Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1920-08-05
Day of Death
1985-07-23
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Mickey Shaughnessy
Biography
βFrom 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 (35)
β 0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: A Life in Music
2026
β 3.4
Role:
Charlie Waxman
Primal Scream
1986
β 5.3
Role:
Charlie
The Boatniks
1970
β 6.8
Role:
Foley
My Dog, the Thief
1969No Image
β 7.0
Role:
Unknown
Vernon's Volunteers
1969
β 6.2
Role:
Francis
Never a Dull Moment
1968
β 6.5
Role:
Sheriff Hoop
A Boy Called Nuthinβ
1967
β 4.8
Role:
Police Sergeant John Riordan
A House Is Not a Home
1964
β 5.3
Role:
Police Officer Dugan
A Global Affair
1964
β 7.0
Role:
Deputy Stover
How the West Was Won
1962
β 7.3
Role:
Junior
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
β 6.4
Role:
Jim Kelly
King of the Roaring 20's β The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
β 4.1
Role:
Sergeant
Dondi
1961
β 6.5
Role:
Peter Boggs
North to Alaska
1960
β 6.5
Role:
Sam Grover