1939Winner
Best Performance
Gone with the Wind
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Actor
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
March 15, 1916
Biography
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1931Nominee
Best Performance
The Public Enemy
1967Nominee
Best Performance
Valley of the Dolls
Career Highlights
1968Highlight
Best Performance
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1923Highlight
Best Performance
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
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Gone with the Wind
The Public Enemy
Valley of the Dolls