Mickey Rourke
Acting
Born: Sep 16, 1952
From: Schenectady, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. During the star of the 1980s, Rourke played supporting roles in films like Body Heat (1981) and Diner (1982), before portraying leading roles in films like The Motorcycle Boy in Rumble Fish (1983), Charlie Moran in The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Captain Stanley White in Year of the Dragon and John Gray in 9½ Weeks (1986). He received critical praise for his work in the Charles Bukowski biopic Barfly and the horror mystery Angel Heart (both 1987). In 1991, following a string of critical and commercial failures, Rourke—who trained as a boxer in his early years—left acting and became a professional boxer for a time. After retiring from boxing in 1994, Rourke returned to acting and had supporting roles in several films such as The Rainmaker (1997), Buffalo '66 (1998), Animal Factory, Get Carter (both 2000), The Pledge (2001), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Man on Fire (2004) and Domino (2005). In 2005, Rourke made a comeback in mainstream Hollywood circles with a lead role in the …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Marv | 2014 | 6.403 |
| Iron Man 2 | Ivan Vanko | 2010 | 6.851 |
| The Expendables | Tool | 2010 | 6.253 |
| The Wrestler | Randy | 2008 | 7.536 |
| Stormbreaker | Darrius Sayle | 2006 | 5.24 |
| Sin City | Marv | 2005 | 7.464 |
| Man on Fire | Jordan Kalfus | 2004 | 7.5 |
| Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Billy Chambers | 2003 | 6.299 |
| Masked and Anonymous | Edmund | 2003 | 5.153 |
| Spun | The Cook | 2003 | 6.589 |
| The Pledge | Jim Olstad | 2001 | 6.6 |
| Get Carter | Cyrus Paice | 2000 | 5.219 |
| Animal Factory | Jan the Actress | 2000 | 6.349 |
| Buffalo '66 | The Bookie | 1998 | 7.1 |
| Thursday | Kasarov | 1998 | 6.916 |
| The Rainmaker | Bruiser Stone | 1997 | 7.02 |
| F.T.W. | Frank T. Wells | 1994 | 4.684 |
| The Last Outlaw | Graff | 1993 | 5.388 |
| Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Harley Davidson | 1991 | 6.317 |
| Desperate Hours | Michael Bosworth | 1990 | 5.42 |
| Johnny Handsome | Johnny Handsome | 1989 | 6.348 |
| Wild Orchid | James Wheeler | 1989 | 5.3 |
| Homeboy | Johnny Walker | 1988 | 4.918 |
| Angel Heart | Harry Angel | 1987 | 7.1 |
| Barfly | Henry Chinaski | 1987 | 6.885 |
| Nine 1/2 Weeks | John | 1986 | 6.111 |
| Year of the Dragon | Stanley White | 1985 | 6.804 |
| The Pope of Greenwich Village | Charlie | 1984 | 6.387 |
| Rumble Fish | The Motorcycle Boy | 1983 | 6.997 |
| Heaven's Gate | Nick Ray | 1980 | 6.762 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1952 |
| From | Schenectady, New York, … |