Matt McHugh
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 22, 1894
- Died
- February 22, 1971
- Birthplace
- Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
Wham-Bam-Slam! 1955
as Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)
Tales of Robin Hood 1951
as Tuck's Guard-Friend
Home Town Story 1951
as Waiter (uncredited)
Arson, Inc. 1949
as Hubbell
Duke of Chicago 1949
as Terry Shea
An Innocent Affair 1948
as Ted Burke
Shed No Tears 1948
as First Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! 1948
as Frank the Barber (uncredited)
Pardon My Clutch 1948
as Claude Finkle
Should Husbands Marry? 1947
as Loud Friend
They Won't Believe Me 1947
as Tiny Old Man (uncredited)
The Trouble with Women 1947
as Herman
My Favorite Brunette 1947
as Third Man on Death Row (uncredited)
Vacation in Reno 1946
as Bill Dumont
Nocturne 1946
as Coffee Attendant (uncredited)
Deadline for Murder 1946
as Johnny
The Blue Dahlia 1946
as Bartender at Gus' (uncredited)
The Dark Corner 1946
as Milkman (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's 1945
as Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)
How DOooo You Do 1945
as Deputy McNiel
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry 1945
Actor
Lady on a Train 1945
Actor
Salome, Where She Danced 1945
as Lafe
My Buddy 1944
as Happy
The Mark of the Whistler 1944
as Tom, Reporter (uncredited)
Secret Command 1944
as Curly
Mr. Skeffington 1944
as Drunk (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing 1944
as Doorman - 33 Club (uncredited)
Phantom Lady 1944
as Al Alp - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Whispering Footsteps 1943
as Cy Walsh, Boarder
True to Life 1943
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943
as Fireman in Humphrey Bogart Sequence (uncredited)
The West Side Kid 1943
as The Worrier
Hi Diddle Diddle 1943
as Reporter #2 (uncredited)
So This Is Washington 1943
as Stranger in Park Renting 'Rooms'
Cowboy in Manhattan 1943
as Cab Driver
Flight for Freedom 1943
as Mac (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder 1943
as Taxi Driver
Girl Trouble 1942
as Driver
The Man in the Trunk 1942
as Detective Murtha
The Pride of the Yankees 1942
as Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
It Happened in Flatbush 1942
as O'Doul
Star Spangled Rhythm 1942
as Man from Brooklyn (uncredited)
Too Many Women 1942
as Spike O'Reilly
- Sappy Birthday
Sappy Birthday 1942
Actor
A Gentleman at Heart 1942
as Joe
The Perfect Snob 1941
as Baggage Man
Blues in the Night 1941
as St Louis Jail Drunk
West Point Widow 1941
as Drunk at Football Game
The Devil and Miss Jones 1941
as Sam
The Lady from Cheyenne 1941
as Reporter on Train
So You Won't Squawk 1941
as Louie the Wolf's Henchman
His Ex Marks the Spot 1940
as Radcliffe - the ex wife's boyfriend
You, the People 1940
as Albert 'Bert' / 'Perky' Perkins
Rangers of Fortune 1940
as Horatio Wells
Yesterday's Heroes 1940
as Joe
The Boys from Syracuse 1940
as Bartender
They Drive by Night 1940
as Repairman (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady 1940
as Cabby
La Conga Nights 1940
as Headwaiter
Primrose Path 1940
as Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
I Take This Woman 1940
as Mike Fescue - Man in Clinic (uncredited)
- Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! 1940
as Charlie-the Cop
The Secret of Dr. Kildare 1939
as Messenger's Chauffeur (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year 1939
as Baseball Fan
At the Circus 1939
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Escape 1939
as Pete
$1,000 a Touchdown 1939
as Brick Benson
The Under-Pup 1939
as Soda Jerk
Chicken Wagon Family 1939
as Joe
Miracles for Sale 1939
as 'All Over Town' Bus Driver
The Jones Family in Hollywood 1939
as Charlie
The Greener Hills 1939
as Taxi Driver
While New York Sleeps 1938
as Cab Driver
Exposed 1938
as Johnson
The Mad Miss Manton 1938
as Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
That Certain Age 1938
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy 1938
Actor
Professor Beware 1938
as Divorced Man on Highway
Tropic Holiday 1938
as Joe
The Rage of Paris 1938
as Department Head (uncredited)
You and Me 1938
as Newcomer (uncredited)
Holiday 1938
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
No Time to Marry 1938
as Abernathy
Mannequin 1938
as Mike (Uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold 1937
as Heckler
Broadway Melody of 1938 1937
as Burt (uncredited)
The Gentleman from Louisiana 1936
as Steve Brodie
To Mary - with Love 1936
as Taxi Driver
The Phantom Rider 1936
as Agent Shorty
The Country Beyond 1936
as Const. Weller
Anything Goes 1936
as Detective #2
If You Could Only Cook 1935
as Pete
Barbary Coast 1935
as Broncho
Thunder in the Night 1935
as Police Secretary
Diamond Jim 1935
as Bartender
The Glass Key 1935
as Puggy
Party Wire 1935
as Bert West
Mister Dynamite 1935
as Sunshine
Murder on a Honeymoon 1935
as Madden
The Good Fairy 1935
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Wings in the Dark 1935
as 1st Mechanic
Lost in the Stratosphere 1934
as Matthew O'Toole
She Loves Me Not 1934
as Andy, the Photographer
Sadie McKee 1934
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Sing and Like It 1934
as Junker - Hood
Bridal Bail 1934
as Patrolman Gus Brown
Two Alone 1934
as Counter Man (uncredited)
Dancing Lady 1933
as Marcia's Agent (uncredited)
From Headquarters 1933
as Man picked up by police wagon (uncredited)
The Prizefighter and the Lady 1933
as Professor's Drinking Buddy (uncredited)
The Mad Game 1933
as Butts McGhee
Sailor Beware! 1933
as Dan
A Man of Sentiment 1933
as Alex (Willie) Moran - Orderly
The Last Trail 1933
as Looney McGann
The Man Who Dared 1933
as Karel
Bed of Roses 1933
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
The Girl in 419 1933
as Jim - a Prisoner
Picture Snatcher 1933
as Sergeant Handing Out Guns (uncredited)
The Devil's Brother 1933
as The Prospective Groom
Night of Terror 1933
as Detective Bailey
- The Plumber and the Lady
The Plumber and the Lady 1933
as Butch Mulinkovitch
Sailor's Luck 1933
as Taxi Cab Driver
Hard to Handle 1933
as Joe Goetz (uncredited)
Hypnotized 1932
as Drummer
Afraid to Talk 1932
as Joe Skelli
- Hawkins & Watkins Inc.
Hawkins & Watkins Inc. 1932
Actor
The Loud Mouth 1932
Actor
The Wet Parade 1932
as Shorty the Bellboy (uncredited)
Taxi! 1932
as Joe Silva (uncredited)
The Woman from Monte Carlo 1932
as Chief Petty Officer Vincent
Freaks 1932
as Rollo Brother
Street Scene 1931
as Vincent Jones
The Grand Dame 1931
as (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.