Matt McHugh
Born January 22, 1894 (Age: 132)
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Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Wham-Bam-Slam!
1955
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as Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)
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Age: 61
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
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as Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)
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Age: 51
How DOooo You Do
1945
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as Deputy McNiel
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Age: 51
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
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as
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Age: 51
Lady on a Train
1945
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as
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Age: 51
Salome, Where She Danced
1945
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as Lafe
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Age: 51
Girl Trouble
1942
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as Driver
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Age: 48
The Man in the Trunk
1942
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as Detective Murtha
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Age: 48
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
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as Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
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Age: 48
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
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as O'Doul
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Age: 48
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
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as Man from Brooklyn (uncredited)
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Age: 48
Too Many Women
1942
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as Spike O'Reilly
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Age: 48
No Image
Sappy Birthday
1942
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as
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Age: 48
A Gentleman at Heart
1942
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as Joe
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Age: 47
The Perfect Snob
1941
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as Baggage Man
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Age: 47
Blues in the Night
1941
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as St Louis Jail Drunk
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Age: 47
West Point Widow
1941
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as Drunk at Football Game
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Age: 47
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
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as Sam
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Age: 47
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
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as Reporter on Train
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Age: 47
So You Won't Squawk
1941
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as Louie the Wolf's Henchman
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Age: 47
Afraid to Talk
1932
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as Joe Skelli
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Age: 38
No Image
Hawkins & Watkins Inc.
1932
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as
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Age: 38
The Loud Mouth
1932
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as
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Age: 38
The Wet Parade
1932
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as Shorty the Bellboy (uncredited)
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Age: 38
Taxi!
1932
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as Joe Silva (uncredited)
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Age: 38
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
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as Chief Petty Officer Vincent
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Age: 37
Freaks
1932
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as Rollo Brother
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Age: 37
Street Scene
1931
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as Vincent Jones
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Age: 37
The Grand Dame
1931
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as (uncredited)
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Age: 37