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Born · September 23, 1920
Died · April 6, 2014 (93 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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).
Self (archive footage)
6.9
2020
(archive footage)
5.5
2019
Self (archive footage)
7.6
2019
Self (archive footage)
9.5
2019
Self (archive footage)
10.0
2019
Self (archive footage)
5.8
2017
Mr. Louis
4.2
2017
Gus
6.2
2014
Self
6.0
2014
Johnny O'Hara
0.0
2012
Mr. Cohen
0.0
2012
Smalltown Resident
6.7
2011
Self
7.8
2011
Jerry Sherman
0.0
2011
Self
0.0
2010
Self
0.0
2010
(archive footage)
6.0
2009
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2009
Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
0.0
2009
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2009
Santa Claus (voice)
5.9
2008
Self
7.0
2008
(10 episodes)
0.0
2008
Chief
8.0
2008
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2005
Self - Actor (voice)
7.5
2004
Max
4.0
2004
Simon / Henry, Sr.
0.0
2004
Mickey (segment "Sugar Babies")
5.6
2003
(1 episode)
6.8
1999
Wellington
5.0
1999
(archive footage)
5.2
1998
Self
10.0
1998
(1 episode)
6.5
1997
(1 episode)
6.2
1997
Self - Actor
0.0
1997
Self
0.0
1997
(2 episodes)
8.0
1996
O.B. Taggart
5.0
1995
Father Flanagan
6.0
1995
George Bikel · (1 episode)
7.8
1994
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
6.9
1994
Self (archive footage)
8.0
1994
Zeke
4.9
1993
Barry Reilly
3.0
1993
Harold Lang · (1 episode)
6.5
1993
Chief of Police
5.0
1992
Pat Jensen
5.4
1992
Narrator (voice)
4.9
1992
(3 episodes)
7.8
1992
(78 episodes)
6.3
1992
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1991
Henry Dailey
10.0
1990
Self (archive footage)
6.5
1990
Self (archive footage)
8.3
1990
Mickey Rooney (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
John Paul Jones
6.0
1988
(1 episode)
7.5
1987
Himself (uncredited)
6.2
1986
James Turner
6.5
1986
Self
8.0
1986
Rocco · (1 episode)
7.5
1985
(49 episodes)
6.0
1985
Self
0.0
1983
The Engineer
3.5
1982
Self
6.5
1982
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1982
Self
4.2
1981
The Maker
6.0
1980
Paradise Cab Company cabbie
0.0
1980
Bailey
6.0
1979
Self
0.0
1978
Trigger
3.8
1976
(archive footage)
6.8
1976
Laban
0.0
1976
Self (archive footage)
7.0
1976
Marty
4.7
1975
Papa Joe
0.0
1975
Self (archive footage)
5.7
1975
Capt. Jenkins
5.1
1975
Self (uncredited)
0.0
1975
Self - Host / Narrator
7.2
1974
Rocky Mastrasso
0.0
1973
Scarecrow (voice)
5.3
1972
Guardian Angel
6.0
1972
Mickey Rooney (uncredited)
5.1
1971
August Kolodney · (1 episode)
7.8
1970
6.0
1968
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
1967
(2 episodes)
7.3
1965
(17 episodes)
0.0
1964
Self - Singer · (1 episode)
4.5
1964
Sheriff Williams · (1 episode)
5.3
1963
Archie Lido · (1 episode)
6.0
1963
Charlie Paris · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
Harry White · (1 episode)
7.6
1962
Mickey Rooney · (1 episode)
7.1
1962
Mike Zampini
0.0
1961
Mike Zampini · (1 episode)
5.0
1961
(1 episode)
6.5
1960
Michael Grady · (1 episode)
8.4
1959
Pan Macropolous · (1 episode)
7.1
1959
George Bick · (1 episode)
5.3
1958
Pinocchio
0.0
1957
Frank Sommers
0.0
1956
Himself
0.0
1953
Al Roberts · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
1952
Red McGivney · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
Self · (3 episodes)
7.0
1950
Self · (4 episodes)
6.6
1948
Self
7.0
1943
Timothy Dennis
6.2
1942
Andy Hardy (screen test footage) (uncredited)
0.0
1942
Mickey Rooney
5.3
1940
Self
6.7
1940
Self
6.5
1940
Self
5.5
1940
Andy Hardy
0.0
1940
Self
0.0
1939
Mickey Rooney
4.0
1939
Andy Hardy
5.3
1939
Self (uncredited)
5.0
1938
Mickey
10.0
1938
Puck (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.5
1935
Mickey Rooney
5.6
1935
Freckles
5.0
1935
Mickey
7.0
1934
Boy Shipboard Swimmer (uncredited)
6.8
1934
Lead Boy at Circus
3.4
1934
Willie Clark
0.0
1934
Gladwyn Tootle
6.0
1934
Messenger Boy
7.0
1934
Tommy, a Violin Student
0.0
1934
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1933
Jimmy O'Hara
6.0
1933
Midge
6.0
1932
King Charles V
0.0
1932
Mickey Fitzpatrick (uncredited)
5.9
1932
