Matt McHugh
Birthday: 1894-01-22
Place of Birth: Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Matthew O. McHugh (January 22, 1894 – February 22, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 200 films between 1931 and 1955, primarily in small cameo parts. 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 became an agent in New York. Matt made his Broadway debut in Elmer Rice's Street Scene in 1929, along with his brother Ed, and also appeared in Swing Your Lady in 1936. 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.
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Salome, Where She Danced
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Mannequin
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Home Town Story
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The Glass Key
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Cowboy in Manhattan
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Whispering Footsteps
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Dancing Lady
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The Rage of Paris
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Broadway Melody of 1938
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Shed No Tears
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Blues in the Night
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Phantom Lady
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From Headquarters
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Secret Command
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His Ex Marks the Spot
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So You Won't Squawk
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Arson, Inc.
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The Plumber and the Lady
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Sappy Birthday
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Murder on a Honeymoon
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Should Husbands Marry?
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Flight for Freedom
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Star Spangled Rhythm
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Night of Terror
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The Pride of the Yankees
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The Loud Mouth
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Exposed
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The Phantom Rider
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The Mad Game
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The Woman from Monte Carlo
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The Good Fairy
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And the Angels Sing
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A Man of Sentiment
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The Perfect Snob
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Street Scene
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The Grand Dame
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The Country Beyond
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The Prizefighter and the Lady
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Navy Blue and Gold
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The Lady from Cheyenne
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Girl Trouble
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Thunder in the Night
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To Mary - with Love
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20,000 Men a Year
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They Drive by Night
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That Certain Age
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Mr. Skeffington
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The Boys from Syracuse
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
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Afraid to Talk
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Diamond Jim
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La Conga Nights
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The Girl in 419
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Two Alone
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Tales of Robin Hood
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The Last Trail
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How DOooo You Do
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Taxi!
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Vacation in Reno
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Quiet Please, Murder
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The Blue Dahlia
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A Gentleman at Heart
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$1,000 a Touchdown
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West Point Widow
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Hi Diddle Diddle
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True to Life
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Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
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Sailor's Lady
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The Greener Hills
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My Favorite Brunette
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The Wet Parade
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Nocturne
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Freaks
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The Mad Miss Manton
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The Devil and Miss Jones
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The Trouble with Women
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Sailor Beware!
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The Devil's Brother
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The Dark Corner
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Lost in the Stratosphere
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The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
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Sadie McKee
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Bed of Roses
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You and Me
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Picture Snatcher
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