Frank McHugh
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 22, 1898
- Died
- September 11, 1981 (aged 83)
- Birthplace
- Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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Filmography
Way Down Cellar
Movie · as Constable Seely
Lancer
TV · 1 ep
Easy Come, Easy Go
Movie · as Captain Jack
F Troop
TV · 1 ep
A Tiger Walks
Movie · as Bill Watkins
The Bing Crosby Show
TV · as Willie Walters · 28 eps
The Lucy Show
TV · as Mr. Snowden · 1 ep
Going My Way
TV · 1 ep
The Spiral Staircase
Movie · as Constable Williams
Cain's Hundred
TV · as Wilbur Morton · 1 ep
The Defenders
TV · as Henry Schell · 1 ep
Route 66
TV · 2 eps
Outlaws
TV · 1 ep
Career
Movie · as Charlie Gallagher
Say One for Me
Movie · as Jim Dugan
The Last Hurrah
Movie · as Festus Garvey
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
TV · 1 ep
Three Men on a Horse
Movie · as Charlie
DuPont Show of the Month
TV · as Lefty · 1 ep
The Millionaire
TV · as Charles N. Bradwell · 1 ep
There's No Business Like Show Business
Movie · as Eddie Dugan
A Lion Is in the Streets
Movie · as Frank Rector
It Happens Every Thursday
Movie · as Fred Hawley
My Son John
Movie · as Father O'Dowd
The Pace That Thrills
Movie · as Rocket Anderson
The Gulf Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
Tales of Tomorrow
TV · 1 ep
Paid in Full
Movie · as Ben, Bartender
The Tougher They Come
Movie · as Gig Rafferty
Armstrong Circle Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Movie · as Kilcoyne
Mighty Joe Young
Movie · as Windy
The Velvet Touch
Movie · as Ernie Boyle
Studio One
TV · as Nobby Bishop, Barney, Horace Potter, Ben Ames · 1 ep
Carnegie Hall
Movie · as John Donovan
Easy Come, Easy Go
Movie · as Carey
The Hoodlum Saint
Movie · as Three Finger
The Runaround
Movie · as Wally Quayle
Little Miss Big
Movie · as Charlie Bryan
State Fair
Movie · as McGee
A Medal for Benny
Movie · as Edgar Lovekin
Going My Way
Movie · as Father Timothy O'Dowd
Marine Raiders
Movie · as Sgt. Louis Leary
Bowery to Broadway
Movie · as Joe Kirby
All Through the Night
Movie · as Barney
Her Cardboard Lover
Movie · as Chappie Champagne
Manpower
Movie · as Omaha
Back Street
Movie · as Ed Porter
Four Mothers
Movie · as Ben Crowley
I Love You Again
Movie · as 'Doc' Ryan
City for Conquest
Movie · as 'Mutt'
'Til We Meet Again
Movie · as Rockingham T. Rockingham
The Fighting 69th
Movie · as "Crepe Hanger" Burke
Virginia City
Movie · as Mr. Upjohn
Alex in Wonderland
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Dust Be My Destiny
Movie · as Caruthers
The Roaring Twenties
Movie · as Danny Green
Dodge City
Movie · as Joe Clemens
On Your Toes
Movie · as Paddy Reilly
Wings of the Navy
Movie · as Scat Allen
Daughters Courageous
Movie · as George
Indianapolis Speedway
Movie · as Spuds Connors
Four Wives
Movie · as Ben Crowley
Four Daughters
Movie · as Ben Crowley
Swing Your Lady
Movie · as Popeye Bronson
He Couldn't Say No
Movie · as Lambert T. Hunkins
Valley of the Giants
Movie · as 'Fingers' McCarthy
Boy Meets Girl
Movie · as Rossetti
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Movie · as Tod Harrington
Breakdowns of 1938
Movie · as Popeye Bronson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve
Movie · as Mike 'Mabel DeCraven' McGillicuddy
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Movie · as Frank McHugh
Submarine D-1
Movie · as "Lucky" Jones
Marry the Girl
Movie · as David Partridge
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Movie · as Sniffer Sears
A Day at Santa Anita
Movie · as Frank McHugh (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
Movie · as Herman
Three Men on a Horse
Movie · as Erwin Trowbridge
Moonlight Murder
Movie · as William
Stage Struck
Movie · as Sid
Snowed Under
Movie · as Orlando Rowe
Freshman Love
Movie · as Coach Hammond
Gold Diggers of 1935
Movie · as Humbolt Prentiss
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Quince
Page Miss Glory
Movie · as Ed Olson
Maybe It's Love
Movie · as Willie Sands
The Irish in Us
Movie · as Mike O'Hara
Stars Over Broadway
Movie · as Offkey Cramer
Devil Dogs of the Air
Movie · as Crash Kelly
A Dream Comes True
Movie · as Himself (uncredited)
Return of the Terror
Movie · as Joe Hastings
Fashions of 1934
Movie · as Snap
Here Comes the Navy
Movie · as Droopy Mullins
Merry Wives of Reno
Movie · as Al
Happiness Ahead
Movie · as Tom
6 Day Bike Rider
Movie · as Clinton
Smarty
Movie · as George
Heat Lightning
Movie · as Frank
Hollywood Newsreel
Movie · as Himself
Let’s Be Ritzy
Movie · as Bill Damroy Robert
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Movie · as Jim
Footlight Parade
Movie · as Francis
Ex-Lady
Movie · as Hugo Van Hugh
The Telegraph Trail
Movie · as Corporal Tippy
Lilly Turner
Movie · as David 'Dave' Dixon
Grand Slam
Movie · as Philip 'Speed' McCann
Parachute Jumper
Movie · as Toodles Cooper
Tomorrow at Seven
Movie · as Clancy
Professional Sweetheart
Movie · as Speed
Son of a Sailor
Movie · as Gaga
Havana Widows
Movie · as Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer
Convention City
Movie · as Will Goodwin
Elmer, the Great
Movie · as Healy High-Hips
The House on 56th Street
Movie · as Chester Hunt
Private Jones
Movie · as 'Greasy' - the Cook
Hold Me Tight
Movie · as Billy Wade
One Way Passage
Movie · as Skippy
Blessed Event
Movie · as Reilly
High Pressure
Movie · as Mike Donahey
Extra! Extra!
Movie · as Peter Burke
The Dark Horse
Movie · as Joe
The Crowd Roars
Movie · as Spud Connors
Life Begins
Movie · as Ringer Banks
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Movie · as Skeets, a Reporter
Union Depot
Movie · as The Drunk
The Front Page
Movie · as McCue
Corsair
Movie · as 'Chub' Hopping
Millie
Movie · as John Holmes
Traveling Husbands
Movie · as Pinkie
The Great Junction Hotel
Movie · as Peeping Tom
Kiss Me Again
Movie · as Francois
Up for Murder
Movie · as Collins
The Wide Open Spaces
Movie · as Matt - a Gambler
The Hot Spot
Movie · as Peter Burke
Bad Company
Movie · as Doc-Henchmen
Men of the Sky
Movie
The Big Scoop
Movie · as Pete
The Dawn Patrol
Movie · as Flaherty
Going Wild
Movie · as 'Ricky' Freeman
The Widow from Chicago
Movie · as Slug O'Donnell
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Movie · as Self
College Lovers
Movie · as Speed Haskins
Top Speed
Movie · as Tad Jordan
Bright Lights
Movie · as Fish