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).
Cast
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Mr. Yunioshi
Night at the Museum
Gus
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
The Fox and the Hound
Tod (voice)
Pete's Dragon
Lampie
The Care Bears Movie
Mr. Cherrywood (voice)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Ding 'Dingy' Bell
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Dick Tipton
My Outlaw Brother
J. Dennis 'Denny' O'Moore
Quicksand
Daniel 'Dan' Brady
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Flip (voice)
Erik the Viking
Erik's Grandfather
The Domino Principle
Spiventa
Evil Roy Slade
Nelson L. Stool
The Comedian
Sammy Hogarth
Babe: Pig in the City
Fugly Floom, the Speechless Man in Hotel
Babes in Arms
Mickey Moran
Phantom of the Megaplex
Movie Mason
Skidoo
George 'Blue Chips' Packard
The Thirsting
Savy
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Santa Claus (voice)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Kris Kringle aka Santa Claus (voice)
Drive a Crooked Road
Eddie Shannon
Hollywood Legenden
Self
Pulp
Preston Gilbert
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Santa Claus (voice)
Manhattan Melodrama
Blackie as a Boy
The Happy Elf
Santa Claus
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Mike Forney
Girl Crazy
Danny Churchill, Jr.
Baby Face Nelson
Lester M. 'Baby Face Nelson' Gillis
The Secret Invasion
Terence Scanlon
Boys Town
Whitey Marsh
Bill: On His Own
Bill Sackter
Bill
Bill Sackter
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
Self
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
Self
High Speed
Buddy Whipple (uncredited)
Operation Mad Ball
MSgt. Yancy Skibo
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Johnny Burke
Andy Hardy's Double Life
Andy Hardy
Summer Holiday
Richard Miller
Words and Music
Lorenz Hart
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Andy Hardy
Thousands Cheer
Himself - Emcee at the Show
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Andy Hardy
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Andy Hardy
Babes on Broadway
Tommy Williams
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Andy Hardy
Strike Up the Band
Jimmy Connors
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Andy Hardy
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Andy Hardy
The Hunter
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
The Our Gang Story
Self (archive footage)
Hide-Out
William 'Willie' Miller
Captains Courageous
Dan Troop
Marilyn and I
Self (archive footage)
National Velvet
Michael 'Mi' Taylor
The Human Comedy
Homer Macauley
The Black Stallion
Henry Dailey
Trifles of Importance
Self (archive footage)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Freckles (uncredited)
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
Sparky (voice)
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Empire State Building Murders
Mickey Silver
Hollywood Handicap
Himself
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Mike Halligan
The Manipulator
B.J. Lang
Mickey's Whirlwinds
Mickey McGuire
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker
Joe Petto
Arabian Adventure
Daad El Shur
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Andy Hardy
The Last Mile
John Mears
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Army
A Christmas Too Many
Grandpa
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
Griffith
Young Tom Edison
Thomas Alva 'Tom' Edison
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy
The Comic
Cockeye
Killing Midnight
Professor Mort Sang
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
Hollywood Blue
Unknown
The Strip
Stanley Maxton
The Fireball
Johnny Casar
The Big Wheel
Billy Coy
Killer McCoy
Tommy McCoy / Killer McCoy
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Timmie Donovan
The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams
David McCord
Broadway to Hollywood
Ted Hackett III as Child
The Magic of Lassie
Gus
Francis in the Haunted House
David Prescott
The Extraordinary Seaman
Cook 3 / C W.J. Oglethorpe
All Ashore
Francis 'Moby' Dickerson
Sound Off
Mike Donnelly
Ambush Bay
Sgt. Ernest Wartell
Out West with the Hardys
Andy Hardy
Judge Hardy and Son
Andy Hardy
Ah, Wilderness!
