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Mickey Rooney in 1945

Mickey Rooney (1920–2014) was an American actor of stage, film, television, Broadway, radio, and vaudeville. Beginning as a child actor, his career extended over 88 years, making him one of the most enduring performers in show business history. He appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era, having one of the longest careers in the medium's history.[1]

Film

Poster for The Big Chance (1933)
Freddie Bartholomew and Mickey Rooney in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
Poster for The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
Poster for the reissue of The Healer (1935), retitled Little Pal, with Mickey Rooney featured to capitalize on his film stardom
Year Title Role Notes
1927 Orchids and Ermine Mickey McGuire
1928 Mickey the Detective Mickey McGuire R.K.O. silent short Oct 1928
1932 The Beast of the City Mickey Fitzpatrick Uncredited
1932 Sin's Pay Day "Chubby" Dennis
1932 High Speed Buddy Whipple Uncredited
1932 Fast Companions Midge
1932 My Pal, the King King Charles V
1932 Officer Thirteen Buddy Malone
1933 The Big Cage Jimmy O'Hara
1933 The Life of Jimmy Dolan "Freckles" Uncredited, Alternate title: The Kid's Last Fight
1933 The Big Chance Arthur Wilson
1933 Broadway to Hollywood Ted Hackett III as a Child
1933 The Chief Willie
1933 The World Changes Otto Peterson, as a Child
1934 Beloved Tommy
1934 The Lost Jungle Mickey Serial, [Ch.1]
1934 I Like It That Way Messenger Boy
1934 Upper World Jerry (scenes deleted)
1934 Manhattan Melodrama "Blackie" as a Boy
1934 Love Birds Gladwyn Tootle
1934 Half a Sinner Willie Clark
1934 Blind Date Freddie
1934 Hide-Out Willie Miller
1934 Chained Boy Shipboard Swimmer Uncredited
1934 Death on the Diamond Mickey
1935 The County Chairman "Freckles"
1935 West Point of the Air (scenes deleted)
1935 Reckless Eddie Alternate titles: Born Reckless and Hard to Handle
1935 The Healer Jimmy Alternate title: Little Pal
1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream Puck or Robin Goodfellow, a Fairy
1935 Rendezvous Country Boy Uncredited
1935 Ah, Wilderness! Tommy
1935 A Night at the Opera Al
1936 Riffraff Jimmy
1936 Little Lord Fauntleroy Dick
1936 Down the Stretch "Snapper" Sinclair
1936 The Devil Is a Sissy James "Gig" Stevens
1937 A Family Affair Andy Hardy
1937 Captains Courageous Dan Troop
1937 Slave Ship "Swifty"
1937 Hoosier Schoolboy "Shockey" Carter
1937 Live, Love and Learn Jerry Crump
1937 Thoroughbreds Don't Cry Timmie Donovan
1937 You're Only Young Once Andy Hardy
1938 Love Is a Headache Mike O'Toole
1938 Judge Hardy's Children Andy Hardy
1938 Hold That Kiss Chick Evans
1938 Lord Jeff Terry O'Mulvaney
1938 Love Finds Andy Hardy Andy Hardy
1938 Boys Town "Whitey" Marsh
1938 Stablemates Mickey
1938 Out West with the Hardys Andy Hardy
1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Huckleberry Finn
1939 The Hardys Ride High Andy Hardy
1939 Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever Andy Hardy
1939 Babes in Arms Mickey Moran At age of only 19 years old, Mickey Rooney became the second-youngest Academy Award Best Actor nominee.
1939 Judge Hardy and Son Andy Hardy
1940 Young Tom Edison Thomas Edison
1940 Andy Hardy Meets Debutante Andy Hardy
1940 Strike Up the Band Jimmy Connors
1941 Andy Hardy's Private Secretary Andy Hardy
1941 Men of Boys Town "Whitey" Marsh
1941 Life Begins for Andy Hardy Andy Hardy
1941 Babes on Broadway Tommy Williams
1942 The Courtship of Andy Hardy Andy Hardy
1942 A Yank at Eton Timothy Dennis
1942 Andy Hardy's Double Life Andy Hardy
1943 The Human Comedy Homer MacAuley At age of 23, Rooney became the third-youngest Academy Award Best Actor nominee before he was surpassed by 22-year old Timothée Chalamet in Call Me by Your Name, 74 years later.
1943 Thousands Cheer Emcee At The Show
1943 Girl Crazy Danny Churchill Jr.
1944 Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble Andy Hardy
1945 National Velvet Michael "Mi" Taylor
1946 Love Laughs at Andy Hardy Andy Hardy
1947 Killer McCoy Tommy "Killer" McCoy
1948 Summer Holiday Richard Miller
1948 Words and Music Lorenz Hart
1949 The Big Wheel Billy Coy
1950 Quicksand Dan
1950 The Fireball Johnny Casar
1950 He's a Cockeyed Wonder Freddie Frisby
1951 My Outlaw Brother J. Dennis "Denny" O'Moore
1951 The Strip Stanley Maxton
1952 Sound Off Mike Donnelly
1953 Off Limits Herbert Tuttle
1953 All Ashore Francis "Moby" Dickerson
1953 A Slight Case of Larceny Augustus "Geechy" Cheevers
1954 Drive a Crooked Road Eddie Shannon
1954 The Atomic Kid Barnaby "Blix" Waterberry
1955 The Bridges at Toko-Ri Mike Forney
1955 The Twinkle in God's Eye Reverend William Macklin II
1956 The Bold and the Brave Willie Dooley Nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1956.
1956 Francis in the Haunted House David Prescott
1956 Magnificent Roughnecks Frank Sommers
1957 Operation Mad Ball Master Sergeant Yancy Skibo
1957 Baby Face Nelson Lester M. "Baby Face Nelson" Gillis
1958 A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed Gustav "Gus" Harris
