Frank McHugh

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

146

Gender

Male

Birthday

1898-05-22

Day of death

1981-09-11 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA

Frank McHugh

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.

Known For

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Lancer

    Lancer

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • F Troop

    F Troop

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Carnegie Hall

    Carnegie Hall

  • Outlaws

    Outlaws

  • Easy Come, Easy Go

    Easy Come, Easy Go

  • Parachute Jumper

    Parachute Jumper

  • Life Begins

    Life Begins

  • Going Wild

    Going Wild

  • The Runaround

    The Runaround

  • Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Dodge City

    Dodge City

  • An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

    An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

  • Going My Way

    Going My Way

  • Blessed Event

    Blessed Event

  • Marine Raiders

    Marine Raiders

  • Four Mothers

    Four Mothers

  • Happiness Ahead

    Happiness Ahead

  • Virginia City

    Virginia City

  • High Pressure

    High Pressure

  • Moonlight Murder

    Moonlight Murder

  • Indianapolis Speedway

    Indianapolis Speedway

  • Heat Lightning

    Heat Lightning

  • Four Daughters

    Four Daughters

  • State Fair

    State Fair

  • Smarty

    Smarty

  • Union Depot

    Union Depot

  • Stage Struck

    Stage Struck

  • Ex-Lady

    Ex-Lady

  • Going My Way

    Going My Way

  • Professional Sweetheart

    Professional Sweetheart

  • Snowed Under

    Snowed Under

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Four Wives

    Four Wives

  • Top Speed

    Top Speed

  • Manpower

    Manpower

  • Daughters Courageous

    Daughters Courageous

  • Private Jones

    Private Jones

  • The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

    The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

  • The Front Page

    The Front Page

  • Bad Company

    Bad Company

  • There's No Business Like Show Business

    There's No Business Like Show Business

  • Mighty Joe Young

    Mighty Joe Young

  • Extra! Extra!

    Extra! Extra!

  • Son of a Sailor

    Son of a Sailor

  • The Widow from Chicago

    The Widow from Chicago

  • Mystery of the Wax Museum

    Mystery of the Wax Museum

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Havana Widows

    Havana Widows

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • College Lovers

    College Lovers

  • Miss Grant Takes Richmond

    Miss Grant Takes Richmond

  • All Through the Night

    All Through the Night

  • Hollywood Newsreel

    Hollywood Newsreel

  • The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

    The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

  • The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

  • One Way Passage

    One Way Passage

  • Easy Come, Easy Go

    Easy Come, Easy Go

  • Gold Diggers of 1935

    Gold Diggers of 1935

  • A Lion Is in the Streets

    A Lion Is in the Streets

  • Paid in Full

    Paid in Full

  • The Wide Open Spaces

    The Wide Open Spaces

  • The Bing Crosby Show

    The Bing Crosby Show

  • The Dawn Patrol

    The Dawn Patrol

  • A Tiger Walks

    A Tiger Walks

  • The Hoodlum Saint

    The Hoodlum Saint

  • A Dream Comes True

    A Dream Comes True

  • I Love You Again

    I Love You Again

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • Submarine D-1

    Submarine D-1

  • My Son John

    My Son John

  • Here Comes the Navy

    Here Comes the Navy

  • Valley of the Giants

    Valley of the Giants

  • The Tougher They Come

    The Tougher They Come

  • Let’s Be Ritzy

    Let’s Be Ritzy

  • Freshman Love

    Freshman Love

  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

  • Say One for Me

    Say One for Me

  • Elmer, the Great

    Elmer, the Great

  • Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

  • It Happens Every Thursday

    It Happens Every Thursday

  • Dust Be My Destiny

    Dust Be My Destiny

  • The Velvet Touch

    The Velvet Touch

  • The Fighting 69th

    The Fighting 69th

  • Fashions of 1934

    Fashions of 1934

  • A Day at Santa Anita

    A Day at Santa Anita

  • Tomorrow at Seven

    Tomorrow at Seven

  • Three Men on a Horse

    Three Men on a Horse

  • The Hot Spot

    The Hot Spot

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Up for Murder

    Up for Murder

  • Marry the Girl

    Marry the Girl

  • Ever Since Eve

    Ever Since Eve

  • Kiss Me Again

    Kiss Me Again

  • Maybe It's Love

    Maybe It's Love

  • Little Miss Big

    Little Miss Big

  • The House on 56th Street

    The House on 56th Street

  • Sunday Night at the Trocadero

    Sunday Night at the Trocadero

  • 'Til We Meet Again

    'Til We Meet Again

  • Swing Your Lady

    Swing Your Lady

  • The Dark Horse

    The Dark Horse

  • On Your Toes

    On Your Toes

  • Men of the Sky

    Men of the Sky

  • Devil Dogs of the Air

    Devil Dogs of the Air

  • Merry Wives of Reno

    Merry Wives of Reno

  • The Irish in Us

    The Irish in Us

  • City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

  • Return of the Terror

    Return of the Terror

  • Stars Over Broadway

    Stars Over Broadway

  • Footlight Parade

    Footlight Parade

  • Three Men on a Horse

    Three Men on a Horse

  • The Telegraph Trail

    The Telegraph Trail

  • Way Down Cellar

    Way Down Cellar

  • A Medal for Benny

    A Medal for Benny

  • The Pace That Thrills

    The Pace That Thrills

  • Her Cardboard Lover

    Her Cardboard Lover

  • Millie

    Millie

  • The Great Junction Hotel

    The Great Junction Hotel

  • 6 Day Bike Rider

    6 Day Bike Rider

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Boy Meets Girl

  • Bright Lights

    Bright Lights

  • Corsair

    Corsair

  • Career

    Career

  • He Couldn't Say No

    He Couldn't Say No

  • Wings of the Navy

    Wings of the Navy

  • Bowery to Broadway

    Bowery to Broadway

  • Lilly Turner

    Lilly Turner

  • The Gulf Playhouse

    The Gulf Playhouse

  • Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

    Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

  • Alex in Wonderland

    Alex in Wonderland

  • Convention City

    Convention City

  • Little Miss Thoroughbred

    Little Miss Thoroughbred

  • The Spiral Staircase

    The Spiral Staircase

  • Traveling Husbands

    Traveling Husbands

  • Grand Slam

    Grand Slam

  • Hold Me Tight

    Hold Me Tight