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