Mickey Shaughnessy
Personal information
- Known for
- Acting
- Known credits
- 47
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- August 5, 1920
- Died
- July 23, 1985
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Joseph C. Shaughnessy
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.
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