Matt McHugh
- Birthday
- Jan 22, 1894
Bio: Actor Matt McHugh was born into a show business family, joining his parents, his brother Frank, and his sister Kitty in the family stock company as soon as he learned to talk. Matt came to Hollywood to repeat his stage role in the 1931 film adaptation of Elmer Rice's Broadway hit Street Scene. He continued to have sizeable film assignments for the next few years… More Bio: Actor Matt McHugh was born into a show business family, joining his parents, his brother Frank, and his sister Kitty in the family stock company as soon as he learned to talk. Matt came to Hollywood to repeat his stage role in the 1931 film adaptation of Elmer Rice's Broadway hit Street Scene. He continued to have sizeable film assignments for the next few years (notably the bourgeois Italian bridegroom Francesco in Laurel and Hardy's The Devil's Brother [1933]) before settling into bits and minor roles. A dead ringer for his more famous brother Frank McHugh, Matt projected an abrasive, sardonic screen image; as such, he was utilized in such rough-edged roles as cab drivers, bartenders and mechanics. Matt McHugh's best screen opportunities in the '40s came with his supporting roles in the 2-reel comedy output of Columbia Pictures; he appeared in the short comedies of Andy Clyde, Hugh Herbert, Walter Catlett, The Three Stooges and many others, most often cast as a lazy or caustic brother-in-law. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Matt McHugh Videos
My Favorite Brunette
The Bells Of St. Mary's
Nora Prentiss
Song Of The Thin Man
The Dark Corner
Filmography
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
- Satterfield
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Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!, (Summer Lightning) (1948)
- Jim
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My Favorite Brunette (1947)
- "Jimmy Cagney" Type
- 71%
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Nora Prentiss (1947)
- Drunk
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Song of the Thin Man (1947)
- Taxi Driver
- 80%
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