Matt McHugh

Matt McHugh

Date of Birth:

Jan 22, 1894

Place of Birth:

Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA

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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:

The Lady from Cheyenne The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

Girl Trouble Girl Trouble

1942

Thunder in the Night Thunder in the Night

1935

The West Side Kid The West Side Kid

1943

My Buddy My Buddy

1944

No Time to Marry No Time to Marry

1938

The Mark of the Whistler The Mark of the Whistler

1944

To Mary - with Love To Mary - with Love

1936

20,000 Men a Year 20,000 Men a Year

1939

Thank Your Lucky Stars Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Afraid to Talk Afraid to Talk

1932

The Boys from Syracuse The Boys from Syracuse

1940

Mr. Skeffington Mr. Skeffington

1944

They Drive by Night They Drive by Night

1940

That Certain Age That Certain Age

1938

Sailor's Luck Sailor's Luck

1933

It Happened in Flatbush It Happened in Flatbush

1942

The Secret of Dr. Kildare The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939

The Under-Pup The Under-Pup

1939

An Innocent Affair An Innocent Affair

1948

Professor Beware Professor Beware

1938

Miracles for Sale Miracles for Sale

1939

Chicken Wagon Family Chicken Wagon Family

1939

Holiday Holiday

1938

Rangers of Fortune Rangers of Fortune

1940

I Take This Woman I Take This Woman

1940

Primrose Path Primrose Path

1940

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

1948

The Man Who Dared The Man Who Dared

1933

The Bells of St. Mary's The Bells of St. Mary's

1945

The Man in the Trunk The Man in the Trunk

1942

Diamond Jim Diamond Jim

1935

La Conga Nights La Conga Nights

1940

Nocturne Nocturne

1946

Freaks Freaks

1932

The Mad Miss Manton The Mad Miss Manton

1938

The Wet Parade The Wet Parade

1932

My Favorite Brunette My Favorite Brunette

1947

Sailor's Lady Sailor's Lady

1940

The Greener Hills The Greener Hills

1939

The Devil and Miss Jones The Devil and Miss Jones

1941

The Trouble with Women The Trouble with Women

1947

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

1945

Sadie McKee Sadie McKee

1934

Lost in the Stratosphere Lost in the Stratosphere

1934

The Dark Corner The Dark Corner

1946

Sailor Beware! Sailor Beware!

1933

The Devil's Brother The Devil's Brother

1933

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

1940

True to Life True to Life

1943

How DOooo You Do How DOooo You Do

1945

Taxi! Taxi!

1931

The Last Trail The Last Trail

1933

Tales of Robin Hood Tales of Robin Hood

1951

The Girl in 419 The Girl in 419

1933

Two Alone Two Alone

1934

Vacation in Reno Vacation in Reno

1946

Bridal Bail Bridal Bail

1934

West Point Widow West Point Widow

1941

Hi Diddle Diddle Hi Diddle Diddle

1943

$1,000 a Touchdown $1,000 a Touchdown

1939

A Gentleman at Heart A Gentleman at Heart

1942

Quiet Please, Murder Quiet Please, Murder

1943

The Blue Dahlia The Blue Dahlia

1946

At the Circus At the Circus

1939

Navy Blue and Gold Navy Blue and Gold

1937

Murder on a Honeymoon Murder on a Honeymoon

1935

Should Husbands Marry? Should Husbands Marry?

1947

Flight for Freedom Flight for Freedom

1943

Sappy Birthday Sappy Birthday

1942

The Plumber and the Lady The Plumber and the Lady

1933

His Ex Marks the Spot His Ex Marks the Spot

1940

Arson, Inc. Arson, Inc.

1949

Star Spangled Rhythm Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

If You Could Only Cook If You Could Only Cook

1935

Wham-Bam-Slam! Wham-Bam-Slam!

1955

Hard to Handle Hard to Handle

1933

Pardon My Clutch Pardon My Clutch

1948

You, the People You, the People

1940

The Jones Family in Hollywood The Jones Family in Hollywood

1939

Deadline for Murder Deadline for Murder

1946

So You Won't Squawk So You Won't Squawk

1941

Secret Command Secret Command

1944

Cowboy in Manhattan Cowboy in Manhattan

1943

Whispering Footsteps Whispering Footsteps

1943

The Glass Key The Glass Key

1935

Home Town Story Home Town Story

1951

Salome, Where She Danced Salome, Where She Danced

1945

Mannequin Mannequin

1938

Dancing Lady Dancing Lady

1933

The Rage of Paris The Rage of Paris

1938

Phantom Lady Phantom Lady

1944

From Headquarters From Headquarters

1933

Blues in the Night Blues in the Night

1941

Wings in the Dark Wings in the Dark

1935

Broadway Melody of 1938 Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

Shed No Tears Shed No Tears

1948

Night of Terror Night of Terror

1933

Duke of Chicago Duke of Chicago

1949

The Country Beyond The Country Beyond

1936

Party Wire Party Wire

1935

Barbary Coast Barbary Coast

1935

The Grand Dame The Grand Dame

1931

Too Many Women Too Many Women

1942

Street Scene Street Scene

1931

Mister Dynamite Mister Dynamite

1935

The Escape The Escape

1939

They Won't Believe Me They Won't Believe Me

1947

She Loves Me Not She Loves Me Not

1934

Hawkins & Watkins Inc. Hawkins & Watkins Inc.

1932

The Gentleman from Louisiana The Gentleman from Louisiana

1936

The Prizefighter and the Lady The Prizefighter and the Lady

1933

So This Is Washington So This Is Washington

1943

The Perfect Snob The Perfect Snob

1941

A Man of Sentiment A Man of Sentiment

1933

Lady on a Train Lady on a Train

1945

Sing and Like it Sing and Like it

1934

Three Loves Has Nancy Three Loves Has Nancy

1938

The Loud Mouth The Loud Mouth

1932

Anything Goes Anything Goes

1936

The Pride of the Yankees The Pride of the Yankees

1942

Tropic Holiday Tropic Holiday

1938

Exposed Exposed

1938

And the Angels Sing And the Angels Sing

1944

While New York Sleeps While New York Sleeps

1938

The Good Fairy The Good Fairy

1935

The Woman from Monte Carlo The Woman from Monte Carlo

1932

The Phantom Rider The Phantom Rider

1936

The Mad Game The Mad Game

1933

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

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