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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.
Movies
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Reporter (uncredited)
Salome, Where She Danced Lafe
Mannequin Mike (Uncredited)
Home Town Story Waiter (uncredited)
The Glass Key Puggy
Cowboy in Manhattan Cab Driver
Whispering Footsteps Cy Walsh, Boarder
Dancing Lady Marcia's Agent (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris Department Head (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1938 Burt (uncredited)
Shed No Tears First Investigating Detective (Uncredited)
Wings in the Dark 1st Mechanic
Blues in the Night St Louis Jail Drunk
Phantom Lady Al Alp - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
From Headquarters Man picked up by police wagon (uncredited)
Secret Command Curly
So You Won't Squawk Louie the Wolf's Henchman
His Ex Marks the Spot Radcliffe - the ex wife's boyfriend
Arson, Inc. Hubbell
The Plumber and the Lady Butch Mulinkovitch
Sappy Birthday
Murder on a Honeymoon Madden
Should Husbands Marry? Loud Friend
Flight for Freedom Mac (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm Man from Brooklyn (uncredited)
If You Could Only Cook Pete
The Jones Family in Hollywood Charlie
Deadline for Murder Johnny
You, the People Albert 'Bert' / 'Perky' Perkins
Pardon My Clutch Claude Finkle
Wham-Bam-Slam! Dr. Claude A. Quacker (archive footage)
Hard to Handle Joe Goetz (uncredited)
Night of Terror Detective Bailey
Duke of Chicago Terry Shea
Anything Goes Detective
The Pride of the Yankees Strength Machine Operator (uncredited)
The Loud Mouth
Three Loves Has Nancy
Lady on a Train
Sing and Like it Junker - Hood
Tropic Holiday Joe
Exposed Johnson
The Phantom Rider Agent Shorty
The Mad Game Butts McGhee
The Woman from Monte Carlo Chief Petty Officer Vincent
The Good Fairy Moving Man (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing Doorman - 33 Club (uncredited)
While New York Sleeps Cab Driver
A Man of Sentiment Alex (Willie) Moran - Orderly
The Perfect Snob Baggage Man
Too Many Women Spike O'Reilly
Street Scene Vincent Jones
The Grand Dame (uncredited)
Barbary Coast Broncho
The Country Beyond Const. Weller
Party Wire Bert West
Mister Dynamite Sunshine
The Escape Pete
The Prizefighter and the Lady Professor's Drinking Buddy (uncredited)
So This Is Washington Stranger in Park Renting 'Rooms'
The Gentleman from Louisiana Steve Brodie
Hawkins & Watkins Inc.
They Won't Believe Me
She Loves Me Not Andy, the Photographer
Navy Blue and Gold Heckler
At the Circus Cabbie (uncredited)
Miracles for Sale 'All Over Town' Bus Driver
Chicken Wagon Family Joe
Professor Beware Divorced Man on Highway
An Innocent Affair Ted Burke
The Secret of Dr. Kildare Messenger's Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Under-Pup Soda Jerk
Holiday Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Rangers of Fortune Horatio Wells
The Bells of St. Mary's Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)
The Man in the Trunk Detective Murtha
The Man Who Dared Karel
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! Frank the Barber (uncredited)
I Take This Woman Mike Fescue - Man in Clinic (uncredited)
Primrose Path Drunk Leaving Bluebell (uncredited)
It Happened in Flatbush O'Doul
Sailor's Luck Taxi Cab Driver
No Time to Marry Abernathy
The Mark of the Whistler Tom, Reporter (uncredited)
My Buddy Happy
The West Side Kid The Worrier
The Lady from Cheyenne Reporter on Train
Girl Trouble Driver
Thunder in the Night Police Secretary
To Mary - with Love Taxi Driver
20,000 Men a Year Baseball Fan
They Drive by Night Repairman (uncredited)
That Certain Age Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington Drunk (uncredited)
The Boys from Syracuse Bartender
Thank Your Lucky Stars Fireman in Humphrey Bogart Sequence (uncredited)
Afraid to Talk Joe Skelli
Diamond Jim Bartender
La Conga Nights Headwaiter
The Girl in 419 Jim - a Prisoner
Two Alone Counter Man (uncredited)
Tales of Robin Hood Tuck's Guard-Friend
The Last Trail Looney McGann
How DOooo You Do Deputy McNiel
Taxi! Joe Silva (uncredited)
Vacation in Reno Bill Dumont
Bridal Bail Patrolman Gus Brown
Quiet Please, Murder Taxi Driver
The Blue Dahlia Bartender at Gus' (uncredited)
A Gentleman at Heart Joe
$1,000 a Touchdown Brick Benson
West Point Widow Drunk at Football Game
Hi Diddle Diddle Reporter #2 (uncredited)
True to Life Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! Charlie-the Cop
Sailor's Lady Cabby
The Greener Hills Taxi Driver
My Favorite Brunette Third Man on Death Row (uncredited)
The Wet Parade Shorty the Bellboy (uncredited)
Nocturne Coffee Attendant
Freaks Rollo Brother
The Mad Miss Manton Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
The Devil and Miss Jones Sam
The Trouble with Women Herman
Sailor Beware! Dan
The Devil's Brother The Prospective Groom
The Dark Corner Milkman (uncredited)
Lost in the Stratosphere Matthew O'Toole
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Sadie McKee Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Bed of Roses Mr. Jones (uncredited)
You and Me Newcomer (uncredited)
