Frank Andrew Lovejoy Jr. (March 28, 1912 â€" 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.He was born in the Bronx, New
York, but grew up in New Jersey. His father, Frank Andrew Lovejoy,
Sr., was a furniture salesman from Maine. His mother, Nora, was born
in Massachusetts, to Irish immigrant parents.A successful radio actor,
Lovejoy played Broadway Harry on the Gay Nineties Revue and was heard
on the 1930s crime drama series Gang Busters. Lovejoy was a narrator
(during the first season) for the show This Is Your FBI.In radio soap
operas, Lovejoy played Dr. Christopher Ellerbe in Valiant Lady, Sam
Foster in This Day Is Ours, and he had the roles of Brad Forbes on
Brave Tomorrow and Larry Halliday in Bright Horizon. He also played
the title character on the syndicated The Blue Beetle in 1940, several
episodes of The Whistler, and starred in the later newspaper drama
series Night Beat in the early 1950s and in episodes of Suspense in
the late 1950s. He also starred as John Malone in The Amazing Mr.
Malone.
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.He was born in the Bronx, New
York, but grew up in New Jersey. His father, Frank Andrew Lovejoy,
Sr., was a furniture salesman from Maine. His mother, Nora, was born
in Massachusetts, to Irish immigrant parents.A successful radio actor,
Lovejoy played Broadway Harry on the Gay Nineties Revue and was heard
on the 1930s crime drama series Gang Busters. Lovejoy was a narrator
(during the first season) for the show This Is Your FBI.In radio soap
operas, Lovejoy played Dr. Christopher Ellerbe in Valiant Lady, Sam
Foster in This Day Is Ours, and he had the roles of Brad Forbes on
Brave Tomorrow and Larry Halliday in Bright Horizon. He also played
the title character on the syndicated The Blue Beetle in 1940, several
episodes of The Whistler, and starred in the later newspaper drama
series Night Beat in the early 1950s and in episodes of Suspense in
the late 1950s. He also starred as John Malone in The Amazing Mr.
Malone.
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