Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1912-03-28
Day of Death
1962-10-02
Place of Birth
Bronx, New York, USA
Frank Lovejoy
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 (34)
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
1958
Three Brave Men
1956
The Country Husband
1956
Rendezvous in Black
1956
Julie
1956
Shack Out on 101
1955
The Crooked Web
1955The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1955
Finger Man
1955
Mad at the World
1955
Top of the World
1955
Strategic Air Command
1955
The Americano
1955
Men of the Fighting Lady
1954
