Frank Lovejoy
Born March 28, 1912 (Age: 114)
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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. 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.
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.
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Filmography
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
1958
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as Cole Younger
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Age: 46
Three Brave Men
1956
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as Capt. Amos Winfield
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Age: 44
The Country Husband
1956
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as William E. Wiley
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Age: 44
Rendezvous in Black
1956
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as Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
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Age: 44
Julie
1956
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as Det. Lt. Pringle
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Age: 44
Shack Out on 101
1955
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as Prof. Sam Bastion
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Age: 43
The Crooked Web
1955
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as Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian
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Age: 43
No Image
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1955
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as
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Age: 43
Finger Man
1955
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as Casey Martin
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Age: 43
Mad at the World
1955
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as Police Capt. Tom Lynn
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Age: 43
Top of the World
1955
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as Brad Cantrell
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Age: 43
Strategic Air Command
1955
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as Ennis Hawkes
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Age: 42
The Americano
1955
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as Bento Hermany
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Age: 42
Men of the Fighting Lady
1954
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as Lt. Cmdr. Grayson
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Age: 42
Beachhead
1954
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as Sgt. Fletcher
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Age: 41
The Charge at Feather River
1953
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as Sgt. Charlie Baker
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Age: 41
The System
1953
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as John E. 'Johnny' Merrick
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Age: 41
House of Wax
1953
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as Tom Brennan
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Age: 41
The Hitch-Hiker
1953
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as Gilbert Bowen
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Age: 41
She's Back on Broadway
1953
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as John Webber
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Age: 40
The Sound of Fury
1950
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as Howard Tyler
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Age: 38
Breakthrough
1950
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as Sgt. Pete Bell
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Age: 38
Three Secrets
1950
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as Bob Duffy
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Age: 38
South Sea Sinner
1950
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as Doc
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Age: 38
In a Lonely Place
1950
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as Brub Nicolai
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Age: 38