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Mickey Shaughnessy

Mickey Shaughnessy

Actor Aug 5 (died age 64) New York City, New York, USA 1944–2026 (82 year career)
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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, li…

Known For

From Here to Eternity
Film

From Here to Eternity

Cpl. Leva
How the West Was Won
Film

How the West Was Won

Deputy Stover
Pocketful of Miracles
Film

Pocketful of Miracles

Junior
Jailhouse Rock
Film

Jailhouse Rock

Hunk Houghton
North to Alaska
Film

North to Alaska

Peter Boggs
Designing Woman
Film

Designing Woman

Maxie Stultz
The Sheepman
Film

The Sheepman

"Jumbo" McCall
Gunman's Walk
Film

Gunman's Walk

Deputy Sheriff Will Motely

Filmography

Acting (47)

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Movies (35)

Elvis: A Life in Music

Elvis: A Life in Music

2026

as Self (archive footage)

Primal Scream

Primal Scream

1986

as Charlie Waxman

2.7
The Boatniks

The Boatniks

1970

as Charlie

5.3
My Dog, the Thief

My Dog, the Thief

1969

as Foley

6.7
Vernon's Volunteers

Vernon's Volunteers

1969
Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment

1968

as Francis

6.1
A Boy Called Nuthin’

A Boy Called Nuthin’

1967

as Sheriff Hoop

5.0
A Global Affair

A Global Affair

1964

as Police Officer Dugan

4.5
A House Is Not a Home

A House Is Not a Home

1964

as Police Sergeant John Riordan

4.1
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

as Deputy Stover

7.0
Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as Junior

7.3
Dondi

Dondi

1961

as Sergeant

3.4
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

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

1961

as Jim Kelly

6.0
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1960

as Duke of Bilgewater

5.8
North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960

as Peter Boggs

6.5
College Confidential

College Confidential

1960

as Sam Grover

5.8
Sex Kittens Go to College

Sex Kittens Go to College

1960

as Boomie

3.1
The Hangman

The Hangman

1959

as Al Cruse

6.4
Edge of Eternity

Edge of Eternity

1959

as Scotty O'Brien

6.6
Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl

1959

as Mr. Eager (uncredited)

6.2
Don't Give Up the Ship

Don't Give Up the Ship

1959

as Stan Wychinski

6.3
The Sheepman

The Sheepman

1958

as "Jumbo" McCall

6.9
Gunman's Walk

Gunman's Walk

1958

as Deputy Sheriff Will Motely

6.6
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

1958

as Harold 'Rocky' Baker

3.3
Jailhouse Rock

Jailhouse Rock

1957

as Hunk Houghton

6.2
The Burglar

The Burglar

1957

as Dohmer

5.6
Designing Woman

Designing Woman

1957

as Maxie Stultz

6.6
Don't Go Near the Water

Don't Go Near the Water

1957

as Farragut Jones

5.1
Until They Sail

Until They Sail

1957

as US Marine, Store Customer

6.4
Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

1957

as Solly Pitts

5.4
Conquest of Space

Conquest of Space

1955

as Sgt. Mahoney

5.5
From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953

as Cpl. Leva

7.3
Last of the Comanches

Last of the Comanches

1953

as Rusty Potter

6.2
The Marrying Kind

The Marrying Kind

1952

as Pat Bundy

6.7
The Princess and the Pirate

The Princess and the Pirate

1944

as Man who brings the beers (uncredited)

6.9