Portrait of Frank McHugh

Acting

Frank McHugh

Career

Active from 1930 to 1968, busiest in 1933 with 16 main titles.

Leading roles
29
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for I Love You Again
I Love You Again
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank McHugh Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 12
  • Nostalgic 7
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Tragic Romance 5
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Romantic Entanglements 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Screwball Comedy 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

140
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 54
Way Down Cellar
Way Down Cellar (1968)

as Constable Seely

Lancer
Lancer (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)
GoodWatch score 46

as Captain Jack

F Troop
F Troop (1965)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

The Bing Crosby Show
The Bing Crosby Show (1964)

TV show ยท as Willie Walters

A Tiger Walks
A Tiger Walks (1964)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bill Watkins

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Mr. Snowden

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Henry Schell

The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase (1961)

as Constable Williams

Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred (1961)

TV show ยท as Wilbur Morton

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Outlaws
Outlaws (1960)

TV show

1950s

17 titles ยท average score 59
Say One for Me
Say One for Me (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jim Dugan

Career
Career (1959)
GoodWatch score 65

as Charlie Gallagher

DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)

TV show ยท as Lefty

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Charles N. Bradwell

There's No Business Like Show Business
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Eddie Dugan

It Happens Every Thursday
It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Fred Hawley

The Pace That Thrills
The Pace That Thrills (1952)

as Rocket Anderson

My Son John
My Son John (1952)
GoodWatch score 42

as Father O'Dowd

Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

The Tougher They Come
The Tougher They Come (1950)

as Gig Rafferty

Paid in Full
Paid in Full (1950)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ben, Bartender

Armstrong Circle Theatre
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)

TV show

1940s

25 titles ยท average score 66
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

as Windy

Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Kilcoyne

The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ernie Boyle

Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

as John Donovan

Going My Way
Going My Way (1944)
GoodWatch score 76

as Father Timothy O'Dowd

All Through the Night
All Through the Night (1942)
GoodWatch score 84

as Barney

Back Street
Back Street (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ed Porter

Manpower
Manpower (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Omaha

I Love You Again
I Love You Again (1940)
GoodWatch score 87

as 'Doc' Ryan

Virginia City
Virginia City (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mr. Upjohn

City for Conquest
City for Conquest (1940)
GoodWatch score 75

as 'Mutt'

'Til We Meet Again
'Til We Meet Again (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Rockingham T. Rockingham

1930s

85 titles ยท average score 61
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

as Danny Green

Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as 'Fingers' McCarthy

Swing Your Lady
Swing Your Lady (1938)
GoodWatch score 40

as Popeye Bronson

Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mike 'Mabel DeCraven' McGillicuddy

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sniffer Sears

Three Men on a Horse
Three Men on a Horse (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

as Erwin Trowbridge

6 Day Bike Rider
6 Day Bike Rider (1934)
GoodWatch score 64

as Clinton

Fashions of 1934
Fashions of 1934 (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

as Snap

Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade (1933)
GoodWatch score 81

as Francis

Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper (1933)
GoodWatch score 46

as Toodles Cooper

Ex-Lady
Ex-Lady (1933)
GoodWatch score 56

as Hugo Van Hugh

Lilly Turner
Lilly Turner (1933)
GoodWatch score 60

as David 'Dave' Dixon