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Frank McHugh

Cast & creator

Frank McHugh

1898-05-22 (died at 83) Homestead, Pennsylvania, USAIMDb

Best known for Studio One, Studio One, Studio One

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.

Also known as: Francis Curray McHugh

Movies

128

film credits

Series

19

television credits

Career

147

1930–1968 · acting roles

Credit score

6.3

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Studio One

Studio One

Nobby Bishop · 1948

Studio One

Studio One

Barney · 1948

Studio One

Studio One

Horace Potter · 1948

Studio One

Studio One

Ben Ames · 1948

The Defenders

The Defenders

Henry Schell · 1961

Across film & television

Filmography (147)

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Showing 147 of 147 credits

Studio One

Studio One

Nobby Bishop

Studio One

Studio One

Barney

Studio One

Studio One

Horace Potter

Studio One

Studio One

Ben Ames

The Defenders

The Defenders

Henry Schell

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

Mr. Snowden

Route 66

Route 66

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

Charles N. Bradwell

Armstrong Circle Theatre

Armstrong Circle Theatre

Outlaws

Outlaws

Lancer

Lancer

F Troop

F Troop

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

Wilbur Morton

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

Lefty

Going My Way

Going My Way

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

The Bing Crosby Show

The Bing Crosby Show

Willie Walters

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

Windy

There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business

Eddie Dugan

Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade

Francis

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

Danny Green

All Through the Night

All Through the Night

Barney

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Jim

I Love You Again

I Love You Again

'Doc' Ryan

Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

Captain Jack

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Quince

Dodge City

Dodge City

Joe Clemens

Virginia City

Virginia City

Mr. Upjohn

City for Conquest

City for Conquest

'Mutt'

Going My Way

Going My Way

Father Timothy O'Dowd

Convention City

Convention City

Will Goodwin

Hollywood Newsreel

Himself

Professional Sweetheart

Professional Sweetheart

Speed

Say One for Me

Say One for Me

Jim Dugan

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

Festus Garvey

A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True

Himself (uncredited)

