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