Matthew O. McHugh (January 22, 1894 – February 22, 1971[citation needed] ) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 200 films between 1931 and 1955, primarily in small parts.

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.

[2][better source needed] McHugh made his Broadway debut in Elmer Rice's Street Scene in 1929,[3] along with his brother Ed, and also appeared in Swing Your Lady in 1936.

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.