Mickey Shaughnessy

Mickey Shaughnessy

🎂 5th August 1920 (105 yrs) 📍 New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

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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.

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Mickey Shaughnessy

Movies Featuring Mickey Shaughnessy

Elvis: A Life in Music

Elvis: A Life in Music (2026)

as Self (archive footage)

Primal Scream

Primal Scream (1986)

as Charlie Waxman

The Boatniks

The Boatniks (1970)

as Charlie

My Dog, the Thief

My Dog, the Thief (1969)

as Foley

No Image

Vernon's Volunteers (1969)

Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment (1968)

as Francis

A Boy Called Nuthin’

A Boy Called Nuthin’ (1967)

as Sheriff Hoop

A House Is Not a Home

A House Is Not a Home (1964)

as Police Sergeant John Riordan

A Global Affair

A Global Affair (1964)

as Police Officer Dugan

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won (1962)

as Deputy Stover

Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

as Junior

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

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)

as Jim Kelly

Dondi

Dondi (1961)

as Sergeant

North to Alaska

North to Alaska (1960)

as Peter Boggs

College Confidential

College Confidential (1960)

as Sam Grover

Sex Kittens Go to College

Sex Kittens Go to College (1960)

as Boomie

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)

as Duke of Bilgewater

Edge of Eternity

Edge of Eternity (1959)

as Scotty O'Brien

Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl (1959)

as Mr. Eager (uncredited)

Don't Give Up the Ship

Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)

as Stan Wychinski

The Hangman

The Hangman (1959)

as Al Cruse

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)

as Harold 'Rocky' Baker

Gunman's Walk

Gunman's Walk (1958)

as Deputy Sheriff Will Motely

The Sheepman

The Sheepman (1958)

as "Jumbo" McCall

Don't Go Near the Water

Don't Go Near the Water (1957)

as Farragut Jones

Until They Sail

Until They Sail (1957)

as US Marine, Store Customer

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)

as Solly Pitts

The Burglar

The Burglar (1957)

as Dohmer

Designing Woman

Designing Woman (1957)

as Maxie Stultz

Jailhouse Rock

Jailhouse Rock (1957)

as Hunk Houghton

Conquest of Space

Conquest of Space (1955)

as Sgt. Mahoney

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity (1953)

as Cpl. Leva

Last of the Comanches

Last of the Comanches (1953)

as Rusty Potter

The Marrying Kind

The Marrying Kind (1952)

as Pat Bundy

The Princess and the Pirate

The Princess and the Pirate (1944)

as Man who brings the beers (uncredited)