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person_profile-Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney Died at age: 93

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Mickey Rooney

Date of Birth:

Sep 23, 1920

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Apr 06, 2014

Biography of

Mickey Rooney

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor, vaudevillian, comedian, producer, and radio personality. In a career spanning nine decades and continuing until shortly before his death, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the silent film era.

    At the height of a career that was marked by declines and comebacks, Rooney performed the role of Andy Hardy in a series of 16 films in the 1930s and 1940s that epitomized American family values. A versatile performer, he became a celebrated character actor later in his career. Laurence Olivier once said he considered Rooney "the best there has ever been". Clarence Brown, who directed him in two of his earliest dramatic roles, National Velvet and The Human Comedy, said he was "the closest thing to a genius I ever worked with".

    Rooney first performed in vaudeville as a child and made his film debut at the age of six. At 14, he played Puck in the play and later the 1935 film adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Critic David Thomson hailed his performance as "one of the cinema's most arresting pieces of magic". In 1938, he co-starred in Boys Town. At 19, he was the first teenager to be nominated for an Oscar for his leading role in Babes in Arms, and he was awarded a special Academy Juvenile Award in 1939. At the peak of his career between the ages of 15 and 25, he made 43 films, which made him one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's most consistently successful actors and a favorite of MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer.

    Rooney was the top box-office attraction from 1939 to 1941 and one of the best-paid actors of that era, but his career would never again rise to such heights. Drafted into the Army during World War II, he served nearly two years entertaining over two million troops on stage and radio and was awarded a Bronze Star for performing in combat zones. Returning from the war in 1945, he was too old for juvenile roles but too short to be an adult movie star, and was unable to get as many starring roles. Nevertheless, Rooney's popularity was renewed with well-received supporting roles in films such as Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), and The Black Stallion (1979). In the early 1980s, he returned to Broadway in Sugar Babies and again became a celebrated star. Rooney made hundreds of appearances on TV, including dramas, variety programs, and talk shows, and won an Emmy in 1982 plus a Golden Globe for his role in Bill (1981).

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Filmography of

Mickey Rooney

Found 233 Movies in total

Child Star

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2024

Showbiz Kids

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2020

Sid & Judy

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2019

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2017

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Mr. Louis ( Actor )

... 2017

... 2014

... 2014

Driving Me Crazy

Mr. Cohen ( Actor )

... 2012

The Muppets

Smalltown Resident ( Actor )

... 2011

Night Club

Jerry Sherman ( Actor )

... 2011

... 2010

... 2010

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2009

The Polio Crusade

Archive Footage (from March of Dimes) ( Actor )

... 2009

A Miser Brothers' Christmas

Santa Claus (voice) ( Actor )

... 2008

Empire State Building Murders

Mickey Silver ( Actor )

... 2008

... 2008

A Christmas Too Many

Grandpa ( Actor )

... 2007

Night at the Museum

Gus ( Actor )

... 2006

The Thirsting

Savy ( Actor )

... 2006

The Happy Elf

Santa Claus ( Actor )

... 2005

Judy Garland Duets

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2005

Illusion Infinity

Simon / Henry, Sr. ( Actor )

... 2004

... 2004

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Mickey (segment "Sugar Babies") ( Actor )

... 2003

The Our Gang Story

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2001

... 2001

Phantom of the Megaplex

Movie Mason ( Actor )

... 2000

The First of May

Boss Ed ( Actor )

... 1999

Boys Will Be Boys

Wellington ( Actor )

... 1999

Babe: Pig in the City

Fugly Floom, the Speechless Man in Hotel ( Actor )

... 1998

Internet Love

Self ( Actor )

... 1998

... 1998

Animals with the Tollkeeper

Tollkeeper ( Actor )

... 1998

Killing Midnight

Professor Mort Sang ( Actor )

... 1997

Brothers' Destiny

Father Flanagan ( Actor )

... 1995

Revenge of the Red Baron

Grandpa Spencer ( Actor )

... 1994

That's Entertainment! III

Self - Co-Host / Narrator ( Actor )

... 1994

Making Waves

Gabriel ( Actor )

... 1994

Liberation

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1994

Sweet Justice

Zeke ( Actor )

... 1993

Maximum Force

Chief of Police ( Actor )

... 1992

The Legend of Wolf Mountain

Pat Jensen ( Actor )

... 1992

The Magic Voyage

Narrator (voice) ( Actor )

... 1992

... 1991

... 1991

Home for Christmas

Elmer ( Actor )

... 1990

Anthony Quinn: An Original

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1990

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1990

Erik the Viking

Erik's Grandfather ( Actor )

... 1989

... 1989

Bluegrass

John Paul Jones ( Actor )

... 1988

Lightning, the White Stallion

Barney Ingram ( Actor )

... 1986

Little Spies

James Turner ( Actor )

