Junior Coghlan - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Junior Coghlan
- Frank Coghlan Jr.
- (March 15, 1916 – September 7, 2009) also known as Junior Coghlan, 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 films with Pola Negri, Jack Dempsey, William Haines, Shirley Temple, Mickey Rooney, William Boyd and Bette Davis.
- He appeared in early "Our Gang" comedies, but he is best known for the role of Billy Batson in the 1941 motion picture serial Adventures of Captain Marvel.
- Coghlan later served 23 years as an aviator and officer in the U.S.
- Navy, from 1942 to 1965.
- After retiring from the Navy, he returned to acting and appeared in television, films, and commercials.
- He published an autobiography in 1992 and died in 2009 at age 93.
