Charles McHugh (1870–1931) was an American

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

of the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. He frequently played Irish characters in a mixture of comedies and westerns.Katchmer p.251

Selected filmography

* '' Down to Earth'' (1917) * '' The Goat'' (1918) * '' Fame and Fortune'' (1918) * ''

Rustling a Bride ''Rustling A Bride'' is a lost film, lost 1919 silent film comedy-Western directed by Irvin Willat and starring Lila Lee. Plot As described in a film magazine, cowboy Nick McCredie (Blue) discovers the name and address of a Kentucky girl on th ...

'' (1919) * '' Smiling All the Way'' (1920) * ''

La La Lucille ''La La Lucille'' is a musical with a book by Fred Jackson, primary lyrics by Arthur J. Jackson and Buddy DeSylva, additional lyrics by Lou Paley and Irving Caesar, and music by George Gershwin. Plot overview The plot involves a wealthy society ...

'' (1920) * ''

Be My Wife "Be My Wife" is a song by English musician David Bowie. It was the second single from '' Low'' (1977), released on 17 June 1977. Its presence in ''Low'' tones down the electronic feel of the rest of the album. The song also features a more c ...

'' (1921) * ''

A Shocking Night ''A Shocking Night'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran. The cast also included Alta Allen and Lionel Belmore.Connelly p.252 Cast * Eddie Lyons as Richard Thayer * Lee Moran as William Harco ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Beautiful and Damned ''The Beautiful and Damned'' is a 1922 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in New York City, the novel's plot follows a young artist Anthony Patch and his flapper wife Gloria Gilbert who become "wrecked on the shoals of dissipatio ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Eagle's Feather ''The Eagle's Feather'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Edward Sloman and starring James Kirkwood, Sr., James Kirkwood and Mary Alden. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. Cast Pr ...

'' (1923) * '' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1923) * ''

Cupid's Fireman ''Cupid's Fireman'' is a 1923 American silent action drama film directed by William A. Wellman and produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film produc ...

'' (1923) * ''

Babbitt Babbitt may refer to: Fiction * ''Babbitt'' (novel), a 1922 novel by Sinclair Lewis ** ''Babbitt'' (1924 film), a 1924 silent film based on the novel ** ''Babbitt'' (1934 film), a 1934 film based on the novel *Babbit, the family name of the titl ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Trouble Shooter ''The Trouble Shooter'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and starring Tom Mix and Kathleen Key. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Tom Steele, chief electrician for the Ajax Power Company, goes to reg ...

'' (1924) * ''

Brand of Cowardice ''Brand of Cowardice'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Bruce Gordon, Carmelita Geraghty and Harry Lonsdale. Cast * Bruce Gordon as Michael Cochrane aka Smith * Carmelita Geraghty as Don Alva ...

'' (1925) * '' Smilin' at Trouble'' (1925) * ''

The Golden Cocoon ''The Golden Cocoon'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Millard Webb and written by Louis D. Lighton, and Hope Loring. It is based on the 1924 novel ''The Golden Cocoon'' by Ruth Cross. The film stars Huntley Gordon, Helene Cha ...

'' (1925) * ''

Lights of Old Broadway ''Lights of Old Broadway'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Monta Bell, produced by William Randolph Hearst's Cosmopolitan Productions, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars Marion Davies in a dual role and Conrad ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Sporting Lover ''The Sporting Lover'' is a 1926 American silent sports romance film directed by Alan Hale and starring Conway Tearle, Barbara Bedford and Ward Crane. It was based on the British play ''Good Luck'' by Ian Hay. Plot During the First World War ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Waning Sex ''The Waning Sex'' is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. Based on the 1923 play of the same name by Fanny and Frederic Hatton, the film starred Norma Shearer and Conrad Nagel. Synopsis Nina Duane (Norma ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Prince of Broadway ''The Prince of Broadway'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by John Gorman and starring George Walsh, Alyce Mills, and Freeman Wood. Plot As described in a film magazine review, middleweight boxing champion George Burke leads a c ...

'' (1926) * ''

Finnegan's Ball ''Finnegan's Ball'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Blanche Mehaffey, Mack Swain and Cullen Landis. It is based on an 1894 Broadway play of the same title.Munden p.246 Synopsis The Finnegan family ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Princess from Hoboken ''The Princess from Hoboken'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Allen Dale and featuring Boris Karloff. This is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Edmund Burns as Terence O'Brien * Blanche Mehaffey as Sheila O'Toole * Eth ...

'' (1927) * ''

Phantom of the Range ''Phantom of the Range'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by James Dugan and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro and Duane Thompson.Munden, p. 602 In 1931 it was remade as a sound film '' The Cheyenne Cyclone''. Tyler also starred ...

'' (1928) * '' The Quitter'' (1929) * ''

Smiling Irish Eyes ''Smiling Irish Eyes'' (1929) is a Vitaphone American pre-Code musical film with Technicolor sequences. The film is now considered a lost film. However, the Vitaphone discs still exist. Plot Rory O'More leaves his sweetheart Kathleen O'Connor ba ...

'' (1929)

References

Bibliography

* Katchmer, George A. ''A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses''. McFarland, 2015.

External links

* 1870 births 1931 deaths American male film actors Male actors from Philadelphia {{US-film-actor-1870s-stub