan-jr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** frank-coghlan-jr
- **IMDb ID:** nm0169067
- **TMDB ID:** 120822
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5485887
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Coghlan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5485887, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0169067/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/120822

Actor. Born 15 March 1916 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Died 7 September 2009.

## Details

- **Born:** 15 March 1916, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- **Died:** 7 September 2009
- **Also known as:** Francis Edward Coghlan Jr., Frank 'Junior' Coghlan, Frank Coghlan, Frank Coghlin, Junior Coghlan, Junior Coughlan, Junior Coughlin
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Coghlan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5485887, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0169067/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/120822

## Biography

Frank Coghlan Jr. (also known as Junior Coghlan) was an American actor. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he began working in films as a child extra after his family moved to Los Angeles. He appeared in approximately 129 films and television programmes between 1920 and 1974, including early Our Gang comedies and uncredited roles such as Tom as a Boy in *The Public Enemy* (1931) and a collapsing soldier in *Gone with the Wind* (1939).

He is best known for playing Billy Batson in the 1941 serial *Adventures of Captain Marvel*. Coghlan enlisted in the United States Navy in 1942, serving 23 years as a naval aviator and officer until his retirement in 1965; he later acted as a liaison between the Navy and Hollywood studios on several films. After retiring, he returned to acting in television, films and commercials, and published an autobiography in 1992.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Public Enemy* (1931), Fi1m 83, as Tom as a Boy (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-public-enemy.md)

## Complete filmography (86)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Love God?* (1969), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *The Shakiest Gun in the West* (1968), as Man at Bar (uncredited)
- *Valley of the Dolls* (1967), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *The Love-Ins* (1967), as Reporter in Park, Reporter in Park (uncredited)
- *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1962), series, as Helmsman
- *Corvette K-225* (1943), as Rating
- *Presenting Lily Mars* (1943), as Elevator Boy
- *Lady in a Jam* (1942), as Young Man (uncredited)
- *Military Training* (1941), as Soldier Patient
- *Uncle Joe* (1941), as Dick
- *Out of the Fog* (1941), Actor
- *Adventures of Captain Marvel* (1941), as Billy Batson
- *Adventures of Captain Marvel* (1941), series, as William "Billy" Batson
- *Love Thy Neighbor* (1940), as Bellboy
- *Murder Over New York* (1940), as Frankie O'Shaughnessy
- *Remedy for Riches* (1940), as Bud
- *Knute Rockne All American* (1940), as Messenger (uncredited)
- *Free, Blonde and 21* (1940), as Sammy, Bellboy
- *Double Alibi* (1940), as Newspaper Switchboard Operator
- *The Fighting 69th* (1940), as Jimmy (uncredited)
- *Gone with the Wind* (1939), as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/gone-with-the-wind.md)
- *Day-time Wife* (1939), as Office Boy
- *Meet Dr. Christian* (1939), as Bud
- *Here I Am a Stranger* (1939), as Office Boy
- *Dust Be My Destiny* (1939), as Newsboy (uncredited)
- *Angels Wash Their Faces* (1939), as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)
- *Second Fiddle* (1939), as Studio Call Boy
- *It's a Wonderful World* (1939), as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
- *Ex-Champ* (1939), as Bellhop
- *Boys' Reformatory* (1939), as Eddie O'Meara
- *East Side of Heaven* (1939), as Messenger Boy (uncredited)
- *The Flying Irishman* (1939), as Teenager Taking Photograph
- *The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle* (1939), as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
- *Off the Record* (1939), as Copyboy (uncredited)
- *Scouts to the Rescue* (1939), as Ken - a Boy Scout
- *Service de Luxe* (1938), as Bellhop
- *Blazing Barriers* (1937), as Tommy McGrath
- *Let Them Live* (1937), as Bellhop
- *Red Lights Ahead* (1936), as Willie Wallace
- *Make Way for a Lady* (1936), as Billy Hopkins
- *Charlie Chan at the Race Track* (1936), as Eddie Brill, Jockey
- *Melody in May* (1936), as Tommy
- *The Little Red Schoolhouse* (1936), as Frank 'Frankie' Burke
- *Happiness C.O.D.* (1935), as Larry Sherridan
- *Stranded* (1935), as Page (uncredited)
- *It Never Rains* (1935), as Sonny
- *Kentucky Blue Streak* (1935), as Johnny Bradley
- *Managed Money* (1934), as Sonny Rogers
- *Pardon My Pups* (1934), as Sonny Rogers
- *What's to Do?* (1933), as Sonny Rogers
- *In the Money* (1933), as Dick Higginbottom
- *Merrily Yours* (1933), as James "Sonny" Rogers
- *Racetrack* (1933), as Jackie Curtis
- *Drum Taps* (1933), as Eric Cartwright
- *The Last of the Mohicans* (1932), as Uncas
- *Man Wanted* (1932), as Youngster in Store
- *Hell's House* (1932), as Shorty
- *Union Depot* (1932), as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
- *Penrod and Sam* (1931), as Sam Williams
- *How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'* (1931), as Junior
- *The Public Enemy* (1931), as Tom as a Boy (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-public-enemy.md)
- *It Pays to Advertise* (1931), as Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)
- *River's End* (1930), as Mickey
- *The Girl Said No* (1930), as Eddie Ward
- *Square Shoulders* (1929), as Tad
- *Marked Money* (1928), as The Kid
- *Let 'Er Go Gallegher* (1928), as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher
- *A Harp in Hock* (1927), as Tommy Shannon
- *The Country Doctor* (1927), as Sard Jones
- *The Yankee Clipper* (1927), as Mickey
- *Slide, Kelly, Slide* (1927), as Mickey Martin
- *Rubber Tires* (1927), as Charley Stack
- *Her Man o' War* (1926), as Peterkin Schultz
- *The Last Frontier* (1926), as Buddy
- *Mike* (1926), as Boy
- *Whispering Smith* (1926), Actor
- *The Skyrocket* (1926), as Mickey (prologue)
- *The Great Circus Mystery* (1925), as (as Junior Coghlan)
- *The Darling of New York* (1923), as The Ross Kid
- *The Spanish Dancer* (1923), as Page (uncredited)
- *Cause for Divorce* (1923), as Tommie Parker (as Junior Coghlan)
- *A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate* (1923), as Boy (uncredited)
- *Little Old New York* (1923), as (uncredited)
- *Bobbed Hair* (1922), as Lamont Child (as Junior Coghlan)
- *The Poverty of Riches* (1921), Actor
- *The Adventures of Daredevil Jack* (1920), Actor

