Acting · Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA · Born January 22, 1894
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.
MovieWham-Bam-Slam!
1955
as Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)
MovieTales of Robin Hood
1951
as Tuck's Guard-Friend
MovieHome Town Story
1951
as Waiter (uncredited)
MovieArson, Inc.
1949
as Hubbell
MovieDuke of Chicago
1949
as Terry Shea
MovieAn Innocent Affair
1948
as Ted Burke
MovieShed No Tears
1948
as First Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
MovieScudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948
as Frank the Barber (uncredited)
MoviePardon My Clutch
1948
as Claude Finkle
MovieShould Husbands Marry?
1947
as Loud Friend
MovieThey Won't Believe Me
1947
as Tiny Old Man (uncredited)
MovieThe Trouble with Women
1947
as Herman
MovieMy Favorite Brunette
1947
as Third Man on Death Row (uncredited)
MovieVacation in Reno
1946
as Bill Dumont
MovieNocturne
1946
as Coffee Attendant (uncredited)
MovieDeadline for Murder
1946
as Johnny
MovieThe Blue Dahlia
1946
as Bartender at Gus' (uncredited)
MovieThe Dark Corner
1946
as Milkman (uncredited)
MovieThe Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)
MovieHow DOooo You Do
1945
as Deputy McNiel
MovieThe Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
MovieLady on a Train
1945
MovieSalome, Where She Danced
1945
as Lafe
MovieMy Buddy
1944
as Happy
MovieThe Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Tom, Reporter (uncredited)
MovieSecret Command
1944
as Curly
MovieMr. Skeffington
1944
as Drunk (uncredited)
MovieAnd the Angels Sing
1944
as Doorman - 33 Club (uncredited)
MoviePhantom Lady
1944
as Al Alp - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
MovieWhispering Footsteps
1943
as Cy Walsh, Boarder
MovieTrue to Life
1943
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
MovieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Fireman in Humphrey Bogart Sequence (uncredited)
MovieThe West Side Kid
1943
as The Worrier
MovieHi Diddle Diddle
1943
as Reporter #2 (uncredited)
MovieSo This Is Washington
1943
as Stranger in Park Renting 'Rooms'
MovieCowboy in Manhattan
1943
as Cab Driver
MovieFlight for Freedom
1943
as Mac (uncredited)
MovieQuiet Please, Murder
1943
as Taxi Driver
MovieGirl Trouble
1942
as Driver
MovieThe Man in the Trunk
1942
as Detective Murtha
MovieThe Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
MovieIt Happened in Flatbush
1942
as O'Doul
MovieStar Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Man from Brooklyn (uncredited)
MovieToo Many Women
1942
as Spike O'Reilly
Sappy Birthday
1942
MovieA Gentleman at Heart
1942
as Joe
MovieThe Perfect Snob
1941
as Baggage Man
MovieBlues in the Night
1941
as St Louis Jail Drunk
MovieWest Point Widow
1941
as Drunk at Football Game
MovieThe Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Reporter on Train
MovieThe Devil and Miss Jones
1941
as Sam
MovieSo You Won't Squawk
1941
as Louie the Wolf's Henchman
MovieHis Ex Marks the Spot
1940
as Radcliffe - the ex wife's boyfriend
MovieYou, the People
1940
as Albert 'Bert' / 'Perky' Perkins
MovieRangers of Fortune
1940
as Horatio Wells
MovieYesterday's Heroes
1940
as Joe
MovieThe Boys from Syracuse
1940
as Bartender
MovieThey Drive by Night
1940
as Repairman (uncredited)
MovieSailor's Lady
1940
as Cabby
MovieLa Conga Nights
1940
as Headwaiter
MoviePrimrose Path
1940
as Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
MovieI Take This Woman
1940
as Mike Fescue - Man in Clinic (uncredited)
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
1940
as Charlie-the Cop
