Acting · Bronx, New York, USA · Born March 28, 1912
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.
TVBus Stop
1961
TVTarget: The Corruptors!
1961
TVWichita Town
1959
TVThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Dave
MovieCole Younger, Gunfighter
1958
as Cole Younger
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
TVMeet McGraw
1957
as McGraw
MovieThree Brave Men
1956
as Capt. Amos Winfield
MovieThe Country Husband
1956
as William E. Wiley
MovieRendezvous in Black
1956
as Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
MovieJulie
1956
as Det. Lt. Pringle
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Jim Todd
MovieShack Out on 101
1955
as Prof. Sam Bastion
MovieThe Crooked Web
1955
as Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1955
MovieFinger Man
1955
as Casey Martin
MovieMad at the World
1955
as Police Capt. Tom Lynn
MovieTop of the World
1955
as Brad Cantrell
MovieStrategic Air Command
1955
as Ennis Hawkes
MovieThe Americano
1955
as Bento Hermany
TVClimax!
1954
as Ben Dana
MovieMen of the Fighting Lady
1954
as Lt. Cmdr. Grayson
MovieBeachhead
1954
as Sgt. Fletcher
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Walter
MovieThe Charge at Feather River
1953
as Sgt. Charlie Baker
MovieThe System
1953
as John E. 'Johnny' Merrick
MovieHouse of Wax
1953
as Tom Brennan
MovieThe Hitch-Hiker
1953
as Gilbert Bowen
MovieShe's Back on Broadway
1953
as John Webber
TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Vic Chambers
TVCavalcade of America
1952
as Inspector Ed McCook
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Randy Stone
MovieThe Winning Team
1952
as Rogers Hornsby
MovieRetreat, Hell!
1952
as Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett
MovieStarlift
1951
as Frank Lovejoy
MovieI'll See You in My Dreams
1951
as Walter Donaldson
MovieForce of Arms
1951
as Maj. Blackford
MovieGoodbye, My Fancy
1951
as Matt Cole
MovieI Was a Communist for the FBI
1951
as Matt Cvetic
MovieThe Sound of Fury
1950
as Howard Tyler
MovieBreakthrough
1950
as Sgt. Pete Bell
MovieThree Secrets
1950
as Bob Duffy
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Clark
MovieSouth Sea Sinner
1950
as Doc
MovieIn a Lonely Place
1950
as Brub Nicolai
MovieHome of the Brave
1949
as Sergeant Mingo
MovieBlack Bart
1948
as Mark Lorimer
