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-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.
Acted in
Bus Stop
1961
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Wichita Town
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Dave
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
1958
as Cole Younger
Meet McGraw
1957
as McGraw
Three Brave Men
1956
as Capt. Amos Winfield
Julie
1956
as Det. Lt. Pringle
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Jim Todd
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sam Walston
Shack Out on 101
1955
as Prof. Sam Bastion
The Crooked Web
1955
as Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1955
Strategic Air Command
1955
as Ennis Hawkes
Finger Man
1955
as Casey Martin
Mad at the World
1955
as Police Capt. Tom Lynn
Top of the World
1955
as Brad Cantrell
The Americano
1955
as Bento Hermany
Climax!
1954
as Ben Dana
Men of the Fighting Lady
1954
as Lt. Cmdr. Grayson
Beachhead
1954
as Sgt. Fletcher
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Walter
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Walter Davidson
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Joe Winters
The Charge at Feather River
1953
as Sgt. Charlie Baker
The System
1953
as John E. 'Johnny' Merrick
House of Wax
1953
as Tom Brennan
The Hitch-Hiker
1953
as Gilbert Bowen
She's Back on Broadway
1953
as John Webber
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Inspector Ed McCook
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Randy Stone
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as McGraw
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Capt. Jim Barr
The Winning Team
1952
as Rogers Hornsby
Retreat, Hell!
1952
as Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett
Starlift
1951
as Frank Lovejoy
I'll See You in My Dreams
1951
as Walter Donaldson
Force of Arms
1951
as Maj. Blackford
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951
as Matt Cole
I Was a Communist for the FBI
1951
as Matt Cvetic
The Sound of Fury
1950
as Howard Tyler
Breakthrough
1950
as Sgt. Pete Bell
Three Secrets
1950
as Bob Duffy
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Clark
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Walter Neff
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Uncle Charlie
South Sea Sinner
1950
as Doc
In a Lonely Place
1950
as Brub Nicolai
Home of the Brave
1949
as Sergeant Mingo
Black Bart
1948
as Mark Lorimer