Frank McHugh
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
Credits
- 1968 · Lancer as
- 1968 · Way Down Cellar as Constable Seely
- 1967 · Easy Come, Easy Go as Captain Jack
- 1965 · F Troop as
- 1964 · The Bing Crosby Show as Willie Walters
- 1964 · A Tiger Walks as Bill Watkins
- 1962 · Going My Way as
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Mr. Snowden
- 1961 · The Spiral Staircase as Constable Williams
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Wilbur Morton
- 1961 · The Defenders as Henry Schell
- 1960 · Route 66 as
- 1960 · Outlaws as
- 1959 · Career as Charlie Gallagher
- 1959 · Say One for Me as Jim Dugan
- 1958 · The Last Hurrah as Festus Garvey
- 1958 · The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen as
- 1957 · DuPont Show of the Month as Lefty
- 1955 · Five in Judgement as Salesman
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Charles N. Bradwell
- 1954 · There's No Business Like Show Business as Eddie Dugan
- 1953 · A Lion Is in the Streets as Frank Rector
- 1953 · It Happens Every Thursday as Fred Hawley
- 1952 · My Son John as Father O'Dowd
- 1952 · The Gulf Playhouse as
- 1952 · The Pace That Thrills as Rocket Anderson
- 1951 · Tales of Tomorrow as
- 1950 · The Tougher They Come as Gig Rafferty
- 1950 · Armstrong Circle Theatre as
- 1950 · Paid in Full as Ben, Bartender
- 1949 · Miss Grant Takes Richmond as Kilcoyne
- 1949 · Mighty Joe Young as Windy
- 1948 · Studio One as Nobby Bishop
- 1948 · Studio One as Barney
- 1948 · Studio One as Horace Potter
- 1948 · Studio One as Ben Ames
- 1948 · The Velvet Touch as Ernie Boyle
- 1947 · Easy Come, Easy Go as Carey
- 1947 · Carnegie Hall as John Donovan
- 1946 · The Runaround as Wally Quayle
- 1946 · The Hoodlum Saint as Three Finger
- 1946 · Little Miss Big as Charlie Bryan
- 1945 · State Fair as McGee
- 1945 · A Medal for Benny as Edgar Lovekin
- 1944 · Bowery to Broadway as Joe Kirby
- 1944 · Marine Raiders as Sgt. Louis Leary
- 1944 · Going My Way as Father Timothy O'Dowd
- 1942 · Her Cardboard Lover as Chappie Champagne
- 1942 · All Through the Night as Barney
- 1941 · Manpower as Omaha
- 1941 · Back Street as Ed Porter
- 1941 · Four Mothers as Ben Crowley
- 1940 · City for Conquest as 'Mutt'
- 1940 · I Love You Again as 'Doc' Ryan
- 1940 · 'Til We Meet Again as Rockingham T. Rockingham
- 1940 · Virginia City as Mr. Upjohn
- 1940 · Alex in Wonderland as Narrator (voice)
- 1940 · The Fighting 69th as "Crepe Hanger" Burke
- 1939 · Four Wives as Ben Crowley
- 1939 · The Roaring Twenties as Danny Green
- 1939 · On Your Toes as Paddy Reilly
- 1939 · Dust Be My Destiny as Caruthers
- 1939 · Indianapolis Speedway as Spuds Connors
- 1939 · Daughters Courageous as George
- 1939 · Dodge City as Joe Clemens
- 1939 · Wings of the Navy as Scat Allen
- 1938 · Breakdowns of 1938 as Popeye Bronson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1938 · Valley of the Giants as 'Fingers' McCarthy
- 1938 · Boy Meets Girl as Rossetti
- 1938 · Four Daughters as Ben Crowley
- 1938 · Little Miss Thoroughbred as Tod Harrington
