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Mickey Shaughnessy

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

​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 (35)

⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Elvis: A Life in Music

2026
⭐ 3.4 Role: Charlie Waxman

Primal Scream

1986
⭐ 5.3 Role: Charlie

The Boatniks

1970
⭐ 6.8 Role: Foley

My Dog, the Thief

1969
No Image
⭐ 7.0 Role: Unknown

Vernon's Volunteers

1969
⭐ 6.2 Role: Francis

Never a Dull Moment

1968
⭐ 6.5 Role: Sheriff Hoop

A Boy Called Nuthin’

1967
⭐ 4.8 Role: Police Sergeant John Riordan

A House Is Not a Home

1964
⭐ 5.3 Role: Police Officer Dugan

A Global Affair

1964
⭐ 7.0 Role: Deputy Stover

How the West Was Won

1962
⭐ 7.3 Role: Junior

Pocketful of Miracles

1961
⭐ 6.4 Role: Jim Kelly

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

1961
⭐ 4.1 Role: Sergeant

Dondi

1961
⭐ 6.5 Role: Peter Boggs

North to Alaska

1960
⭐ 6.5 Role: Sam Grover

College Confidential

1960