1958 Andy Hardy Comes Home Andy Hardy
1959 The Last Mile "Killer" Mears
1959 The Big Operator Joe "Little Joe" Braun Alternate title: Anatomy of the Syndicate
1960 The Private Lives of Adam and Eve Nick Lewis / The Devil
1960 Platinum High School Steven Conway
1961 The Big Bankroll Johnny Burke Alternate title: King of the Roaring 20s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's I.Y. Yunioshi
1961 Everything's Ducky Kermit "Beetle" McKay
1962 Requiem for a Heavyweight (film) Army
1962 Follow that Dream
1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World "Dingy" Bell
1964 The Secret Invasion Terence Scanlon
1965 Twenty-Four Hours to Kill Norman Jones
1965 How to Stuff a Wild Bikini "Peachy" Keane
1966 Ambush Bay Sergeant Ernest Wartell
1966 The Devil in Love Adramalek
1968 Skidoo George "Blue Chips" Packard
1969 The Extraordinary Seaman Cook #3 / C W. J. Oglethorpe
1969 The Comic Martin "Cockeye" Van Buren
1969 80 Steps to Jonah Wilfred Bashford
1970 The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County Tom "Indian Tom"
1970 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town Kris Kringle / Santa Claus Voice, TV movie
1971 Mooch Goes to Hollywood Himself
1971 The Manipulator B.J. Lang
1972 Evil Roy Slade Nelson Stool TV movie
1972 Richard Guardian Angel
1972 Pulp Preston Gilbert
1973 The Godmothers Rocky Mastrasso
1974 Thunder County Gas Station Attendant
1974 Journey Back to Oz Scarecrow Voice
1974 The Year Without a Santa Claus Santa Claus Voice
1975 Ace of Hearts Papa Joe
1975 From Hong Kong with Love Marty Alternate title: Bons Baisers de Hong Kong
1975 The Intruder Captain Jennings
1975 Rachel's Man Laban
1976 Find the Lady "Trigger"
1977 The Domino Principle Spiventa
1977 Pete's Dragon Lampie
1978 The Magic of Lassie Gus
1979 Arabian Adventure Daad El-Shur
1979 The Black Stallion Henry Dailey Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1979.
1979 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July Santa Claus Voice, TV movie
1981 The Fox and the Hound Adult Tod Voice
1981 Time Bandits Archibald
1981 Bill Bill Sackter TV movie
1982 Odyssey of the Pacific The Railway Engineer Alternate titles: The Emperor of Peru and Treasure Train
1983 Bill: On His Own Bill Sackter TV movie
1984 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Mike Halligan TV movie
1985 The Care Bears Movie Mr. Cherrywood Voice
1986 Lightning, the White Stallion Barney Ingram
1986 Little Spies Jimmie "The Hermit" [2]
1988 Bluegrass John Paul Jones
1989 Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Flip Voice
1989 Erik the Viking Erik's Grandfather
1990 Home For Christmas Elmer TV movie
1991 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Junion
1991 The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw The Director TV movie
1991 Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker Joe Petto Direct-to-video
1992 The Magic Voyage The Narrator Voice
1992 Maximum Force Chief of Police
1992 The Legend of Wolf Mountain Pat Jensen
1992 Sweet Justice Zeke
1993 The Milky Life Barry Reilly
1994 Revenge of the Red Baron Grandpa Spencer
1994 Making Waves Gabriel
1995 Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart O.B. Taggart
1997 The Face on the Barroom Floor
1997 Killing Midnight Professor Mort Sang
1998 Animals Tollkeeper
1998 Michael Kael vs. the World News Company Griffith
1998 The Snow Queen Ol Dreamy
1998 Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights Sage
1998 Babe: Pig in the City Fugly Floom
1998 The First of May Ed "Boss Ed"
1999 Holy Hollywood
2000 Internet Love
2000 Phantom of the Megaplex Mason "Movie Mason" TV movie
2001 Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure Sparkey Voice, Direct-to-video
2002 Topa Topa Bluffs The Prospector
2003 Illusion Infinity, aka Paradise Simon / Henry Sr. Dual role
2004 To Kill a Mockumentary Max
2005 The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams David McCord
2005 The Happy Elf Santa Voice
2006 Night at the Museum Gus
2006 The Thirsting Savy
2007 A Christmas Too Many Grandpa Direct-to-video
2007 The Yesterday Pool Trobadar Short
2007 Bamboo Shark Brooks TV movie
2008 Lost Stallions: The Journey Home Chief
2008 A Miser Brothers' Christmas Santa Claus Voice, TV movie
2008 Empire State Building Murders Paulie Genovese
2009 Saddle Up with Dick Wrangler & Injun Joe Owen Blumenkrantz
2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Gus Deleted scene only[citation needed]
2009 Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva Harvey English dub
2010 Now Here "Swifty"
2010 Gerald The Doctor
2011 Night Club Jerry Sherman
2011 The Muppets Elderly Smalltown Resident
2011 Bamboo Shark Brooks
2012 Last Will and Embezzlement Himself
2012 The Voices from Beyond Johnny O'Hara
2012 The Woods Lester
2012 Driving Me Crazy Mr. Cohen
2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Gus Released posthumously
2017 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Mr. Louis Released posthumously (final film role)

