7.2
Avg Rating
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
1948
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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 22, 1898
Died
September 11, 1981
Birthplace
Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Three Men on a Horse
1957
My Son John
1952
It Happens Every Thursday
1953
The Roaring Twenties
1939
Daughters Courageous
1939
The Last Hurrah
1958
Let’s Be Ritzy
1934
Here Comes the Navy
1934
High Pressure
1932
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Say One for Me
1959
Virginia City
1940
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
Valley of the Giants
1938
Stars Over Broadway
1935
Moonlight Murder
1936
Top Speed
1930
The Hot Spot
1931
Elmer, the Great
1933
The Dark Horse
1932
+ 107 more movies
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Route 66
1960
The Lucy Show
1962
The Defenders
1961
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
F Troop
1965
Lancer
1968
Outlaws
1960
Cain's Hundred
1961
The Millionaire
1955
Going My Way
1962
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
The Gulf Playhouse
1952