Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1898

Place of Birth:

Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA

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Francis Curray "Frank" McHugh (May 23, 1898 – September 11, 1981) was an American film and television actor.

Born in Homestead, Pennsylvania, McHugh came from a theatrical family. His parents ran a stock theatre company and as a young child he performed on stage. His brother Matt and sister Kitty performed an act with him by the time he was ten years old, but the family quit the stage around 1930. Another brother, Ed, became a stage manager and agent in New York.

McHugh debuted on Broadway in The Fall Guy in 1925. Warner Bros. hired him as a contract player in 1930. McHugh played everything from lead actor to sidekick and would often provide comedy relief. He appeared in over 150 films and television productions and worked with almost every star at Warner Bros. He was a close friend of James Cagney and appeared in more Cagney movies than any other actor. He appeared with him in eleven movies between 1932 and 1953. Their friendship lasted until McHugh's death.

By the 1950s his film career had begun to decline, as evinced by his smaller role in Career (1959). From 1964 to 1965 he played the role of Willie Walters, a live-in handyman, on ABC's sitcom The Bing Crosby Show. His last television appearance was as Charlie Wingate in the episode "The Fix-It Man" on CBS's Lancer western series. McHugh played a handyman in that role too.

McHugh was married to Dorothy Spencer. He had three children and two grandchildren.

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filmography:

Freshman Love Freshman Love

1936

Easy Come, Easy Go Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

Havana Widows Havana Widows

1933

Son of a Sailor Son of a Sailor

1933

Stars Over Broadway Stars Over Broadway

1935

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

1937

Indianapolis Speedway Indianapolis Speedway

1939

Convention City Convention City

1933

College Lovers College Lovers

1930

Kiss Me Again Kiss Me Again

1931

The Great Junction Hotel The Great Junction Hotel

1931

Union Depot Union Depot

1932

Elmer, the Great Elmer, the Great

1933

Traveling Husbands Traveling Husbands

1931

Marine Raiders Marine Raiders

1944

Snowed Under Snowed Under

1936

Page Miss Glory Page Miss Glory

1935

Valley of the Giants Valley of the Giants

1938

He Couldn't Say No He Couldn't Say No

1938

Tomorrow at Seven Tomorrow at Seven

1933

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

1930

The Spiral Staircase The Spiral Staircase

1961

Maybe It's Love Maybe It's Love

1935

Moonlight Murder Moonlight Murder

1936

Professional Sweetheart Professional Sweetheart

1933

Smarty Smarty

1934

Career Career

1959

Stage Struck Stage Struck

1936

The Irish in Us The Irish in Us

1935

Marry the Girl Marry the Girl

1937

Up for Murder Up for Murder

1931

The House on 56th Street The House on 56th Street

1933

The Hot Spot The Hot Spot

1931

Breakdowns of 1938 Breakdowns of 1938

1938

Say One for Me Say One for Me

1959

It Happens Every Thursday It Happens Every Thursday

1953

Five in Judgement Five in Judgement

1955

Let’s Be Ritzy Let’s Be Ritzy

1934

A Dream Comes True A Dream Comes True

1935

Private Jones Private Jones

1933

Hold Me Tight Hold Me Tight

1933

Little Miss Big Little Miss Big

1946

Men of the Sky Men of the Sky

1931

Way Down Cellar Way Down Cellar

1968

Alex in Wonderland Alex in Wonderland

1940

Bad Company Bad Company

1931

Bowery to Broadway Bowery to Broadway

1944

A Tiger Walks A Tiger Walks

1964

The Fighting 69th The Fighting 69th

1940

Heat Lightning Heat Lightning

1934

Top Speed Top Speed

1930

Boy Meets Girl Boy Meets Girl

1938

A Day at Santa Anita A Day at Santa Anita

1937

The Wide Open Spaces The Wide Open Spaces

1931

Bright Lights Bright Lights

1930

A Medal for Benny A Medal for Benny

1945

The Tougher They Come The Tougher They Come

1950

Hollywood Newsreel Hollywood Newsreel

1934

Devil Dogs of the Air Devil Dogs of the Air

1935

Four Wives Four Wives

1939

Little Miss Thoroughbred Little Miss Thoroughbred

1938

Virginia City Virginia City

1940

Parachute Jumper Parachute Jumper

1933

Submarine D-1 Submarine D-1

1937

Mighty Joe Young Mighty Joe Young

1949

Four Daughters Four Daughters

1938

Easy Come, Easy Go Easy Come, Easy Go

1967

Paid in Full Paid in Full

1950

Gold Diggers of 1935 Gold Diggers of 1935

1935

Return of the Terror Return of the Terror

1934

Dodge City Dodge City

1939

Going My Way Going My Way

1944

My Son John My Son John

1952

Ex-Lady Ex-Lady

1933

Swing Your Lady Swing Your Lady

1938

The Dawn Patrol The Dawn Patrol

1930

High Pressure High Pressure

1932

A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

The Roaring Twenties The Roaring Twenties

1939

Miss Grant Takes Richmond Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949

Mystery of the Wax Museum Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933

Dust Be My Destiny Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Ever Since Eve Ever Since Eve

1937

City for Conquest City for Conquest

1940

There's No Business Like Show Business There's No Business Like Show Business

1954

Manpower Manpower

1941

State Fair State Fair

1945

Bullets or Ballots Bullets or Ballots

1936

All Through the Night All Through the Night

1942

Blessed Event Blessed Event

1932

The Front Page The Front Page

1931

The Velvet Touch The Velvet Touch

1948

One Way Passage One Way Passage

1932

Footlight Parade Footlight Parade

1933

Corsair Corsair

1931

The Hoodlum Saint The Hoodlum Saint

1946

Four Mothers Four Mothers

1941

Three Men on a Horse Three Men on a Horse

1936

Daughters Courageous Daughters Courageous

1939

Going Wild Going Wild

1930

The Runaround The Runaround

1946

A Lion Is in the Streets A Lion Is in the Streets

1953

Happiness Ahead Happiness Ahead

1934

Millie Millie

1931

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

1932

Grand Slam Grand Slam

1933

Life Begins Life Begins

1932

'Til We Meet Again 'Til We Meet Again

1940

6 Day Bike Rider 6 Day Bike Rider

1934

The Widow from Chicago The Widow from Chicago

1930

Back Street Back Street

1941

Sunday Night at the Trocadero Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937

The Telegraph Trail The Telegraph Trail

1933

The Dark Horse The Dark Horse

1932

Here Comes the Navy Here Comes the Navy

1934

The Last Hurrah The Last Hurrah

1958

Fashions of 1934 Fashions of 1934

1934

Extra! Extra! Extra! Extra!

1932

Lilly Turner Lilly Turner

1933

Merry Wives of Reno Merry Wives of Reno

1934

Wings of the Navy Wings of the Navy

1939

The Crowd Roars The Crowd Roars

1932

Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall

1947

On Your Toes On Your Toes

1939

Her Cardboard Lover Her Cardboard Lover

1942

The Pace That Thrills The Pace That Thrills

1952

I Love You Again I Love You Again

1940

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