Mickey Rooney
Actor

Mickey Rooney

4 Movies
4 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 4
Birthday September 23, 1920 (105 years old)
Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As Joseph Yule Jr., Joe Yule Jr., Mickey Yule, Mickey McGuire
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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).

Filmography (383)

Marilyn and I 2019
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood 2019
Sid & Judy 2019
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies 2017
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 2017
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 2014
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker 2014
Driving Me Crazy 2012
The Voices from Beyond 2012
Night Club 2011
The Muppets 2011
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved 2010
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective 2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009
The Polio Crusade 2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing 2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories 2009
Empire State Building Murders 2008
Lost Stallions: The Journey Home 2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History 2008
A Miser Brothers' Christmas 2008
Above the Line 2008
A Christmas Too Many 2007
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk 2007
Night at the Museum 2006
The Thirsting 2006
Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star 2006
Legends 2006
The Happy Elf 2005
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals 2005
The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams 2005
Judy Garland Duets 2005
American Dad! 2005
Hollywood Legenden 2004
To Kill a Mockumentary 2004
Judy Garland: By Myself 2004
Illusion Infinity 2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures 2003
Cleavage 2002
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure 2001
Phantom of the Megaplex 2000
The First of May 1999
Boys Will Be Boys 1999
The Norm Show 1999
Babe: Pig in the City 1998
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company 1998
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights 1998
Animals with the Tollkeeper 1998
Internet Love 1998
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy 1998
Killing Midnight 1997
Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney 1997
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika 1997
Mike Hammer, Private Eye 1997
Conan the Adventurer 1997
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
Private Screenings 1996
Remember WENN 1996
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995
Brothers' Destiny 1995
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart 1995
The Our Gang Story 1994
Revenge of the Red Baron 1994
Making Waves 1994
That's Entertainment! III 1994
Liberation 1994
ER 1994
The Milky Life 1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues 1993
The Legend of Wolf Mountain 1992
Maximum Force 1992
The Adventures of the Black Stallion 1992
MGM: When the Lion Roars 1992
Jack's Place 1992
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker 1991
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys 1991
Sweet Justice 1991
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' 1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw 1991
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with... 1991
Home for Christmas 1990
Anthony Quinn: An Original 1990
Adventures of the Black Stallion 1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic 1990
Erik the Viking 1989
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen 1989
The Simpsons 1989
Bluegrass 1988
Full House 1987
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 1986
Lightning, the White Stallion 1986
There Must Be a Pony 1986
Little Spies 1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn 1986
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1985
The Care Bears Movie 1985
That's Dancing! 1985
The Golden Girls 1985
The Care Bears 1985
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear 1984
Murder, She Wrote 1984
Bill: On His Own 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler 1983
O’Malley 1983
Showbiz Goes to War 1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 1982
The Emperor of Peru 1982
Hollywood’s Children 1982
Night of 100 Stars 1982
One of the Boys 1982
The Fox and the Hound 1981
Bill 1981
Creole 1981
Leave 'Em Laughing 1981
Senior Trip 1981
My Kidnapper, My Love 1980
From Raquel with Love 1980
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July 1979
The Black Stallion 1979
Arabian Adventure 1979
Donovan's Kid 1979
The Magic of Lassie 1978
Mickey's 50 1978
Pete's Dragon 1977
The Domino Principle 1977
The Love Boat 1977
Rachel's Man 1976
Find the Lady 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
It's Showtime 1976
Hooray for Hollywood 1976
The Intruder 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
Ace of Hearts 1975
From Hong Kong with Love 1975
The Lion Roars Again 1975
The Year Without a Santa Claus 1974
Thunder County 1974
That's Entertainment! 1974
The Godmothers 1973
Evil Roy Slade 1972
Pulp 1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972
Fol-de-Rol 1972
Richard 1972
Journey Back to Oz 1972
The Manipulator 1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood 1971
Great Performances 1971
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 1970
Hollywood Blue 1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County 1970
Night Gallery 1970
Dan August 1970
The Comic 1969
The Extraordinary Seaman 1969
80 Steps to Jonah 1969
Skidoo 1968
Vienna 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1968
Lionpower from MGM 1967
The Carol Burnett Show 1967
The Danny Thomas Hour 1967
Omnibus 1967
