Mickey Shaughnessy
Actor
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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Filmography
How the West Was Won
as Deputy Stover 1962
Jailhouse Rock
as Hunk Houghton 1957
Pocketful of Miracles
as Junior 1961
North to Alaska
as Peter Boggs 1960
Designing Woman
as Maxie Stultz 1957
The Sheepman
as "Jumbo" McCall 1958
Gunman's Walk
as Deputy Sheriff Will Motely 1958
Conquest of Space
as Sgt. Mahoney 1955
The Hangman
as Al Cruse 1959
The Burglar
as Dohmer 1957
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Duke of Bilgewater 1960
Edge of Eternity
as Scotty O'Brien 1959
Until They Sail
as US Marine, Store Customer 1957
The Boatniks
as Charlie 1970
Don't Give Up the Ship
as Stan Wychinski 1959
Last of the Comanches
as Rusty Potter 1953