Matt McHugh
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.
Filmography (135 titles)
6.8MovieWham-Bam-Slam!
Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage) · 1955
5.8MovieTales of Robin Hood
Tuck's Guard-Friend · 1951
4.9MovieHome Town Story
Waiter (uncredited) · 1951
5.5MovieArson, Inc.
Hubbell · 1949
7.0MovieDuke of Chicago
Terry Shea · 1949
4.8MovieAn Innocent Affair
Ted Burke · 1948
5.1MovieShed No Tears
First Investigating Detective (Uncredited) · 1948
6.6MovieScudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Frank the Barber (uncredited) · 1948
5.8MoviePardon My Clutch
Claude Finkle · 1948
4.7MovieShould Husbands Marry?
Loud Friend · 1947
6.5MovieThey Won't Believe Me
Tiny Old Man (uncredited) · 1947
9.5MovieThe Trouble with Women
Herman · 1947
6.6MovieMy Favorite Brunette
Third Man on Death Row (uncredited) · 1947
7.7MovieVacation in Reno
Bill Dumont · 1946
5.9MovieNocturne
Coffee Attendant (uncredited) · 1946
9.0MovieDeadline for Murder
Johnny · 1946
6.7MovieThe Blue Dahlia
Bartender at Gus' (uncredited) · 1946
6.7MovieThe Dark Corner
Milkman (uncredited) · 1946
6.8MovieThe Bells of St. Mary's
Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited) · 1945
7.5MovieHow DOooo You Do
Deputy McNiel · 1945
6.2MovieThe Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
6.7MovieLady on a Train
1945
4.1MovieSalome, Where She Danced
Lafe · 1945
9.0MovieMy Buddy
Happy · 1944
6.2MovieThe Mark of the Whistler
Tom, Reporter (uncredited) · 1944
6.6MovieSecret Command
Curly · 1944
6.8MovieMr. Skeffington
Drunk (uncredited) · 1944
7.3MovieAnd the Angels Sing
Doorman - 33 Club (uncredited) · 1944
7.0MoviePhantom Lady
Al Alp - Taxi Driver (uncredited) · 1944
5.3MovieWhispering Footsteps
Cy Walsh, Boarder · 1943