--- name: "Mickey Shaughnessy" canonical: "https://film.one/person/mickey-shaughnessy" roles: ["Actor"] born: "5 August 1920" died: "23 July 1985" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T04:08:13.754468+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Mickey Shaughnessy Actor. Born 5 August 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 23 July 1985. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 5 August 1920, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 23 July 1985 - **Active:** 1953–1962 - **Also known as:** Joseph C. Shaughnessy - **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 83 (1), 1960s 62 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Shaughnessy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3311894, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789485/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3442 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*From Here to Eternity*](https://film.one/film/from-here-to-eternity.md) (83) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Mickey Shaughnessy (born Joseph C. Shaughnessy) was an American actor and comedian. He was born on 5 August 1920 in New York City and died on 23 July 1985 in Cape May Court House, New Jersey. Shaughnessy began in show business as a singer at resorts before becoming a comedian. He served in the US Army during the Second World War and appeared in the revue Stars and Gripes. His screen debut came in The Marrying Kind (1952). He appeared in more than 40 films, often as tough or comic supporting characters. His credits include Cpl. Leva in From Here to Eternity (1953), Hunk Houghton in Jailhouse Rock (1957), Maxie Stultz in Designing Woman (1957) and roles in North to Alaska (1960), Pocketful of Miracles (1961) and How the West Was Won (1962). He also worked in television and maintained a nightclub act. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *How the West Was Won* (1962), Fi1m 62, as Deputy Stover — [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-west-was-won.md) - *From Here to Eternity* (1953), Fi1m 83, as Cpl. Leva — [page](https://film.one/film/from-here-to-eternity.md) ## Complete filmography (44) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Primal Scream* (1986), as Charlie Waxman - *Alias Smith and Jones* (1971), series, Actor - *The Boatniks* (1970), as Charlie - *My Dog, the Thief* (1969), as Foley - *Vernon's Volunteers* (1969), Actor - *The Outsider* (1968), series, Actor - *Never a Dull Moment* (1968), as Francis - *A Boy Called Nuthin’* (1967), as Sheriff Hoop - *Laredo* (1965), series, Actor - *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as Morgan - *The Legend of Jesse James* (1965), series, as Ab Truxton - *A House Is Not a Home* (1964), as Police Sergeant John Riordan - *A Global Affair* (1964), as Police Officer Dugan - *Vacation Playhouse* (1963), series, as Coach Mickey Brennan - *How the West Was Won* (1962), as Deputy Stover — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-west-was-won.md) - *Going My Way* (1962), series, Actor - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Muldoon - *Pocketful of Miracles* (1961), as Junior - *King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein* (1961), as Jim Kelly - *Dondi* (1961), as Sergeant - *North to Alaska* (1960), as Peter Boggs - *College Confidential* (1960), as Sam Grover - *Sex Kittens Go to College* (1960), as Boomie - *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn* (1960), as Duke of Bilgewater - *Edge of Eternity* (1959), as Scotty O'Brien - *Ask Any Girl* (1959), as Mr. Eager (uncredited) - *Don't Give Up the Ship* (1959), as Stan Wychinski - *The Hangman* (1959), as Al Cruse - *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Pippo the Clown - *A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed* (1958), as Harold 'Rocky' Baker - *Gunman's Walk* (1958), as Deputy Sheriff Will Motely - *The Sheepman* (1958), as "Jumbo" McCall - *Don't Go Near the Water* (1957), as Farragut Jones - *Until They Sail* (1957), as US Marine, Store Customer - *Maverick* (1957), series, Actor - *Slaughter on 10th Avenue* (1957), as Solly Pitts - *The Burglar* (1957), as Dohmer - *Designing Woman* (1957), as Maxie Stultz - *Jailhouse Rock* (1957), as Hunk Houghton - *Conquest of Space* (1955), as Sgt. Mahoney - *From Here to Eternity* (1953), as Cpl. Leva — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/from-here-to-eternity.md) - *Last of the Comanches* (1953), as Rusty Potter - *The Marrying Kind* (1952), as Pat Bundy - *The Princess and the Pirate* (1944), as Man who brings the beers (uncredited) ## Gallery - ![Publicity photo of Mickey Shaughnessy in The Sheepman. (1959)](https://film.one/media/person/1237413/gallery-45a86c10b899.jpg) Publicity photo of Mickey Shaughnessy in The Sheepman. (1959) — MGM, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Mickey_Shaughnessy_1959.JPG/1280px-Mickey_Shaughnessy_1959.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Mickey Shaughnessy](https://film.one/media/person/1237413/gallery-062c884a0d28.jpg) Mickey Shaughnessy — Trailer screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Mickey_Shaughnessy_in_Jailhouse_Rock_trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Mickey Shaughnessy](https://film.one/media/person/1237413/gallery-4a92ff98301e.jpg) Mickey Shaughnessy — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/mickey-shaughnessy