Frank McHugh
Acting
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
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movieWay Down Cellar
1968
Constable Seely
movieEasy Come, Easy Go
1967
Captain Jack
tvThe Bing Crosby Show
1964
Willie Walters
movieA Tiger Walks
1964
Bill Watkins
tvThe Lucy Show
1962
Mr. Snowden
movieThe Spiral Staircase
1961
Constable Williams
tvCain's Hundred
1961
Wilbur Morton
tvThe Defenders
1961
Henry Schell
movieCareer
1959
Charlie Gallagher
movieSay One for Me
1959
Jim Dugan
movieThe Last Hurrah
1958
Festus Garvey
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Charles N. Bradwell
movieA Lion Is in the Streets
1953
Frank Rector
movieIt Happens Every Thursday
1953
Fred Hawley
movieMy Son John
1952
Father O'Dowd
movieThe Pace That Thrills
1952
Rocket Anderson
movieThe Tougher They Come
1950
Gig Rafferty
moviePaid in Full
1950
Ben, Bartender
tvStudio One
1948
Nobby Bishop / Barney / Horace Potter / Ben Ames
movieThe Velvet Touch
1948
Ernie Boyle
movieCarnegie Hall
1947
John Donovan
movieThe Runaround
1946
Wally Quayle
movieThe Hoodlum Saint
1946
Three Finger
movieLittle Miss Big
1946
Charlie Bryan
movieState Fair
1945
McGee
movieA Medal for Benny
1945
Edgar Lovekin
movieBowery to Broadway
1944
Joe Kirby
movieMarine Raiders
1944
Sgt. Louis Leary
movieGoing My Way
1944
Father Timothy O'Dowd
movieHer Cardboard Lover
1942
Chappie Champagne
movieManpower
1941
Omaha
movieBack Street
1941
Ed Porter
movieFour Mothers
1941
Ben Crowley
movieI Love You Again
1940
'Doc' Ryan
movie'Til We Meet Again
1940
Rockingham T. Rockingham
movieVirginia City
1940
Mr. Upjohn
movieAlex in Wonderland
1940
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Fighting 69th
1940
"Crepe Hanger" Burke
movieFour Wives
1939
Ben Crowley
movieThe Roaring Twenties
1939
Danny Green
movieOn Your Toes
1939
Paddy Reilly
movieDust Be My Destiny
1939
Caruthers
movieIndianapolis Speedway
1939
Spuds Connors
movieDodge City
1939
Joe Clemens
movieWings of the Navy
1939
Scat Allen
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938
Popeye Bronson (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieValley of the Giants
1938
'Fingers' McCarthy
movieBoy Meets Girl
1938
Rossetti
movieFour Daughters
1938
Ben Crowley
movieLittle Miss Thoroughbred
1938
Tod Harrington
movieHe Couldn't Say No
1938
Lambert T. Hunkins
movieSwing Your Lady
1938
Popeye Bronson
movieSubmarine D-1
1937
"Lucky" Jones
movieSunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
Frank McHugh
movieMr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937
Sniffer Sears
movieEver Since Eve
1937
Mike 'Mabel DeCraven' McGillicuddy
movieMarry the Girl
1937
David Partridge
movieA Day at Santa Anita
1937
Frank McHugh (uncredited)
movieThree Men on a Horse
1936
Erwin Trowbridge
movieSnowed Under
1936
Orlando Rowe
movieMoonlight Murder
1936
William
movieFreshman Love
1936
Coach Hammond
movieA Dream Comes True
1935
Himself (uncredited)
movieStars Over Broadway
1935
Offkey Cramer
moviePage Miss Glory
1935
Ed Olson
movieThe Irish in Us
1935
Mike O'Hara
movieGold Diggers of 1935
1935
Humbolt Prentiss
movieDevil Dogs of the Air
1935
Crash Kelly
movieMaybe It's Love
1935
Willie Sands
movie6 Day Bike Rider
1934
Clinton
movieHere Comes the Navy
1934
Droopy Mullins
movieReturn of the Terror
1934
Joe Hastings
movieSmarty
1934
George
movieLet’s Be Ritzy
1934
Bill Damroy Robert
movieThe House on 56th Street
1933
Chester Hunt
movieConvention City
1933
Will Goodwin
movieHavana Widows
1933
Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer
movieFootlight Parade
1933
Francis
movieHold Me Tight
1933
Billy Wade
movieEx-Lady
1933
Hugo Van Hugh
movieLilly Turner
1933
David 'Dave' Dixon
movieElmer, the Great
1933
Healy High-Hips
moviePrivate Jones
1933
'Greasy' - the Cook
movieThe Telegraph Trail
1933
Corporal Tippy
movieGrand Slam
1933
Philip 'Speed' McCann
movieParachute Jumper
1933
Toodles Cooper
movieOne Way Passage
1932
Skippy
movieBlessed Event
1932
Reilly
movieLife Begins
1932
Ringer Banks
movieThe Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
Skeets, a Reporter
movieThe Crowd Roars
1932
Spud Connors
movieExtra! Extra!
1932
Peter Burke
movieUnion Depot
1932
The Drunk
movieHigh Pressure
1932
Mike Donahey
movieThe Wide Open Spaces
1931
Matt - a Gambler
movieCorsair
1931
'Chub' Hopping
movieThe Great Junction Hotel
1931
Peeping Tom
movieBad Company
1931
Doc-Henchmen
movieThe Hot Spot
1931
Peter Burke
movieUp for Murder
1931
Collins
movieMillie
1931
John Holmes
movieKiss Me Again
1931
Francois
movieGoing Wild
1930
'Ricky' Freeman
movieThe Widow from Chicago
1930
Slug O'Donnell
movieCollege Lovers
1930
Speed Haskins
movieTop Speed
1930
Tad Jordan
movieThe Dawn Patrol
1930
Flaherty