​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

Filmography

• 1986Primal Scream — Charlie Waxman
• Alias Smith and Jones
• 1970The Boatniks — Charlie
• 1969My Dog, the Thief — Foley
• 1969Vernon's Volunteers
• 1968Never a Dull Moment — Francis
• The Outsider
• 1967A Boy Called Nuthin’ — Sheriff Hoop
• Laredo
• Run for Your Life — Morgan
• The Legend of Jesse James — Ab Truxton
• 1964A Global Affair — Police Officer Dugan
• 1964A House Is Not a Home — Police Sergeant John Riordan
• Vacation Playhouse — Coach Mickey Brennan
• Going My Way
• 1962How the West Was Won — Deputy Stover
• The Virginian — Muldoon
• 1961Dondi — Sergeant
• 1961King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein — Jim Kelly
• 1961Pocketful of Miracles — Junior
• 1960College Confidential — Sam Grover
• 1960North to Alaska — Peter Boggs
• 1960Sex Kittens Go to College — Boomie
• 1960The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Duke of Bilgewater
• 1959Ask Any Girl — Mr. Eager (uncredited)
• 1959Don't Give Up the Ship — Stan Wychinski
• 1959Edge of Eternity — Scotty O'Brien
• One Step Beyond — Pippo the Clown
• 1959The Hangman — Al Cruse
• 1958A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed — Harold 'Rocky' Baker
• 1958Gunman's Walk — Deputy Sheriff Will Motely
• 1958The Sheepman — "Jumbo" McCall
• 1957Designing Woman — Maxie Stultz
• 1957Don't Go Near the Water — Farragut Jones
• 1957Jailhouse Rock — Hunk Houghton
• Maverick
• 1957Slaughter on 10th Avenue — Solly Pitts
• 1957The Burglar — Dohmer
• 1957Until They Sail — US Marine, Store Customer
• 1955Conquest of Space — Sgt. Mahoney
• 1953From Here to Eternity — Cpl. Leva
• 1953Last of the Comanches — Rusty Potter
• 1952The Marrying Kind — Pat Bundy
• 1944The Princess and the Pirate — Man who brings the beers (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (2)

• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self