Acting · Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA · Born May 22, 1898
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.
TVLancer
1968
MovieWay Down Cellar
1968
as Constable Seely
MovieEasy Come, Easy Go
1967
as Captain Jack
TVF Troop
1965
TVThe Bing Crosby Show
1964
as Willie Walters
MovieA Tiger Walks
1964
as Bill Watkins
TVGoing My Way
1962
TVThe Lucy Show
1962
as Mr. Snowden
MovieThe Spiral Staircase
1961
as Constable Williams
TVCain's Hundred
1961
as Wilbur Morton
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Henry Schell
TVRoute 66
1960
TVOutlaws
1960
MovieCareer
1959
as Charlie Gallagher
MovieSay One for Me
1959
as Jim Dugan
MovieThe Last Hurrah
1958
as Festus Garvey
TVThe Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958
TVDuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Lefty
MovieThree Men on a Horse
1957
as Charlie
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Charles N. Bradwell
MovieThere's No Business Like Show Business
1954
as Eddie Dugan
MovieA Lion Is in the Streets
1953
as Frank Rector
MovieIt Happens Every Thursday
1953
as Fred Hawley
MovieMy Son John
1952
as Father O'Dowd
TVThe Gulf Playhouse
1952
MovieThe Pace That Thrills
1952
as Rocket Anderson
TVTales of Tomorrow
1951
MovieThe Tougher They Come
1950
as Gig Rafferty
TVArmstrong Circle Theatre
1950
MoviePaid in Full
1950
as Ben, Bartender
MovieMiss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
as Kilcoyne
MovieMighty Joe Young
1949
as Windy
TVStudio One
1948
as Nobby Bishop
MovieThe Velvet Touch
1948
as Ernie Boyle
MovieEasy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Carey
MovieCarnegie Hall
1947
as John Donovan
MovieThe Runaround
1946
as Wally Quayle
MovieThe Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Three Finger
MovieLittle Miss Big
1946
as Charlie Bryan
MovieState Fair
1945
as McGee
MovieA Medal for Benny
1945
as Edgar Lovekin
MovieBowery to Broadway
1944
as Joe Kirby
MovieMarine Raiders
1944
as Sgt. Louis Leary
MovieGoing My Way
1944
as Father Timothy O'Dowd
MovieHer Cardboard Lover
1942
as Chappie Champagne
MovieAll Through the Night
1942
as Barney
MovieManpower
1941
as Omaha
MovieBack Street
1941
as Ed Porter
MovieFour Mothers
1941
as Ben Crowley
MovieCity for Conquest
1940
as 'Mutt'
MovieI Love You Again
1940
as 'Doc' Ryan
Movie'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Rockingham T. Rockingham
MovieVirginia City
1940
as Mr. Upjohn
MovieAlex in Wonderland
1940
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Fighting 69th
1940
as "Crepe Hanger" Burke
MovieFour Wives
1939
as Ben Crowley
MovieThe Roaring Twenties
1939
as Danny Green
MovieOn Your Toes
1939
as Paddy Reilly
MovieDust Be My Destiny
1939
as Caruthers
MovieIndianapolis Speedway
1939
as Spuds Connors
MovieDaughters Courageous
1939
as George
MovieDodge City
1939
as Joe Clemens
MovieWings of the Navy
1939
as Scat Allen
MovieBreakdowns of 1938
1938
as Popeye Bronson (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieValley of the Giants
1938
as 'Fingers' McCarthy
MovieBoy Meets Girl
1938
as Rossetti
MovieFour Daughters
1938
as Ben Crowley
MovieLittle Miss Thoroughbred
1938
as Tod Harrington
MovieHe Couldn't Say No
1938
as Lambert T. Hunkins
MovieSwing Your Lady
