Mickey Shaughnessy
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1920-08-05 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 1985-07-23
Known for
- From Here to Eternity (1953) — Cpl. Leva
- How the West Was Won (1962) — Deputy Stover
- Jailhouse Rock (1957) — Hunk Houghton
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) — Junior
- North to Alaska (1960) — Peter Boggs
- Designing Woman (1957) — Maxie Stultz
- The Sheepman (1958) — "Jumbo" McCall
- Gunman's Walk (1958) — Deputy Sheriff Will Motely
- Conquest of Space (1955) — Sgt. Mahoney
- Maverick (1957)
- The Hangman (1959) — Al Cruse
- The Burglar (1957) — Dohmer
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) — Duke of Bilgewater
- The Virginian (1962) — Muldoon
- Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
- Edge of Eternity (1959) — Scotty O'Brien