Matt McHugh
Acting
Born: 1894-01-22 in 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.
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Reporter (uncredited)
Freaks
Rollo Brother
Mr. Skeffington
Drunk (uncredited)
Girl Trouble
Driver
Salome, Where She Danced
Lafe
Street Scene
Vincent Jones
The Blue Dahlia
Bartender at Gus' (uncredited)
Holiday
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
At the Circus
Cabbie (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
Repairman (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)
Dancing Lady
Marcia's Agent (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
Sergeant Handing Out Guns (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
The Devil's Brother
The Prospective Groom
My Favorite Brunette
Third Man on Death Row (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
Al Alp - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
You and Me
Newcomer (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
Milkman (uncredited)
Hypnotized
Drummer
Exposed
Johnson
The Wet Parade
Shorty the Bellboy (uncredited)
Anything Goes
Detective #2
They Won't Believe Me
Tiny Old Man (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton
Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
Shed No Tears
First Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
The Devil and Miss Jones
Sam
Home Town Story
Waiter (uncredited)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
The Good Fairy
Moving Man (uncredited)
Barbary Coast
Broncho
Duke of Chicago
Terry Shea
Bed of Roses
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
If You Could Only Cook
Pete
Nocturne
Coffee Attendant (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
Doorman - 33 Club (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
Department Head (uncredited)
Primrose Path
Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
You, the People
Albert 'Bert' / 'Perky' Perkins