
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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.

as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)

as Helmsman
1962

as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
1939

as Tom as a Boy (uncredited)
1931

as Reporter (uncredited)
1967

as Mickey (prologue)
1926

as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
1932

as Boy (uncredited)
1923
as Tommy McGrath
1937

as Bellhop
1939

as Boy in Montage (uncredited)
1939

as Eric Cartwright
1933

as James "Sonny" Rogers
1933
as Self
1991

as Self
1993

as Himself
1993

as Self
1991

as Reporter (uncredited)
1969

as Man at Bar (uncredited)
1968

as Reporter (uncredited)
1967

as Reporter in Park
1967

as Rating
1943

as Elevator Boy
1943

as Young Man (uncredited)
1942
as Soldier Patient
1941

as Dick
1941

as Self
1941

1941

as Billy Batson
1941

as Bellboy
1940

as Frankie O'Shaughnessy
1940

as Bud
1940

as Messenger (uncredited)
1940

as Sammy, Bellboy
1940

as Newspaper Switchboard Operator
1940

as Jimmy (uncredited)
1940

as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
1939

as Office Boy
1939