Matt McHugh

Biography

Matt McHugh was a talented actor from a theatrical family, whose parents ran a stock theatre company and encouraged his performing arts career from a young age. He made his Broadway debut in Elmer Rice's "Street Scene" in 1929, alongside his brother Ed, and later appeared on stage in the 1936 production of "Swing Your Lady". A master of adopting Brooklyn accents for his roles, McHugh was often cast as characters explicitly from Brooklyn.