... 1986

There Must Be a Pony

Himself (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1986

... 1986

The Care Bears Movie

Mr. Cherrywood (voice) ( Actor )

... 1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1985

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Mike Halligan ( Actor )

... 1984

Bill: On His Own

Bill Sackter ( Actor )

... 1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1983

O’Malley

Mickey O’Malley ( Actor )

... 1983

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

The Emperor of Peru

The Engineer ( Actor )

... 1982

Night of 100 Stars

Self ( Actor )

... 1982

Hollywood’s Children

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

Senior Trip

Self ( Actor )

... 1981

Bill

Bill Sackter ( Actor )

... 1981

The Fox and the Hound

Tod (voice) ( Actor )

... 1981

Leave 'Em Laughing

Jack Thum ( Actor )

... 1981

My Kidnapper, My Love

The Maker ( Actor )

... 1980

From Raquel with Love

Paradise Cab Company cabbie ( Actor )

... 1980

The Black Stallion

Henry Dailey ( Actor )

... 1979

Arabian Adventure

Daad El Shur ( Actor )

... 1979

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

Santa Claus (voice) ( Actor )

... 1979

Donovan's Kid

Bailey ( Actor )

... 1979

The Magic of Lassie

Gus ( Actor )

... 1978

Pete's Dragon

Lampie ( Actor )

... 1977

The Domino Principle

Spiventa ( Actor )

... 1977

Find the Lady

Trigger ( Actor )

... 1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1976

Rachel's Man

Laban ( Actor )

... 1976

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1976

Hooray for Hollywood

Narrator ( Actor )

... 1976

... 1975

Ace of Hearts

Papa Joe ( Actor )

... 1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1975

The Intruder

Capt. Jenkins ( Actor )

... 1975

The Year Without a Santa Claus

Santa Claus (voice) ( Actor )

... 1974

That's Entertainment!

Self - Host / Narrator ( Actor )

... 1974

Thunder County

Gas Station Attendant ( Actor )

... 1974

Journey Back to Oz

Scarecrow (voice) ( Actor )

... 1972

Pulp

Preston Gilbert ( Actor )

... 1972

Richard

Guardian Angel ( Actor )

... 1972

Fol-de-Rol

The Executioner / Noah ( Actor )

... 1972

Evil Roy Slade

Nelson L. Stool ( Actor )

... 1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1972

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mickey Rooney (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1971

The Manipulator

B.J. Lang ( Actor )

... 1971

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

Kris Kringle aka Santa Claus (voice) ( Actor )

... 1970

... 1970

... 1970

80 Steps to Jonah

Wilfred Bashford ( Actor )

... 1969

The Comic

Cockeye ( Actor )

... 1969

The Extraordinary Seaman

Cook 3 / C W.J. Oglethorpe ( Actor )

... 1969

Skidoo

George 'Blue Chips' Packard ( Actor )

... 1968

The Devil in Love

Adramelek ( Actor )

... 1966

Ambush Bay

Sgt. Ernest Wartell ( Actor )

... 1966

Hollywood My Home Town

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1965

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

Peachy Keane ( Actor )

... 1965

Twenty-Four Hours to Kill

Norman Jones ( Actor )

... 1965

The Secret Invasion

Terence Scanlon ( Actor )

... 1964

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Ding 'Dingy' Bell ( Actor )

... 1963

... 1962

Everything's Ducky

Kermit 'Beetle' McKay ( Actor )

... 1961

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Mr. Yunioshi ( Actor )

... 1961

Who Killed Julie Greer?

Mike Zampini ( Actor )

... 1961

Platinum High School

Steven Conway ( Actor )

... 1960

The Private Lives of Adam and Eve

Nick Lewis / The Devil ( Actor )

Director

... 1960

The Big Operator

Little Joe Braun ( Actor )

... 1959

The Last Mile

'Killer' John Mears ( Actor )

... 1959

Andy Hardy Comes Home

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1958

... 1958

Baby Face Nelson

Lester M. 'Baby Face Nelson' Gillis ( Actor )

... 1957

Pinocchio

Pinocchio ( Actor )

... 1957

Operation Mad Ball

MSgt. Yancy Skibo ( Actor )

... 1957

... 1957

The Comedian

Sammy Hogarth ( Actor )

... 1957

Magnificent Roughnecks

Frank Sommers ( Actor )

... 1956

Francis in the Haunted House

David Prescott ( Actor )

... 1956

The Bold and the Brave

Willie Dooley ( Actor )

... 1956

The Twinkle In God's Eye

Rev. William Macklin II ( Actor )

... 1955

The Atomic Kid

Barnaby 'Blix' Waterberry ( Actor )

Producer

... 1954

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Mike Forney ( Actor )

... 1954

Drive a Crooked Road

Eddie Shannon ( Actor )

... 1954

A Slight Case of Larceny

Augustus "Geechy" Cheevers ( Actor )

