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Matt McHugh

 
Actor: Matt McHugh
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  • Born: 1894 in Connelsville, Pennsylvania
  • Died: Feb 22, 1971 in Northridge, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '30s-'40s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
  • Career Highlights: The West Side Kid
  • First Major Screen Credit: The West Side Kid (1943)

Biography

Actor Matt McHugh was born into a show business family, joining his parents, his brother Frank, and his sister Kitty in the family stock company as soon as he learned to talk. Matt came to Hollywood to repeat his stage role in the 1931 film adaptation of Elmer Rice's Broadway hit Street Scene. He continued to have sizeable film assignments for the next few years (notably the bourgeois Italian bridegroom Francesco in Laurel and Hardy's The Devil's Brother [1933]) before settling into bits and minor roles. A dead ringer for his more famous brother Frank McHugh, Matt projected an abrasive, sardonic screen image; as such, he was utilized in such rough-edged roles as cab drivers, bartenders and mechanics. Matt McHugh's best screen opportunities in the '40s came with his supporting roles in the 2-reel comedy output of Columbia Pictures; he appeared in the short comedies of Andy Clyde, Hugh Herbert, Walter Catlett, The Three Stooges and many others, most often cast as a lazy or caustic brother-in-law. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Matt McHugh

in The Dark Corner (1946)
Born January 22, 1894(1894-01-22)
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Died February 22, 1971 (aged 77)
Northridge, California
Occupation Actor
Years active 1931 - 1955

Matt McHugh (22 January 1894 – 22 February 1971), was an American film actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1931 and 1955, primarily in small parts.

He was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania and died in Northridge, California from a heart attack.

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 30s and 40s, 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.

Selected filmography

Notes

  1. ^ Ed A. McHugh at the Internet Broadway Database
  2. ^ The Unsung Joe
  3. ^ Street Scene at the Internet Broadway Database
  4. ^ Swing Your Lady at the Internet Broadway Database

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