Frank McHugh
Known for Acting · 143 credits
- Born
- 1898-05-22
- Died
- 1981-09-11
- Place of birth
- Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Francis Curray McHugh
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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.
Known For
TV Shows (16)
Studio One
1948
as Nobby Bishop / Barney / Horace Potter / Ben Ames
The Lucy Show
1962
as Mr. Snowden
The Defenders
1961
as Henry Schell
Route 66
1960
The Millionaire
1955
as Charles N. Bradwell
Lancer
1968
F Troop
1965
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Wilbur Morton
Outlaws
1960
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Lefty
Going My Way
1962
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
as Willie Walters
The Gulf Playhouse
1952
Movies (127)
Professional Sweetheart
1933
as Speed
Grand Slam
1933
as Philip 'Speed' McCann
Dodge City
1939
as Joe Clemens
Ex-Lady
1933
as Hugo Van Hugh
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Windy
Heat Lightning
1934
as Frank
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Danny Green
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Herman
Virginia City
1940
as Mr. Upjohn
Smarty
1934
as George
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
as Eddie Dugan
Millie
1931
as John Holmes
Corsair
1931
as 'Chub' Hopping
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Caruthers
Union Depot
1932
as The Drunk
Footlight Parade
1933
as Francis the Dance Director
Career
1959
as Charlie Gallagher
College Lovers
1930
as Speed Haskins
Four Daughters
1938
as Ben Crowley
Submarine D-1
1937
as "Lucky" Jones
Going My Way
1944
as Father Timothy O'Dowd
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Three Finger
Four Wives
1939
as Ben Crowley
The Fighting 69th
1940
as "Crepe Hanger" Burke
Marine Raiders
1944
as Sgt. Louis Leary
Parachute Jumper
1933
as Toodles Cooper
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
as Quince
Moonlight Murder
1936
as William
All Through the Night
1942
as Barney
I Love You Again
1940
as 'Doc' Ryan
City for Conquest
1940
as 'Mutt'
State Fair
1945
as McGee
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Jim
Manpower
1941
as Omaha
Marry the Girl
1937
as David Partridge
Top Speed
1930
as Tad Jordan
Hollywood Newsreel
1934
as Himself
Havana Widows
1933
as Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
as Kilcoyne
Easy Come, Easy Go
1967
as Captain Jack
My Son John
1952
as Father O'Dowd
High Pressure
1932
as Mike Donahey
Gold Diggers of 1935
1935
as Humbolt Prentiss
A Lion Is in the Streets
1953
as Frank Rector
Blessed Event
1932
as Reilly
A Medal for Benny
1945
as Edgar Lovekin
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
as Skeets, a Reporter
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Festus Garvey
It Happens Every Thursday
1953
as Fred Hawley
The Front Page
1931
as McCue
The Velvet Touch
1948
as Ernie Boyle
The Dawn Patrol
1930
as Flaherty
'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Rockingham T. Rockingham
One Way Passage
1932
as Skippy
The Irish in Us
1935
as Mike O'Hara
Lilly Turner
1933
as David 'Dave' Dixon
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Scat Allen
The Crowd Roars
1932
as Spud Connors
Four Mothers
1941
as Ben Crowley
Say One for Me
1959
as Jim Dugan
Freshman Love
1936
as Coach Hammond
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Popeye Bronson (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dark Horse
1932
as Joe
Carnegie Hall
1947
as John Donovan
Here Comes the Navy
1934
as Droopy Mullins
Back Street
1941
as Ed Porter
Going Wild
1930
as 'Ricky' Freeman
Daughters Courageous
1939
as George
Swing Your Lady
1938
as Popeye Bronson
A Tiger Walks
1964
as Bill Watkins
The Tougher They Come
1950
as Gig Rafferty
A Dream Comes True
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
Valley of the Giants
1938
as 'Fingers' McCarthy
Maybe It's Love
1935
as Willie Sands
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937
as Sniffer Sears
Convention City
1933
as Will Goodwin
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
as Frank McHugh
The Telegraph Trail
1933
as Corporal Tippy
Snowed Under
1936
as Orlando Rowe
Paid in Full
1950
as Ben, Bartender
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Mike 'Mabel DeCraven' McGillicuddy
Hold Me Tight
1933
as Billy Wade
Tomorrow at Seven
1933
as Clancy
Kiss Me Again
1931
as Francois
Traveling Husbands
1931
as Pinkie
Page Miss Glory
1935
as Ed Olson
The House on 56th Street
1933
as Chester Hunt
Life Begins
1932
as Ringer Banks
Bad Company
1931
as Doc-Henchmen
Fashions of 1934
1934
as Snap
Way Down Cellar
1968
as Constable Seely
Return of the Terror
1934
as Joe Hastings
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
as Spuds Connors
On Your Toes
1939
as Paddy Reilly
The Spiral Staircase
1961
as Constable Williams
Up for Murder
1931
as Collins
The Runaround
1946
as Wally Quayle
Alex in Wonderland
1940
as Narrator (voice)
Son of a Sailor
1933
as Gaga
Bowery to Broadway
1944
as Joe Kirby
A Day at Santa Anita
1937
as Frank McHugh (uncredited)
6 Day Bike Rider
1934
as Clinton
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self
Stage Struck
1936
as Sid
Bright Lights
1930
as Fish
Three Men on a Horse
1936
as Erwin Trowbridge
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
as Chappie Champagne
Let’s Be Ritzy
1934
as Bill Damroy Robert
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
as Crash Kelly
Elmer, the Great
1933
as Healy High-Hips
The Pace That Thrills
1952
as Rocket Anderson
The Wide Open Spaces
1931
as Matt - a Gambler
The Widow from Chicago
1930
as Slug O'Donnell
Stars Over Broadway
1935
as Offkey Cramer
Happiness Ahead
1934
as Tom
Boy Meets Girl
1938
as Rossetti
Merry Wives of Reno
1934
as Al
Men of the Sky
1931
The Hot Spot
1931
as Peter Burke
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Carey
About Frank McHugh
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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… With 143 credits spanning from 1930 to 1968, Frank McHugh has appeared in 127 films and 16 TV shows.
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- Professional Sweetheart (1933) — as Speed
- Grand Slam (1933) — as Philip 'Speed' McCann
- Dodge City (1939) — as Joe Clemens
- Ex-Lady (1933) — as Hugo Van Hugh
- Mighty Joe Young (1949) — as Windy
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