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Matt McHugh

Matt McHugh

Acting

January 22, 1894 – February 22, 1971 (died at 77)
Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Male
135 Movies

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.

Street Scene
Street Scene

Street Scene

1931 6.8

as Vincent Jones

Age 37 (now 77)
Wham-Bam-Slam!
Wham-Bam-Slam!

Wham-Bam-Slam!

1955 6.8

as Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)

Age 61 (now 77)
Freaks
Freaks

Freaks

1932 7.8

as Rollo Brother

Age 37 (now 77)
The Devil's Brother
The Devil's Brother

The Devil's Brother

1933 6.8

as The Prospective Groom

Age 39 (now 77)
Holiday
Holiday

Holiday

1938 7.3

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Age 44 (now 77)
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

1935 6.4

as Broncho

Age 41 (now 77)
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945 6.8

as Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)

Age 51 (now 77)
So You Won't Squawk
So You Won't Squawk

So You Won't Squawk

1941 6.9

as Louie the Wolf's Henchman

Age 47 (now 77)
If You Could Only Cook
If You Could Only Cook

If You Could Only Cook

1935 7.5

as Pete

Age 41 (now 77)
Night of Terror
Night of Terror

Night of Terror

1933 5.3

as Detective Bailey

Age 39 (now 77)
His Ex Marks the Spot
His Ex Marks the Spot

His Ex Marks the Spot

1940 4.8

as Radcliffe - the ex wife's boyfriend

Age 46 (now 77)
Wings in the Dark
Wings in the Dark

Wings in the Dark

1935 6.4

as 1st Mechanic

Age 41 (now 77)
The Devil and Miss Jones
The Devil and Miss Jones

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941 7.7

as Sam

Age 47 (now 77)
Whispering Footsteps
Whispering Footsteps

Whispering Footsteps

1943 5.3

as Cy Walsh, Boarder

Age 49 (now 77)
The Loud Mouth
The Loud Mouth

The Loud Mouth

1932 6.8
Age 38 (now 77)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 7.8

as Reporter (uncredited)

Age 45 (now 77)