Matt McHugh
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 22 January 1894 · Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- 22 February 1971
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
Acting 135
- 1955Wham-Bam-Slam! as Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)
- 1951Tales of Robin Hood as Tuck's Guard-Friend
- 1951Home Town Story as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1949Arson, Inc. as Hubbell
- 1949Duke of Chicago as Terry Shea
- 1948An Innocent Affair as Ted Burke
- 1948Shed No Tears as First Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
- 1948Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! as Frank the Barber (uncredited)
- 1948Pardon My Clutch as Claude Finkle
- 1947Should Husbands Marry? as Loud Friend
- 1947They Won't Believe Me as Tiny Old Man (uncredited)
- 1947The Trouble with Women as Herman
- 1947My Favorite Brunette as Third Man on Death Row (uncredited)
- 1946Vacation in Reno as Bill Dumont
- 1946Nocturne as Coffee Attendant (uncredited)
- 1946Deadline for Murder as Johnny
- 1946The Blue Dahlia as Bartender at Gus' (uncredited)
- 1946The Dark Corner as Milkman (uncredited)
- 1945The Bells of St. Mary's as Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)
- 1945How DOooo You Do as Deputy McNiel
- 1945The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
- 1945Lady on a Train
- 1945Salome, Where She Danced as Lafe
- 1944My Buddy as Happy
- 1944The Mark of the Whistler as Tom, Reporter (uncredited)
- 1944Secret Command as Curly
- 1944Mr. Skeffington as Drunk (uncredited)
- 1944And the Angels Sing as Doorman - 33 Club (uncredited)
- 1944Phantom Lady as Al Alp - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1943Whispering Footsteps as Cy Walsh, Boarder
- 1943True to Life as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
- 1943Thank Your Lucky Stars as Fireman in Humphrey Bogart Sequence (uncredited)
- 1943The West Side Kid as The Worrier
- 1943Hi Diddle Diddle as Reporter #2 (uncredited)
- 1943So This Is Washington as Stranger in Park Renting 'Rooms'
- 1943Cowboy in Manhattan as Cab Driver
- 1943Flight for Freedom as Mac (uncredited)
- 1943Quiet Please, Murder as Taxi Driver
- 1942Girl Trouble as Driver
- 1942The Man in the Trunk as Detective Murtha
- 1942The Pride of the Yankees as Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
- 1942It Happened in Flatbush as O'Doul
- 1942Star Spangled Rhythm as Man from Brooklyn (uncredited)
- 1942Too Many Women as Spike O'Reilly
- 1942Sappy Birthday
- 1942A Gentleman at Heart as Joe
- 1941The Perfect Snob as Baggage Man
- 1941Blues in the Night as St Louis Jail Drunk
- 1941West Point Widow as Drunk at Football Game
- 1941The Lady from Cheyenne as Reporter on Train
- 1941The Devil and Miss Jones as Sam
- 1941So You Won't Squawk as Louie the Wolf's Henchman
- 1940His Ex Marks the Spot as Radcliffe - the ex wife's boyfriend
- 1940You, the People as Albert 'Bert' / 'Perky' Perkins
- 1940Rangers of Fortune as Horatio Wells
- 1940Yesterday's Heroes as Joe
- 1940The Boys from Syracuse as Bartender
- 1940They Drive by Night as Repairman (uncredited)
- 1940Sailor's Lady as Cabby
- 1940La Conga Nights as Headwaiter
- 1940Primrose Path as Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
- 1940I Take This Woman as Mike Fescue - Man in Clinic (uncredited)
- 1940Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! as Charlie-the Cop
- 1939The Secret of Dr. Kildare as Messenger's Chauffeur (uncredited)
- 193920,000 Men a Year as Baseball Fan
- 1939At the Circus as Cabbie (uncredited)
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1939The Escape as Pete
- 1939$1,000 a Touchdown as Brick Benson
- 1939The Under-Pup as Soda Jerk
- 1939Miracles for Sale as 'All Over Town' Bus Driver
- 1939Chicken Wagon Family as Joe
- 1939The Jones Family in Hollywood as Charlie
- 1939The Greener Hills as Taxi Driver
- 1938While New York Sleeps as Cab Driver
- 1938Exposed as Johnson
- 1938The Mad Miss Manton as Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
- 1938That Certain Age as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
- 1938Three Loves Has Nancy
- 1938Professor Beware as Divorced Man on Highway
- 1938Tropic Holiday as Joe
- 1938The Rage of Paris as Department Head (uncredited)
- 1938You and Me as Newcomer (uncredited)
- 1938Holiday as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1938No Time to Marry as Abernathy
- 1938Mannequin as Mike (Uncredited)
- 1937Navy Blue and Gold as Heckler
- 1937Broadway Melody of 1938 as Burt (uncredited)
- 1936The Gentleman from Louisiana as Steve Brodie
- 1936To Mary - with Love as Taxi Driver
- 1936The Phantom Rider as Agent Shorty
- 1936The Country Beyond as Const. Weller
- 1936Anything Goes as Detective #2
- 1935If You Could Only Cook as Pete
- 1935Barbary Coast as Broncho
- 1935Thunder in the Night as Police Secretary
- 1935Diamond Jim as Bartender
- 1935The Glass Key as Puggy
- 1935Party Wire as Bert West
- 1935Mister Dynamite as Sunshine
- 1935Murder on a Honeymoon as Madden
- 1935The Good Fairy as Moving Man (uncredited)
- 1935Wings in the Dark as 1st Mechanic
- 1934Lost in the Stratosphere as Matthew O'Toole
- 1934She Loves Me Not as Andy, the Photographer
- 1934Sadie McKee as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1934Sing and Like It as Junker - Hood
- 1934Bridal Bail as Patrolman Gus Brown
- 1934Two Alone as Counter Man (uncredited)
- 1933Dancing Lady as Marcia's Agent (uncredited)
- 1933From Headquarters as Man picked up by police wagon (uncredited)
- 1933The Prizefighter and the Lady as Professor's Drinking Buddy (uncredited)
- 1933The Mad Game as Butts McGhee
- 1933A Man of Sentiment as Alex (Willie) Moran - Orderly
- 1933Sailor Beware! as Dan
- 1933The Last Trail as Looney McGann
- 1933The Man Who Dared as Karel
- 1933Bed of Roses as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
- 1933The Girl in 419 as Jim - a Prisoner
- 1933Picture Snatcher as Sergeant Handing Out Guns (uncredited)
- 1933The Devil's Brother as The Prospective Groom
- 1933Night of Terror as Detective Bailey
- 1933The Plumber and the Lady as Butch Mulinkovitch
- 1933Sailor's Luck as Taxi Cab Driver
- 1933Hard to Handle as Joe Goetz (uncredited)
- 1932Hypnotized as Drummer
- 1932Afraid to Talk as Joe Skelli
- 1932Hawkins & Watkins Inc.
- 1932The Loud Mouth
- 1932The Wet Parade as Shorty the Bellboy (uncredited)
- 1932Taxi! as Joe Silva (uncredited)
- 1932The Woman from Monte Carlo as Chief Petty Officer Vincent
- 1932Freaks as Rollo Brother
- 1931Street Scene as Vincent Jones
- 1931The Grand Dame as (uncredited)