Matt McHugh
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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.
Acted in
Wham-Bam-Slam!
1955
as Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)
Tales of Robin Hood
1951
as Tuck's Guard-Friend
Home Town Story
1951
as Waiter (uncredited)
Arson, Inc.
1949
as Hubbell
Duke of Chicago
1949
as Terry Shea
An Innocent Affair
1948
as Ted Burke
Shed No Tears
1948
as First Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948
as Frank the Barber (uncredited)
Pardon My Clutch
1948
as Claude Finkle
Should Husbands Marry?
1947
as Loud Friend
They Won't Believe Me
1947
The Trouble with Women
1947
as Herman
My Favorite Brunette
1947
as Third Man on Death Row (uncredited)
Vacation in Reno
1946
as Bill Dumont
Nocturne
1946
as Coffee Attendant
Deadline for Murder
1946
as Johnny
The Blue Dahlia
1946
as Bartender at Gus' (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
1946
as Milkman (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)
How DOooo You Do
1945
as Deputy McNiel
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
Lady on a Train
1945
Salome, Where She Danced
1945
as Lafe
My Buddy
1944
as Happy
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Tom, Reporter (uncredited)
Secret Command
1944
as Curly
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Drunk (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Doorman - 33 Club (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944
as Al Alp - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Whispering Footsteps
1943
as Cy Walsh, Boarder
True to Life
1943
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Fireman in Humphrey Bogart Sequence (uncredited)
The West Side Kid
1943
as The Worrier
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
as Reporter #2 (uncredited)
So This Is Washington
1943
as Stranger in Park Renting 'Rooms'
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943
as Cab Driver
Flight for Freedom
1943
as Mac (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder
1943
as Taxi Driver
Girl Trouble
1942
as Driver
The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Detective Murtha
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
as O'Doul
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Man from Brooklyn (uncredited)
Too Many Women
1942
as Spike O'Reilly
Sappy Birthday
1942
A Gentleman at Heart
1942
as Joe
The Perfect Snob
1941
as Baggage Man
Blues in the Night
1941
as St Louis Jail Drunk
West Point Widow
1941
as Drunk at Football Game
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Reporter on Train
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
as Sam
So You Won't Squawk
1941
as Louie the Wolf's Henchman
His Ex Marks the Spot
1940
as Radcliffe - the ex wife's boyfriend
You, the People
1940
as Albert 'Bert' / 'Perky' Perkins
Rangers of Fortune
1940
as Horatio Wells
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
as Bartender
They Drive by Night
1940
as Repairman (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Cabby
La Conga Nights
1940
as Headwaiter
Primrose Path
1940
as Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
I Take This Woman
1940
as Mike Fescue - Man in Clinic (uncredited)
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
1940
as Charlie-the Cop
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Messenger's Chauffeur (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
1939
as Baseball Fan
At the Circus
1939
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Escape
1939
as Pete
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
as Brick Benson
The Under-Pup
1939
as Soda Jerk
Miracles for Sale
1939
as 'All Over Town' Bus Driver
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
as Joe
The Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
as Charlie
The Greener Hills
1939
as Taxi Driver
While New York Sleeps
1938
as Cab Driver
Exposed
1938
as Johnson
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
That Certain Age
1938
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
Professor Beware
1938
as Divorced Man on Highway
Tropic Holiday
1938
as Joe
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Department Head (uncredited)
You and Me
1938
as Newcomer (uncredited)
Holiday
1938
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
No Time to Marry
1938
as Abernathy
Mannequin
1938
as Mike (Uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Heckler
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
as Burt (uncredited)
The Gentleman from Louisiana
1936
as Steve Brodie
To Mary - with Love
1936
as Taxi Driver
The Phantom Rider
1936
as Agent Shorty
The Country Beyond
1936
as Const. Weller
Anything Goes
1936
as Detective
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Pete
Barbary Coast
1935
as Broncho
Thunder in the Night
1935
as Police Secretary
Diamond Jim
1935
as Bartender
The Glass Key
1935
as Puggy
Party Wire
1935
as Bert West
Mister Dynamite
1935
as Sunshine
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935
as Madden
The Good Fairy
1935
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Wings in the Dark
1935
as 1st Mechanic
Lost in the Stratosphere
1934
as Matthew O'Toole
She Loves Me Not
1934
as Andy, the Photographer
Sadie McKee
1934
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Sing and Like it
1934
as Junker - Hood
Bridal Bail
1934
as Patrolman Gus Brown
Two Alone
1934
as Counter Man (uncredited)
Dancing Lady
1933
as Marcia's Agent (uncredited)
From Headquarters
1933
as Man picked up by police wagon (uncredited)
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
as Professor's Drinking Buddy (uncredited)
The Mad Game
1933
as Butts McGhee
A Man of Sentiment
1933
as Alex (Willie) Moran - Orderly
Sailor Beware!
1933
as Dan
The Last Trail
1933
as Looney McGann
The Man Who Dared
1933
as Karel
Bed of Roses
1933
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
The Girl in 419
1933
as Jim - a Prisoner
The Devil's Brother
1933
as The Prospective Groom
Night of Terror
1933
as Detective Bailey
The Plumber and the Lady
1933
as Butch Mulinkovitch
Sailor's Luck
1933
as Taxi Cab Driver
Hard to Handle
1933
as Joe Goetz (uncredited)
Afraid to Talk
1932
as Joe Skelli
Hawkins & Watkins Inc.
1932
The Loud Mouth
1932
The Wet Parade
1932
as Shorty the Bellboy (uncredited)
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
as Chief Petty Officer Vincent
Freaks
1932
as Rollo Brother
Taxi!
1931
as Joe Silva (uncredited)
Street Scene
1931
as Vincent Jones
The Grand Dame
1931
as (uncredited)