Highest rated as cast or director
Frank McHugh's 5 titles from the 1930s have a median Balasaur Score of 78, led by The Roaring Twenties (83) and Footlight Parade (80), against 73 for those from the 1940s.
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.
Acted in 139
1960s
- 1968
Way Down Cellar
Constable Seely
- 1967
Easy Come, Easy Go
Captain Jack
- 1965
- 1964
The Bing Crosby Show
Willie Walters · 28 episodes
A Tiger Walks
Bill Watkins
- 1962
- 1961
The Spiral Staircase
Constable Williams
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Career
Charlie Gallagher
Say One for Me
Jim Dugan
- 1958
The Last Hurrah
Festus Garvey
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
TV
- 1957
Three Men on a Horse
Charlie
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
A Lion Is in the Streets
Frank Rector
It Happens Every Thursday
Fred Hawley
- 1952
My Son John
Father O'Dowd
The Gulf Playhouse
TV
The Pace That Thrills
Rocket Anderson
- 1951
- 1950
The Tougher They Come
Gig Rafferty
Paid in Full
Ben, Bartender
1940s
- 1949
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Kilcoyne
Mighty Joe Young
Windy
- 1948
The Velvet Touch
Ernie Boyle
- 1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
Carey
Carnegie Hall
John Donovan
- 1946
The Runaround
Wally Quayle
The Hoodlum Saint
Three Finger
Little Miss Big
Charlie Bryan
- 1945
State Fair
McGee
A Medal for Benny
Edgar Lovekin
- 1944
Bowery to Broadway
Joe Kirby
- 1942
Her Cardboard Lover
Chappie Champagne
- 1941
Manpower
Omaha
Back Street
Ed Porter
Four Mothers
Ben Crowley
- 1940
I Love You Again
'Doc' Ryan
1930s
- 1939
Four Wives
Ben Crowley
On Your Toes
Paddy Reilly
Dust Be My Destiny
Caruthers
Indianapolis Speedway
Spuds Connors
Daughters Courageous
George
Wings of the Navy
Scat Allen
- 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
Popeye Bronson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Valley of the Giants
'Fingers' McCarthy
Boy Meets Girl
Rossetti
Four Daughters
Ben Crowley
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Tod Harrington
He Couldn't Say No
Lambert T. Hunkins
Swing Your Lady
Popeye Bronson
- 1937
Submarine D-1
"Lucky" Jones
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Frank McHugh
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Sniffer Sears
Ever Since Eve
Mike 'Mabel DeCraven' McGillicuddy
Marry the Girl
David Partridge
A Day at Santa Anita
Frank McHugh (uncredited)
- 1936
Three Men on a Horse
Erwin Trowbridge
Stage Struck
Sid
Snowed Under
Orlando Rowe
Moonlight Murder
William
Freshman Love
Coach Hammond
- 1935
Stars Over Broadway
Offkey Cramer
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Quince
Page Miss Glory
Ed Olson
The Irish in Us
Mike O'Hara
Gold Diggers of 1935
Humbolt Prentiss
Devil Dogs of the Air
Crash Kelly
Maybe It's Love
Willie Sands
- 1934
Happiness Ahead
Tom
6 Day Bike Rider
Clinton
Here Comes the Navy
Droopy Mullins
Return of the Terror
Joe Hastings
Smarty
George
Let’s Be Ritzy
Bill Damroy Robert
Merry Wives of Reno
Al
Heat Lightning
Frank
Fashions of 1934
Snap
- 1933
The House on 56th Street
Chester Hunt
Convention City
Will Goodwin
Son of a Sailor
Gaga
Havana Widows
Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer
Professional Sweetheart
Speed
Tomorrow at Seven
Clancy
Hold Me Tight
Billy Wade
Lilly Turner
David 'Dave' Dixon
Elmer, the Great
Healy High-Hips
Private Jones
'Greasy' - the Cook
The Telegraph Trail
Corporal Tippy
Grand Slam
Philip 'Speed' McCann
- 1932
One Way Passage
Skippy
Blessed Event
Reilly
Life Begins
Ringer Banks
The Dark Horse
Joe
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Skeets, a Reporter
The Crowd Roars
Spud Connors
Extra! Extra!
Peter Burke
Union Depot
The Drunk
High Pressure
Mike Donahey
- 1931
The Wide Open Spaces
Matt - a Gambler
Corsair
'Chub' Hopping
The Great Junction Hotel
Peeping Tom
Bad Company
Doc-Henchmen
The Hot Spot
Peter Burke
Traveling Husbands
Pinkie
Men of the Sky
Movie
Up for Murder
Collins
Millie
John Holmes
Kiss Me Again
Francois
- 1930
Going Wild
'Ricky' Freeman
College Lovers
Speed Haskins
Bright Lights
Fish
Top Speed
Tad Jordan
The Dawn Patrol
Flaherty
Appearances4
1940s
- 1940
Alex in Wonderland
Narrator (voice)
1930s
- 1935
A Dream Comes True
Himself (uncredited)
- 1934
Hollywood Newsreel
Himself
- 1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Self