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Frank Lovejoy

Frank Lovejoy

Acting

March 28, 1912 – October 2, 1962 (died at 50)
Bronx, New York, USA
Male
34 Movies
20 TV Shows

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.

In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

1950 7.6

as Brub Nicolai

Age 38 (now 50)
House of Wax
House of Wax

House of Wax

1953 6.9

as Tom Brennan

Age 41 (now 50)
The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker

1953 6.8

as Gilbert Bowen

Age 41 (now 50)
The Sound of Fury
The Sound of Fury

The Sound of Fury

1950 6.5

as Howard Tyler

Age 38 (now 50)
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command

1955 6.2

as Ennis Hawkes

Age 42 (now 50)
The Crooked Web
The Crooked Web

The Crooked Web

1955 6.0

as Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian

Age 43 (now 50)
Julie
Julie

Julie

1956 5.9

as Det. Lt. Pringle

Age 44 (now 50)
Shack Out on 101
Shack Out on 101

Shack Out on 101

1955 6.0

as Prof. Sam Bastion

Age 43 (now 50)
Beachhead
Beachhead

Beachhead

1954 5.7

as Sgt. Fletcher

Age 41 (now 50)
Finger Man
Finger Man

Finger Man

1955 5.4

as Casey Martin

Age 43 (now 50)
I Was a Communist for the FBI
I Was a Communist for the FBI

I Was a Communist for the FBI

1951 5.6

as Matt Cvetic

Age 39 (now 50)
Retreat, Hell!
Retreat, Hell!

Retreat, Hell!

1952 6.5

as Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett

Age 39 (now 50)
The Americano
The Americano

The Americano

1955 5.3

as Bento Hermany

Age 42 (now 50)
Three Secrets
Three Secrets

Three Secrets

1950 6.5

as Bob Duffy

Age 38 (now 50)
The System
The System

The System

1953 5.3

as John E. 'Johnny' Merrick

Age 41 (now 50)
Home of the Brave
Home of the Brave

Home of the Brave

1949 6.7

as Sergeant Mingo

Age 37 (now 50)