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Mickey Shaughnessy

Mickey Shaughnessy

Actor · Died July 23, 1985, aged 64 · New York City, New York, USA

​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

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 5, 1920
Died
July 23, 1985 (aged 64)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are Mickey Shaughnessy's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Western2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Western movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Morality
22%
Self
17%
Power
11%
Society
11%
Survival
5%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 7 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 9 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.

Trickster
4 of 10
Ally
3 of 10
Shadow
1 of 10
Mentor
1 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Joyful
7
Warm
7
Hopeful
8
Melancholic
6
Other
22

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mickey Shaughnessy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mickey Shaughnessy's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

44 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Primal Scream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Charlie Waxman

  • Alias Smith and Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Boatniks(1970)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • My Dog, the Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Foley

  • Vernon's Volunteers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Never a Dull Moment(1968)

    as Francis

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Boy Called Nuthin’ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Sheriff Hoop

  • Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Morgan

  • The Legend of Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Ab Truxton

  • A House Is Not a Home(1964)

    as Police Sergeant John Riordan

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Global Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Police Officer Dugan

  • Vacation Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach Mickey Brennan

  • How the West Was Won(1962)

    as Deputy Stover

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Going My Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Muldoon

  • Pocketful of Miracles(1961)

    as Junior

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

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

    as Jim Kelly

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Dondi(1961)

    as Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • North to Alaska(1960)

    as Peter Boggs

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • College Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Sam Grover

  • Sex Kittens Go to College(1960)

    as Boomie

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1960)

    as Duke of Bilgewater

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Edge of Eternity(1959)

    as Scotty O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Ask Any Girl(1959)

    as Mr. Eager (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Don't Give Up the Ship(1959)

    as Stan Wychinski

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Hangman(1959)

    as Al Cruse

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Pippo the Clown

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Harold 'Rocky' Baker

  • Gunman's Walk(1958)

    as Deputy Sheriff Will Motely

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Sheepman(1958)

    as "Jumbo" McCall

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Don't Go Near the Water(1957)

    as Farragut Jones

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Until They Sail(1957)

    as US Marine, Store Customer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Slaughter on 10th Avenue(1957)

    as Solly Pitts

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Burglar(1957)

    as Dohmer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Designing Woman(1957)

    as Maxie Stultz

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Jailhouse Rock(1957)

    as Hunk Houghton

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Conquest of Space(1955)

    as Sgt. Mahoney

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • From Here to Eternity(1953)

    as Cpl. Leva

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Last of the Comanches(1953)

    as Rusty Potter

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Marrying Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Pat Bundy

  • The Princess and the Pirate(1944)

    as Man who brings the beers (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles from 1944 to 1986; peak year 1960.

Biggest box office

From Here to Eternity (1953)

$37K worldwide

Highest rated

From Here to Eternity (1953)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

19441986

Peak 1960 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting44 of 44: 44 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s19 · acting1960s21 · acting1970s2 · acting1980s1 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
4459

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Mickey Shaughnessy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 26; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Dondi (1961)

86th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

From Here to Eternity (1953)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mickey Shaughnessy's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Mickey Shaughnessy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mickey Shaughnessy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert J. Bronner shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers