Mickey Shaughnessy

Mickey Shaughnessy
in Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Born	Joseph Michael Shaughnessy August 5, 1920(1920-08-05) New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	July 23, 1985(1985-07-23) (aged 64) Cape May Court House, New Jersey, U.S.
Years active	1952–85

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.

Partial filmography

• The Marrying Kind (1952)
• From Here to Eternity (1953)
• Conquest of Space (1955)
• Designing Woman (1957)
• Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957)
• Jailhouse Rock (1957)
• Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
• The Sheepman (1958)
• Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
• North to Alaska (1960)
• Dondi (1961)
• Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
• How the West Was Won (1962)
• The Legend of Jesse James (1966) ABC television, episode "South Wind"
• Never a Dull Moment (1968)
• The Boatniks (1970)

External links

Biography portal

• Mickey Shaughnessy at the Internet Movie Database
• Mickey Shaughnessy at the Internet Broadway Database
• Mickey Shaughnessy at AllRovi
• Mickey Shaughnessy at Find a Grave

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Name	Shaughnessy, Mickey
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Date of birth	August 5, 1920
Place of birth	New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of death	July 23, 1985
Place of death	Cape May Court House, New Jersey, U.S.