
Mickey Shaughnessy
Acting
- Born:
- 1920-08-05
- Died:
- 1985-07-23
- Place of birth:
- New York City, New York, USA
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
Known For
Filmography

Primal Scream

Alias Smith and Jones

The Boatniks

My Dog, the Thief
Vernon's Volunteers

The Outsider

Never a Dull Moment

A Boy Called Nuthin’

Laredo

Run for Your Life

The Legend of Jesse James

A House Is Not a Home

A Global Affair
Vacation Playhouse

How the West Was Won

Going My Way

The Virginian

Pocketful of Miracles

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

Dondi

North to Alaska

College Confidential

Sex Kittens Go to College

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Edge of Eternity

Ask Any Girl

Don't Give Up the Ship

The Hangman

One Step Beyond

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

Gunman's Walk

The Sheepman

Don't Go Near the Water

Until They Sail

Maverick

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

The Burglar

Designing Woman

Jailhouse Rock

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Conquest of Space

From Here to Eternity

Last of the Comanches

The Marrying Kind

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Princess and the Pirate