Frank Lovejoy

Frank Lovejoy (March 28, 1914 – October 2, 1962) was an American film actor of the 1940s and 1950s, who usually played supporting roles. Before becoming a film actor, Lovejoy was a successful radio narrator and stage actor. Lovejoy was a voice actor in the 1930s radio series Gangbusters, played the title character in the 1940s radio show Blue Beetle and appeared in the 1950s radio series Nightbeat.

Besides, 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. He appeared as boxer Rory Malone in the March 20, 1949 episode of Pat Novak for Hire entitled "Rory Malone".

In film, Lovejoy was effective at playing ordinary characters in extraordinary situations. Lovejoy also acted in many films about World War II. Of note is the 1952 film Retreat Hell, which depicts the US Army retreat at the Battle of Chosin Reservation during the Korean War. It was directed by Joseph H. Lewis.

Lovejoy was married to actress Joan Banks, with whom he had a son and a daughter. He had previously been married to Frances Williams. He died of a heart attack in New York in 1962.