Frank McHugh
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Born | Francis Curray McHugh May 23, 1898 Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA |
Died | September 11, 1981, age 83 Greenwich, Connecticut, USA |
Frank McHugh (May 23, 1898 - September 11, 1981) was an American film and television actor.
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. His brother Jimmy McHugh became a composer who wrote "On The Sunny Side of the Street" and "I'm in the Mood for Love" among many other songs, and another brother, Ed,[1] became an agent in New York.[2]
Frank 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. 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 television role of Willis Walter on The Bing Crosby Show.
He was married to Academy Award-nominated film editor, Dorothy Spencer.
Selected filmography
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External links
- Frank McHugh at the Internet Broadway Database
- Frank McHugh at the Internet Movie Database
- Frank McHugh at the TCM Movie Database
- Frank McHugh at Allmovie
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NAME | McHugh, Frank |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McHugh, Francis Curray |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1898 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA |
DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1981, age 83 |
PLACE OF DEATH | Greenwich, Connecticut, USA |