- 1938 · He Couldn't Say No as Lambert T. Hunkins
- 1938 · Swing Your Lady as Popeye Bronson
- 1937 · Submarine D-1 as "Lucky" Jones
- 1937 · Sunday Night at the Trocadero as Frank McHugh
- 1937 · Mr. Dodd Takes the Air as Sniffer Sears
- 1937 · Ever Since Eve as Mike 'Mabel DeCraven' McGillicuddy
- 1937 · Marry the Girl as David Partridge
- 1937 · A Day at Santa Anita as
- 1936 · Three Men on a Horse as Erwin Trowbridge
- 1936 · Stage Struck as Sid
- 1936 · Bullets or Ballots as Herman
- 1936 · Snowed Under as Orlando Rowe
- 1936 · Moonlight Murder as William
- 1936 · Freshman Love as Coach Hammond
- 1935 · A Dream Comes True as Himself (uncredited)
- 1935 · Stars Over Broadway as Offkey Cramer
- 1935 · A Midsummer Night's Dream as Quince
- 1935 · Page Miss Glory as Ed Olson
- 1935 · The Irish in Us as Mike O'Hara
- 1935 · Gold Diggers of 1935 as Humbolt Prentiss
- 1935 · Devil Dogs of the Air as Crash Kelly
- 1935 · Maybe It's Love as Willie Sands
- 1934 · Happiness Ahead as Tom
- 1934 · 6 Day Bike Rider as Clinton
- 1934 · Here Comes the Navy as Droopy Mullins
- 1934 · Return of the Terror as Joe Hastings
- 1934 · Smarty as George
- 1934 · Let’s Be Ritzy as Bill Damroy Robert
- 1934 · Merry Wives of Reno as Al
- 1934 · Hollywood Newsreel as Himself
- 1934 · Heat Lightning as Frank
- 1934 · Fashions of 1934 as Snap
- 1933 · The House on 56th Street as Chester Hunt
- 1933 · Convention City as Will Goodwin
- 1933 · Son of a Sailor as Gaga
- 1933 · Havana Widows as Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer
- 1933 · Footlight Parade as Francis the Dance Director
- 1933 · Professional Sweetheart as Speed Dennis
- 1933 · Tomorrow at Seven as Clancy
- 1933 · Hold Me Tight as Billy
- 1933 · Ex-Lady as Hugo Van Hugh
- 1933 · Lilly Turner as David 'Dave' Dixon
- 1933 · Elmer, the Great as Healy High-Hips
- 1933 · Private Jones as 'Greasy' - the Cook
- 1933 · The Telegraph Trail as Corporal Tippy
- 1933 · Grand Slam as Philip 'Speed' McCann
- 1933 · Mystery of the Wax Museum as Editor Jim
- 1933 · Parachute Jumper as Toodles Cooper
- 1932 · One Way Passage as Skippy
- 1932 · Blessed Event as Reilly
- 1932 · Life Begins as Ringer Banks
- 1932 · The Dark Horse as Joe
- 1932 · The Strange Love of Molly Louvain as Skeets, a Reporter
- 1932 · The Crowd Roars as Spud Connors
- 1932 · Extra! Extra! as
- 1932 · Union Depot as The Drunk
- 1932 · High Pressure as Mike Donahey
- 1931 · The Wide Open Spaces as Matt - a Gambler
- 1931 · Corsair as 'Chub' Hopping
- 1931 · The Great Junction Hotel as Peeping Tom
- 1931 · Bad Company as Doc-Henchmen
- 1931 · The Hot Spot as Peter Burke
- 1931 · Traveling Husbands as Pinkie
- 1931 · Men of the Sky as
- 1931 · Up for Murder as Collins
- 1931 · The Front Page as McCue
- 1931 · Millie as John Holmes
- 1931 · Kiss Me Again as Francois
- 1930 · Going Wild as 'Ricky' Freeman
- 1930 · The Widow from Chicago as Slug O'Donnell
- 1930 · College Lovers as Speed Haskins
- 1930 · Bright Lights as Fish
- 1930 · Top Speed as Tad Jordan
- 1930 · An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee as Self
- 1930 · The Dawn Patrol as Flaherty