Mickey Shaughnessy
Acting
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Acting Credits
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, li...
Known For
Filmography
Elvis: A Life in Music
2026
as Self (archive footage)
Primal Scream
1986
as Charlie Waxman
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The Boatniks
1970
as Charlie
My Dog, the Thief
1969
as Foley
Vernon's Volunteers
1969
Never a Dull Moment
1968
as Francis
The Outsider
1968
A Boy Called Nuthin’
1967
as Sheriff Hoop
Laredo
1965
Run for Your Life
1965
as Morgan
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Ab Truxton
A Global Affair
1964
as Police Officer Dugan
A House Is Not a Home
1964
as Police Sergeant John Riordan
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Coach Mickey Brennan
How the West Was Won
1962
as Deputy Stover
Going My Way
1962
The Virginian
1962
as Muldoon
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Junior
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
as Jim Kelly
Dondi
1961
as Sergeant
North to Alaska
1960
as Peter Boggs
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
as Duke of Bilgewater
College Confidential
1960
as Sam Grover
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
as Boomie
Edge of Eternity
1959
as Scotty O'Brien
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959
as Stan Wychinski
The Hangman
1959
as Al Cruse
Ask Any Girl
1959
as Mr. Eager (uncredited)
One Step Beyond
1959
as Pippo the Clown
Gunman's Walk
1958
as Deputy Sheriff Will Motely
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958
as Harold 'Rocky' Baker
The Sheepman
1958
as "Jumbo" McCall
Designing Woman
1957
as Maxie Stultz
The Burglar
1957
as Dohmer
Jailhouse Rock
1957
as Hunk Houghton
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
as Solly Pitts
Don't Go Near the Water
1957
as Farragut Jones
Until They Sail
1957
as US Marine, Store Customer
Maverick
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Conquest of Space
1955
as Sgt. Mahoney
From Here to Eternity
1953
as Cpl. Leva
Last of the Comanches
1953
as Rusty Potter
The Marrying Kind
1952
as Pat Bundy
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Man who brings the beers (uncredited)