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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 5, 1920
Died
July 23, 1985
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Joseph C. Shaughnessy
Mickey Shaughnessy
0.5 Popularity
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
Credits
Elvis: A Life in Music
as Self (archive footage)
2026
0.0
Primal Scream
as Charlie Waxman
1986
2.7
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
7.0
The Boatniks
as Charlie
1970
5.3
My Dog, the Thief
as Foley
1969
6.7
🎬
Vernon's Volunteers
1969
0.0
The Outsider
1968
5.2
Never a Dull Moment
as Francis
1968
6.1
A Boy Called Nuthin’
as Sheriff Hoop
1967
5.0
Laredo
1965
6.3
Run for Your Life
as Morgan
1965
7.2
The Legend of Jesse James
as Ab Truxton
1965
4.8
A House Is Not a Home
as Police Sergeant John Riordan
1964
4.1
A Global Affair
as Police Officer Dugan
1964
4.5
🎬
Vacation Playhouse
as Coach Mickey Brennan
1963
7.0
How the West Was Won
as Deputy Stover
1962
7.0
Going My Way
1962
5.7
The Virginian
as Muldoon
1962
6.4
Pocketful of Miracles
as Junior
1961
7.3
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
as Jim Kelly
1961
6.0
Dondi
as Sergeant
1961
3.4
North to Alaska
as Peter Boggs
1960
6.5
College Confidential
as Sam Grover
1960
5.8
Sex Kittens Go to College
as Boomie
1960
3.1
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Duke of Bilgewater
1960
5.8
Edge of Eternity
as Scotty O'Brien
1959
6.6
Ask Any Girl
as Mr. Eager (uncredited)
1959
6.2
Don't Give Up the Ship
as Stan Wychinski
1959
6.4
The Hangman
as Al Cruse
1959
6.3
One Step Beyond
as Pippo the Clown
1959
5.6
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
as Harold 'Rocky' Baker
1958
3.3
Gunman's Walk
as Deputy Sheriff Will Motely
1958
6.6
The Sheepman
as "Jumbo" McCall
1958
6.9
Don't Go Near the Water
as Farragut Jones
1957
5.1
Until They Sail
as US Marine, Store Customer
1957
6.4
Maverick
1957
6.9
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
as Solly Pitts
1957
5.4
The Burglar
as Dohmer
1957
5.6
Designing Woman
as Maxie Stultz
1957
6.5
Jailhouse Rock
as Hunk Houghton
1957
6.2
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
6.0
Conquest of Space
as Sgt. Mahoney
1955
5.5
From Here to Eternity
as Cpl. Leva
1953
7.3
Last of the Comanches
as Rusty Potter
1953
6.4
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8