Mickey Rooney
Acting
Born: Sep 23, 1920 — Died: Apr 06, 2014
From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night at the Museum | Gus | 2006 | 6.6 |
| The Thirsting | Savy | 2006 | 3.3 |
| The Happy Elf | Santa Claus | 2005 | 4.885 |
| Hollywood Legenden | Self | 2004 | 4.5 |
| Phantom of the Megaplex | Movie Mason | 2000 | 6.006 |
| Babe: Pig in the City | Fugly Floom, the Speechless Man … | 1998 | 5.67 |
| Erik the Viking | Erik's Grandfather | 1989 | 5.906 |
| Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self (archive footage) | 1985 | — |
| The Care Bears Movie | Mr. Cherrywood (voice) | 1985 | 6.097 |
| The Fox and the Hound | Tod (voice) | 1981 | 7.137 |
| Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | Santa Claus (voice) | 1979 | 6.383 |
| Pete's Dragon | Lampie | 1977 | 6.306 |
| The Domino Principle | Spiventa | 1977 | 5.932 |
| The Year Without a Santa Claus | Santa Claus (voice) | 1974 | 7.109 |
| Evil Roy Slade | Nelson L. Stool | 1972 | 6.5 |
| Pulp | Preston Gilbert | 1972 | 5.786 |
| Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town | Kris Kringle aka Santa Claus … | 1970 | 7.113 |
| Skidoo | George 'Blue Chips' Packard | 1968 | 4.82 |
| It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Ding 'Dingy' Bell | 1963 | 6.977 |
| Breakfast at Tiffany's | Mr. Yunioshi | 1961 | 7.624 |
| The Comedian | Sammy Hogarth | 1957 | 9.0 |
| Baby Face Nelson | Lester M. 'Baby Face Nelson' … | 1957 | 5.638 |
| Drive a Crooked Road | Eddie Shannon | 1954 | 6.125 |
| The Bridges at Toko-Ri | Mike Forney | 1954 | 5.949 |
| My Outlaw Brother | J. Dennis 'Denny' O'Moore | 1951 | 5.583 |
| Quicksand | Daniel 'Dan' Brady | 1950 | 6.063 |
| Girl Crazy | Danny Churchill, Jr. | 1943 | 5.543 |
| Babes in Arms | Mickey Moran | 1939 | 6.422 |
| Little Lord Fauntleroy | Dick Tipton | 1936 | 6.782 |
| Manhattan Melodrama | Blackie as a Boy | 1934 | 7.038 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1920 |
| From | Brooklyn, New York … |