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Frank McHugh

 
Actor: Frank McHugh
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  • Born: May 23, 1898 in Homestead, Pennsylvania
  • Died: Sep 11, 1981 in Greenwich, Connecticut
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '30s-'40s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
  • Career Highlights: Going My Way, Back Street, The Mystery of the Wax Museum
  • First Major Screen Credit: College Lovers (1930)

Biography

At age ten, Frank McHugh began performing in his parent's stock company, side by side with his siblings Matt and Kitty. By age 17, McHugh was resident juvenile with the Marguerite Bryant stock company. Extensive vaudeville experience followed, and in 1925 McHugh made his first Broadway appearance in The Fall Guy; three years later, he made his movie debut in a Vitaphone short. Hired by Warner Bros. for the small role of a motorcycle driver in 1930's The Dawn Patrol, McHugh appeared in nearly 70 Warners films over the next decade. He was often cast as the hero's best pal or as drunken comedy relief; his peculiar trademark was a lightly braying laugh. Highlight performances during his Warners tenure included Jimmy Cagney's pessimistic choreographer in Footlight Parade (1933), "rude mechanical" Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), an erstwhile poet and horserace handicapper in Three Men on a Horse (1936) and a friendly pickpocket in One Way Passage (1932) -- a role he'd repeat word-for-word in Till We Meet Again, 1940 remake of Passage. He continued showing up in character roles in such films as Going My Way (1944) and A Tiger Walks (1964) until the late 1960s. McHugh was also a regular on the 1960s TV series The Bing Crosby Show and F Troop. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Frank McHugh

from the trailer for the film
Four Daughters (1938)
Born Francis Curray McHugh
May 23, 1898(1898-05-23)
Homestead, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died September 11, 1981 (aged 83)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Years active 1930–1969
Spouse(s) Dorothy Spencer (1933-1981) (his death) 3 children

Frank McHugh (born Francis Curray McHugh May 23, 1898 – September 11, 1981) was an American film and television actor.

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,[1] became a stage manager and agent in New York.[2]

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. 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 Academy Award-nominated film editor, Dorothy Spencer.

Selected filmography

Notes

  1. ^ Ed A. McHugh at the Internet Broadway Database
  2. ^ The Unsung Joe

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