Wings of the Navy

Wings of the Navy

Scat Allen

It Happens Every Thursday

It Happens Every Thursday

Fred Hawley

Gold Diggers of 1935

Gold Diggers of 1935

Humbolt Prentiss

A Medal for Benny

A Medal for Benny

Edgar Lovekin

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Kilcoyne

The Velvet Touch

The Velvet Touch

Ernie Boyle

'Til We Meet Again

'Til We Meet Again

Rockingham T. Rockingham

Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

Caruthers

Back Street

Back Street

Ed Porter

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

Popeye Bronson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Four Wives

Four Wives

Ben Crowley

One Way Passage

One Way Passage

Skippy

Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants

'Fingers' McCarthy

The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

"Crepe Hanger" Burke

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

Sniffer Sears

Here Comes the Navy

Here Comes the Navy

Droopy Mullins

The Irish in Us

The Irish in Us

Mike O'Hara

He Couldn't Say No

He Couldn't Say No

Lambert T. Hunkins

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Frank McHugh

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

Herman

Devil Dogs of the Air

Devil Dogs of the Air

Crash Kelly

The Gulf Playhouse

The Gulf Playhouse

The Pace That Thrills

The Pace That Thrills

Rocket Anderson

A Tiger Walks

A Tiger Walks

Bill Watkins

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

Skeets, a Reporter

Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

Carey

A Lion Is in the Streets

A Lion Is in the Streets

Frank Rector

Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

Snap

Maybe It's Love

Maybe It's Love

Willie Sands

Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

Mike 'Mabel DeCraven' McGillicuddy

State Fair

State Fair

McGee

Parachute Jumper

Parachute Jumper

Toodles Cooper

Submarine D-1

Submarine D-1

"Lucky" Jones

Son of a Sailor

Son of a Sailor

Gaga

Four Mothers

Four Mothers

Ben Crowley

The House on 56th Street

The House on 56th Street

Chester Hunt

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Self

Her Cardboard Lover

Her Cardboard Lover

Chappie Champagne

Return of the Terror

Return of the Terror

Joe Hastings

Let’s Be Ritzy

Let’s Be Ritzy

Bill Damroy Robert

The Hoodlum Saint

The Hoodlum Saint

Three Finger

Four Daughters

Four Daughters

Ben Crowley

Merry Wives of Reno

Merry Wives of Reno

Al

Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

Erwin Trowbridge

College Lovers

College Lovers

Speed Haskins

Elmer, the Great

Elmer, the Great

Healy High-Hips

The Widow from Chicago

The Widow from Chicago

Slug O'Donnell

Manpower

Manpower

Omaha

My Son John

My Son John

Father O'Dowd

The Tougher They Come

The Tougher They Come

Gig Rafferty

Three Men on a Horse

Three Men on a Horse

Charlie

Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

Ed Olson

Paid in Full

Paid in Full

Ben, Bartender

The Front Page

The Front Page

McCue

6 Day Bike Rider

6 Day Bike Rider

Clinton

The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol

Flaherty

Men of the Sky

Men of the Sky

Millie

Millie

John Holmes

Indianapolis Speedway

Indianapolis Speedway

Spuds Connors

Stars Over Broadway

Stars Over Broadway

Offkey Cramer

Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

Tom

The Great Junction Hotel

The Great Junction Hotel

Peeping Tom

The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars

Spud Connors

High Pressure

High Pressure

Mike Donahey

Daughters Courageous

Daughters Courageous

George

Union Depot

Union Depot

The Drunk

A Day at Santa Anita

A Day at Santa Anita

Frank McHugh (uncredited)

The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

Joe

The Wide Open Spaces

The Wide Open Spaces

Matt - a Gambler

Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

Rossetti

On Your Toes

On Your Toes

Paddy Reilly

Corsair

Corsair

'Chub' Hopping

Marine Raiders

Marine Raiders

Sgt. Louis Leary

Swing Your Lady

Swing Your Lady

Popeye Bronson

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

Constable Williams

Tomorrow at Seven

Tomorrow at Seven

Clancy

Lilly Turner

Lilly Turner

David 'Dave' Dixon

Moonlight Murder

Moonlight Murder

William

Marry the Girl

Marry the Girl

David Partridge

Alex in Wonderland

Alex in Wonderland

Narrator (voice)

Life Begins

Life Begins

Ringer Banks

Stage Struck

Stage Struck

Sid

Little Miss Big

Little Miss Big

Charlie Bryan

Private Jones

Private Jones

'Greasy' - the Cook

Ex-Lady

Ex-Lady

Hugo Van Hugh

Blessed Event

Blessed Event

Reilly

Freshman Love

Freshman Love

Coach Hammond

Havana Widows

Havana Widows

Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer

Going Wild

Going Wild

'Ricky' Freeman

The Telegraph Trail

The Telegraph Trail

Corporal Tippy

Way Down Cellar

Way Down Cellar

Constable Seely

Grand Slam

Grand Slam

Philip 'Speed' McCann

Bowery to Broadway

Bowery to Broadway

Joe Kirby

Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall

John Donovan

Career

Career

Charlie Gallagher

The Runaround

The Runaround

Wally Quayle

Bright Lights

Bright Lights

Fish

Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

Frank

Smarty

Smarty

George

Snowed Under

Snowed Under

Orlando Rowe

Bad Company

Bad Company

Doc-Henchmen

The Big Scoop

Pete

Little Miss Thoroughbred

Little Miss Thoroughbred

Tod Harrington

Top Speed

Top Speed

Tad Jordan

The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot

Peter Burke

Extra! Extra!

Extra! Extra!

Peter Burke

Traveling Husbands

Traveling Husbands

Pinkie

Hold Me Tight

Hold Me Tight

Billy Wade

Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again

Francois

Up for Murder

Up for Murder

Collins