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name: "Kevin Coughlin"
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born: "12 December 1945"
died: "19 January 1976"
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# Kevin Coughlin

Actor. Born 12 December 1945 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 19 January 1976.

## Details

- **Born:** 12 December 1945, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 19 January 1976
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0183358/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/132704

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Defiant Ones*](https://film.one/film/the-defiant-ones.md) (74)

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## Biography

Kevin Coughlin was an American actor. Born John Kevin Barry Coughlin in Inwood, New York, on 12 December 1945, he began his career as a child model and made his television debut at the age of seven on the series Mama, remaining a regular for four years.

Coughlin appeared on Broadway in The Frogs of Spring (1953) and The Square Root of Wonderful (1957). His film roles include Freddie Slater in Storm Center (1956), Billy in The Defiant Ones (1958), Oakie Walters in Happy Anniversary (1959), Billy Cage in Wild in the Streets (1968) and Danny Devlin in The Gay Deceivers (1969). He also had guest roles in series such as Gunsmoke, Combat! and The Fugitive. He studied theatre at Northwestern University from 1963 to 1967.

Coughlin died in Los Angeles on 19 January 1976, aged 30, after being struck by a car.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Defiant Ones* (1958), Fi1m 74, as Billy — [page](https://film.one/film/the-defiant-ones.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

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

- *Sullivan's Applicant* (2012), Writer
- *The Todd Killings* (1971), as Brunet Boy Lying Poolside
- *O'Hara, U.S. Treasury* (1971), series, Actor
- *The Gay Deceivers* (1969), as Danny Devlin
- *The Name of the Game* (1968), series, as Sonny
- *The Young Runaways* (1968), as Dewey Norson
- *Wild in the Streets* (1968), as Billy Cage
- *Maryjane* (1968), as Jordan Bates
- *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor
- *Dragnet* (1967), series, Actor
- *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Roy
- *Duel at Diablo* (1966), as Norton (uncredited)
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, Actor
- *The Patty Duke Show* (1963), series, Actor
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Banks — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *Combat!* (1962), series, as Loomis
- *Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'* (1960), as Henry
- *Happy Anniversary* (1959), as Oakie Walters
- *The Defiant Ones* (1958), as Billy — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-defiant-ones.md)
- *Storm Center* (1956), as Freddie Slater
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Tom, Billy Joe Corey, Randy Gogan, Calvin Ruxton, Elton Fine
- *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, as Sandy
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Bobby
- *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, as Gary

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