About

Known credits:
129
Birthday:
1894-01-22
Place of birth:
Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Website:
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Matt McHugh

Overview

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 brother Ed, and also appeared in Swing Your Lady in 1936.

Despite his actual origins, McHugh usually performed his roles with a Brooklyn accent, and was often cast as characters explicitly from Brooklyn. In Star Spangled Rhythm (1941), his one scene is a protracted monologue during the climactic "Old Glory" sequence, in which McHugh plays a character who literally embodies the spirit of Brooklyn.

Known for

Acting
1955 Wham-Bam-Slam! Actor Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage) 59
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1951 Tales of Robin Hood Actor Tuck's Guard-Friend 58
Average
1951 Home Town Story Actor Waiter (uncredited) 58
Average
1949 Arson, Inc. Actor Hubbell 59
Average
1949 Duke of Chicago Actor Terry Shea N/A
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1948 An Innocent Affair Actor Ted Burke 58
Average
1948 Shed No Tears Actor First Investigating Detective (Uncredited) 58
Average
1948 Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! Actor Frank the Barber (uncredited) 59
Average
1948 Pardon My Clutch Actor Claude Finkle 58
Average
1947 Should Husbands Marry? Actor Loud Friend 58
Average
1947 They Won't Believe Me Actor 59
Average
1947 The Trouble with Women Actor Herman N/A
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1947 My Favorite Brunette Actor Third Man on Death Row (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 Vacation in Reno Actor Bill Dumont 59
Average
1946 Nocturne Actor Coffee Attendant 58
Average
1946 Deadline for Murder Actor Johnny N/A
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1946 The Blue Dahlia Actor Bartender at Gus' (uncredited) 60
Fair
1946 The Dark Corner Actor Milkman (uncredited) 59
Average
1945 The Bells of St. Mary's Actor Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited) 60
Fair
1945 How DOooo You Do Actor Deputy McNiel N/A
N/A
1945 The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry Actor 59
Average
1945 Lady on a Train Actor 59
Average
1945 Salome, Where She Danced Actor Lafe 58
Average
1944 My Buddy Actor Happy N/A
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1944 The Mark of the Whistler Actor Tom, Reporter (uncredited) 58
Average
1944 Secret Command Actor Curly 59
Average
1944 Mr. Skeffington Actor Drunk (uncredited) 59
Average
1944 And the Angels Sing Actor Doorman - 33 Club (uncredited) 59
Average
1944 Phantom Lady Actor Al Alp - Taxi Driver (uncredited) 61
Fair
1943 Whispering Footsteps Actor Cy Walsh, Boarder 58
Average
1943 True to Life Actor Taxicab Driver (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars Actor Fireman in Humphrey Bogart Sequence (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 The West Side Kid Actor The Worrier N/A
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1943 Hi Diddle Diddle Actor Reporter #2 (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 So This Is Washington Actor Stranger in Park Renting 'Rooms' 58
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1943 Cowboy in Manhattan Actor Cab Driver N/A
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1943 Flight for Freedom Actor Mac (uncredited) 58
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1943 Quiet Please, Murder Actor Taxi Driver 59
Average
1942 Girl Trouble Actor Driver 59
Average
1942 The Man in the Trunk Actor Detective Murtha N/A
N/A
1942 The Pride of the Yankees Actor Strength Machine Operator (uncredited) 61
Fair
1942 It Happened in Flatbush Actor O'Doul 58
Average
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm Actor Man from Brooklyn (uncredited) 59
Average
1942 Too Many Women Actor Spike O'Reilly 58
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1942 Sappy Birthday Actor N/A
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1942 A Gentleman at Heart Actor Joe 59
Average
1941 The Perfect Snob Actor Baggage Man 59
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1941 Blues in the Night Actor St Louis Jail Drunk 59
Average
1941 West Point Widow Actor Drunk at Football Game 59
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1941 The Lady from Cheyenne Actor Reporter on Train 59
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1941 The Devil and Miss Jones Actor Sam 60
Fair
1941 So You Won't Squawk Actor Louie the Wolf's Henchman 59
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1940 His Ex Marks the Spot Actor Radcliffe - the ex wife's boyfriend 58
