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Matt McHugh

Acting Born Jan 22, 1894 Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA 24 credits

Biography

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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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Known for

Film

Wham-Bam-Slam!

as Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)
Film

Freaks

as Rollo Brother
Film

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Reporter (uncredited)

Truth Be Told

as Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)

Frequent co-stars

Shemp Howard 1 shared title
Larry Fine 1 shared title
Moe Howard 1 shared title
Alyn Lockwood 1 shared title
Doris Revier 1 shared title
Wanda Perry 1 shared title

Career timeline

Wham-Bam-Slam!
Shed No TearsAn Innocent AffairPardon My Clutch
My Favorite Brunette
The Blue DahliaThe Dark Corner
The Bells of St. Mary's
Mr. Skeffington
Girl TroubleThe Pride of the YankeesStar Spangled Rhythm
They Drive by NightPrimrose Path
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Three Loves Has NancyExposedThe Mad Miss Manton
If You Could Only CookThe Good Fairy
She Loves Me Not
Picture Snatcher
FreaksThe Wet Parade

Full filmography

  • Mr. Skeffington (1944) as Drunk (uncredited)
  • Wham-Bam-Slam! (1955) as Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)
  • Freaks (1932) as Rollo Brother
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Girl Trouble (1942) as Driver
  • Shed No Tears (1948) as First Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
  • They Drive by Night (1940) as Repairman (uncredited)
  • The Blue Dahlia (1946) as Bartender at Gus' (uncredited)
  • Picture Snatcher (1933) as Sergeant Handing Out Guns (uncredited)
  • My Favorite Brunette (1947) as Third Man on Death Row (uncredited)
  • She Loves Me Not (1934) as Andy, the Photographer
  • The Pride of the Yankees (1942) as Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
  • Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
  • Exposed (1938) as Johnson
  • The Dark Corner (1946) as Milkman (uncredited)
  • The Wet Parade (1932) as Shorty the Bellboy (uncredited)
  • If You Could Only Cook (1935) as Pete
  • Primrose Path (1940) as Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
  • The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) as Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)
  • An Innocent Affair (1948) as Ted Burke
  • Pardon My Clutch (1948) as Claude Finkle
  • The Mad Miss Manton (1938) as Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
  • Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) as Man from Brooklyn (uncredited)
  • The Good Fairy (1935) as Moving Man (uncredited)