Frank McHugh
Born
May 22, 1898
Died
September 11, 1981 (83 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA
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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.
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Known For
Lancer
(1 episode)
1968
Way Down Cellar
Constable Seely
1968
Easy Come, Easy Go
Captain Jack
1967
F Troop
(1 episode)
1965
The Bing Crosby Show
Willie Walters · (28 episodes)
1964
A Tiger Walks
Bill Watkins
1964
Going My Way
(1 episode)
1962
The Lucy Show
Mr. Snowden · (1 episode)
1962
The Spiral Staircase
Constable Williams
1961
Cain's Hundred
Wilbur Morton · (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders
Henry Schell · (1 episode)
1961
Route 66
(2 episodes)
1960
Outlaws
(1 episode)
1960
Career
Charlie Gallagher
1959
Say One for Me
Jim Dugan
1959
The Last Hurrah
Festus Garvey
1958
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
(1 episode)
1958
DuPont Show of the Month
Lefty · (1 episode)
1957
The Millionaire
Charles N. Bradwell · (1 episode)
1955
There's No Business Like Show Business
Eddie Dugan
1954
A Lion Is in the Streets
Frank Rector
1953
It Happens Every Thursday
Fred Hawley
1953
My Son John
Father O'Dowd
1952
The Gulf Playhouse
(1 episode)
1952
The Pace That Thrills
Rocket Anderson
1952
Tales of Tomorrow
(1 episode)
1951
The Tougher They Come
Gig Rafferty
1950
Armstrong Circle Theatre
(1 episode)
1950
Paid in Full
Ben, Bartender
1950
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Kilcoyne
1949
Mighty Joe Young
Windy
1949
Studio One
Nobby Bishop · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Barney · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Horace Potter · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Ben Ames · (1 episode)
1948
The Velvet Touch
Ernie Boyle
1948
Easy Come, Easy Go
Carey
1947
Carnegie Hall
John Donovan
1947
The Runaround
Wally Quayle
1946
The Hoodlum Saint
Three Finger
1946
Little Miss Big
Charlie Bryan
1946
State Fair
McGee
1945
A Medal for Benny
Edgar Lovekin
1945
Bowery to Broadway
Joe Kirby
1944
Marine Raiders
Sgt. Louis Leary
1944
Going My Way
Father Timothy O'Dowd
1944
Her Cardboard Lover
Chappie Champagne
1942
All Through the Night
Barney
1942
Manpower
Omaha
1941
Back Street
Ed Porter
1941
Four Mothers
Ben Crowley
1941
City for Conquest
'Mutt'
1940
I Love You Again
'Doc' Ryan
1940
'Til We Meet Again
Rockingham T. Rockingham
1940
Virginia City
Mr. Upjohn
1940
Alex in Wonderland
Narrator (voice)
1940
The Fighting 69th
"Crepe Hanger" Burke
1940
Four Wives
Ben Crowley
1939
The Roaring Twenties
Danny Green
1939
On Your Toes
Paddy Reilly
1939
Dust Be My Destiny
Caruthers
1939
Indianapolis Speedway
Spuds Connors
1939
Daughters Courageous
George
1939
Dodge City
Joe Clemens
1939
Wings of the Navy
Scat Allen
1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Popeye Bronson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
Valley of the Giants
'Fingers' McCarthy
1938
Boy Meets Girl
Rossetti
1938
Four Daughters
Ben Crowley
1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Tod Harrington
1938
He Couldn't Say No
Lambert T. Hunkins
1938
Swing Your Lady
Popeye Bronson
1938
Submarine D-1
"Lucky" Jones
1937
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Frank McHugh
1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Sniffer Sears
1937
Ever Since Eve
Mike 'Mabel DeCraven' McGillicuddy
1937
Marry the Girl
David Partridge
1937
A Day at Santa Anita
Frank McHugh (uncredited)
1937
Three Men on a Horse
Erwin Trowbridge
1936
Stage Struck
Sid
1936
Bullets or Ballots
Herman
1936
Snowed Under
Orlando Rowe
1936
Moonlight Murder
William
1936
Freshman Love
Coach Hammond
1936
A Dream Comes True
Himself (uncredited)
1935
Stars Over Broadway
Offkey Cramer
1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Quince
1935
Page Miss Glory
Ed Olson
1935
The Irish in Us
Mike O'Hara
1935
Gold Diggers of 1935
Humbolt Prentiss
1935
Devil Dogs of the Air
Crash Kelly
1935
Maybe It's Love
Willie Sands
1935
Happiness Ahead
Tom
1934
6 Day Bike Rider
Clinton
1934
Here Comes the Navy
Droopy Mullins
1934
Return of the Terror
Joe Hastings
1934
Smarty
George
1934
Let’s Be Ritzy
Bill Damroy Robert
1934
Merry Wives of Reno
Al
1934
Hollywood Newsreel
Himself
1934
Heat Lightning
Frank
1934
Fashions of 1934
Snap
1934
The House on 56th Street
Chester Hunt
1933
Convention City
Will Goodwin
1933
Son of a Sailor
Gaga
1933
Havana Widows
Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer
1933
Footlight Parade
Francis the Dance Director
1933
Professional Sweetheart
Speed
1933
Tomorrow at Seven
Clancy
1933
Hold Me Tight
Billy Wade
1933
Ex-Lady
Hugo Van Hugh
1933
Lilly Turner
David 'Dave' Dixon
1933
Elmer, the Great
Healy High-Hips
1933
Private Jones
'Greasy' - the Cook
1933
The Telegraph Trail
Corporal Tippy
1933
Grand Slam
Philip 'Speed' McCann
1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Editor Jim
1933
Parachute Jumper
Toodles Cooper
1933
One Way Passage
Skippy
1932
Blessed Event
Reilly
1932
Life Begins
Ringer Banks
1932
The Dark Horse
Joe
1932
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Skeets, a Reporter
1932
The Crowd Roars
Spud Connors
1932
Extra! Extra!
Peter Burke
1932
Union Depot
The Drunk
1932
High Pressure
Mike Donahey
1932
The Wide Open Spaces
Matt - a Gambler
1931
Corsair
'Chub' Hopping
1931
The Great Junction Hotel
Peeping Tom
1931
Bad Company
Doc-Henchmen
1931
The Hot Spot
Peter Burke
1931
Traveling Husbands
Pinkie
1931
Men of the Sky
1931
Up for Murder
Collins
1931
The Front Page
McCue
1931
Millie
John Holmes
1931
Kiss Me Again
Francois
1931
Going Wild
'Ricky' Freeman
1930
The Widow from Chicago
Slug O'Donnell
1930
College Lovers
Speed Haskins
1930
Bright Lights
Fish
1930
Top Speed
Tad Jordan
1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Self
1930
The Dawn Patrol
Flaherty
1930