Mickey Shaughnessy
Acting
Born: 1920-08-05 in New York City, New York, USA
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
Maverick
One Step Beyond
Pippo the Clown
The Virginian
Muldoon
Run for Your Life
Morgan
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Laredo
Alias Smith and Jones
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The Outsider
The Legend of Jesse James
Ab Truxton
How the West Was Won
Deputy Stover
Going My Way
Jailhouse Rock
Hunk Houghton
From Here to Eternity
Cpl. Leva
North to Alaska
Peter Boggs
Pocketful of Miracles
Junior
Gunman's Walk
Deputy Sheriff Will Motely
The Sheepman
"Jumbo" McCall
Primal Scream
Charlie Waxman
Designing Woman
Maxie Stultz
Until They Sail
US Marine, Store Customer
Last of the Comanches
Rusty Potter
The Princess and the Pirate
Man who brings the beers (uncredited)
The Hangman
Al Cruse
Conquest of Space
Sgt. Mahoney
The Burglar
Dohmer
Ask Any Girl
Mr. Eager (uncredited)
The Boatniks
Charlie
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Duke of Bilgewater
Never a Dull Moment
Francis
Elvis: A Life in Music
Self (archive footage)
Don't Go Near the Water
Farragut Jones
Don't Give Up the Ship
Stan Wychinski
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Jim Kelly
A Global Affair
Police Officer Dugan
A Boy Called Nuthin’
Sheriff Hoop
Edge of Eternity
Scotty O'Brien
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Solly Pitts
My Dog, the Thief
Foley