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