Frank McHugh
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.
Born: May 22, 1898
Place of Birth: Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Constable Seely
as Captain Jack
as Willie Walters
as Bill Watkins
as Mr. Snowden
as Constable Williams
as Wilbur Morton
as Henry Schell
as Charlie Gallagher
as Jim Dugan
as Festus Garvey
as Lefty
as Charlie
as Charles N. Bradwell
as Eddie Dugan
as Frank Rector
as Fred Hawley
as Father O'Dowd
as Rocket Anderson
as Gig Rafferty
as Ben, Bartender
as Kilcoyne
as Windy
as Nobby Bishop
as Barney
as Horace Potter
as Ben Ames
as Ernie Boyle
as Carey
as John Donovan
as Wally Quayle
as Three Finger
as Charlie Bryan
as McGee
as Edgar Lovekin
as Joe Kirby
as Sgt. Louis Leary
as Father Timothy O'Dowd
as Chappie Champagne
as Barney
as Omaha
as Ed Porter
as Ben Crowley
as 'Mutt'
as 'Doc' Ryan
as Rockingham T. Rockingham
as Mr. Upjohn
as Narrator (voice)
as "Crepe Hanger" Burke
as Ben Crowley
as Danny Green
as Paddy Reilly
as Caruthers
as Spuds Connors
as George
as Joe Clemens
as Scat Allen
as Popeye Bronson (archive footage) (uncredited)
as 'Fingers' McCarthy
as Rossetti
as Ben Crowley
as Tod Harrington
as Lambert T. Hunkins
as Popeye Bronson
as "Lucky" Jones
as Frank McHugh
as Sniffer Sears
as Mike 'Mabel DeCraven' McGillicuddy
as David Partridge
as Frank McHugh (uncredited)
as Erwin Trowbridge
as Sid
as Herman
as Orlando Rowe
as William
as Coach Hammond
as Himself (uncredited)
as Offkey Cramer
as Quince
as Ed Olson
as Mike O'Hara
as Humbolt Prentiss
as Crash Kelly
as Willie Sands
as Tom
as Clinton
as Droopy Mullins
as Joe Hastings
as George
as Bill Damroy Robert
as Al
as Frank
as Snap
as Chester Hunt
as Will Goodwin
as Gaga
as Mr. Duffy, the Lawyer
as Francis the Dance Director
as Speed
as Clancy
as Billy Wade
as Hugo Van Hugh
as David 'Dave' Dixon
as Healy High-Hips
as 'Greasy' - the Cook
as Corporal Tippy
as Philip 'Speed' McCann
as Toodles Cooper
as Skippy
as Reilly
as Ringer Banks
as Joe
as Skeets, a Reporter
as Spud Connors
as The Drunk
as Mike Donahey
as 'Chub' Hopping
as Peeping Tom
as Doc-Henchmen
as Peter Burke
as Pinkie
as Collins
as McCue
as John Holmes
as Francois
as 'Ricky' Freeman
as Slug O'Donnell
as Speed Haskins
as Fish
as Tad Jordan
as Flaherty