- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 28, 1912
- Place of Birth
- Bronx, New York, USA
- Died
- October 2, 1962
Frank Lovejoy
Frank Andrew Lovejoy Jr. (March 28, 1912 – October 2, 1962) was an American actor in radio, film, and television. He is perhaps best remembered for appearing in the film noir The Hitch-Hiker and for starring in the radio drama Night Beat. Lovejoy was born in the Bronx, New York City, and grew up in New Jersey. He worked on Wall Street as a teenager, but the Great Depression of 1929 cost him his job. He then turned to acting, appearing in touring companies throughout the Northeast. He made his Broadway debut in 1934 in the play They Knew What They Wanted. Lovejoy began his radio career in the early 1940s, appearing on such shows as Gang Busters and This Is Your FBI. He also starred in the radio drama Night Beat, which ran from 1949 to 1955. Lovejoy made his film debut in 1948 in the film Black Bart. He went on to appear in over 50 films, including In a Lonely Place (1950), The Hitch-Hi…
Filmography
tvBus Stop
1961
tvTarget: The Corruptors!
1961
tvWichita Town
1959
tvThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · Dave
movieCole Younger, Gunfighter
1958 · Cole Younger
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
tvMeet McGraw
1957 · McGraw
movieThree Brave Men
1956 · Capt. Amos Winfield
movieThe Country Husband
1956 · William E. Wiley
movieRendezvous in Black
1956 · Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
movieJulie
1956 · Det. Lt. Pringle
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Jim Todd, Sam Walston
movieShack Out on 101
1955 · Prof. Sam Bastion
movieThe Crooked Web
1955 · Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1955
movieFinger Man
1955 · Casey Martin
movieMad at the World
1955 · Police Capt. Tom Lynn
movieTop of the World
1955 · Brad Cantrell
movieStrategic Air Command
1955 · Ennis Hawkes
movieThe Americano
1955 · Bento Hermany
tvClimax!
1954 · Ben Dana
movieMen of the Fighting Lady
1954 · Lt. Cmdr. Grayson
movieBeachhead
1954 · Sgt. Fletcher
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Walter, Walter Davidson, Joe Winters
movieThe Charge at Feather River
1953 · Sgt. Charlie Baker
movieThe System
1953 · John E. 'Johnny' Merrick
movieHouse of Wax
1953 · Tom Brennan
movieThe Hitch-Hiker
1953 · Gilbert Bowen
movieShe's Back on Broadway
1953 · John Webber
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Vic Chambers
tvCavalcade of America
1952 · Inspector Ed McCook
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952 · Randy Stone, McGraw, Capt. Jim Barr
movieThe Winning Team
1952 · Rogers Hornsby
movieRetreat, Hell!
1952 · Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett
movieStarlift
1951 · Frank Lovejoy
movieI'll See You in My Dreams
1951 · Walter Donaldson
movieForce of Arms
1951 · Maj. Blackford
movieGoodbye, My Fancy
1951 · Matt Cole
movieI Was a Communist for the FBI
1951 · Matt Cvetic
movieThe Sound of Fury
1950 · Howard Tyler
movieBreakthrough
1950 · Sgt. Pete Bell
movieThree Secrets
1950 · Bob Duffy
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Clark, Walter Neff, Uncle Charlie
movieSouth Sea Sinner
1950 · Doc
movieIn a Lonely Place
1950 · Brub Nicolai
movieHome of the Brave
1949 · Sergeant Mingo
movieBlack Bart
1948 · Mark Lorimer