Frank McHugh

Infobox actor
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name = Frank McHugh

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imagesize = 240px
caption = from the trailer for the film
"Four Daughters" (1938)
birthname = Francis Curray McHugh
birthdate = May 23, 1898
location = Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA
deathdate = September 11, 1981, age 83
deathplace = 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, [ibdb name|93294|Ed A. McHugh] became an agent in New York. [ [http://morethanyouneededtoknow.typepad.com/the_unsung_joe/page/2/ The Unsung Joe] ]

Frank debuted on Broadway in "The Fall Guy" in 1925. Warner Bros. hired him as a contract player in fy|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" (fy|1959). From fy|1964 to fy|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.

elected filmography

*"The Dawn Patrol" (fy|1930)
*"Top Speed" (1930)
*"Bright Lights" (1930)
*"Going Wild" (1930)
*"The Front Page" (fy|1931)
*"The Dark Horse" (fy|1932)
*"Life Begins" (1932)
*"One Way Passage" (1932)
*"Union Depot" (1932)
*"Parachute Jumper" (fy|1933)
*"Mystery of the Wax Museum" (1933)
*"The Telegraph Trail" (1933)
*"Ex-Lady" (1933)
*"Footlight Parade" (1933)
*"Fashions of 1934" (fy|1934)
*"Bullets or Ballots" (fy|1936)
*"Three Men on a Horse" (1936)
*"Ever Since Eve" (fy|1937)
*"Four Daughters" (fy|1938)
*"Dodge City" (fy|1939)
*"Daughters Courageous" (1939)
*"Dust Be My Destiny" (1939)
*"On Your Toes" (1939)
*"The Roaring Twenties" (1939)
*"The Fighting 69th" (fy|1940)
*"Virginia City" (1940)
*"'Til We Meet Again" (1940)
*"I Love You Again" (1940)
*"Back Street" (fy|1941)
*"Manpower" (1941)
*"Going My Way" (fy|1944)
*"A Medal for Benny" (fy|1945)
*"State Fair" (1945)
*"Mighty Joe Young" (fy|1949)
*"Miss Grant Takes Richmond" (1949)
*"There's No Business Like Show Business" (fy|1954)
*"The Last Hurrah" (fy|1958)
*"Career" (fy|1959)
*"Easy Come, Easy Go" (fy|1967), starring Elvis Presley

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Persondata
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