Tommy Miller
Rendezvous
Country Boy (uncredited)
Riffraff
Jimmy
Lord Jeff
Terry O'Mulvaney
Men of Boys Town
Whitey Marsh
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Off Limits
Herbert Tuttle
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Junion
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Gus Harris
Judge Hardy's Children
Andy Hardy
Creole
Narrator
The Atomic Kid
Barnaby 'Blix' Waterberry
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Jack Bergan
Fol-de-Rol
The Executioner / Noah
The Hardys Ride High
Andy Hardy
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Andy Hardy
A Family Affair
Andy Hardy
You're Only Young Once
Andy Hardy
Cinema Circus
Himself
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Indian Tom
Revenge of the Red Baron
Grandpa Spencer
Officer Thirteen
Buddy Malone
Platinum High School
Steven Conway
Everything's Ducky
Kermit 'Beetle' McKay
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
Freddie Frisby
The Bold and the Brave
Willie Dooley
The Big Chance
Arthur Wilson
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Rev. William Macklin II
The First of May
Boss Ed
Mickey's Race
Mickey McGuire
The Healer
Jimmy
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
Sage
Slave Ship
Swifty
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
A Slight Case of Larceny
Augustus "Geechy" Cheevers
Live, Love and Learn
Jerry Crump
The Devil in Love
Adramelek
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
(archive footage)
Mr. Broadway
Unknown
Animals with the Tollkeeper
Tollkeeper
Stablemates
Mickey
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mickey's Ape Man
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Luck
Mickey McGuire
Down the Stretch
Snapper Sinclair
The World Changes
Otto Peterson as a Child
Home for Christmas
Elmer
Mickey in School
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Eleven
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Surprise
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Pals
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Great Idea
Mickey McGuire
Mickey the Detective
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Wildcats
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Rebellion
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Big Game Hunt
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Northwest Mounted
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Mix-Up
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Big Moment
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Explorers
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Warriors
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Stampede
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Champs
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Thrill Hunters
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Movies
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Touchdown
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Covered Wagon
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Tent Show
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Minstrels
Mickey McGuire
Mickey the Great
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Medicine Man
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Rescue
Mickey McGuire
80 Steps to Jonah
Wilfred Bashford
The Voice of Hollywood No. 8
Unknown
The Private Lives of Adam and Eve
Nick Lewis / The Devil
Love Is a Headache
Mike O'Toole
Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star
Unknown
The Big Operator
Little Joe Braun
Hoosier Schoolboy
Shockey Carter
Leave 'Em Laughing
Jack Thum
Hold That Kiss
Chick Evans
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
Mickey's Rivals
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Midnite Follies
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Menagerie
Mickey McGuire
Reckless
Eddie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Puck
Lightning, the White Stallion
Barney Ingram
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Gus
Making Waves
Gabriel
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
Norman Jones
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
Self
The Chief
Willie
Blind Date
Freddie Taylor
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
Peachy Keane
Thunder County
Gas Station Attendant
Sin's Pay Day
Chubby Dennis
The Devil Is a Sissy
'Gig' Stevens
My Pal, the King
King Charles V
Boys Will Be Boys
Wellington
Sweet Justice
Zeke
The Legend of Wolf Mountain
Pat Jensen
Brothers' Destiny
Father Flanagan
Rachel's Man
Laban
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective
Self (archive footage)
The Fisherman
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice)
The Hare Mail
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice)
Radio Rhythm
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice)
Bluegrass
John Paul Jones
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
Andy Hardy
Who Killed Julie Greer?
Mike Zampini
A Yank at Eton
Timothy Dennis
Hot Feet
Oswald (voice) (uncredited)
Richard
Guardian Angel
Lost Stallions: The Journey Home
Chief
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney
Self
Mickey's Circus
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Brown Derby
Mickey McGuire
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
Maximum Force
Chief of Police
Driving Me Crazy
Mr. Cohen
Rodeo Dough
Mickey Rooney
My Kidnapper, My Love
The Maker
Find the Lady
Trigger
Internet Love
Self
There Must Be a Pony
Himself (uncredited)
Little Spies
James Turner
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
Andy Hardy
Vienna
Unknown
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Voices from Beyond
Johnny O'Hara
The Big Cage
Jimmy O'Hara
The Milky Life
Barry Reilly
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
Andy Hardy (archive footage)
Mickey's Disguises
Mickey McGuire
The Lost Jungle
Lead Boy at Circus
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
Self (archive footage)
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
O.B. Taggart
The Emperor of Peru
The Engineer
The Beast of the City
Mickey Fitzpatrick (uncredited)
Cinema Stars - No. 15
Unknown
That's Entertainment! III
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Night Club
Jerry Sherman
Mickey's Battle
Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Little Eva
Mickey McGuire
Judy Garland Duets
Self (archive footage)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Mr. Louis
Magnificent Roughnecks
Frank Sommers
The Intruder
Capt. Jenkins
To Kill a Mockumentary
Max
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
Death on the Diamond
Mickey
A Dream Comes True
Puck (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Mickey Rooney
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
Show-Business at War
Self
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self - Actor (voice)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
Adventures of the Black Stallion
Henry Dailey
Ace of Hearts
Papa Joe
Fast Companions
Midge
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Self (archive footage)
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
From Raquel with Love
Paradise Cab Company cabbie
Love Birds
Gladwyn Tootle
Donovan's Kid
Bailey
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
Self
The County Chairman
Freckles
Chained
Boy Shipboard Swimmer (uncredited)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Mickey (segment "Sugar Babies")
Half a Sinner
Willie Clark
The Godmothers
Rocky Mastrasso
Senior Trip
Self
Another Romance of Celluloid
Self (uncredited)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Mickey's Wild West
Mickey McGuire
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
Mickey's 50
Self
A Miser Brothers' Christmas
Santa Claus (voice)
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage)
Personalities
Andy Hardy (screen test footage) (uncredited)
Illusion Infinity
Simon / Henry, Sr.
Orchids and Ermine
Mickey McGuire
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
Self (archive footage)
Journey Back to Oz
Scarecrow (voice)
The Muppets
Smalltown Resident
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Mickey Rooney
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Mickey Rooney (uncredited)
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
From Hong Kong with Love
Marty
Screen Snapshots: Mickey Rooney, Then and Now
Himself
Liberation
Self (archive footage)
Beloved
Tommy, a Violin Student
The Lion Roars Again
Self (uncredited)
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
Self
March of Dimes
Mickey
The Polio Crusade
Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
I Like it That Way
Messenger Boy
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
(archive footage)
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
Self - Actor
Mickey's Busy Day
Mickey McGuire
Treasure Train
Unknown
Hooray for Hollywood
Narrator
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
The Director
O’Malley
Mickey O’Malley
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
Self
Lionpower from MGM
Unknown
That's Dancing!
Self (archive footage)
