
Acting
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 Beverly Hillbillies
1962

Gone with the Wind
1939

Valley of the Dolls
1967

It's a Wonderful World
1939

The Public Enemy
1931

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923

Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941

Out of the Fog
1941

The Love God?
1969

Knute Rockne All American
1940

The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968

Corvette K-225
1943

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939

The Girl Said No
1930

East Side of Heaven
1939

Adventures of Captain Marvel
1941

The Flying Irishman
1939

Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936

Presenting Lily Mars
1943

The Fighting 69th
1940

Dust Be My Destiny
1939

Lady in a Jam
1942

It Pays to Advertise
1931

Second Fiddle
1939

The Love-Ins
1967

Murder Over New York
1940

Little Old New York
1923

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993

Meet Dr. Christian
1939

The Darling of New York
1923

Angels Wash Their Faces
1939

Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
1993

The Last of the Mohicans
1932

A Harp in Hock
1927

Love Thy Neighbor
1940

Free, Blonde and 21
1940