
Matt McHugh
- Date of Birth: 1894-01-22
- Date of Death: 1971-02-22
- Place of Birth: 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 sma... 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.

Party Wire
Drama, Comedy • 1935 April

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Comedy, Drama • 1939 October

Freaks
Drama, Horror • 1932 January

The Devil and Miss Jones
Comedy, Romance • 1941 April

La Conga Nights
Music, Comedy • 1940 May

If You Could Only Cook
Comedy, Romance, Crime • 1935 December

The Pride of the Yankees
Drama, Family • 1942 July

Holiday
Comedy, Romance, Drama • 1938 May

Phantom Lady
Mystery, Thriller, Crime • 1944 January

Vacation in Reno
Comedy • 1946 December