Matt McHugh

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BIRTHDAY

January 01, 1894

Connelsville, PA

DIED

February 22, 1971

RECENT CREDITS

Star Spangled Rhythm (FILM) Jan. 1, 2001

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (FILM) Aug. 19, 1950

My Favorite Brunette (FILM) Apr. 4, 1947

They Won't Believe Me (FILM) Jan. 1, 1947

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (FILM) Jul. 24, 1946

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BIOGRAPHY

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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, All Movie Guide

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