... 1953

All Ashore

Francis 'Moby' Dickerson ( Actor )

... 1953

Off Limits

Herbert Tuttle ( Actor )

... 1952

Sound Off

Mike Donnelly ( Actor )

... 1952

The Strip

Stanley Maxton ( Actor )

... 1951

My Outlaw Brother

J. Dennis 'Denny' O'Moore ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 1951

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

Freddie Frisby ( Actor )

... 1950

The Fireball

Johnny Casar ( Actor )

... 1950

Quicksand

Daniel 'Dan' Brady ( Actor )

... 1950

The Big Wheel

Billy Coy ( Actor )

... 1949

Words and Music

Lorenz Hart ( Actor )

... 1948

Summer Holiday

Richard Miller ( Actor )

... 1948

Killer McCoy

Tommy McCoy / Killer McCoy ( Actor )

... 1947

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1946

Mickey the Great

Mickey McGuire ( Actor )

... 1945

National Velvet

Michael 'Mi' Taylor ( Actor )

... 1945

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1944

Girl Crazy

Danny Churchill, Jr. ( Actor )

... 1943

Thousands Cheer

Himself - Emcee at the Show ( Actor )

... 1943

The Human Comedy

Homer Macauley ( Actor )

... 1943

Andy Hardy's Double Life

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1942

A Yank at Eton

Timothy Dennis ( Actor )

... 1942

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1942

Babes on Broadway

Tommy Williams ( Actor )

... 1941

Life Begins for Andy Hardy

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1941

Men of Boys Town

Whitey Marsh ( Actor )

... 1941

... 1941

Strike Up the Band

Jimmy Connors ( Actor )

... 1940

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1940

Young Tom Edison

Thomas Alva 'Tom' Edison ( Actor )

... 1940

Judge Hardy and Son

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1939

Babes in Arms

Mickey Moran ( Actor )

... 1939

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1939

The Hardys Ride High

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1939

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn ( Actor )

... 1939

Out West with the Hardys

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1938

Stablemates

Mickey ( Actor )

... 1938

Boys Town

Whitey Marsh ( Actor )

... 1938

Love Finds Andy Hardy

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1938

Lord Jeff

Terry O'Mulvaney ( Actor )

... 1938

Hold That Kiss

Chick Evans ( Actor )

... 1938

Judge Hardy's Children

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1938

Love Is a Headache

Mike O'Toole ( Actor )

... 1938

You're Only Young Once

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1937

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

Timmie Donovan ( Actor )

... 1937

Live, Love and Learn

Jerry Crump ( Actor )

... 1937

Hoosier Schoolboy

Shockey Carter ( Actor )

... 1937

Captains Courageous

Dan Troop ( Actor )

... 1937

Slave Ship

Swifty ( Actor )

... 1937

A Family Affair

Andy Hardy ( Actor )

... 1937

Down the Stretch

Snapper Sinclair ( Actor )

... 1936

The Devil Is a Sissy

'Gig' Stevens ( Actor )

... 1936

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Dick Tipton ( Actor )

... 1936

Riffraff

Jimmy ( Actor )

... 1936

Ah, Wilderness!

Tommy Miller ( Actor )

... 1935

Rendezvous

Country Boy (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

... 1935

The Healer

Jimmy ( Actor )

... 1935

Reckless

Eddie ( Actor )

... 1935

The County Chairman

Freckles ( Actor )

... 1935

Death on the Diamond

Mickey ( Actor )

... 1934

Chained

Boy Shipboard Swimmer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Hide-Out

William 'Willie' Miller ( Actor )

... 1934

Blind Date

Freddie Taylor ( Actor )

... 1934

The Lost Jungle

Lead Boy at Circus ( Actor )

... 1934

Half a Sinner

Willie Clark ( Actor )

... 1934

Manhattan Melodrama

Blackie as a Boy ( Actor )

... 1934

Love Birds

Gladwyn Tootle ( Actor )

... 1934

I Like it That Way

Messenger Boy ( Actor )

... 1934

Beloved

Tommy, a Violin Student ( Actor )

... 1934

The World Changes

Otto Peterson as a Child ( Actor )

... 1933

The Chief

Willie ( Actor )

... 1933

Broadway to Hollywood

Ted Hackett III as Child ( Actor )

... 1933

The Big Chance

Arthur Wilson ( Actor )

... 1933

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

Freckles (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

The Big Cage

Jimmy O'Hara ( Actor )

... 1933

Officer Thirteen

Buddy Malone ( Actor )

... 1932

Fast Companions

Midge ( Actor )

... 1932

My Pal, the King

King Charles V ( Actor )

... 1932

High Speed

Buddy Whipple (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

Sin's Pay Day

Chubby Dennis ( Actor )

... 1932

The Beast of the City

Mickey Fitzpatrick (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

Orchids and Ermine

Mickey McGuire ( Actor )

... 1927