Frank Lovejoy
Acting • Born 1912-03-28 – Died 1962-10-02
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.
Filmography
54 credits
The Sound of Fury
Movie • 1950
Howard Tyler
The Hitch-Hiker
Movie • 1953
Gilbert Bowen
Breakthrough
Movie • 1950
Sgt. Pete Bell
Shack Out on 101
Movie • 1955
Prof. Sam Bastion
I'll See You in My Dreams
Movie • 1951
Walter Donaldson
Three Secrets
Movie • 1950
Bob Duffy
Strategic Air Command
Movie • 1955
Ennis Hawkes
Beachhead
Movie • 1954
Sgt. Fletcher
The System
Movie • 1953
John E. 'Johnny' Merrick
Julie
Movie • 1956
Det. Lt. Pringle
Finger Man
Movie • 1955
Casey Martin
In a Lonely Place
Movie • 1950
Brub Nicolai
House of Wax
Movie • 1953
Tom Brennan
The Crooked Web
Movie • 1955
Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian
I Was a Communist for the FBI
Movie • 1951
Matt Cvetic
Mad at the World
Movie • 1955
Police Capt. Tom Lynn
Men of the Fighting Lady
Movie • 1954
Lt. Cmdr. Grayson
Force of Arms
Movie • 1951
Maj. Blackford
The Winning Team
Movie • 1952
Rogers Hornsby
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
Movie • 1958
Cole Younger
Goodbye, My Fancy
Movie • 1951
Matt Cole
The Americano
Movie • 1955
Bento Hermany
Black Bart
Movie • 1948
Mark Lorimer
The Charge at Feather River
Movie • 1953
Sgt. Charlie Baker
Top of the World
Movie • 1955
Brad Cantrell
Starlift
Movie • 1951
Frank Lovejoy
Retreat, Hell!
Movie • 1952
Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett
Three Brave Men
Movie • 1956
Capt. Amos Winfield
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Movie • 1955
She's Back on Broadway
Movie • 1953
John Webber
Home of the Brave
Movie • 1949
Sergeant Mingo
South Sea Sinner
Movie • 1950
Doc
Rendezvous in Black
Movie • 1956
Self - Announcing Next Week's Show
The Country Husband
Movie • 1956
William E. Wiley
Target: The Corruptors!
TV • 1961
Bus Stop
TV • 1961
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Clark
Climax!
TV • 1954
Ben Dana
Wichita Town
TV • 1959
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956
Jim Todd
Cavalcade of America
TV • 1952
Inspector Ed McCook
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV • 1959
Dave
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Walter
Meet McGraw
TV • 1957
McGraw
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV • 1957
Self
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Walter Davidson
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Joe Winters
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Walter Neff
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Uncle Charlie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956
Sam Walston
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
Randy Stone
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
McGraw
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
Capt. Jim Barr
The Ford Television Theatre
TV • 1952
Vic Chambers