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1940 You, the People Actor Albert 'Bert' / 'Perky' Perkins 59
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1940 Rangers of Fortune Actor Horatio Wells 59
Average
1940 The Boys from Syracuse Actor Bartender 59
Average
1940 They Drive by Night Actor Repairman (uncredited) 60
Fair
1940 Sailor's Lady Actor Cabby 58
Average
1940 La Conga Nights Actor Headwaiter 59
Average
1940 Primrose Path Actor Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited) 59
Average
1940 I Take This Woman Actor Mike Fescue - Man in Clinic (uncredited) 59
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1940 Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! Actor Charlie-the Cop 59
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1939 The Secret of Dr. Kildare Actor Messenger's Chauffeur (uncredited) 58
Average
1939 20,000 Men a Year Actor Baseball Fan 58
Average
1939 At the Circus Actor Cabbie (uncredited) 59
Average
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Actor Reporter (uncredited) 72
Good
1939 The Escape Actor Pete 59
Average
1939 $1,000 a Touchdown Actor Brick Benson 58
Average
1939 The Under-Pup Actor Soda Jerk 59
Average
1939 Chicken Wagon Family Actor Joe N/A
N/A
1939 Miracles for Sale Actor 'All Over Town' Bus Driver 59
Average
1939 The Jones Family in Hollywood Actor Charlie N/A
N/A
1939 The Greener Hills Actor Taxi Driver 59
Average
1938 While New York Sleeps Actor Cab Driver N/A
N/A
1938 Exposed Actor Johnson 59
Average
1938 The Mad Miss Manton Actor Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited) 59
Average
1938 That Certain Age Actor Soda Jerk (uncredited) 58
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1938 Three Loves Has Nancy Actor 58
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1938 Professor Beware Actor Divorced Man on Highway 59
Average
1938 Tropic Holiday Actor Joe 58
Average
1938 The Rage of Paris Actor Department Head (uncredited) 59
Average
1938 Holiday Actor Taxi Driver (uncredited) 63
Fair
1938 No Time to Marry Actor Abernathy 59
Average
1938 Mannequin Actor Mike (Uncredited) 59
Average
1937 Navy Blue and Gold Actor Heckler 58
Average
1937 Broadway Melody of 1938 Actor Burt (uncredited) 59
Average
1936 The Gentleman from Louisiana Actor Steve Brodie N/A
N/A
1936 To Mary - with Love Actor Taxi Driver 58
Average
1936 The Phantom Rider Actor Agent Shorty N/A
N/A
1936 The Country Beyond Actor Const. Weller N/A
N/A
1936 Anything Goes Actor Detective 58
Average
1935 If You Could Only Cook Actor Pete 59
Average
1935 Barbary Coast Actor Broncho 59
Average
1935 Thunder in the Night Actor Police Secretary 59
Average
1935 Diamond Jim Actor Bartender 59
Average
1935 The Glass Key Actor Puggy 59
Average
1935 Party Wire Actor Bert West 59
Average
1935 Mister Dynamite Actor Sunshine 59
Average
1935 Murder on a Honeymoon Actor Madden 59
Average
1935 The Good Fairy Actor Moving Man (uncredited) 59
Average
1935 Wings in the Dark Actor 1st Mechanic 59
Average
1934 Lost in the Stratosphere Actor Matthew O'Toole 59
Average
1934 She Loves Me Not Actor Andy, the Photographer 59
Average
1934 Sing and Like it Actor Junker - Hood 58
Average
1934 Bridal Bail Actor Patrolman Gus Brown 59
Average
1934 Two Alone Actor Counter Man (uncredited) 59
Average
1933 Dancing Lady Actor Marcia's Agent (uncredited) 59
Average
1933 From Headquarters Actor Man picked up by police wagon (uncredited) 59
Average
1933 The Prizefighter and the Lady Actor Professor's Drinking Buddy (uncredited) 58
Average
1933 The Mad Game Actor Butts McGhee N/A
N/A
1933 Sailor Beware! Actor Dan N/A
N/A
1933 A Man of Sentiment Actor Alex (Willie) Moran - Orderly N/A
N/A
1933 The Last Trail Actor Looney McGann N/A
N/A
1933 The Man Who Dared Actor Karel 59
Average
1933 The Girl in 419 Actor Jim - a Prisoner 58
Average
1933 The Devil's Brother Actor The Prospective Groom 59
Average
1933 Night of Terror Actor Detective Bailey 58
Average
1933 The Plumber and the Lady Actor Butch Mulinkovitch N/A
N/A
1933 Sailor's Luck Actor Taxi Cab Driver 58
Average
1933 Hard to Handle Actor Joe Goetz (uncredited) 59
Average
1932 Afraid to Talk Actor Joe Skelli 59
Average
1932 Hawkins & Watkins Inc. Actor N/A
N/A
1932 The Loud Mouth Actor N/A
N/A
1932 The Wet Parade Actor Shorty the Bellboy (uncredited) 58
Average
1932 The Woman from Monte Carlo Actor Chief Petty Officer Vincent 59
Average
1932 Freaks Actor Rollo Brother 72
Good
1931 Taxi! Actor Joe Silva (uncredited) 59
Average
1931 Street Scene Actor Vincent Jones 59
Average
1931 The Grand Dame Actor (uncredited) N/A
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