Acting
Mickey Rooney
EN, FR, DE, PT cinema · 312 credits
Born
23 September 1920
Died
6 April 2014 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Joseph Yule Jr. · Joe Yule Jr. · Mickey Yule · Mickey McGuire · Michael McGuire · Michael 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).
Known for
Filmography
Marilyn and I
as Self (archive footage)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
as (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
as Self (archive footage)
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Mr. Louis
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Gus, In Memory Of
Driving Me Crazy
as Mr. Cohen
Night Club
as Jerry Sherman
The Muppets
as Smalltown Resident
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
The Polio Crusade
as Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
as (archive footage)
Meurtres à l'Empire State Building
2008
Empire State Building Murders
as Mickey Silver
A Miser Brothers' Christmas
as Santa Claus (voice)
A Christmas Too Many
as Grandpa
The Thirsting
as Savy
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
as Self (archive footage)
The Happy Elf
as Santa Claus
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
2005
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
as Self
The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams
as David McCord
Judy Garland Duets
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self - Actor (voice)
Illusion Infinity
as Simon / Henry, Sr.
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Mickey (segment "Sugar Babies")
Cleavage
Actor
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
as Sparky (voice)
Phantom of the Megaplex
as Movie Mason
The First of May
as Boss Ed
Boys Will Be Boys
as Wellington
Babe: Pig in the City
as Fugly Floom, the Speechless Man in Hotel
Animals with the Tollkeeper
as Tollkeeper
Internet Love
as Self
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
as Andy Hardy (archive footage)
Killing Midnight
as Professor Mort Sang
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
1997
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
as Self - Actor
Conan
as Gobe
Brothers' Destiny
as Father Flanagan
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
as O.B. Taggart, Writer
The Our Gang Story
as Self (archive footage)
Revenge of the Red Baron
as Grandpa Spencer
Making Waves
as Gabriel
That's Entertainment! III
as Self - Host
Liberation
as Self (archive footage)
The Milky Life
as Barry Reilly
The Legend of Wolf Mountain
as Pat Jensen
Maximum Force
as Chief of Police
Sweet Justice
as Zeke
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as The Director
Home for Christmas
as Elmer
Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self (archive footage)
Adventures of the Black Stallion
as Henry Dailey
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
as Self (archive footage)
Erik the Viking
as Erik's Grandfather
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
as Jack Bergan
Lightning, the White Stallion
as Barney Ingram
Little Spies
as James Turner
There Must Be a Pony
as Himself (uncredited)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
The Care Bears Movie
as Mr. Cherrywood (voice)
That's Dancing!
as Self (archive footage)
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
as Mike Halligan
Bill: On His Own
as Bill Sackter
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
O’Malley
as Mickey O’Malley
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
The Emperor of Peru
as The Engineer
Hollywood’s Children
as Self (archive footage)
The Fox and the Hound
as Tod (voice)
Bill
as Bill Sackter
Creole
1981
Creole
as Narrator
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Jack Thum
Senior Trip
as Self
My Kidnapper, My Love
as The Maker
From Raquel with Love
as Paradise Cab Company cabbie
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Black Stallion
as Henry Dailey
Arabian Adventure
as Daad El Shur
Donovan's Kid
as Bailey
Mickey's 50
as Self
Pete's Dragon
as Lampie
The Domino Principle
as Spiventa
Rachel's Man
as Laban
Find the Lady
as Trigger
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Narrator
The Intruder
as Capt. Jenkins
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Ace of Hearts
as Papa Joe
The Lion Roars Again
1975
The Lion Roars Again
as Self (uncredited)
The Year Without a Santa Claus
as Santa Claus (voice)
Thunder County
as Gas Station Attendant
That's Entertainment!
as Self - Host / Narrator
The Godmothers
as Rocky Mastrasso, Writer
Evil Roy Slade
as Nelson L. Stool
Pulp
as Preston Gilbert
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Fol-de-Rol
as The Executioner / Noah
Richard
as Guardian Angel
Journey Back to Oz
as Scarecrow (voice)
The Manipulator
as B.J. Lang
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Mickey Rooney (uncredited)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
as Kris Kringle (voice)
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Indian Tom
The Comic
as Cockeye
The Extraordinary Seaman
as Cook 3 / C W.J. Oglethorpe
80 Steps to Jonah
as Wilfred Bashford
Skidoo
as George 'Blue Chips' Packard
Vienna
Actor
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Cook 3 / Self - C W. J. Oglethorpe (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ambush Bay
as Sgt. Ernest Wartell
The Devil in Love
as Adramelek
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
as Norman Jones
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
as Peachy Keane
The Secret Invasion
as Terence Scanlon
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Ding 'Dingy' Bell
Breakfast at Tiffany's
as Mr. Yunioshi
Everything's Ducky
as Kermit 'Beetle' McKay
Who Killed Julie Greer?
