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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.
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | Home Town Story (1951) | Waiter (uncredited) | - | - |
| 2 | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948) | Frank the Barber (uncredited) | - | - |
| 3 | Shed No Tears (1948) | First Investigating Detective (Uncredited) | 5 | |
| 4 | My Favorite Brunette (1947) | Third Man on Death Row (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 5 | They Won't Believe Me (1947) | Tiny Old Man (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 6 | The Dark Corner (1946) | Milkman (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 7 | Nocturne (1946) | Coffee Attendant (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 8 | The Blue Dahlia (1946) | Bartender at Gus' (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 9 | Lady on a Train (1945) | - | 3 | |
| 10 | The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945) | - | 6 | |
| 11 | The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) | Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 12 | Mr. Skeffington (1944) | Drunk (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 13 | Phantom Lady (1944) | Al Alp - Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 14 | The Mark of the Whistler (1944) | Tom, Reporter (uncredited) | 2 | |
| 15 | Whispering Footsteps (1943) | Cy Walsh, Boarder | 4 | |
| 16 | The Pride of the Yankees (1942) | Strength Machine Operator (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
| 17 | The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) | Sam | 5 | |
| 18 | Blues in the Night (1941) | St Louis Jail Drunk | 5 | |
| 19 | They Drive by Night (1940) | Repairman (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 20 | At the Circus (1939) | Cabbie (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 21 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | Reporter (uncredited) | 7.6 | |
| 22 | You and Me (1938) | Newcomer (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 23 | Mannequin (1938) | Mike (Uncredited) | 6 | |
| 24 | Holiday (1938) | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
| 25 | Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) | Burt (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 26 | Anything Goes (1936) | Detective | - | - |
| 27 | The Good Fairy (1935) | Moving Man (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 28 | If You Could Only Cook (1935) | Pete | 8 | |
| 29 | Murder on a Honeymoon (1935) | Madden | 7 | |
| 30 | Hard to Handle (1933) | Joe Goetz (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 31 | The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) | Professor's Drinking Buddy (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 32 | Bed of Roses (1933) | Mr. Jones (uncredited) | - | - |
| 33 | Dancing Lady (1933) | Marcia's Agent (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 34 | Freaks (1932) | Rollo Brother | 7.4 | |
| 35 | Street Scene (1931) | Vincent Jones | 7 |
