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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.

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
as Self

Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
as Himself

The Republic Pictures Story
as Self

The Love God?
as Reporter (uncredited)

The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Man at Bar (uncredited)

Valley of the Dolls
as Reporter (uncredited)

The Love-Ins
as Reporter in Park

The Beverly Hillbillies
as Helmsman

Corvette K-225
as Rating

Presenting Lily Mars
as Elevator Boy

Lady in a Jam
as Young Man (uncredited)
Military Training
as Soldier Patient

Uncle Joe
as Dick

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
as Self

Out of the Fog

Adventures of Captain Marvel
as Billy Batson

Love Thy Neighbor
as Bellboy

Murder Over New York
as Frankie O'Shaughnessy

Remedy for Riches
as Bud

Knute Rockne All American
as Messenger (uncredited)

Free, Blonde and 21
as Sammy, Bellboy

Double Alibi
as Newspaper Switchboard Operator

The Fighting 69th
as Jimmy (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind
as Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)

Day-time Wife
as Office Boy

Meet Dr. Christian
as Bud

Here I Am a Stranger
as Office Boy

Dust Be My Destiny
as Newsboy (uncredited)

Angels Wash Their Faces
as Al - Boy Working Lathe (uncredited)

Second Fiddle
as Studio Call Boy

It's a Wonderful World
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Ex-Champ
as Bellhop

Boys' Reformatory
as Eddie O'Meara

The Flying Irishman
as Teenager Taking Photograph

East Side of Heaven
as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Boy in Montage (uncredited)

Off the Record
as Copyboy (uncredited)

Scouts to the Rescue
as Ken - a Boy Scout

Service de Luxe
as Bellhop
Blazing Barriers
as Tommy McGrath

Let Them Live
as Bellhop

Red Lights Ahead
as Willie Wallace

Make Way for a Lady
as Billy Hopkins

Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Eddie Brill, Jockey
Melody in May
as Tommy

The Little Red Schoolhouse
as Frank 'Frankie' Burke

Happiness C.O.D.
as Larry Sherridan

Stranded
as Page (uncredited)
It Never Rains
as Sonny

Kentucky Blue Streak
as Johnny Bradley

Managed Money
as Sonny Rogers

Pardon My Pups
as Sonny Rogers

What's to Do?
as Sonny Rogers

In the Money
as Dick Higginbottom

Merrily Yours
as James "Sonny" Rogers

Racetrack
as Jackie Curtis

Drum Taps
as Eric Cartwright

The Last of the Mohicans
as Uncas

Man Wanted
as Youngster in Store

Hell's House
as Shorty