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

• Bus Stop
• Target: The Corruptors!
• The DuPont Show with June Allyson — Dave
• Wichita Town
• 1958Cole Younger, Gunfighter — Cole Younger
• Meet McGraw — McGraw
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre — Jim Todd, Sam Walston
• 1956Julie — Det. Lt. Pringle
• 1956The Country Husband — William E. Wiley
• 1956Three Brave Men — Capt. Amos Winfield
• 1955Finger Man — Casey Martin
• 1955Mad at the World — Police Capt. Tom Lynn
• 1955Shack Out on 101 — Prof. Sam Bastion
• 1955Strategic Air Command — Ennis Hawkes
• 1955The Americano — Bento Hermany
• 1955The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
• 1955The Crooked Web — Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian
• 1955Top of the World — Brad Cantrell
• 1954Beachhead — Sgt. Fletcher
• Climax! — Ben Dana
• 1954Men of the Fighting Lady — Lt. Cmdr. Grayson
• 1953House of Wax — Tom Brennan
• Letter to Loretta — Walter, Walter Davidson, Joe Winters
• 1953She's Back on Broadway — John Webber
• 1953The Charge at Feather River — Sgt. Charlie Baker
• 1953The Hitch-Hiker — Gilbert Bowen
• 1953The System — John E. 'Johnny' Merrick
• Cavalcade of America — Inspector Ed McCook
• Four Star Playhouse — Randy Stone, McGraw, Capt. Jim Barr
• 1952Retreat, Hell! — Lt. Col. Steve L. Corbett
• The Ford Television Theatre — Vic Chambers
• 1952The Winning Team — Rogers Hornsby
• 1951Force of Arms — Maj. Blackford
• 1951Goodbye, My Fancy — Matt Cole
• 1951I Was a Communist for the FBI — Matt Cvetic
• 1951I'll See You in My Dreams — Walter Donaldson
• 1951Starlift — Frank Lovejoy
• 1950Breakthrough — Sgt. Pete Bell
• 1950In a Lonely Place — Brub Nicolai
• Lux Video Theatre — Clark, Walter Neff, Uncle Charlie
• 1950South Sea Sinner — Doc
• 1950The Sound of Fury — Howard Tyler
• 1950Three Secrets — Bob Duffy
• 1949Home of the Brave — Sergeant Mingo
• 1948Black Bart — Mark Lorimer

Appearances as themselves (2)

• Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self
• 1956Rendezvous in Black — Self - Announcing Next Week's Show