Mickey Shaughnessy

Known for: Acting

Born: 1920-08-05 – 1985-07-23 (aged 64)

From: New York City, New York, USA

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 (47)

MOVIE
Elvis: A Life in Music
2026
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 3.4
Primal Scream
1986
as Charlie Waxman
TV★ 7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Boatniks
1970
as Charlie
MOVIE★ 6.8
My Dog, the Thief
1969
as Foley
MOVIE★ 7.0
Vernon's Volunteers
1969
TV★ 6.0
The Outsider
1968
MOVIE★ 6.2
Never a Dull Moment
1968
as Francis
MOVIE★ 6.5
A Boy Called Nuthin’
1967
as Sheriff Hoop
TV★ 6.4
Laredo
1965
TV★ 7.1
Run for Your Life
1965
as Morgan
TV★ 5.8
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Ab Truxton
MOVIE★ 4.8
A House Is Not a Home
1964
as Police Sergeant John Riordan
MOVIE★ 5.3
A Global Affair
1964
as Police Officer Dugan
TV★ 8.0
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Coach Mickey Brennan
MOVIE★ 7.0
How the West Was Won
1962
as Deputy Stover
TV★ 6.5
Going My Way
1962
TV★ 6.5
The Virginian
1962
as Muldoon
MOVIE★ 7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Junior
MOVIE★ 6.4
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
as Jim Kelly
MOVIE★ 4.1
Dondi
1961
as Sergeant
MOVIE★ 6.5
North to Alaska
1960
as Peter Boggs
MOVIE★ 6.5
College Confidential
1960
as Sam Grover
MOVIE★ 3.3
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
as Boomie
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
as Duke of Bilgewater
MOVIE★ 6.7
Edge of Eternity
1959
as Scotty O'Brien
MOVIE★ 6.5
Ask Any Girl
1959
as Mr. Eager (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959
as Stan Wychinski
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Hangman
1959
as Al Cruse
TV★ 5.7
One Step Beyond
1959
as Pippo the Clown
MOVIE★ 4.8
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958
as Harold 'Rocky' Baker
MOVIE★ 6.7
Gunman's Walk
1958
as Deputy Sheriff Will Motely
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Sheepman
1958
as "Jumbo" McCall
MOVIE★ 5.3
Don't Go Near the Water
1957
as Farragut Jones
MOVIE★ 6.3
Until They Sail
1957
as US Marine, Store Customer
TV★ 6.9
Maverick
1957
MOVIE★ 5.8
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
1957
as Solly Pitts
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Burglar
1957
as Dohmer
MOVIE★ 6.7
Designing Woman
1957
as Maxie Stultz
MOVIE★ 6.3
Jailhouse Rock
1957
as Hunk Houghton
TV★ 6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Conquest of Space
1955
as Sgt. Mahoney
MOVIE★ 7.3
From Here to Eternity
1953
as Cpl. Leva
MOVIE★ 6.2
Last of the Comanches
1953
as Rusty Potter
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Marrying Kind
1952
as Pat Bundy
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Man who brings the beers (uncredited)