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Home/People/Mickey Shaughnessy
Mickey Shaughnessy profile photo
Born
Aug 5, 1920Died: Jul 23, 1985
Lived 64 years
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

35
Movies
12
TV Shows
Also Known As
Joseph C. Shaughnessy
IMDb Profile

Mickey Shaughnessy

Acting

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
Elvis: A Life in Music poster

Elvis: A Life in Music

as Self (archive footage)
2026
Primal Scream poster

Primal Scream

as Charlie Waxman
1986
The Boatniks poster

The Boatniks

as Charlie
1970
My Dog, the Thief poster

My Dog, the Thief

as Foley
1969
Vernon's Volunteers poster

Vernon's Volunteers

Cast
1969
Never a Dull Moment poster

Never a Dull Moment

as Francis
1968
A Boy Called Nuthin’ poster

A Boy Called Nuthin’

as Sheriff Hoop
1967
A House Is Not a Home poster

A House Is Not a Home

as Police Sergeant John Riordan
1964
A Global Affair poster

A Global Affair

as Police Officer Dugan
1964
How the West Was Won poster

How the West Was Won

as Deputy Stover
1962
Pocketful of Miracles poster

Pocketful of Miracles

as Junior
1961
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein poster

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

as Jim Kelly
1961
Dondi poster

Dondi

as Sergeant
1961
North to Alaska poster

North to Alaska

as Peter Boggs
1960
College Confidential poster

College Confidential

as Sam Grover
1960
Sex Kittens Go to College poster

Sex Kittens Go to College

as Boomie
1960
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn poster

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as Duke of Bilgewater
1960
Edge of Eternity poster

Edge of Eternity

as Scotty O'Brien
1959
Ask Any Girl poster

Ask Any Girl

as Mr. Eager (uncredited)
1959
Don't Give Up the Ship poster

Don't Give Up the Ship

as Stan Wychinski
1959