Acting
Mickey Shaughnessy
EN cinema · 34 credits
Born
5 August 1920
Died
23 July 1985 (aged 64)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Joseph C. Shaughnessy
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
Primal Scream
as Charlie Waxman
The Boatniks
as Charlie
My Dog, the Thief
as Foley
Never a Dull Moment
as Francis
A Boy Called Nuthin’
as Sheriff Hoop
A Global Affair
as Police Officer Dugan
A House Is Not a Home
as Police Sergeant John Riordan
How the West Was Won
as Deputy Stover
Pocketful of Miracles
as Junior
Dondi
as Sergeant
North to Alaska
as Peter Boggs
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Duke of Bilgewater
College Confidential
as Sam Grover
Edge of Eternity
as Scotty O'Brien
Don't Give Up the Ship
as Stan Wychinski
The Hangman
as Al Cruse
Ask Any Girl
as Mr. Eager (uncredited)
Gunman's Walk
as Deputy Sheriff Will Motely
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
as Harold 'Rocky' Baker
The Sheepman
as "Jumbo" McCall
Designing Woman
as Maxie Stultz
The Burglar
as Dohmer
Jailhouse Rock
as Hunk Houghton
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Solly Pitts
Don't Go Near the Water
as Farragut Jones
Until They Sail
as US Marine, Store Customer
Conquest of Space
as Sgt. Mahoney
From Here to Eternity
as Cpl. Leva
Last of the Comanches
as Rusty Potter
The Marrying Kind
as Pat Bundy
The Princess and the Pirate
as Man who brings the beers (uncredited)