Mickey Shaughnessy
- Acting
- August 5, 1920 · New York City, New York, USA
- July 23, 1985
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
Filmography
- Primal Scream · Charlie Waxman
- Alias Smith and Jones
- The Boatniks · Charlie
- My Dog, the Thief · Foley
- Vernon's Volunteers
- The Outsider
- Never a Dull Moment · Francis
- A Boy Called Nuthin’ · Sheriff Hoop
- Laredo
- Run for Your Life · Morgan
- The Legend of Jesse James · Ab Truxton
- A House Is Not a Home · Police Sergeant John Riordan
- A Global Affair · Police Officer Dugan
- Vacation Playhouse · Coach Mickey Brennan
- How the West Was Won · Deputy Stover
- Going My Way
- The Virginian · Muldoon
- Pocketful of Miracles · Junior
- King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein · Jim Kelly
- Dondi · Sergeant
- North to Alaska · Peter Boggs
- College Confidential · Sam Grover
- Sex Kittens Go to College · Boomie
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · Duke of Bilgewater
- Edge of Eternity · Scotty O'Brien
- Ask Any Girl · Mr. Eager (uncredited)
- Don't Give Up the Ship · Stan Wychinski
- The Hangman · Al Cruse
- One Step Beyond · Pippo the Clown
- A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed · Harold 'Rocky' Baker
- Gunman's Walk · Deputy Sheriff Will Motely
- The Sheepman · "Jumbo" McCall
- Don't Go Near the Water · Farragut Jones
- Until They Sail · US Marine, Store Customer
- Maverick
- Slaughter on 10th Avenue · Solly Pitts
- The Burglar · Dohmer
- Designing Woman · Maxie Stultz
- Jailhouse Rock · Hunk Houghton
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show · Self
- Conquest of Space · Sgt. Mahoney
- From Here to Eternity · Cpl. Leva
- Last of the Comanches · Rusty Potter
- The Marrying Kind · Pat Bundy
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self
- The Princess and the Pirate · Man who brings the beers (uncredited)