## Gallery

- ![Juvenile in silent films Junior Coghlan, still from the film Mike (1926). Subjects (LCTGM): children as actors](https://film.one/media/person/3852696/gallery-269837860625.jpg) Juvenile in silent films Junior Coghlan, still from the film Mike (1926). Subjects (LCTGM): children as actors — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Juvenile_in_silent_films_Junior_Coghlan_%28SAYRE_21251%29.jpg/1280px-Juvenile_in_silent_films_Junior_Coghlan_%28SAYRE_21251%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Junior Coghlan in American 12-chapter film serial Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941).](https://film.one/media/person/3852696/gallery-3ad2d901fcf6.jpg) Junior Coghlan in American 12-chapter film serial Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941). — Republic Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Junior_Coghlan_in_Adventures_of_Captain_Marvel_%281941%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Silent film juvenile Junior Coghlan. Subjects (LCTGM): children as actors (1926)](https://film.one/media/person/3852696/gallery-48648175298b.jpg) Silent film juvenile Junior Coghlan. Subjects (LCTGM): children as actors (1926) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Silent_film_juvenile_Junior_Coghlan_%28SAYRE_21079%29.jpg/1280px-Silent_film_juvenile_Junior_Coghlan_%28SAYRE_21079%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Junior Coghlan in American 12-chapter film serial Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941).](https://film.one/media/person/3852696/gallery-389e72dead06.jpg) Junior Coghlan in American 12-chapter film serial Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941). — Republic Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Junior_Coghlan_in_Adventures_of_Captain_Marvel_%281941%29_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Frank Coghlan Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/3852696/gallery-5b5d903744b2.jpg) Frank Coghlan Jr. — Image via TMDB

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