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