McHugh, Frank, 1899-1981

Frank McHugh (1898-1981) was an American stage and film actor from the 1920s through the 1960s. McHugh was born in Homestead, Pennsylvania and grew up in a theatrical family. His parents ran a theater company and his father, Edward McHugh was an actor. By the time Frank McHugh was ten he was touring in a Vaudeville act with his brother Matt and sister Kitty, both of whom also become actors as adults. Another of his brothers, Ed McHugh Jr., was a stage manager on Broadway for many years.

McHugh honed his skills performing in stock companies in the early 1920s. His breakthrough role on Broadway came in 1925, when he starred in The Fall Guy. He continued to work on Broadway throughout the decade, appearing in plays such as Tenth Avenue and Excess Baggage in 1927 and Conflict and Ziegfeld's Show Girl in 1929.

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