Mickey Shaughnessy
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
Elvis: A Life in Music
2026
as Self (archive footage)
Primal Scream
1986
as Charlie Waxman
The Boatniks
1970
as Charlie
My Dog, the Thief
1969
as Foley
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Vernon's Volunteers
1969
Never a Dull Moment
1968
as Francis
A Boy Called Nuthin’
1967
as Sheriff Hoop
A House Is Not a Home
1964
as Police Sergeant John Riordan
A Global Affair
1964
as Police Officer Dugan
How the West Was Won
1962
as Deputy Stover
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Junior
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
as Jim Kelly
Dondi
1961
as Sergeant
North to Alaska
1960
as Peter Boggs
College Confidential
1960
as Sam Grover
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
as Boomie
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
as Duke of Bilgewater
Edge of Eternity
1959
as Scotty O'Brien
Ask Any Girl
1959
as Mr. Eager (uncredited)
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959
as Stan Wychinski
The Hangman
1959
as Al Cruse
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958
as Harold 'Rocky' Baker
Gunman's Walk
1958
as Deputy Sheriff Will Motely
The Sheepman
1958
as "Jumbo" McCall