Mickey Shaughnessy

Mickey Shaughnessy
in Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Born	Joseph Michael Shaughnessy August 5, 1920 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	July 23, 1985 (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 and comedian who specialized in playing lovable, but not-too-bright lugs. He was known for roles such as the tough, experienced mentor of Elvis Presley's character in Jailhouse Rock and Maxi the punch-drunk boxer in Designing Woman (1957) opposite Gregory Peck.

The New York City-born Shaughnessy lived in Wildwood, New Jersey, and died at the age of 64 of heart failure at Cape May Court House, New Jersey.^[1]

Partial filmography

• The Marrying Kind (1952)
• Last of the Comanches (1953)
• 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)
• Gunman's Walk (1958)
• 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)
• Maverick as Mr. Muldoon in "Mr. Muldoon's Partner" (ABC-TV, 1962)
• The Virginian as Muldoon in "Big Day, Great Day" (NBC, 1962)
• Going My Way as Jim Bancroft in "The Slasher" (ABC-TV, 1963)
• A Global Affair (1964)
• Laredo as Monahan in "Pride of the Rangers" (NBC, 1965)
• The Legend of Jesse James as Ab Truxton in "South Wind" (ABC, 1966)
• Run for Your Life as Morgan in "Rendezvous in Tokyo" (NBC, 1967)
• Never a Dull Moment (1968)
• The Boatniks (1970)
• Primal Scream (1986)

References

1. Kaplan, Peter W. "Mickey Shaughnessy Dead; Comedian and Movie Actor", The New York Times, January 26, 1985. Accessed December 15, 2012. "Mickey Shaughnessy, a barrel-chested, pug-faced comedian who appeared in 41 movies, including From Here to Eternity, died of heart failure Tuesday in Cape May Courthouse, N.J. He was 64 years old and lived in Wildwood, N.J."

External links

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