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Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Acting

Born: May 22, 1898Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
Way Down Cellar

Way Down Cellar

Constable Seely

1968
Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

Captain Jack

1967
A Tiger Walks

A Tiger Walks

Bill Watkins

1964
The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

Constable Williams

1961
Career

Career

Charlie Gallagher

1959
Say One for Me

Say One for Me

Jim Dugan

1959
The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

Festus Garvey

1958
Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

Charlie

1957
There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business

Eddie Dugan

1954
A Lion Is in the Streets

A Lion Is in the Streets

Frank Rector

1953
It Happens Every Thursday

It Happens Every Thursday

Fred Hawley

1953
My Son John

My Son John

Father O'Dowd

1952
The Pace That Thrills

The Pace That Thrills

Rocket Anderson

1952
The Tougher They Come

The Tougher They Come

Gig Rafferty

1950
Paid in Full

Paid in Full

Ben, Bartender

1950
Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Kilcoyne

1949
Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

Windy

1949
The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch

Ernie Boyle

1948
Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

Carey

1947
Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall

John Donovan

1947
The Runaround

The Runaround

Wally Quayle

1946
The Hoodlum Saint

The Hoodlum Saint

Three Finger

1946
Little Miss Big

Little Miss Big

Charlie Bryan

1946
State Fair

State Fair

McGee

1945
A Medal for Benny

A Medal for Benny

Edgar Lovekin

1945
Bowery to Broadway

Bowery to Broadway

Joe Kirby

1944
Marine Raiders

Marine Raiders

Sgt. Louis Leary

1944
Going My Way

Going My Way

Father Timothy O'Dowd

1944
Her Cardboard Lover

Her Cardboard Lover

Chappie Champagne

1942
All Through the Night

All Through the Night

Barney

1942
Manpower

Manpower

Omaha

1941
Back Street

Back Street

Ed Porter

1941
Four Mothers

Four Mothers

Ben Crowley

1941
City for Conquest

City for Conquest

'Mutt'

1940
I Love You Again

I Love You Again

'Doc' Ryan

1940
'Til We Meet Again

'Til We Meet Again

Rockingham T. Rockingham

1940
Virginia City

Virginia City

Mr. Upjohn

1940
Alex in Wonderland

Alex in Wonderland

Narrator (voice)

1940
The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

"Crepe Hanger" Burke

1940
Four Wives

Four Wives

Ben Crowley

1939
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

Danny Green

1939
On Your Toes

On Your Toes

Paddy Reilly

1939
Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

Caruthers

1939
Indianapolis Speedway

Indianapolis Speedway

Spuds Connors

1939
Daughters Courageous

Daughters Courageous

George

1939
Dodge City

Dodge City

Joe Clemens

1939
Wings of the Navy

Wings of the Navy

Scat Allen

1939
Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

Popeye Bronson (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938
Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants

'Fingers' McCarthy

1938
Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

Rossetti

1938
Four Daughters

Four Daughters

Ben Crowley

1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred

Little Miss Thoroughbred

Tod Harrington

1938
He Couldn't Say No

He Couldn't Say No

Lambert T. Hunkins

1938
Swing Your Lady

Swing Your Lady

Popeye Bronson

1938
Submarine D-1

Submarine D-1

"Lucky" Jones

1937
Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Frank McHugh

1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

Sniffer Sears

1937
Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

Mike 'Mabel DeCraven' McGillicuddy

1937
Marry the Girl

Marry the Girl

David Partridge

1937
A Day at Santa Anita

A Day at Santa Anita

Frank McHugh (uncredited)

1937
Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

Erwin Trowbridge

1936
Stage Struck

Stage Struck

Sid

1936
Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

Herman

1936
Snowed Under

Snowed Under

Orlando Rowe

1936
Moonlight Murder

Moonlight Murder

William

1936
Freshman Love

Freshman Love

Coach Hammond

1936
A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True

Himself (uncredited)

1935
Stars Over Broadway

Stars Over Broadway

Offkey Cramer

1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Quince

1935
Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

Ed Olson

1935
The Irish in Us

The Irish in Us

Mike O'Hara

1935
Gold Diggers of 1935

Gold Diggers of 1935

Humbolt Prentiss

1935
Devil Dogs of the Air

Devil Dogs of the Air

Crash Kelly

1935
Maybe It's Love

Maybe It's Love

Willie Sands

1935
Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

Tom

1934
6 Day Bike Rider

6 Day Bike Rider

Clinton

1934
Here Comes the Navy

Here Comes the Navy

Droopy Mullins

1934
Return of the Terror

Return of the Terror

Joe Hastings

1934
Smarty

Smarty

George

1934
Let’s Be Ritzy

Let’s Be Ritzy

Bill Damroy Robert

1934
Merry Wives of Reno

Merry Wives of Reno

Al

1934

Hollywood Newsreel

Himself

1934
Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

Frank

1934
Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

Snap

1934
The House on 56th Street

The House on 56th Street

Chester Hunt

1933
Convention City

Convention City

Will Goodwin

1933
Son of a Sailor

Son of a Sailor

Gaga

1933
Havana Widows

Havana Widows

Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer

1933
Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade

Francis the Dance Director

1933
Professional Sweetheart

Professional Sweetheart

Speed

1933
Tomorrow at Seven

Tomorrow at Seven

Clancy

1933
Hold Me Tight

Hold Me Tight

Billy Wade

1933
Ex-Lady

Ex-Lady

Hugo Van Hugh

1933
Lilly Turner

Lilly Turner

David 'Dave' Dixon

1933
Elmer, the Great

Elmer, the Great

Healy High-Hips

1933
Private Jones

Private Jones

'Greasy' - the Cook

1933
The Telegraph Trail

The Telegraph Trail

Corporal Tippy

1933
Grand Slam

Grand Slam

Philip 'Speed' McCann

1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Jim

1933
Parachute Jumper

Parachute Jumper

Toodles Cooper

1933
One Way Passage

One Way Passage

Skippy

1932
Life Begins

Life Begins

Ringer Banks

1932
Blessed Event

Blessed Event

Reilly

1932
The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

Joe

1932
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

Skeets, a Reporter

1932
The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars

Spud Connors

1932
Extra! Extra!

Extra! Extra!

Peter Burke

1932
Union Depot

Union Depot

The Drunk

1932
High Pressure

High Pressure

Mike Donahey

1932
The Wide Open Spaces

The Wide Open Spaces

Matt - a Gambler

1931
Corsair

Corsair

'Chub' Hopping

1931
The Great Junction Hotel

The Great Junction Hotel

Peeping Tom

1931
Bad Company

Bad Company

Doc-Henchmen

1931
The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot

Peter Burke

1931
Traveling Husbands

Traveling Husbands

Pinkie

1931
Men of the Sky

Men of the Sky

1931
Up for Murder

Up for Murder

Collins

1931
The Front Page

The Front Page

McCue

1931
Millie

Millie

John Holmes

1931
Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again

Francois

1931
Going Wild

Going Wild

'Ricky' Freeman

1930
The Widow from Chicago

The Widow from Chicago

Slug O'Donnell

1930
College Lovers

College Lovers

Speed Haskins

1930
Bright Lights

Bright Lights

Fish

1930
Top Speed

Top Speed

Tad Jordan

1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Self

1930
The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol

Flaherty

1930