Acting credits
44
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Mickey Shaughnessy
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 32Series: 12
TMDB ID: 3442
IMDb ID: nm0789485
Known for: Acting
Born: August 5, 1920
Died: July 23, 1985
Age: 64
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2026
Years active: 79
Average TMDB rating: 6.45
Wikidata: Q3311894
Also known as
Joseph C. Shaughnessy
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Mickey Shaughnessy.
Elvis: A Life in Music
as Self (archive footage)
2026 Movie
2.7
Primal Scream
as Charlie Waxman
1986 Movie
5.3
The Boatniks
as Charlie
1970 Movie
6.7
My Dog, the Thief
as Foley
1969 Movie
6.1
Never a Dull Moment
as Francis
1968 Movie
5.0
A Boy Called Nuthin’
as Sheriff Hoop
1967 Movie
4.1
A House Is Not a Home
as Police Sergeant John Riordan
1964 Movie
4.5
A Global Affair
as Police Officer Dugan
1964 Movie
7.0
How the West Was Won
as Deputy Stover
1962 Movie
7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
as Junior
1961 Movie
6.0
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
as Jim Kelly
1961 Movie
3.4
Dondi
as Sergeant
1961 Movie
6.5
North to Alaska
as Peter Boggs
1960 Movie
5.8
College Confidential
as Sam Grover
1960 Movie
3.1
Sex Kittens Go to College
as Boomie
1960 Movie
5.8
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Duke of Bilgewater
1960 Movie
6.6
Edge of Eternity
as Scotty O'Brien
1959 Movie
6.2
Ask Any Girl
as Mr. Eager (uncredited)
1959 Movie
6.3
Don't Give Up the Ship
as Stan Wychinski
1959 Movie
6.4
The Hangman
as Al Cruse
1959 Movie
3.3
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
as Harold 'Rocky' Baker
1958 Movie
6.6
Gunman's Walk
as Deputy Sheriff Will Motely
1958 Movie
6.9
The Sheepman
as "Jumbo" McCall
1958 Movie
5.1
Don't Go Near the Water
as Farragut Jones
1957 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Mickey Shaughnessy.
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
1971 Series
5.2
The Outsider
1 eps
1968 Series
6.3
Laredo
1 eps
1965 Series
7.2
Run for Your Life
as Morgan • 1 eps
1965 Series
4.8
The Legend of Jesse James
as Ab Truxton • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.0
Vacation Playhouse
as Coach Mickey Brennan • 1 eps
1963 Series
5.7
Going My Way
1 eps
1962 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as Muldoon • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.6
One Step Beyond
as Pippo the Clown • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.9
Maverick
1 eps
1957 Series
6.0
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self • 3 eps
1956 Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 2 eps
1948 Series