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.
Acted in 131
1950s
- 1955
Wham-Bam-Slam!
Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)
- 1951
Tales of Robin Hood
Tuck's Guard-Friend
1940s
- 1949
Arson, Inc.
Hubbell
Duke of Chicago
Terry Shea
- 1948
An Innocent Affair
Ted Burke
Shed No Tears
First Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Frank the Barber (uncredited)
Pardon My Clutch
Claude Finkle
- 1947
Should Husbands Marry?
Loud Friend
The Trouble with Women
Herman
- 1946
Vacation in Reno
Bill Dumont
Deadline for Murder
Johnny
The Blue Dahlia
Bartender at Gus' (uncredited)
- 1945
How DOooo You Do
Deputy McNiel
Lady on a Train
Movie
- 1944
My Buddy
Happy
The Mark of the Whistler
Tom, Reporter (uncredited)
Secret Command
Curly
And the Angels Sing
Doorman - 33 Club (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
Al Alp - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1943
Whispering Footsteps
Cy Walsh, Boarder
True to Life
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The West Side Kid
The Worrier
Hi Diddle Diddle
Reporter #2 (uncredited)
So This Is Washington
Stranger in Park Renting 'Rooms'
Cowboy in Manhattan
Cab Driver
Flight for Freedom
Mac (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder
Taxi Driver
- 1942
The Man in the Trunk
Detective Murtha
It Happened in Flatbush
O'Doul
Star Spangled Rhythm
Man from Brooklyn (uncredited)
Too Many Women
Spike O'Reilly
A Gentleman at Heart
Joe
- 1941
The Perfect Snob
Baggage Man
Blues in the Night
St Louis Jail Drunk
West Point Widow
Drunk at Football Game
The Lady from Cheyenne
Reporter on Train
The Devil and Miss Jones
Sam
So You Won't Squawk
Louie the Wolf's Henchman
- 1940
His Ex Marks the Spot
Radcliffe - the ex wife's boyfriend
You, the People
Albert 'Bert' / 'Perky' Perkins
Rangers of Fortune
Horatio Wells
Yesterday's Heroes
Joe
The Boys from Syracuse
Bartender
Sailor's Lady
Cabby
La Conga Nights
Headwaiter
Primrose Path
Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
I Take This Woman
Mike Fescue - Man in Clinic (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Messenger's Chauffeur (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
Baseball Fan
The Escape
Pete
$1,000 a Touchdown
Brick Benson
The Under-Pup
Soda Jerk
Miracles for Sale
'All Over Town' Bus Driver
Chicken Wagon Family
Joe
The Jones Family in Hollywood
Charlie
The Greener Hills
Taxi Driver
- 1938
While New York Sleeps
Cab Driver
Exposed
Johnson
The Mad Miss Manton
Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
That Certain Age
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Professor Beware
Divorced Man on Highway
Tropic Holiday
Joe
You and Me
Newcomer (uncredited)
No Time to Marry
Abernathy
Mannequin
Mike (Uncredited)
- 1937
Navy Blue and Gold
Heckler
Broadway Melody of 1938
Burt (uncredited)
- 1936
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Steve Brodie
To Mary - with Love
Taxi Driver
The Phantom Rider
Agent Shorty
The Country Beyond
Const. Weller
Anything Goes
Detective #2
- 1935
If You Could Only Cook
Pete
Thunder in the Night
Police Secretary
Diamond Jim
Bartender
The Glass Key
Puggy
Party Wire
Bert West
Mister Dynamite
Sunshine
Murder on a Honeymoon
Madden
The Good Fairy
Moving Man (uncredited)
Wings in the Dark
1st Mechanic
- 1934
Lost in the Stratosphere
Matthew O'Toole
She Loves Me Not
Andy, the Photographer
Sadie McKee
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Sing and Like It
Junker - Hood
Bridal Bail
Patrolman Gus Brown
Two Alone
Counter Man (uncredited)
- 1933
Dancing Lady
Marcia's Agent (uncredited)
From Headquarters
Man picked up by police wagon (uncredited)
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Professor's Drinking Buddy (uncredited)
The Mad Game
Butts McGhee
A Man of Sentiment
Alex (Willie) Moran - Orderly
Sailor Beware!
Dan
The Last Trail
Looney McGann
The Man Who Dared
Karel
Bed of Roses
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
The Girl in 419
Jim - a Prisoner
Picture Snatcher
Sergeant Handing Out Guns (uncredited)
The Devil's Brother
The Prospective Groom
Night of Terror
Detective Bailey
Sailor's Luck
Taxi Cab Driver
Hard to Handle
Joe Goetz (uncredited)
- 1932
Hypnotized
Drummer
Afraid to Talk
Joe Skelli
The Loud Mouth
Movie
The Wet Parade
Shorty the Bellboy (uncredited)
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Chief Petty Officer Vincent
- 1931
The Grand Dame
(uncredited)
