Actor info
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Name :
Mickey Shaughnessy
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Born :
August 5, 1920 in New York City, New York, USA (64 years at death)
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Died :
July 23, 1985
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
35 films (1944–2026)
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Also known as :
Joseph C. Shaughnessy
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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, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Notable films
- How the West Was Won (1962) as Deputy Stover
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) as Junior
- North to Alaska (1960) as Peter Boggs
- Jailhouse Rock (1957) as Hunk Houghton
- From Here to Eternity (1953) as Cpl. Leva
