Frank McHugh
Born May 22, 1898 (Age: 127)
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Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA
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. 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.
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.
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Filmography
Way Down Cellar
1968
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as Constable Seely
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Age: 69
A Tiger Walks
1964
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as Bill Watkins
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Age: 65
The Spiral Staircase
1961
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as Constable Williams
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Age: 63
Career
1959
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as Charlie Gallagher
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Age: 61
Say One for Me
1959
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as Jim Dugan
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Age: 61
The Last Hurrah
1958
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as Festus Garvey
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Age: 60
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
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as Eddie Dugan
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Age: 56
A Lion Is in the Streets
1953
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as Frank Rector
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Age: 55
It Happens Every Thursday
1953
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as Fred Hawley
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Age: 54
The Tougher They Come
1950
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as Gig Rafferty
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Age: 52
Paid in Full
1950
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as Ben, Bartender
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Age: 51
State Fair
1945
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as McGee
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Age: 47
A Medal for Benny
1945
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as Edgar Lovekin
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Age: 46
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
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as Chappie Champagne
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Age: 44
All Through the Night
1942
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as Barney
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Age: 43
Manpower
1941
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as Omaha
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Age: 43
Back Street
1941
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as Ed Porter
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Age: 42
Four Mothers
1941
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as Ben Crowley
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Age: 42
One Way Passage
1932
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as Skippy
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Age: 34
Blessed Event
1932
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as Reilly
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Age: 34
Life Begins
1932
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as Ringer Banks
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Age: 34
The Dark Horse
1932
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as Joe
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Age: 34
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
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as Skeets, a Reporter
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Age: 34
The Crowd Roars
1932
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as Spud Connors
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Age: 33
Extra! Extra!
1932
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as Peter Burke
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Age: 33
Union Depot
1932
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as The Drunk
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Age: 33
High Pressure
1932
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as Mike Donahey
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Age: 33
The Wide Open Spaces
1931
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as Matt - a Gambler
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Age: 33
Corsair
1931
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as 'Chub' Hopping
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Age: 33
The Great Junction Hotel
1931
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as Peeping Tom
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Age: 33
Bad Company
1931
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as Doc-Henchmen
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Age: 33
The Hot Spot
1931
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as Peter Burke
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Age: 33
Traveling Husbands
1931
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as Pinkie
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Age: 33
Men of the Sky
1931
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as
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Age: 33
Up for Murder
1931
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as Collins
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Age: 33
The Front Page
1931
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as McCue
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Age: 32
Millie
1931
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as John Holmes
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Age: 32
Kiss Me Again
1931
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as Francois
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Age: 32
Going Wild
1930
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as 'Ricky' Freeman
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Age: 32
The Widow from Chicago
1930
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as Slug O'Donnell
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Age: 32
College Lovers
1930
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as Speed Haskins
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Age: 32
Bright Lights
1930
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as Fish
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Age: 32
Top Speed
1930
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as Tad Jordan
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Age: 32
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
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as Self
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Age: 32
The Dawn Patrol
1930
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as Flaherty
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Age: 32