Matt McHugh
Matt McHugh | |
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| File:Matt McHugh.jpg McHugh in The Dark Corner (1946) | |
| Born | January 22, 1894 |
| Died | February 22, 1971 (aged 77) Northridge, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1929-1955 |
Matthew O, McHugh (January 22, 1894 – February 22, 1971) billed as "Matt" McHugh was an American film actor who appeared in more than 200 films between 1931 and 1955, primarily in small cameo parts.
Career
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[1] became an agent in New York.[2]
Matt made his Broadway debut in Elmer Rice's Street Scene in 1929,[3] along with his brother Ed, and also appeared in Swing Your Lady in 1936.[4]
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.
McHugh died of a heart attack on February 22, 1971.
Partial filmography
- Freaks (1932)
- The Loud Mouth (1932)
- Fra Diavolo (1933)
- Lost in the Stratosphere (1934)
- Wings in the Dark (1935)
- Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)
- The Boys from Syracuse (1940)
- A Gentleman at Heart (1942)
- Sappy Birthday (1942)
- Vacation in Reno (1945)
- Pardon My Clutch (1948)
- Wham Bam Slam (1955)
References
External links
- Matt McHugh at the Internet Broadway Database
- Matt McHugh at IMDb
- Matt McHugh at the TCM Movie Database
- Matt McHugh at AllMovie