Born 1920 (age 64) · New York City, New York, USA
Appears in 47 titles

​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

Filmography

From Here to Eternity
7.3
From Here to Eternity
1953
as Cpl. Leva
How the West Was Won
7.0
How the West Was Won
1962
as Deputy Stover
Jailhouse Rock
6.2
Jailhouse Rock
1957
as Hunk Houghton
Pocketful of Miracles
7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Junior
North to Alaska
6.5
North to Alaska
1960
as Peter Boggs
Designing Woman
6.6
Designing Woman
1957
as Maxie Stultz
The Sheepman
6.9
The Sheepman
1958
as "Jumbo" McCall
Gunman's Walk
6.7
Gunman's Walk
1958
as Deputy Sheriff Will Motely
Conquest of Space
5.6
Conquest of Space
1955
as Sgt. Mahoney
The Hangman
6.5
The Hangman
1959
as Al Cruse
The Burglar
5.7
The Burglar
1957
as Dohmer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
5.8
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
as Duke of Bilgewater
Edge of Eternity
6.7
Edge of Eternity
1959
as Scotty O'Brien
Until They Sail
6.3
Until They Sail
1957
as US Marine, Store Customer
The Boatniks
5.3
The Boatniks
1970
as Charlie
The Princess and the Pirate
6.9
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Man who brings the beers (uncredited)
The Marrying Kind
6.7
The Marrying Kind
1952
as Pat Bundy
Don't Give Up the Ship
6.4
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959
as Stan Wychinski
Last of the Comanches
6.4
Last of the Comanches
1953
as Rusty Potter
Never a Dull Moment
6.2
Never a Dull Moment
1968
as Francis