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1932
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice)
0.0
1931
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice)
0.0
1931
Oswald (voice) (uncredited)
5.0
1931
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice)
6.5
1931
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1929
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1928
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1928
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1927
Mickey McGuire
6.0
1927
Mickey McGuire
4.5
1927
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
Self · (1 episode)
7.3
2009
Mickey Silver
0.0
2008
Grandpa
1.7
2007
Self
7.0
2007
Gus
6.6
2006
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
2006
0.0
2006
Savy
3.4
2006
Santa Claus
4.6
2005
David McCord
5.3
2005
Short Producer (voice) · (1 episode)
7.0
2005
Self
0.0
2005
Self
2.0
2004
Sparky (voice)
6.4
2001
Movie Mason
6.1
2000
Boss Ed
7.2
1999
Fugly Floom, the Speechless Man in Hotel
5.6
1998
Sage
2.8
1998
Griffith
3.4
1998
Tollkeeper
7.3
1998
Professor Mort Sang
0.0
1997
Self
8.6
1995
Grandpa Spencer
2.4
1994
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1994
Gabriel
4.3
1994
(1 episode)
8.0
1992
Joe Petto
4.7
1991
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1991
Junion
6.1
1991
Elmer
6.5
1990
Erik's Grandfather
5.9
1989
Flip (voice)
6.8
1989
Barney Ingram
3.5
1986
Jack Bergan
6.2
1986
Mr. Cherrywood (voice)
6.0
1985
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1985
Mike Halligan
5.6
1984
Matt Cleveland · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
Bill Sackter
6.7
1983
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.5
1983
(archive footage)
10.0
1982
(13 episodes)
4.3
1982
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1982
Bill Sackter
6.6
1981
Tod (voice)
7.1
1981
Jack Thum
8.0
1981
Narrator
0.0
1981
Henry Dailey
7.0
1979
Daad El Shur
5.9
1979
Santa Claus (voice)
6.5
1979
Gus
5.4
1978
Lampie
6.3
1977
Dominicus Angelara · (1 episode)
6.3
1977
Spiventa
5.9
1977
Santa Claus (voice)
7.2
1974
Gas Station Attendant
3.0
1974
Preston Gilbert
5.7
1972
The Executioner / Noah
0.0
1972
Nelson L. Stool
6.2
1972
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1972
B.J. Lang
3.8
1971
Self · (1 episode)
5.2
1971
Kris Kringle aka Santa Claus (voice)
7.1
1970
0.0
1970
Kenny O'Malley · (1 episode)
6.5
1970
Indian Tom
6.3
1970
Wilfred Bashford
4.6
1969
Cockeye
5.9
1969
Cook 3 / C W.J. Oglethorpe
2.6
1969
George 'Blue Chips' Packard
4.9
1968
Self - Guest / Various Characters · (2 episodes)
7.5
1967
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
1967
Adramelek
5.5
1966
Sgt. Ernest Wartell
5.0
1966
Peachy Keane
5.5
1965
Norman Jones
5.3
1965
Terence Scanlon
5.7
1964
Self · (1 episode)
4.5
1964
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1963
Ding 'Dingy' Bell
7.0
1963
Lefty Duncan · (1 episode)
5.5
1963
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1963
Hoagy Blair · (1 episode)
7.0
1963
Himself - Team Captain · (5 episodes)
7.8
1962
Army
7.2
1962
Self · (7 episodes)
7.4
1962
Kermit 'Beetle' McKay
7.5
1961
Self - Co-Host · (1 episode)
5.1
1961
Mr. Yunioshi
7.7
1961
Augie Miller · (1 episode)
5.0
1961
Putt-Putt Higgins · (1 episode)
5.0
1961
Johnny Burke
6.0
1961
Steven Conway
6.0
1960
Nick Lewis / The Devil
3.0
1960
(1 episode)
6.0
1959
Little Joe Braun
5.8
1959
'Killer' John Mears
6.3
1959
Andy Hardy
4.5
1958
Gus Harris
3.3
1958
Lester M. 'Baby Face Nelson' Gillis
5.8
1957
Samuel T. Evans · (2 episodes)
6.4
1957
MSgt. Yancy Skibo
6.4
1957
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
1957
0.0
1957
Sammy Hogarth
9.0
1957
Sammy Hogarth · (1 episode)
7.5
1956
David Prescott
5.1
1956
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Self - Comedian · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Self - Nominee/Performer · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Willie Dooley
5.6
1956
Rev. William Macklin II
7.0
1955
Barnaby 'Blix' Waterberry
4.2
1954
Mike Forney
5.9
1954
Old Bailey · (1 episode)
7.6
1954
James Turner (The Hermit) · (1 episode)
