Matt McHugh

About

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...

Known for

Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie • 1939FreaksMovie • 1932My Favorite BrunetteMovie • 1947Mr. SkeffingtonMovie • 1944They Drive by NightMovie • 1940The Devil's BrotherMovie • 1933At the CircusMovie • 1939The Bells of St. Mary'sMovie • 1945The Pride of the YankeesMovie • 1942HolidayMovie • 1938They Won't Believe MeMovie • 1947Sadie McKeeMovie • 1934The Good FairyMovie • 1935Barbary CoastMovie • 1935The Dark CornerMovie • 1946You and MeMovie • 1938Lady on a TrainMovie • 1945The Blue DahliaMovie • 1946The Mad Miss MantonMovie • 1938If You Could Only CookMovie • 1935Phantom LadyMovie • 1944The Rage of ParisMovie • 1938The Devil and Miss JonesMovie • 1941NocturneMovie • 1946