MovieThe Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Messenger's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Movie20,000 Men a Year
1939
as Baseball Fan
MovieAt the Circus
1939
as Cabbie (uncredited)
MovieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieThe Escape
1939
as Pete
Movie$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
as Brick Benson
MovieThe Under-Pup
1939
as Soda Jerk
MovieMiracles for Sale
1939
as 'All Over Town' Bus Driver
MovieChicken Wagon Family
1939
as Joe
MovieThe Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
as Charlie
MovieThe Greener Hills
1939
as Taxi Driver
MovieWhile New York Sleeps
1938
as Cab Driver
MovieExposed
1938
as Johnson
MovieThe Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
MovieThat Certain Age
1938
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
MovieThree Loves Has Nancy
1938
MovieProfessor Beware
1938
as Divorced Man on Highway
MovieTropic Holiday
1938
as Joe
MovieThe Rage of Paris
1938
as Department Head (uncredited)
MovieYou and Me
1938
as Newcomer (uncredited)
MovieHoliday
1938
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
MovieNo Time to Marry
1938
as Abernathy
MovieMannequin
1938
as Mike (Uncredited)
MovieNavy Blue and Gold
1937
as Heckler
MovieBroadway Melody of 1938
1937
as Burt (uncredited)
MovieThe Gentleman from Louisiana
1936
as Steve Brodie
MovieTo Mary - with Love
1936
as Taxi Driver
MovieThe Phantom Rider
1936
as Agent Shorty
MovieThe Country Beyond
1936
as Const. Weller
MovieAnything Goes
1936
as Detective #2
MovieIf You Could Only Cook
1935
as Pete
MovieBarbary Coast
1935
as Broncho
MovieThunder in the Night
1935
as Police Secretary
MovieDiamond Jim
1935
as Bartender
MovieThe Glass Key
1935
as Puggy
MovieParty Wire
1935
as Bert West
MovieMister Dynamite
1935
as Sunshine
MovieMurder on a Honeymoon
1935
as Madden
MovieThe Good Fairy
1935
as Moving Man (uncredited)
MovieWings in the Dark
1935
as 1st Mechanic
MovieLost in the Stratosphere
1934
as Matthew O'Toole
MovieShe Loves Me Not
1934
as Andy, the Photographer
MovieSadie McKee
1934
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
MovieSing and Like It
1934
as Junker - Hood
MovieBridal Bail
1934
as Patrolman Gus Brown
MovieTwo Alone
1934
as Counter Man (uncredited)
MovieDancing Lady
1933
as Marcia's Agent (uncredited)
MovieFrom Headquarters
1933
as Man picked up by police wagon (uncredited)
MovieThe Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
as Professor's Drinking Buddy (uncredited)
MovieThe Mad Game
1933
as Butts McGhee
MovieA Man of Sentiment
1933
as Alex (Willie) Moran - Orderly
MovieSailor Beware!
1933
as Dan
MovieThe Last Trail
1933
as Looney McGann
MovieThe Man Who Dared
1933
as Karel
MovieBed of Roses
1933
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
MovieThe Girl in 419
1933
as Jim - a Prisoner
MoviePicture Snatcher
1933
as Sergeant Handing Out Guns (uncredited)
MovieThe Devil's Brother
1933
as The Prospective Groom
MovieNight of Terror
1933
as Detective Bailey
The Plumber and the Lady
1933
as Butch Mulinkovitch
MovieSailor's Luck
1933
as Taxi Cab Driver
MovieHard to Handle
1933
as Joe Goetz (uncredited)
MovieHypnotized
1932
as Drummer
MovieAfraid to Talk
1932
as Joe Skelli
Hawkins & Watkins Inc.
1932
MovieThe Loud Mouth
1932
MovieThe Wet Parade
1932
as Shorty the Bellboy (uncredited)
MovieTaxi!
1932
as Joe Silva (uncredited)
MovieThe Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
as Chief Petty Officer Vincent
MovieFreaks
1932
as Rollo Brother
MovieStreet Scene
1931
as Vincent Jones
MovieThe Grand Dame
1931
as (uncredited)
