Matt McHugh
Biography
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.
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Movies (50)
Wham-Bam-Slam!
as Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)
1955
Tales of Robin Hood
as Tuck's Guard-Friend
1951
Home Town Story
as Waiter (uncredited)
1951
Arson, Inc.
as Hubbell
1949
Duke of Chicago
as Terry Shea
1949
An Innocent Affair
as Ted Burke
1948
Shed No Tears
as First Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
1948
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
as Frank the Barber (uncredited)
1948
Pardon My Clutch
as Claude Finkle
1948
Should Husbands Marry?
as Loud Friend
1947
They Won't Believe Me
1947
The Trouble with Women
as Herman
1947
My Favorite Brunette
as Third Man on Death Row (uncredited)
1947
Vacation in Reno
as Bill Dumont
1946
Nocturne
as Coffee Attendant (uncredited)
1946
Deadline for Murder
as Johnny
1946
The Blue Dahlia
as Bartender at Gus' (uncredited)
1946
The Dark Corner
as Milkman (uncredited)
1946
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)
1945
How DOooo You Do
as Deputy McNiel
1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
Lady on a Train
1945
Salome, Where She Danced
as Lafe
1945
My Buddy
as Happy
1944
The Mark of the Whistler
as Tom, Reporter (uncredited)
1944
Secret Command
as Curly
1944
Mr. Skeffington
as Drunk (uncredited)
1944
And the Angels Sing
as Doorman - 33 Club (uncredited)
1944
Phantom Lady
as Al Alp - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1944
Whispering Footsteps
as Cy Walsh, Boarder
1943
True to Life
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Fireman in Humphrey Bogart Sequence (uncredited)
1943
The West Side Kid
as The Worrier
1943
Hi Diddle Diddle
as Reporter #2 (uncredited)
1943
So This Is Washington
as Stranger in Park Renting 'Rooms'
1943
Cowboy in Manhattan
as Cab Driver
1943
Flight for Freedom
as Mac (uncredited)
1943
Quiet Please, Murder
as Taxi Driver
1943
Girl Trouble
as Driver
1942
The Man in the Trunk
as Detective Murtha
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
as Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
1942
It Happened in Flatbush
as O'Doul
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Man from Brooklyn (uncredited)
1942
Too Many Women
as Spike O'Reilly
1942
Sappy Birthday
1942
A Gentleman at Heart
as Joe
1942
The Perfect Snob
as Baggage Man
1941
Blues in the Night
as St Louis Jail Drunk
1941
West Point Widow
as Drunk at Football Game
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Reporter on Train
1941