as Mike Zampini
Platinum High School
as Steven Conway
The Private Lives of Adam and Eve
as Nick Lewis / The Devil, Director
The Last Mile
as John Mears
The Big Operator
as Little Joe Braun
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
as Gus Harris
Andy Hardy Comes Home
as Andy Hardy
The Comedian
as Sammy Hogarth
Baby Face Nelson
as Lester M. 'Baby Face Nelson' Gillis
Operation Mad Ball
as MSgt. Yancy Skibo
Mr. Broadway
as George M. Cohan
Pinocchio
as Pinocchio
Francis in the Haunted House
as David Prescott
The Bold and the Brave
as Willie Dooley
Magnificent Roughnecks
as Frank Sommers
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Rev. William Macklin II
Drive a Crooked Road
as Eddie Shannon
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
as Mike Forney
The Atomic Kid
as Barnaby 'Blix' Waterberry, Producer
All Ashore
as Francis 'Moby' Dickerson
A Slight Case of Larceny
as Augustus "Geechy" Cheevers
Sound Off
as Mike Donnelly
Off Limits
as Herbert Tuttle
My Outlaw Brother
as J. Dennis 'Denny' O'Moore, Executive Producer
The Strip
as Stanley Maxton
My True Story
Director
Quicksand
as Daniel 'Dan' Brady
The Fireball
as Johnny Casar
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
as Freddie Frisby
The Big Wheel
as Billy Coy
Summer Holiday
as Richard Miller
Words and Music
as Lorenz Hart
Killer McCoy
as Tommy McCoy / Killer McCoy
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
as Andy Hardy
National Velvet
as Michael 'Mi' Taylor
Mickey the Great
as Mickey McGuire
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Andy Hardy
Girl Crazy
as Danny Churchill, Jr.
Thousands Cheer
as Mickey Rooney
The Human Comedy
as Homer Macauley
Andy Hardy's Double Life
as Andy Hardy
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
as Andy Hardy
A Yank at Eton
as Timothy Dennis
Personalities
1942
Personalities
as Andy Hardy (screen test footage) (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Andy Hardy
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
as Andy Hardy
Babes on Broadway
as Tommy Williams
Men of Boys Town
as Whitey Marsh
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Andy Hardy
Strike Up the Band
as Jimmy Connors
Trifles of Importance
as Self (archive footage)
Young Tom Edison
as Thomas Alva 'Tom' Edison
Rodeo Dough
as Mickey Rooney
Babes in Arms
as Mickey Moran
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Andy Hardy
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Huckleberry Finn
Judge Hardy and Son
as Andy Hardy
The Hardys Ride High
as Andy Hardy
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
1939
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
as Andy Hardy
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
as Mickey Rooney
Boys Town
as Whitey Marsh
Love Finds Andy Hardy
as Andy Hardy
Hollywood Handicap
as Himself
Out West with the Hardys
as Andy Hardy
Lord Jeff
as Terry O'Mulvaney
Judge Hardy's Children
as Andy Hardy
Stablemates
as Mickey
Love Is a Headache
as Mike O'Toole
Hold That Kiss
as Chick Evans
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
March of Dimes
as Mickey
Captains Courageous
as Dan Troop
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
as Timmie Donovan
A Family Affair
as Andy Hardy
You're Only Young Once
as Andy Hardy
Slave Ship
as Swifty
Live, Love and Learn
as Jerry Crump
Hoosier Schoolboy
as Shockey Carter
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Dick Tipton
Riffraff
as Jimmy
Down the Stretch
as Snapper Sinclair
The Devil Is a Sissy
as 'Gig' Stevens
Ah, Wilderness!
as Tommy Miller
Rendezvous
as Country Boy (uncredited)
The Healer
as Jimmy
Reckless
as Eddie
A Dream Comes True
as Puck (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Mickey Rooney
The County Chairman
as Freckles
Manhattan Melodrama
as Blackie as a Boy
Hide-Out
as William 'Willie' Miller
Mickey's Minstrels
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Medicine Man
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Rescue
as Mickey McGuire
Blind Date
as Freddie Taylor
The Lost Jungle
as Lead Boy at Circus
Death on the Diamond
as Mickey
Love Birds
as Gladwyn Tootle
Chained
as Boy Shipboard Swimmer (uncredited)
Half a Sinner
as Willie Clark
Beloved
as Tommy, a Violin Student
I Like it That Way
as Messenger Boy
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Freckles (uncredited)
Broadway to Hollywood
as Ted Hackett III as Child
The Big Chance
as Arthur Wilson
Mickey's Race
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Ape Man
as Mickey McGuire
The World Changes
as Otto Peterson as a Child
Mickey's Covered Wagon
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Touchdown
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Tent Show
as Mickey McGuire
The Chief
as Willie
The Big Cage
as Jimmy O'Hara
Mickey's Disguises
as Mickey McGuire
High Speed
as Buddy Whipple (uncredited)
Officer Thirteen
as Buddy Malone
Sin's Pay Day
as Chubby Dennis
My Pal, the King
as King Charles V
The Beast of the City
as Mickey Fitzpatrick (uncredited)
Fast Companions
as Midge
Mickey's Busy Day
as Mickey McGuire
The Hunter
as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Thrill Hunters
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Stampede
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Rebellion
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Wildcats
as Mickey McGuire
The Hare Mail
1931
The Hare Mail
as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice)
The Fisherman
1931
The Fisherman
as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice)
Radio Rhythm
1931
Radio Rhythm
as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice)
Hot Feet
1931
Hot Feet
as Oswald (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Whirlwinds
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Luck
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Warriors
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Champs
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Great Idea
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Northwest Mounted
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Surprise
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Mix-Up
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Explorers
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Big Moment
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Midnite Follies
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Menagerie
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Brown Derby
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey in School
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey the Detective
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Big Game Hunt
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Movies
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Rivals
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Little Eva
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Wild West
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Eleven
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Pals
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Circus
as Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Battle
as Mickey McGuire
Orchids and Ermine
as Mickey McGuire