1938
as Popeye Bronson
MovieSubmarine D-1
1937
as "Lucky" Jones
MovieSunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
as Frank McHugh
MovieMr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937
as Sniffer Sears
MovieEver Since Eve
1937
as Mike 'Mabel DeCraven' McGillicuddy
MovieMarry the Girl
1937
as David Partridge
MovieA Day at Santa Anita
1937
as Frank McHugh (uncredited)
MovieThree Men on a Horse
1936
as Erwin Trowbridge
MovieStage Struck
1936
as Sid
MovieBullets or Ballots
1936
as Herman
MovieSnowed Under
1936
as Orlando Rowe
MovieMoonlight Murder
1936
as William
MovieFreshman Love
1936
as Coach Hammond
MovieA Dream Comes True
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
MovieStars Over Broadway
1935
as Offkey Cramer
MovieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
as Quince
MoviePage Miss Glory
1935
as Ed Olson
MovieThe Irish in Us
1935
as Mike O'Hara
MovieGold Diggers of 1935
1935
as Humbolt Prentiss
MovieDevil Dogs of the Air
1935
as Crash Kelly
MovieMaybe It's Love
1935
as Willie Sands
MovieHappiness Ahead
1934
as Tom
Movie6 Day Bike Rider
1934
as Clinton
MovieHere Comes the Navy
1934
as Droopy Mullins
MovieReturn of the Terror
1934
as Joe Hastings
MovieSmarty
1934
as George
MovieLet’s Be Ritzy
1934
as Bill Damroy Robert
MovieMerry Wives of Reno
1934
as Al
Hollywood Newsreel
1934
as Himself
MovieHeat Lightning
1934
as Frank
MovieFashions of 1934
1934
as Snap
MovieThe House on 56th Street
1933
as Chester Hunt
MovieConvention City
1933
as Will Goodwin
MovieSon of a Sailor
1933
as Gaga
MovieHavana Widows
1933
as Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer
MovieFootlight Parade
1933
as Francis
MovieProfessional Sweetheart
1933
as Speed
MovieTomorrow at Seven
1933
as Clancy
MovieHold Me Tight
1933
as Billy Wade
MovieEx-Lady
1933
as Hugo Van Hugh
MovieLilly Turner
1933
as David 'Dave' Dixon
MovieElmer, the Great
1933
as Healy High-Hips
MoviePrivate Jones
1933
as 'Greasy' - the Cook
MovieThe Telegraph Trail
1933
as Corporal Tippy
MovieGrand Slam
1933
as Philip 'Speed' McCann
MovieMystery of the Wax Museum
1933
as Jim
MovieParachute Jumper
1933
as Toodles Cooper
MovieOne Way Passage
1932
as Skippy
MovieBlessed Event
1932
as Reilly
MovieLife Begins
1932
as Ringer Banks
MovieThe Dark Horse
1932
as Joe
MovieThe Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
as Skeets, a Reporter
MovieThe Crowd Roars
1932
as Spud Connors
MovieExtra! Extra!
1932
as Peter Burke
MovieUnion Depot
1932
as The Drunk
MovieHigh Pressure
1932
as Mike Donahey
MovieThe Wide Open Spaces
1931
as Matt - a Gambler
MovieCorsair
1931
as 'Chub' Hopping
MovieThe Great Junction Hotel
1931
as Peeping Tom
MovieBad Company
1931
as Doc-Henchmen
MovieThe Hot Spot
1931
as Peter Burke
MovieTraveling Husbands
1931
as Pinkie
MovieMen of the Sky
1931
MovieUp for Murder
1931
as Collins
MovieThe Front Page
1931
as McCue
MovieMillie
1931
as John Holmes
MovieKiss Me Again
1931
as Francois
MovieGoing Wild
1930
as 'Ricky' Freeman
MovieThe Widow from Chicago
1930
as Slug O'Donnell
MovieCollege Lovers
1930
as Speed Haskins
MovieBright Lights
1930
as Fish
MovieTop Speed
1930
as Tad Jordan
MovieAn Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self
MovieThe Dawn Patrol
1930
as Flaherty
