Person Details
Birthday: 1920-08-05 22:50:56
Death: 1985-07-23 22:50:56
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 16
TV Involvements: 4
Most Famous Work
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
Most Famous Work
The Virginian
(1962) MuldoonHow the West Was Won
(1962) Deputy StoverOne Step Beyond
(1959) Pippo the ClownRun for Your Life
(1965) MorganFrom Here to Eternity
(1953) Cpl. LevaJailhouse Rock
(1957) Hunk HoughtonGunman's Walk
(1958) Deputy Sheriff Will MotelyThe Legend of Jesse James
(1965) Ab TruxtonActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
1988 | Charlie Waxman | |
1971 | N/A | |
1970 | Charlie | |
1969 | Foley | |
N/A | ||
1968 | N/A | |
Francis | ||
1967 | Sheriff Hoop | |
1965 | N/A | |
Morgan | ||
Ab Truxton | ||
1964 | Police Sergeant John Riordan | |
Police Officer Dugan | ||
1963 | Coach Mickey Brennan | |
1962 | N/A | |
Deputy Stover | ||
Muldoon | ||
1961 | Junior | |
Jim Kelly | ||
Sergeant | ||
1960 | Peter Boggs | |
Sam Grover | ||
Boomie | ||
Duke of Bilgewater | ||
1959 | Scotty O'Brien | |
Mr. Eager (uncredited) | ||
Stan Wychinski | ||
Al Cruse | ||
Pippo the Clown | ||
1958 | Harold 'Rocky' Baker | |
Deputy Sheriff Will Motely | ||
"Jumbo" McCall | ||
1957 | Farragut Jones | |
Hunk Houghton | ||
US Marine, Store Customer | ||
N/A | ||
Solly Pitts | ||
Dohmer | ||
Maxie Stultz | ||
1956 | N/A | |
1955 | Sgt. Mahoney | |
1953 | Cpl. Leva | |
Rusty Potter | ||
1948 | Self - Comedian | |
Self | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |