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Mickey Shaughnessy

Mickey Shaughnessy

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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Movies Starring Mickey Shaughnessy (34)

Primal Scream (1986)

In the future, a private detective tries to stop a large corporation from mining an element whose side effects include igniting human flesh and destroying internal body parts. ...

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The Boatniks (1970)

Young and awkward, The Coast-Guard's ensign Thomas Garland suffers from the comparison with his late father, a war hero. Which does not prevent him from falling for pretty Kate Fairchild, a young woman who runs a sailing school. Of course the way he expres ...

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My Dog, the Thief (1969)

As ratings for Jack Crandall's lifeless airborne traffic reports plummet, a super-size St. Bernard on the lam stows away in his chopper. Crandall's new co-pilot helps send ratings sky-high, but the canine's chronic kleptomania generates girl trouble, jewel ...

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Vernon's Volunteers (1969)

A small American town provides the setting for a look at the antics of a group of volunteers who comprise the area's only fire department. ...

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Never a Dull Moment (1968)

When practicing for a role, actor Jack is mistaken for the killer Ace. He doesn't realize this until it's too late and is carried off to gangster boss Leo Smooth, who wants Ace to do a job for him. Fearing for his life, Jack plays his role, but always sear ...

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A Boy Called Nuthin’ (1967)

A boy doesn't find the life he expects out West when he leaves Chicago to find his uncle. The West has changed–it is no longer "cowboys and Indians." He finds his uncle living in a shack, and in trying to be accepted and help out, the boy gets himself in ...

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A House Is Not a Home (1964)

Story follows the life of Polly Adler, who grew to become one of New York's most successful bordello madams of the 1920s. ...

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A Global Affair (1964)

Bob Hope becomes surrogate father to a baby found abandoned at the United Nations. Director Jack Arnold's 1964 comedy also stars Yvonne De Carlo, Robert Sterling, John McGiver and Lilo Pulver. ...

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How the West Was Won (1962)

The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family. ...

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Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty. ...

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King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)

Gambler Arnold Rothstein marries an actress, avenges his buddy and meets an underworld fate. ...

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Dondi (1961)

World War II GIs adopt an Italian war orphan. ...

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North to Alaska (1960)

After striking gold in Alaska, the romantic George sends his womanizing partner Sam to bring his fiancée up from Seattle. When Sam finds that she has already married, he returns instead with Angel, a dancer originally from France. ...

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College Confidential (1960)

Sociology professor Steve MacInter is conducting a survey at Collins College about the mores and lifestyles of the young people. Some of the good citizens begin to find exception to his sociological survey when they find out it includes questions about sex ...

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Sex Kittens Go to College (1960)

Collins College needs a new department head for their science department, so Doctors Carter and Zorch consult Thinko, the campus computer, and come up with Dr. Mathilda West, who has degrees in lots of things, but turns out to be disruptively attractive as ...

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)

From chicken thief to cabin boy, riverboat pilot to circus performer, Huck Finn outsmarts everyone on his way down the muddy Mississippi. ...

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Edge of Eternity (1959)

Helped by socialite Janice Kendon and barkeeper Scott O'Brien, Arizona deputy sheriff Les Martin works to solve three brutal murders in and around the Grand Canyon. His efforts leads to the killer fleeing with Janice as a hostage and a chase by car and hel ...

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Ask Any Girl (1959)

Meg is a young wide-eyed girl who is endures many calamities in her search for a husband in modern-day New York. After losing her suitcase at Penn Station, being kicked out by her roommate, and changing bosses because her boss made a pass at her, she finds ...

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Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)

The Navy expects a veteran to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return. ...

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The Hangman (1959)

A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town. However, the man is known and liked in the town, and the citizens band together to try to help him avoid ...

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A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)

Two bunglers (Tom Ewell, Mickey Rooney) rob a bank and buy a racehorse, then try to rob another bank. ...

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Gunman's Walk (1958)

A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, until his crimes become too serious to rectify. ...

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The Sheepman (1958)

A stranger in a Western cattle-town behaves with remarkable self-assurance, establishing himself as a man to be reckoned with. The reason appears with his stock: a herd of sheep, which he intends to graze on the range. The horrified inhabitants decide to r ...

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Don't Go Near the Water (1957)

Madison Avenue-trained Navy men handle public relations on a South Pacific island during World War II. ...

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Until They Sail (1957)

Four sisters in New Zealand fall for soldiers en route to the Pacific theater in WWII. ...

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Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)

A rookie assistant DA is assigned to investigate the murder of a longshoreman, killed for exposing gangster involvement on the piers, and meets up with a "code of silence" amongst all potential witnesses. ...

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The Burglar (1957)

Burglar Nat Harbin and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah, who has inherited a fortune -- including a renowned emerald necklace -- from a Philadelphia financier. Using Nat's female ward, Gladden, to pose as an admirer ...

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Designing Woman (1957)

A sportswriter who marries a fashion designer discovers that their mutual interests are few, although each has an intriguing past which makes the other jealous. ...

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Jailhouse Rock (1957)

After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star. ...

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Conquest of Space (1955)

A team of American astronauts leave their space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captain's religious beliefs may get in the way. ...

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From Here to Eternity (1953)

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love. ...

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Last of the Comanches (1953)

It's 1876 and all the Indians are at peace except the Comanches lead by Black Cloud. When Black Cloud wipes out a town, only six soldiers are left and they head for the nearest fort. In the desert they are reinforced by members of a stagecoach and find som ...

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The Marrying Kind (1952)

Florence and Chet Keefer have had a troublesome marriage. Whilst in the middle of a divorce hearing the judge encourages them to remember the good times they have had hoping that the marriage can be saved. ...

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The Princess and the Pirate (1944)

Princess Margaret is travelling incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man her father has betrothed her to. On the high seas, her ship is attacked by pirates who know her identity and plan to kidnap her and hold her for a king's rans ...

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