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

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • F Troop

    F Troop

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

  • Lancer

    Lancer

  • Gold Diggers of 1935

    Gold Diggers of 1935

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Going My Way

    Going My Way

  • Four Mothers

    Four Mothers

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

    The Strange Love of Molly Louvain

  • Going My Way

    Going My Way

  • Outlaws

    Outlaws

  • The Roaring Twenties

    The Roaring Twenties

  • Here Comes the Navy

    Here Comes the Navy

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

    An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

  • The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

    The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

  • Up for Murder

    Up for Murder

  • Stage Struck

    Stage Struck

  • Life Begins

    Life Begins

  • Son of a Sailor

    Son of a Sailor

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • The Hoodlum Saint

    The Hoodlum Saint

  • Elmer, the Great

    Elmer, the Great

  • One Way Passage

    One Way Passage

  • Carnegie Hall

    Carnegie Hall

  • Let’s Be Ritzy

    Let’s Be Ritzy

  • Dodge City

    Dodge City

  • Moonlight Murder

    Moonlight Murder

  • There's No Business Like Show Business

    There's No Business Like Show Business

  • Virginia City

    Virginia City

  • A Day at Santa Anita

    A Day at Santa Anita

  • Marine Raiders

    Marine Raiders

  • The Runaround

    The Runaround

  • Happiness Ahead

    Happiness Ahead

  • Miss Grant Takes Richmond

    Miss Grant Takes Richmond

  • Four Daughters

    Four Daughters

  • Tomorrow at Seven

    Tomorrow at Seven

  • Daughters Courageous

    Daughters Courageous

  • Parachute Jumper

    Parachute Jumper

  • The Telegraph Trail

    The Telegraph Trail

  • High Pressure

    High Pressure

  • A Lion Is in the Streets

    A Lion Is in the Streets

  • Union Depot

    Union Depot

  • It Happens Every Thursday

    It Happens Every Thursday

  • Three Men on a Horse

    Three Men on a Horse

  • Three Men on a Horse

    Three Men on a Horse

  • Freshman Love

    Freshman Love

  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

  • Going Wild

    Going Wild

  • Mystery of the Wax Museum

    Mystery of the Wax Museum

  • The Tougher They Come

    The Tougher They Come

  • Smarty

    Smarty

  • The Widow from Chicago

    The Widow from Chicago

  • Four Wives

    Four Wives

  • My Son John

    My Son John

  • Extra! Extra!

    Extra! Extra!

  • Mighty Joe Young

    Mighty Joe Young

  • Devil Dogs of the Air

    Devil Dogs of the Air

  • All Through the Night

    All Through the Night

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • Fashions of 1934

    Fashions of 1934

  • The House on 56th Street

    The House on 56th Street

  • Submarine D-1

    Submarine D-1

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • The Front Page

    The Front Page

  • Bad Company

    Bad Company

  • The Bing Crosby Show

    The Bing Crosby Show

  • Indianapolis Speedway

    Indianapolis Speedway

  • The Great Junction Hotel

    The Great Junction Hotel

  • Millie

    Millie

  • Ever Since Eve

    Ever Since Eve

  • Men of the Sky

    Men of the Sky

  • Manpower

    Manpower

  • State Fair

    State Fair

  • The Dawn Patrol

    The Dawn Patrol

  • Valley of the Giants

    Valley of the Giants

  • Little Miss Big

    Little Miss Big

  • The Wide Open Spaces

    The Wide Open Spaces

  • Merry Wives of Reno

    Merry Wives of Reno

  • The Dark Horse

    The Dark Horse

  • Maybe It's Love

    Maybe It's Love

  • Hollywood Newsreel

    Hollywood Newsreel

  • Traveling Husbands

    Traveling Husbands

  • Easy Come, Easy Go

    Easy Come, Easy Go

  • Snowed Under

    Snowed Under

  • Say One for Me

    Say One for Me

  • On Your Toes

    On Your Toes

  • Footlight Parade

    Footlight Parade

  • The Fighting 69th

    The Fighting 69th

  • Blessed Event

    Blessed Event

  • Havana Widows

    Havana Widows

  • I Love You Again

    I Love You Again

  • Marry the Girl

    Marry the Girl

  • Paid in Full

    Paid in Full

  • Top Speed

    Top Speed

  • A Dream Comes True

    A Dream Comes True

  • Easy Come, Easy Go

    Easy Come, Easy Go

  • Private Jones

    Private Jones

  • Dust Be My Destiny

    Dust Be My Destiny

  • Heat Lightning

    Heat Lightning

  • The Hot Spot

    The Hot Spot

  • Professional Sweetheart

    Professional Sweetheart

  • Return of the Terror

    Return of the Terror

  • Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

  • A Medal for Benny

    A Medal for Benny

  • Swing Your Lady

    Swing Your Lady

  • Ex-Lady

    Ex-Lady

  • Kiss Me Again

    Kiss Me Again

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • 6 Day Bike Rider

    6 Day Bike Rider

  • Stars Over Broadway

    Stars Over Broadway

  • The Gulf Playhouse

    The Gulf Playhouse

  • The Irish in Us

    The Irish in Us

  • Convention City

    Convention City

  • The Velvet Touch

    The Velvet Touch

  • Sunday Night at the Trocadero

    Sunday Night at the Trocadero

  • 'Til We Meet Again

    'Til We Meet Again

  • Hold Me Tight

    Hold Me Tight

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Boy Meets Girl

  • Way Down Cellar

    Way Down Cellar

  • City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

  • He Couldn't Say No

    He Couldn't Say No

  • Career

    Career

  • The Pace That Thrills

    The Pace That Thrills

  • Wings of the Navy

    Wings of the Navy

  • Her Cardboard Lover

    Her Cardboard Lover

  • Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

    Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

  • Grand Slam

    Grand Slam

  • A Tiger Walks

    A Tiger Walks

  • Bowery to Broadway

    Bowery to Broadway

  • Little Miss Thoroughbred

    Little Miss Thoroughbred

  • Bright Lights

    Bright Lights

  • Lilly Turner

    Lilly Turner

  • The Spiral Staircase

    The Spiral Staircase

  • Corsair

    Corsair

  • Alex in Wonderland

    Alex in Wonderland

  • College Lovers

    College Lovers