Frank McHugh
male
Born on May 22, 1898 (127 years old)
Passed Away on September 11, 1981
From Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank McHugh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Cast Credits
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- 1934
Return of the Terror
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Joe Hastings
1934
Fashions of 1934
as
Snap
1934
Here Comes the Navy
as
Droopy Mullins
1934
Merry Wives of Reno
as
Al
1934
Happiness Ahead
as
Tom
1934
6 Day Bike Rider
as
Clinton
1934
Smarty
as
George
1934
Heat Lightning
as
Frank
1934
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Hollywood Newsreel
as
Himself
1934
Let’s Be Ritzy
as
Bill Damroy Robert
1934
- 1933
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as
Editor Jim
1933
Footlight Parade
as
Francis the Dance Director
1933
Ex-Lady
as
Hugo Van Hugh
1933
The Telegraph Trail
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Corporal Tippy
1933
Lilly Turner
as
David 'Dave' Dixon
1933
Grand Slam
as
Philip 'Speed' McCann
1933
Parachute Jumper
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Toodles Cooper
1933
Tomorrow at Seven
as
Clancy
1933
Professional Sweetheart
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Speed
1933
Son of a Sailor
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Gaga
1933
Havana Widows
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Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer
1933
Convention City
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Will Goodwin
1933
Elmer, the Great
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Healy High-Hips
1933
The House on 56th Street
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Chester Hunt
1933
Private Jones
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'Greasy' - the Cook
1933
Hold Me Tight
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Billy Wade
1933
- 1932
- 1931
The Front Page
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McCue
1931
Corsair
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'Chub' Hopping
1931
Millie
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John Holmes
1931
Traveling Husbands
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Pinkie
1931
The Great Junction Hotel
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Peeping Tom
1931
Kiss Me Again
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Francois
1931
Up for Murder
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Collins
1931
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The Wide Open Spaces
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Matt - a Gambler
1931
The Hot Spot
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Peter Burke
1931
Bad Company
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Doc-Henchmen
1931
Men of the Sky
1931
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