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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 (aged 64) Cape May Court House, New Jersey, U.S.
Years active	1952–1987

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

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