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