Frank McHugh
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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.
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Acting
Movie
The Roaring Twenties
as Danny Green
1939
Movie
Going My Way
as Father Timothy O'Dowd
1944
Movie
Mystery of the Wax Museum
as Jim
1933
Movie
Mighty Joe Young
as Windy
1949
Movie
Dodge City
as Joe Clemens
1939
Movie
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Eddie Dugan
1954
Movie
Footlight Parade
as Francis the Dance Director
1933
Movie
The Front Page
as McCue
1931
Movie
State Fair
as McGee
1945
Movie
All Through the Night
as Barney
1942
Movie
One Way Passage
as Skippy
1932
Movie
The Last Hurrah
as Festus Garvey
1958
Movie
I Love You Again
as 'Doc' Ryan
1940
Movie
Gold Diggers of 1935
as Humbolt Prentiss
1935
Movie
Bullets or Ballots
as Herman
1936
Movie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Quince
1935
TV
The Lucy Show
as Mr. Snowden
1962
Movie
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Captain Jack
1967
Movie
City for Conquest
as 'Mutt'
1940
Movie
Virginia City
as Mr. Upjohn
1940
Movie
The Velvet Touch
as Ernie Boyle
1948
Movie
Four Daughters
as Ben Crowley
1938
Movie
The Dawn Patrol
as Flaherty
1930
TV
F Troop
1965