Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born August 5, 1920
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
MovieElvis: A Life in Music
2026
as Self (archive footage)
MoviePrimal Scream
1986
as Charlie Waxman
TVAlias Smith and Jones
1971
MovieThe Boatniks
1970
as Charlie
MovieMy Dog, the Thief
1969
as Foley
Vernon's Volunteers
1969
TVThe Outsider
1968
MovieNever a Dull Moment
1968
as Francis
MovieA Boy Called Nuthin’
1967
as Sheriff Hoop
TVLaredo
1965
TVRun for Your Life
1965
as Morgan
TVThe Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Ab Truxton
MovieA House Is Not a Home
1964
as Police Sergeant John Riordan
MovieA Global Affair
1964
as Police Officer Dugan
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Coach Mickey Brennan
MovieHow the West Was Won
1962
as Deputy Stover
TVGoing My Way
1962
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Muldoon
MoviePocketful of Miracles
1961
as Junior
MovieKing of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
as Jim Kelly
MovieDondi
1961
as Sergeant
MovieNorth to Alaska
1960
as Peter Boggs
MovieCollege Confidential
1960
as Sam Grover
MovieSex Kittens Go to College
1960
as Boomie
MovieThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
as Duke of Bilgewater
MovieEdge of Eternity
1959
as Scotty O'Brien
MovieAsk Any Girl
1959
as Mr. Eager (uncredited)
MovieDon't Give Up the Ship
1959
as Stan Wychinski
MovieThe Hangman
1959
as Al Cruse
TVOne Step Beyond
1959
as Pippo the Clown
MovieA Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958
as Harold 'Rocky' Baker
MovieGunman's Walk
1958
as Deputy Sheriff Will Motely
MovieThe Sheepman
1958
as "Jumbo" McCall
MovieDon't Go Near the Water
1957
as Farragut Jones
MovieUntil They Sail
1957
as US Marine, Store Customer
TVMaverick
1957
MovieSlaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
as Solly Pitts
MovieThe Burglar
1957
as Dohmer
MovieDesigning Woman
1957
as Maxie Stultz
MovieJailhouse Rock
1957
as Hunk Houghton
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
MovieConquest of Space
1955
as Sgt. Mahoney
MovieFrom Here to Eternity
1953
as Cpl. Leva
MovieLast of the Comanches
1953
as Rusty Potter
MovieThe Marrying Kind
1952
as Pat Bundy
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieThe Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Man who brings the beers (uncredited)
