Matt McHugh

Matt McHugh

Known for

Acting

Born

January 22, 1894

Birthplace

Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

February 22, 1971 (aged 77)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Matthew O. McHugh (January 22, 1894 – February 22, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 200 films between 1931 and 1955, primarily in small cameo parts.

McHugh came from a theatrical family. His parents ran a stock theatre company and, as a young child, he performed on stage. His brother, Frank, who went on to become part of the Warner Bros. stock company in the 1930s and 1940s, and sister Kitty performed an act with him by the time he was fourteen years old, but the family quit the stage around 1930. His brother Ed became an agent in New York.

Matt made his Broadway debut in Elmer Rice's Street Scene in 1929, along with his brot...

Best known work

Freaks
Freaks
1932
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Holiday
Holiday
1938
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
1946
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
1944
At the Circus
At the Circus
1939
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington
1944

Filmography

  1. 1955

    Wham-Bam-Slam!

    as Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)

  2. 1951

    Tales of Robin Hood

    as Tuck's Guard-Friend

  3. 1951

    Home Town Story

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  4. 1949

    Arson, Inc.

    as Hubbell

  5. 1949

    Duke of Chicago

    as Terry Shea

  6. 1948

    An Innocent Affair

    as Ted Burke

  7. 1948

    Shed No Tears

    as First Investigating Detective (Uncredited)

  8. 1948

    Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

    as Frank the Barber (uncredited)

  9. 1948

    Pardon My Clutch

    as Claude Finkle

  10. 1947

  11. 1947

    They Won't Believe Me

    as Tiny Old Man (uncredited)

  12. 1947

  13. 1947

    My Favorite Brunette

    as Third Man on Death Row (uncredited)

  14. 1946

    Vacation in Reno

    as Bill Dumont

  15. 1946

    Nocturne

    as Coffee Attendant (uncredited)

  16. 1946

  17. 1946

    The Blue Dahlia

    as Bartender at Gus' (uncredited)

  18. 1946

    The Dark Corner

    as Milkman (uncredited)

  19. 1945

    The Bells of St. Mary's

    as Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)

  20. 1945

    How DOooo You Do

    as Deputy McNiel

  21. 1945

  22. 1945

  23. 1945

  24. 1944

    My Buddy

    as Happy

  25. 1944

    The Mark of the Whistler

    as Tom, Reporter (uncredited)

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