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