Frank Lovejoy

Known for ActingBorn 1912-03-28Died 1962-10-02Bronx, 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 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.Read more

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Bus Stop

The Ford Television Theatre

In a Lonely Place

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

South Sea Sinner

Breakthrough

House of Wax

The Hitch-Hiker

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

Four Star Playhouse

Starlift

Lux Video Theatre

Home of the Brave

Force of Arms

Cole Younger, Gunfighter

Letter to Loretta

Meet McGraw

Top of the World

Retreat, Hell!

The Sound of Fury

Men of the Fighting Lady

Three Secrets

Goodbye, My Fancy

Three Brave Men

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Strategic Air Command

The Winning Team

Shack Out on 101

The Crooked Web

She's Back on Broadway

The Charge at Feather River

Julie

Mad at the World

Target: The Corruptors!

Beachhead

I Was a Communist for the FBI

Finger Man

The Americano

The System

Wichita Town

I'll See You in My Dreams

Black Bart

Cavalcade of America

Climax!

Rendezvous in Black

The Country Husband

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial