FRANK LOVEJOY BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

Frank Lovejoy  was born on March 28th, 1912 in The Bronx, New York with the birth name Frank Lovejoy Jr. to parents Frank Lovejoy Sr. and mother Nora.  he was raised in New Jersey. As a teenager he was employed on Wall Street, but due to the crash of the great Stock Market in 1929, he lost his job.  He was able to find small jobs working as an actor to support himself.
 
He began with working on stage in touring companies and then made his Broadway debut in 1934.  He also worked in radio on such programs as, "Gangbusters", "Night Beat" and "Damon Runyon Theater". 
 
After a decent amount of success on Broadway and radio he made his film debut on, "Black Heart" (1948) followed by a number of supporting roles on various films keeping him steadily employed.  The majority of characters he portrayed ranged from soldiers, to street cops and detectives.  Some of his early 1950's work was on, "Breakthrough" (1950), "Goodbye My Fancy" (1951), "Retreat, Hell" (1952) and then in 1953 he received quite a decent role in the film, "The Hitch-Hiker".       
 
Alongside a decent stage, radio and film career he added television credits to his resume starring in his own television shows, "Man Against Crime" (1956) and "The Adventures of McGraw" (1957). 
 
Frank Lovejoy was married twice throughout his lifetime, first to Frances Williams for a brief period followed by his second marriage to an actress, Joan Banks from 1940 through 1962 and together they had two children.  On October 2nd, 1962 in New York City, New York Lovejoy passed away from a heart attack.  He is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.   
 

Filmography

1962   Bus Stop
1961   Target: The Corruptors 
1961   The DuPont Show of the Week
1954-1960  The United States Steel Hour 
1960   Wichita Town
1960   The DuPont Show with June Allyson 
1957-1959  Zane Grey Theatre 
1956-1959  The Loretta Young Show
1959   The David Niven Show  
1959   The Red Skelton Hour 
1956-1959  Playhouse 90 
1958   Pursuit
1957-1958  The Adventures of McGraw
1958   Cole Younger, Gunfighter 
1957   Cavalcade of America 
1957   The Ford Television Theatre 
1956   Three Brave Men 
1956   Julie 
1956   Man Against Crime
1953-1956  Four Star Playhouse  
1955-1956  The Star and the Story 
1954-1955  Climax!
1955   Shack Out on 101 
1955   The Crooked Web
1955   Ford Star Jubilee
1955   Celebrity Playhouse
1955   Finger Man 
1955   Top of the World 
1955   Mad at the World 
1955   Stage 7
1955   Strategic Air Command  
1953-1955  Lux Video Theatre
1955   The Americano  
1954   Men of the Fighting Lady
1954   Beachhead 
1953   The Charge at Feather River 
1953   The System
1953   House of Wax
1953   The Hitch-Hiker 
1953   She's Back on Broadway 
1952   The Winning Team  
1952   Retreat, Hell! 
1951   I'll See You in My Dreams 
1951   Force of Arms 
1951   Goodbye, My Fancy 
1951   I Was a Communist for the FBI 
1950   The Sound of Fury 
1950   Breakthrough 
1950   Three Secrets 
1950   South Sea Sinner 
1950   In a Lonely Place 
1949   Man Against Crime
1949   Home of the Brave 
1948   Black Bart