7.6
1954
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1954
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1954
Mickey Mulligan · (32 episodes)
6.7
1954
Eddie Shannon
6.1
1954
Augustus "Geechy" Cheevers
4.0
1953
Self · (2 episodes)
7.0
1953
Francis 'Moby' Dickerson
6.0
1953
Herbert Tuttle
6.0
1952
Mike Donnelly
0.0
1952
Self / Perry Masonjar · (1 episode)
7.4
1951
Stanley Maxton
5.7
1951
J. Dennis 'Denny' O'Moore
5.5
1951
Freddie Frisby
3.3
1950
Johnny Casar
5.8
1950
Self / Killer Looney · (1 episode)
7.7
1950
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1950
Daniel 'Dan' Brady
6.1
1950
Self - Mystery Guest · (5 episodes)
6.7
1950
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
6.7
1950
Billy Coy
5.8
1949
Lorenz Hart
5.7
1948
Richard Miller
4.9
1948
Tommy McCoy / Killer McCoy
6.0
1947
Andy Hardy
5.3
1946
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1945
Michael 'Mi' Taylor
7.2
1945
Andy Hardy
5.7
1944
Self - Accepting Special Award to Cantinflas · (1 episode)
6.8
1944
Self - Presenter · (2 episodes)
6.8
1944
Danny Churchill, Jr.
5.6
1943
Himself - Emcee at the Show
6.4
1943
Homer Macauley
6.2
1943
Andy Hardy
4.6
1942
Andy Hardy
5.6
1942
Tommy Williams
6.4
1941
Andy Hardy
5.7
1941
Whitey Marsh
6.1
1941
Andy Hardy
5.3
1941
Jimmy Connors
6.2
1940
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1940
Andy Hardy
5.1
1940
Thomas Alva 'Tom' Edison
5.6
1940
Andy Hardy
5.3
1939
Mickey Moran
6.4
1939
Andy Hardy
5.5
1939
Andy Hardy
6.0
1939
Huckleberry Finn
6.4
1939
Andy Hardy
6.3
1938
Mickey
4.5
1938
Whitey Marsh
6.7
1938
Andy Hardy
6.1
1938
Terry O'Mulvaney
7.1
1938
Himself
4.5
1938
Chick Evans
6.5
1938
Andy Hardy
6.3
1938
Mike O'Toole
5.7
1938
Andy Hardy
5.5
1937
Timmie Donovan
5.7
1937
Jerry Crump
5.8
1937
Shockey Carter
6.0
1937
Dan Troop
7.4
1937
Swifty
4.8
1937
Andy Hardy
5.9
1937
Himself
0.0
1937
Snapper Sinclair
5.5
1936
'Gig' Stevens
6.9
1936
Dick Tipton
6.8
1936
Jimmy
5.0
1936
Tommy Miller
6.3
1935
Country Boy (uncredited)
4.8
1935
Puck
6.4
1935
Jimmy
5.7
1935
Eddie
5.3
1935
William 'Willie' Miller
7.1
1934
Freddie Taylor
7.0
1934
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1934
Blackie as a Boy
7.0
1934
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1934
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1934
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1933
Otto Peterson as a Child
4.8
1933
Willie
3.0
1933
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1933
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1933
Ted Hackett III as Child
4.6
1933
Arthur Wilson
4.5
1933
Freckles (uncredited)
6.1
1933
Mickey McGuire
6.0
1933
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1933
Buddy Malone
6.2
1932
Buddy Whipple (uncredited)
2.0
1932
Chubby Dennis
5.2
1932
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
6.0
1931
Mickey McGuire
5.0
1931
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1931
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1931
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1931
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1930
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1930
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1930
0.0
1930
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1930
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1929
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1929
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1929
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1929
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1929
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1929
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1929
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1929
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1928
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1928
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1928
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1928
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1928
Mickey McGuire
0.0
1927
Mickey McGuire
2.0
1927
0.0
1925