Matt McHugh
Known for Acting · 135 credits
- Born
- 1894-01-22
- Died
- 1971-02-22
- Place of birth
- Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Mathew O. McHugh · Mat McHugh · Matthew “Matt” O. 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.
Known For
Movies (135)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
Freaks
1932
as Rollo Brother
Girl Trouble
1942
as Driver
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Drunk (uncredited)
Wham-Bam-Slam!
1955
as Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Pete
Shed No Tears
1948
as First Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
The Devil's Brother
1933
as The Prospective Groom
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia
1946
as Bartender at Gus' (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)
Hypnotized
1932
as Drummer
Duke of Chicago
1949
as Terry Shea
Exposed
1938
as Johnson
Holiday
1938
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
1940
as Repairman (uncredited)
Tales of Robin Hood
1951
as Tuck's Guard-Friend
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Man from Brooklyn (uncredited)
An Innocent Affair
1948
as Ted Burke
She Loves Me Not
1934
as Andy, the Photographer
Phantom Lady
1944
as Al Alp - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Doorman - 33 Club (uncredited)
The Mad Game
1933
as Butts McGhee
The Dark Corner
1946
as Milkman (uncredited)
My Favorite Brunette
1947
as Third Man on Death Row (uncredited)
At the Circus
1939
as Cabbie (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
1932
as Shorty the Bellboy (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
1933
as Sergeant Handing Out Guns (uncredited)
Primrose Path
1940
as Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
Sappy Birthday
1942
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
Diamond Jim
1935
as Bartender
Street Scene
1931
as Vincent Jones
Salome, Where She Danced
1945
as Lafe
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
as Burt (uncredited)
They Won't Believe Me
1947
as Tiny Old Man (uncredited)
Pardon My Clutch
1948
as Claude Finkle
So You Won't Squawk
1941
as Louie the Wolf's Henchman
Dancing Lady
1933
as Marcia's Agent (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
1945
The Good Fairy
1935
as Moving Man (uncredited)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Messenger's Chauffeur (uncredited)
While New York Sleeps
1938
as Cab Driver
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Fireman in Humphrey Bogart Sequence (uncredited)
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
as Chief Petty Officer Vincent
Blues in the Night
1941
as St Louis Jail Drunk
Bed of Roses
1933
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
The Loud Mouth
1932
You and Me
1938
as Newcomer (uncredited)
Barbary Coast
1935
as Broncho
Party Wire
1935
as Bert West
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935
as Madden
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
as Professor's Drinking Buddy (uncredited)
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
as Sam
Night of Terror
1933
as Detective Bailey
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948
as Frank the Barber (uncredited)
Wings in the Dark
1935
as 1st Mechanic
You, the People
1940
as Albert 'Bert' / 'Perky' Perkins
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
Afraid to Talk
1932
as Joe Skelli
Professor Beware
1938
as Divorced Man on Highway
That Certain Age
1938
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Taxi!
1932
as Joe Silva (uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
as Bartender
Home Town Story
1951
as Waiter (uncredited)
Too Many Women
1942
as Spike O'Reilly
Secret Command
1944
as Curly
The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Detective Murtha
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
as O'Doul
The Girl in 419
1933
as Jim - a Prisoner
Deadline for Murder
1946
as Johnny
From Headquarters
1933
as Man picked up by police wagon (uncredited)
True to Life
1943
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Department Head (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Heckler
Nocturne
1946
as Coffee Attendant (uncredited)
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
as Reporter #2 (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Cabby
La Conga Nights
1940
as Headwaiter
The Trouble with Women
1947
as Herman
A Gentleman at Heart
1942
as Joe
Sadie McKee
1934
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Tom, Reporter (uncredited)
Flight for Freedom
1943
as Mac (uncredited)
Arson, Inc.
1949
as Hubbell
Anything Goes
1936
as Detective #2
No Time to Marry
1938
as Abernathy
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Reporter on Train
Two Alone
1934
as Counter Man (uncredited)
His Ex Marks the Spot
1940
as Radcliffe - the ex wife's boyfriend
Yesterday's Heroes
1940
as Joe
Miracles for Sale
1939
as 'All Over Town' Bus Driver
Mister Dynamite
1935
as Sunshine
My Buddy
1944
as Happy
Sing and Like It
1934
as Junker - Hood
The Escape
1939
as Pete
I Take This Woman
1940
as Mike Fescue - Man in Clinic (uncredited)
The Glass Key
1935
as Puggy
The Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
as Charlie
The Perfect Snob
1941
as Baggage Man
Quiet Please, Murder
1943
as Taxi Driver
A Man of Sentiment
1933
as Alex (Willie) Moran - Orderly
Hard to Handle
1933
as Joe Goetz (uncredited)
How DOooo You Do
1945
as Deputy McNiel
Sailor's Luck
1933
as Taxi Cab Driver
Tropic Holiday
1938
as Joe
So This Is Washington
1943
as Stranger in Park Renting 'Rooms'
The Last Trail
1933
as Looney McGann
The Gentleman from Louisiana
1936
as Steve Brodie
The West Side Kid
1943
as The Worrier
West Point Widow
1941
as Drunk at Football Game
Thunder in the Night
1935
as Police Secretary
The Phantom Rider
1936
as Agent Shorty
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
1940
as Charlie-the Cop
Mannequin
1938
as Mike (Uncredited)
Should Husbands Marry?
1947
as Loud Friend
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
as Joe
Rangers of Fortune
1940
as Horatio Wells
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
as Brick Benson
About Matt McHugh
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 s… With 135 credits spanning from 1931 to 1955, Matt McHugh has appeared in 135 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Reporter (uncredited)
- Freaks (1932) — as Rollo Brother
- Girl Trouble (1942) — as Driver
- Mr. Skeffington (1944) — as Drunk (uncredited)
- Wham-Bam-Slam! (1955) — as Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)
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