Frank Lovejoy
33 movies · 12 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 28, 1912
- Died
- Oct 2, 1962 (age 50)
- Place of birth
- Bronx, New York, USA
Biography
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.
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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-Hiker (1953), Strategic Air Command (1955), and Goodbye, My Fancy (1956).
Lovejoy also had a successful television career. He starred in the series Man Against Crime (1956-1957) and Meet McGraw (1957-1962).
Lovejoy died of a heart attack in New York City in 1962, at the age of 50. He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
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Frank Lovejoy: movies and TV shows
Acting (45)
- 1961
- 1961
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958 Cole Younger, Gunfighter
as Cole Younger
- 1957
- 1956 Three Brave Men
as Capt. Amos Winfield
- 1956 The Country Husband
as William E. Wiley
- 1956 Julie
as Det. Lt. Pringle
- 1956
- 1955 Shack Out on 101
as Prof. Sam Bastion
- 1955 The Crooked Web
as Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian
- 1955
- 1955 Finger Man
as Casey Martin
- 1955 Mad at the World
as Police Capt. Tom Lynn
- 1955 Top of the World
as Brad Cantrell
- 1955 Strategic Air Command
as Ennis Hawkes
- 1955 The Americano
as Bento Hermany
- 1954
- 1954 Men of the Fighting Lady
as Lt. Cmdr. Grayson
- 1954 Beachhead
as Sgt. Fletcher
- 1953
- 1953 The Charge at Feather River
as Sgt. Charlie Baker
- 1953 The System
as John E. 'Johnny' Merrick
- 1953 House of Wax
as Tom Brennan
- 1953 The Hitch-Hiker
as Gilbert Bowen
- 1953 She's Back on Broadway
as John Webber
- 1952
- 1952
- 1952
- 1952 The Winning Team
as Rogers Hornsby
- 1952 Retreat, Hell!
as Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett
- 1951 Starlift
as Frank Lovejoy
- 1951 I'll See You in My Dreams
as Walter Donaldson
- 1951 Force of Arms
as Maj. Blackford
- 1951 Goodbye, My Fancy
as Matt Cole
- 1951 I Was a Communist for the FBI
as Matt Cvetic
- 1950 The Sound of Fury
as Howard Tyler
- 1950 Breakthrough
as Sgt. Pete Bell
- 1950 Three Secrets
as Bob Duffy
- 1950
- 1950 South Sea Sinner
as Doc
- 1950 In a Lonely Place
as Brub Nicolai
- 1949 Home of the Brave
as Sergeant Mingo
- 1948 Black Bart
as Mark Lorimer
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1 episode
- 1956