Biography
Character: Muggsy
Birthday: 1927
Place of Birth: Somewhere in Canada
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
First Short: Hearts Are Thumps
Last Short: The Big Premiere
Number of Shorts: 7
History: Not much is known about Shirley Coates. She appeared in more M-G-M shorts than she did at Hal Roach studios and continued acting after she left the series. It is unknown if she is related to actress Phyllis Coates, who played "Lois Lane" in the TV-Series, "The Adventures of Superman." She passed away at the age of 51 in 1979.
List of Shorts
- Hearts Are Thumps
- Three Smart Boys
- The Little Ranger
- Duel Personalities
- Clown Princes
- Captain Spanky's Show Boat
- The Big Premiere
Other Projects
- You Only Live Once (1937)
- Wells Fargo (1937) (uncredited)
- Four Girls In White (1939)
- The Day Of Rest (1939) (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) (uncredited) - with Thomas Bupp, Philip Hurlic, John Lester Johnson, Richard Jones, Margaret Mann, and Delmar Watson
- The Grapes Of Wrath (1940) (uncredited)
- International Squadron (1942) (uncredited)
- Mokey (1942) (uncredited) - with Robert Blake, Vincent Graeff, Cordell Hickman, William Thomas Jr., and Frank Ward
- Henry And Dizzy (1942)
- The Youngest Profession (1943)
- Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)
- How We Used to Live - TV series (Episode: Clothes and Occasion)