Frank McHugh
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 22, 1898
- Died
- September 11, 1981
- Birthplace
- Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA
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. McHugh was married to Dorothy Spencer. He had three children and two grandchildren. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank McHugh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Way Down Cellar 1968
as Constable Seely
Easy Come, Easy Go 1967
as Captain Jack
A Tiger Walks 1964
as Bill Watkins
The Spiral Staircase 1961
as Constable Williams
Career 1959
as Charlie Gallagher
Say One for Me 1959
as Jim Dugan
The Last Hurrah 1958
as Festus Garvey
Three Men on a Horse 1957
as Charlie
There's No Business Like Show Business 1954
as Eddie Dugan
A Lion Is in the Streets 1953
as Frank Rector
It Happens Every Thursday 1953
as Fred Hawley
My Son John 1952
as Father O'Dowd
The Pace That Thrills 1952
as Rocket Anderson
The Tougher They Come 1950
as Gig Rafferty
Paid in Full 1950
as Ben, Bartender
Miss Grant Takes Richmond 1949
as Kilcoyne
Mighty Joe Young 1949
as Windy
The Velvet Touch 1948
as Ernie Boyle
Easy Come, Easy Go 1947
as Carey
Carnegie Hall 1947
as John Donovan
The Runaround 1946
as Wally Quayle
The Hoodlum Saint 1946
as Three Finger
Little Miss Big 1946
as Charlie Bryan
State Fair 1945
as McGee
A Medal for Benny 1945
as Edgar Lovekin
Bowery to Broadway 1944
as Joe Kirby
Marine Raiders 1944
as Sgt. Louis Leary
Going My Way 1944
as Father Timothy O'Dowd
Her Cardboard Lover 1942
as Chappie Champagne
All Through the Night 1942
as Barney
Manpower 1941
as Omaha
Back Street 1941
as Ed Porter
Four Mothers 1941
as Ben Crowley
City for Conquest 1940
as 'Mutt'
I Love You Again 1940
as 'Doc' Ryan
'Til We Meet Again 1940
as Rockingham T. Rockingham
Virginia City 1940
as Mr. Upjohn
Alex in Wonderland 1940
as Narrator (voice)
The Fighting 69th 1940
as "Crepe Hanger" Burke
Four Wives 1939
as Ben Crowley
The Roaring Twenties 1939
as Danny Green
On Your Toes 1939
as Paddy Reilly
Dust Be My Destiny 1939
as Caruthers
Indianapolis Speedway 1939
as Spuds Connors
Daughters Courageous 1939
as George
Dodge City 1939
as Joe Clemens
Wings of the Navy 1939
as Scat Allen
Breakdowns of 1938 1938
as Popeye Bronson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Valley of the Giants 1938
as 'Fingers' McCarthy
Boy Meets Girl 1938
as Rossetti
Four Daughters 1938
as Ben Crowley
Little Miss Thoroughbred 1938
as Tod Harrington
He Couldn't Say No 1938
as Lambert T. Hunkins
Swing Your Lady 1938
as Popeye Bronson
Submarine D-1 1937
as "Lucky" Jones
Sunday Night at the Trocadero 1937
as Frank McHugh
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air 1937
as Sniffer Sears
Ever Since Eve 1937
as Mike 'Mabel DeCraven' McGillicuddy
Marry the Girl 1937
as David Partridge
A Day at Santa Anita 1937
as Frank McHugh (uncredited)
Three Men on a Horse 1936
as Erwin Trowbridge
Stage Struck 1936
as Sid
Bullets or Ballots 1936
as Herman
Snowed Under 1936
as Orlando Rowe
Moonlight Murder 1936
as William
Freshman Love 1936
as Coach Hammond
A Dream Comes True 1935
as Himself (uncredited)
Stars Over Broadway 1935
as Offkey Cramer
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935
as Quince
Page Miss Glory 1935
as Ed Olson
The Irish in Us 1935
as Mike O'Hara
Gold Diggers of 1935 1935
as Humbolt Prentiss
Devil Dogs of the Air 1935
as Crash Kelly
Maybe It's Love 1935
as Willie Sands
Happiness Ahead 1934
as Tom
6 Day Bike Rider 1934
as Clinton
Here Comes the Navy 1934
as Droopy Mullins
Return of the Terror 1934
as Joe Hastings
Smarty 1934
as George
Let’s Be Ritzy 1934
as Bill Damroy Robert
Merry Wives of Reno 1934
as Al
Hollywood Newsreel 1934
as Himself
Heat Lightning 1934
as Frank
Fashions of 1934 1934
as Snap
The House on 56th Street 1933
as Chester Hunt
Convention City 1933
as Will Goodwin
Son of a Sailor 1933
as Gaga
Havana Widows 1933
as Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer
Footlight Parade 1933
as Francis
Professional Sweetheart 1933
as Speed
Tomorrow at Seven 1933
as Clancy
Hold Me Tight 1933
as Billy Wade
Ex-Lady 1933
as Hugo Van Hugh
Lilly Turner 1933
as David 'Dave' Dixon
Elmer, the Great 1933
as Healy High-Hips
Private Jones 1933
as 'Greasy' - the Cook
The Telegraph Trail 1933
as Corporal Tippy
Grand Slam 1933
as Philip 'Speed' McCann
Mystery of the Wax Museum 1933
as Jim
Parachute Jumper 1933
as Toodles Cooper
One Way Passage 1932
as Skippy
Life Begins 1932
as Ringer Banks
Blessed Event 1932
as Reilly
The Dark Horse 1932
as Joe
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain 1932
as Skeets, a Reporter
The Crowd Roars 1932
as Spud Connors
Extra! Extra! 1932
as Peter Burke
Union Depot 1932
as The Drunk
High Pressure 1932
as Mike Donahey
The Wide Open Spaces 1931
as Matt - a Gambler
Corsair 1931
as 'Chub' Hopping
- The Big Scoop
The Big Scoop 1931
as Pete
The Great Junction Hotel 1931
as Peeping Tom
Bad Company 1931
as Doc-Henchmen
The Hot Spot 1931
as Peter Burke
Traveling Husbands 1931
as Pinkie
Men of the Sky 1931
Actor
Up for Murder 1931
as Collins
The Front Page 1931
as McCue
Millie 1931
as John Holmes
Kiss Me Again 1931
as Francois
Going Wild 1930
as 'Ricky' Freeman
The Widow from Chicago 1930
as Slug O'Donnell
College Lovers 1930
as Speed Haskins
Bright Lights 1930
as Fish
Top Speed 1930
as Tad Jordan
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee 1930
as Self
The Dawn Patrol 1930
as Flaherty
Credits from TMDB.