Matt McHugh
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Matthew O. McHugh (January 22, 1894 – February 22, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 200 films between 1931 and 1955, primarily in small cameo parts.
McHugh came from a theatrical family. His parents ran a stock theatre company and, as a young child, he performed on stage. His brother, Frank, who went on to become part of the Warner Bros. stock company in the 1930s and 1940s, and sister Kitty performed an act with him by the time he was fourteen years old, but the family quit the stage around 1930. His brother Ed became an agent in New York.
Matt made his Broadway debut in Elmer Rice's Street Scene in 1929, along with his brother Ed, and also appeared in Swing Your Lady in 1936.
Despite his actual origins, McHugh usually performed his roles with a Brooklyn accent, and was often cast as characters explicitly from Brooklyn. In Star Spangled Rhythm (1941), his one scene is a protracted monologue during the climactic "Old Glory" sequence, in which McHugh plays a character who literally embodies the spirit of Brooklyn.
Acting
Movie
Freaks
as Rollo Brother
1932
Movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Reporter (uncredited)
1939
Movie
Holiday
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1938
Movie
The Blue Dahlia
as Bartender at Gus' (uncredited)
1946
Movie
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)
1945
Movie
The Pride of the Yankees
as Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
1942
Movie
Phantom Lady
as Al Alp - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1944
Movie
They Drive by Night
as Repairman (uncredited)
1940
Movie
At the Circus
as Cabbie (uncredited)
1939
Movie
Mr. Skeffington
as Drunk (uncredited)
1944
Movie
The Devil's Brother
as The Prospective Groom
1933
Movie
The Dark Corner
as Milkman (uncredited)
1946
Movie
The Devil and Miss Jones
as Sam
1941
Movie
My Favorite Brunette
as Third Man on Death Row (uncredited)
1947
Movie
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
Movie
Lady on a Train
1945
Movie
They Won't Believe Me
as Tiny Old Man (uncredited)
1947
Movie
You and Me
as Newcomer (uncredited)
1938
Movie
The Mad Miss Manton
as Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
1938
Movie
Dancing Lady
as Marcia's Agent (uncredited)
1933
Movie
Street Scene
as Vincent Jones
1931
Movie
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Fireman in Humphrey Bogart Sequence (uncredited)
1943
Movie
Barbary Coast
as Broncho
1935
Movie
The Good Fairy
as Moving Man (uncredited)
1935