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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1894-01-22 |
| Died | 1971-02-22 |
Movies
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
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
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
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
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
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 Devil and Miss Jones
as Sam
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Reporter on Train
1941
So You Won't Squawk
as Louie the Wolf's Henchman
1941
His Ex Marks the Spot
as Radcliffe - the ex wife's boyfriend
1940
You, the People
as Albert 'Bert' / 'Perky' Perkins
1940
Rangers of Fortune
as Horatio Wells
1940
The Boys from Syracuse
as Bartender
1940
They Drive by Night
as Repairman (uncredited)
1940
Sailor's Lady
as Cabby
1940
La Conga Nights
as Headwaiter
1940
Primrose Path
as Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
1940
I Take This Woman
as Mike Fescue - Man in Clinic (uncredited)
1940
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
as Charlie-the Cop
1940
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Messenger's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1939
20,000 Men a Year
as Baseball Fan
1939
At the Circus
as Cabbie (uncredited)
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Reporter (uncredited)
1939
The Escape
as Pete
1939
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Brick Benson
1939
The Under-Pup
as Soda Jerk
1939
Miracles for Sale
as 'All Over Town' Bus Driver
1939
Chicken Wagon Family
as Joe
1939
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as Charlie
1939
The Greener Hills
as Taxi Driver
1939
While New York Sleeps
as Cab Driver
1938
Exposed
as Johnson
1938
The Mad Miss Manton
as Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
1938
That Certain Age
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
1938
Professor Beware
as Divorced Man on Highway
1938
Tropic Holiday
as Joe
1938
The Rage of Paris
as Department Head (uncredited)
1938
Holiday
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1938
No Time To Marry
as Abernathy
1938
Mannequin
as Mike (Uncredited)
1938
Navy Blue and Gold
as Heckler
1937
Broadway Melody of 1938
as Burt (uncredited)
1937
The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Steve Brodie
1936
To Mary - with Love
as Taxi Driver
1936
The Phantom Rider
as Agent Shorty
1936
The Country Beyond
as Const. Weller
1936
Anything Goes
as Detective
1936
If You Could Only Cook
as Pete
1935
Barbary Coast
as Broncho
1935
Thunder in the Night
as Police Secretary
1935
Diamond Jim
as Bartender
1935
The Glass Key
as Puggy
1935
Party Wire
as Bert West
1935
Mister Dynamite
as Sunshine
1935
Murder on a Honeymoon
as Madden
1935
The Good Fairy
as Moving Man (uncredited)
1935
Wings in the Dark
as 1st Mechanic
1935
Lost in the Stratosphere
as Matthew O'Toole
1934
She Loves Me Not
as Andy, the Photographer
1934
Sing and Like it
as Junker - Hood
1934
Bridal Bail
as Patrolman Gus Brown
1934
Two Alone
as Counter Man (uncredited)
1934
Dancing Lady
as Marcia's Agent (uncredited)
1933
From Headquarters
as Man picked up by police wagon (uncredited)
1933
The Prizefighter and the Lady
as Professor's Drinking Buddy (uncredited)
1933
The Mad Game
as Butts McGhee
1933
Sailor Beware!
as Dan
1933
A Man of Sentiment
as Alex (Willie) Moran - Orderly
1933
The Last Trail
as Looney McGann
1933
The Man Who Dared
as Karel
1933
The Girl in 419
as Jim - a Prisoner
1933
The Devil's Brother
as The Prospective Groom
1933
Night of Terror
as Detective Bailey
1933
The Plumber and the Lady
as Butch Mulinkovitch
1933
Sailor's Luck
as Taxi Cab Driver
1933
Hard to Handle
as Joe Goetz (uncredited)
1933
Afraid to Talk
as Joe Skelli
1932
1932
The Wet Parade
as Shorty the Bellboy (uncredited)
1932
Freaks
as Rollo Brother
1932
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Chief Petty Officer Vincent
1932
Taxi!
as Joe Silva (uncredited)
1931
Street Scene
as Vincent Jones
1931
The Grand Dame
as (uncredited)
1931
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