Mickey Shaughnessy

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-08-05 (65 years old)

Deathday

1985-07-23

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Mickey Shaughnessy

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

Acting

1960

North to Alaska

as Peter Boggs

1953

1968

1955

Conquest of Space

as Sgt. Mahoney

1957

Designing Woman

as Maxie Stultz

1957

The Burglar

as Dohmer

1953

Last of the Comanches

as Rusty Potter

1970

The Boatniks

as Charlie

1958

Gunman's Walk

as Deputy Sheriff Will Motely

1960

1957

Jailhouse Rock

as Hunk Houghton

1969

1960

1957

1959

Edge of Eternity

as Scotty O'Brien

1958

1957

Don't Go Near the Water

as Farragut Jones

1964

A Global Affair

as Police Officer Dugan

1959

Don't Give Up the Ship

as Stan Wychinski

1964

A House Is Not a Home

as Police Sergeant John Riordan

1958

The Sheepman

as "Jumbo" McCall

1961

Dondi

as Sergeant

1959

The Hangman

as Al Cruse

1957

Until They Sail

as US Marine, Store Customer

1962

How the West Was Won

as Deputy Stover

1988

Primal Scream

as Charlie Waxman

1959

Ask Any Girl

as Mr. Eager (uncredited)

1967

A Boy Called Nuthin’

as Sheriff Hoop

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