Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 05, 1920
Died
Jul 23, 1985
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
47 titles
Mickey Shaughnessy
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joseph Michael "Mickey" Shaughnessy (August 5, 1920 - July 23, 1985) was an Irish American character actor who specialized in playing lovable, but not-too-bright lugs. One of his best-known roles was as the tough, experienced mentor of Elvis Presley's character in Jailhouse Rock. The New York City-born Shaughnessy died at the age of 64 of lung cancer at Cape May Court House, New Jersey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mickey Shaughnessy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Filmography
Elvis: A Life in Music
Self (archive footage)
Primal Scream
Charlie Waxman
Alias Smith and Jones
The Boatniks
Charlie
My Dog, the Thief
Foley
Vernon's Volunteers
The Outsider
Never a Dull Moment
Francis
A Boy Called Nuthin’
Sheriff Hoop
Laredo
Run for Your Life
Morgan
The Legend of Jesse James
Ab Truxton
A House Is Not a Home
Police Sergeant John Riordan
A Global Affair
Police Officer Dugan
Vacation Playhouse
Coach Mickey Brennan
How the West Was Won
Deputy Stover
Going My Way
The Virginian
Muldoon
Pocketful of Miracles
Junior
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Jim Kelly
Dondi
Sergeant
North to Alaska
Peter Boggs
College Confidential
Sam Grover
Sex Kittens Go to College
Boomie
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Duke of Bilgewater
Edge of Eternity
Scotty O'Brien
Ask Any Girl
Mr. Eager (uncredited)
Don't Give Up the Ship
Stan Wychinski
The Hangman
Al Cruse
One Step Beyond
Pippo the Clown
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Harold 'Rocky' Baker
Gunman's Walk
Deputy Sheriff Will Motely
The Sheepman
"Jumbo" McCall
Don't Go Near the Water
Farragut Jones
Until They Sail
US Marine, Store Customer
Maverick
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Solly Pitts
The Burglar
Dohmer
Designing Woman
Maxie Stultz
Jailhouse Rock
Hunk Houghton
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Conquest of Space
Sgt. Mahoney
From Here to Eternity
Cpl. Leva
Last of the Comanches
Rusty Potter
The Marrying Kind
Pat Bundy
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Princess and the Pirate
Man who brings the beers (uncredited)