Ambush Bay 1966
The Devil in Love 1966
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill 1965
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini 1965
The Dean Martin Show 1965
The Secret Invasion 1964
Mickey 1964
The Hollywood Palace 1964
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
Burke's Law 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre 1963
The Fugitive 1963
The Judy Garland Show 1963
Arrest and Trial 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963
The Jerry Lewis Show 1963
Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962
The Lucy Show 1962
Combat! 1962
The Match Game 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962
Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein 1961
Everything's Ducky 1961
Who Killed Julie Greer? 1961
The Dick Powell Show 1961
The Mike Douglas Show 1961
The Investigators 1961
Platinum High School 1960
The Private Lives of Adam and Eve 1960
Pete and Gladys 1960
The Last Mile 1959
The Big Operator 1959
The Twilight Zone 1959
Rawhide 1959
Startime 1959
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed 1958
Andy Hardy Comes Home 1958
Naked City 1958
The Comedian 1957
Baby Face Nelson 1957
Operation Mad Ball 1957
Mr. Broadway 1957
Pinocchio 1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar 1957
Wagon Train 1957
Francis in the Haunted House 1956
The Bold and the Brave 1956
Magnificent Roughnecks 1956
The Steve Allen Show 1956
Playhouse 90 1956
Tony Awards 1956
The Twinkle In God's Eye 1955
MGM Parade 1955
Drive a Crooked Road 1954
The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954
The Atomic Kid 1954
Hey Mulligan 1954
The George Gobel Show 1954
December Bride 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney 1954
All Ashore 1953
A Slight Case of Larceny 1953
Screen Snapshots: Mickey Rooney, Then and Now 1953
General Electric Theater 1953
The Oscars 1953
Sound Off 1952
Off Limits 1952
This Is Your Life 1952
My Outlaw Brother 1951
The Strip 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951
The Red Skelton Show 1951
Quicksand 1950
The Fireball 1950
He's a Cockeyed Wonder 1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950
The Jack Benny Program 1950
The Bob Hope Show 1950
What's My Line? 1950
The Big Wheel 1949
Summer Holiday 1948
Words and Music 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show 1948
Killer McCoy 1947
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy 1946
National Velvet 1945
Mickey the Great 1945
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble 1944
Golden Globe Awards 1944
Girl Crazy 1943
Thousands Cheer 1943
The Human Comedy 1943
Show-Business at War 1943
Andy Hardy's Double Life 1942
The Courtship of Andy Hardy 1942
A Yank at Eton 1942
Personalities 1942
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary 1941
Babes on Broadway 1941
Life Begins for Andy Hardy 1941
Men of Boys Town 1941
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante 1940
Strike Up the Band 1940
Trifles of Importance 1940
Young Tom Edison 1940
Rodeo Dough 1940
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things 1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 1940
Babes in Arms 1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever 1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1939
Judge Hardy and Son 1939
The Hardys Ride High 1939
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family) 1939
From the Ends of the Earth 1939
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 1939
Boys Town 1938
Love Finds Andy Hardy 1938
Hollywood Handicap 1938
Out West with the Hardys 1938
Lord Jeff 1938
Judge Hardy's Children 1938
Stablemates 1938
Love Is a Headache 1938
Hold That Kiss 1938
Another Romance of Celluloid 1938
March of Dimes 1938
Captains Courageous 1937
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry 1937
A Family Affair 1937
You're Only Young Once 1937
Cinema Circus 1937
Slave Ship 1937
Live, Love and Learn 1937
Hoosier Schoolboy 1937
Little Lord Fauntleroy 1936
Riffraff 1936
Down the Stretch 1936
The Devil Is a Sissy 1936
Ah, Wilderness! 1935
Rendezvous 1935
The Healer 1935
Reckless 1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935
A Dream Comes True 1935
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle 1935
The County Chairman 1935
Manhattan Melodrama 1934
Hide-Out 1934
Mickey's Minstrels 1934
Mickey's Rescue 1934
Mickey's Medicine Man 1934
Blind Date 1934
The Lost Jungle 1934
Death on the Diamond 1934
Love Birds 1934
Chained 1934
Half a Sinner 1934
Beloved 1934
I Like it That Way 1934
The Life of Jimmy Dolan 1933
Broadway to Hollywood 1933
The Big Chance 1933
Mickey's Race 1933
Mickey's Ape Man 1933
The World Changes 1933
Mickey's Touchdown 1933
Mickey's Tent Show 1933
Mickey's Covered Wagon 1933
The Chief 1933
The Big Cage 1933
Mickey's Disguises 1933
High Speed 1932
Officer Thirteen 1932
Sin's Pay Day 1932
My Pal, the King 1932
The Beast of the City 1932
Fast Companions 1932
Mickey's Busy Day 1932
The Hunter 1931
Mickey's Stampede 1931
Mickey's Rebellion 1931
Mickey's Wildcats 1931
Mickey's Thrill Hunters 1931
The Fisherman 1931
The Hare Mail 1931
Radio Rhythm 1931
Hot Feet 1931
Mickey's Whirlwinds 1930
Mickey's Luck 1930
Mickey's Champs 1930
Mickey's Warriors 1930
The Voice of Hollywood No. 8 1930
Mickey's Great Idea 1929
Mickey's Northwest Mounted 1929
Mickey's Surprise 1929
Mickey's Mix-Up 1929
Mickey's Big Moment 1929
Mickey's Explorers 1929
Mickey's Midnite Follies 1929
Mickey's Menagerie 1929
Mickey's Brown Derby 1929
Mickey in School 1928
Mickey's Movies 1928
Mickey the Detective 1928
Mickey's Big Game Hunt 1928
Mickey's Rivals 1928
Mickey's Little Eva 1928
Mickey's Wild West 1928
Mickey's Pals 1927
Mickey's Eleven 1927
Mickey's Circus 1927
Mickey's Battle 1927
Orchids and Ermine 1927
Cinema Stars - No. 15 1925