Frank McHugh
Known for
Frank McHugh earns screen credits as an American actor, and the credits are most of what is known. The count stands at 124 credits across 96 years. 'The Roaring Twenties' is the film his name is usually tied to, playing Danny Green. 'Going My Way' appears in the filmography as well. The record begins in 1930, at the age of 32.
Frank McHugh
117 Movies
7 Series
Frank McHugh earns screen credits as an American actor, and the credits are most of what is known. The count stands at 124 credits across 96 years. 'The Roaring Twenties' is the film his name is usually tied to, playing Danny Green. 'Going My Way' appears in the filmography as well. The record begins in 1930, at the age of 32.
Movies
Plays Windy
Mighty Joe Young
1949
Plays Francis
Footlight Parade
1933
Plays Joe Clemens
Dodge City
1939
Plays Captain Jack
Easy Come, Easy Go
1967
Plays Danny Green
The Roaring Twenties
1939
Plays Father Timothy O'Dowd
Going My Way
1944
Plays Eddie Dugan
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
Plays Barney
All Through the Night
1942
Plays Quince
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
Plays Will Goodwin
Convention City
1933
Plays Festus Garvey
The Last Hurrah
1958
Plays Frank McHugh
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
Plays Ed Porter
Back Street
1941
Plays McCue
The Front Page
1931
Plays Jim
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933
Plays Omaha
Manpower
1941
Plays 'Doc' Ryan
I Love You Again
1940
Plays Mr. Upjohn
Virginia City
1940
Plays Bill Watkins
A Tiger Walks
1964
Plays 'Mutt'
City for Conquest
1940
Plays Speed
Professional Sweetheart
1933
Plays Herman
Bullets or Ballots
1936
Plays "Crepe Hanger" Burke
The Fighting 69th
1940
Plays George
Daughters Courageous
1939
Plays Clinton
6 Day Bike Rider
1934
Plays 'Fingers' McCarthy
Valley of the Giants
1938
Plays McGee
State Fair
1945
Plays Chappie Champagne
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
Plays Caruthers
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
Plays Sniffer Sears
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937
Plays Ben Crowley
Four Daughters
1938
Plays Offkey Cramer
Stars Over Broadway
1935
Plays Ernie Boyle
The Velvet Touch
1948
Plays Rockingham T. Rockingham
'Til We Meet Again
1940
Plays Spuds Connors
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
Plays Tom
Happiness Ahead
1934
Plays Ben, Bartender
Paid in Full
1950
Plays Kilcoyne
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
Plays Droopy Mullins
Here Comes the Navy
1934
Plays Three Finger
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Plays Skippy
One Way Passage
1932
Plays 'Ricky' Freeman
Going Wild
1930
Plays Snap
Fashions of 1934
1934
Plays Frank Rector
A Lion Is in the Streets
1953
Plays Ben Crowley
Four Wives
1939
Plays Charlie Gallagher
Career
1959
Plays Scat Allen
Wings of the Navy
1939
Plays Jim Dugan
Say One for Me
1959
Plays Skeets, a Reporter
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
Plays The Drunk
Union Depot
1932
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The Lucy Show
Mr. Snowden · 1 episode
1967
TV
Easy Come, Easy Go
Captain Jack
1967
Film
The Bing Crosby Show
Willie Walters · 28 episodes
1964–
TV
A Tiger Walks
Bill Watkins
1964
Film
Cain's Hundred
Wilbur Morton · 1 episode
1961–1962
TV
The Defenders
Henry Schell · 1 episode
1961
TV
DuPont Show of the Month
Lefty · 1 episode
1960
TV
The Millionaire
Charles N. Bradwell · 1 episode
1958–1959
TV
Career
Charlie Gallagher
1959
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Frank McHugh still alive?
Frank McHugh passed away on September 11, 1981 at age 83.
What are the most famous roles of Frank McHugh?
Frank McHugh is best known for roles in The Roaring Twenties, Going My Way, Mystery of the Wax Museum.
How many movies has Frank McHugh been in?
Over a 51-year career (since 1930), Frank McHugh has appeared in 117 movies and 7 TV shows.
What was Frank McHugh's first movie?
The career of Frank McHugh began with The Dawn Patrol (1930).
What is Frank McHugh's most recent movie or series?
Frank McHugh's most recent release is Lancer, which premiered on September 24, 1968.
What TV shows has Frank McHugh appeared in?
On television, Frank McHugh has appeared in The Lucy Show, F Troop, Route 66, Studio One.
Frank McHugh
1898-05-22 · Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA
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.Frank McHugh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.