12 Facts About Frank Lovejoy

Frank Lovejoy is perhaps best remembered for appearing in the film noir The Hitch-Hiker and for starring in the radio drama Night Beat.

Frank Lovejoy was born in the Bronx, New York, but grew up in New Jersey.

Frank Lovejoy's mother, Nora, was born in Massachusetts, to Irish immigrant parents.

Frank Lovejoy was a narrator for the show This Is Your FBI.

In radio soap operas, Frank 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.

Frank Lovejoy 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.

Frank Lovejoy starred as John Malone in The Amazing Mr Malone.

Frank Lovejoy appeared as boxer Rory Malone in the March 20,1949, episode of Pat Novak for Hire titled "Rory Malone".

Frank Lovejoy mostly played supporting roles in films of the 1940s and 1950s.

Frank Lovejoy starred in two short-run TV series, Man Against Crime and Meet McGraw.

In 1940, Frank Lovejoy married actress Joan Banks, with whom he had daughter Judith and son Stephen.

On October 2,1962, Frank Lovejoy died of a heart attack in his sleep at the Warwick Hotel in New York City.