ABOUT MICKEY SHAUGHNESSY
Remembered for co-starring with Gregory Peck in the 1957 romantic comedy Designing Woman and with Elvis Presley in the 1957 musical movie Jailhouse Rock, this comedic character actor also appeared in episodes of Maverick, The Virginian, and Laredo.
Early in his career, he played small roles in the films The Marrying Kind and From Here to Eternity.
He was often cast as overweight, not too sharp, and highly lovable characters.
Born to an Irish American family in New York City, he died in his early sixties in Wildwood, New Jersey.
He appeared with Glenn Ford and Shirley MacLaine in a 1958 comedic western titled The Sheepman.