Stage

Short subjects

Year Title Role Notes
1926 Not to Be Trusted The Nephew
1927 Mickey's Circus Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Pals
Mickey's Eleven
Mickey's Battles
1928 Mickey's Parade
Mickey in School
Mickey's Nine
Mickey's Little Eva
Mickey's Wild West
Mickey in Love
Mickey's Triumph
Mickey's Babies
Mickey's Movies
Mickey's Rivals
Mickey the Detective
Mickey's Athletes
Mickey's Big Game Hunt
1929 Mickey's Great Idea
Mickey's Menagerie
Mickey's Last Chance
Mickey's Brown Derby
Mickey's Northwest Mounted
Mickey's Initiation
Mickey's Midnite Follies
Mickey's Surprise
Mickey's Mix-Up
Mickey's Big Moment
Mickey's Strategy
1930 Mickey's Champs
Mickey's Explorers
Mickey's Master Mind
Mickey's Luck
Mickey's Whirlwinds
Mickey's Warriors
Mickey the Romeo
Mickey's Merry Men
Mickey's Winners
Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 24
Mickey's Musketeers
Mickey's Bargain
1931 Mickey's Stampede
Mickey's Crusaders
Mickey's Rebellion
Mickey's Diplomacy
Mickey's Wildcats
Mickey's Thrill Hunters
The Hare Mail[3] Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Voice role
The Fisherman[3]
Mickey's Helping Hand Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Sideline
1932 Mickey's Busy Day
Mickey's Travels
Mickey's Holiday
Mickey's Big Business
Mickey's Golden Rule
Mickey's Charity
1933 Mickey's Ape Man
Mickey's Race
Mickey's Big Broadcast
Mickey's Disguises
Mickey's Touchdown
Mickey's Tent Show
Mickey's Covered Wagon
1934 Mickey's Minstrels
Mickey's Rescue
Mickey's Medicine Man
1935 Pirate Party on Catalina Isle Himself
1940 Andy Hardy's Dilemma Andy Hardy
1940 Rodeo Dough Himself
1941 Meet the Stars #4: Variety Reel #2
1943 Show Business at War
1947 Screen Snapshots: Out of This World Series
1953 Screen Snapshots: Mickey Rooney – Then and Now
1958 Screen Snapshots: Glamorous Hollywood
1968 Vienna Kidnapper
1974 Just One More Time Himself
1975 The Lion Roars Again
2008 Wreck the Halls Santa Claus

Box-office ranking

For a number of years, film exhibitors regularly voted Rooney as one of the top money making stars in the country in the annual Quigley Poll:[4]

  • 1938 – 4th
  • 1939 – 1st, 2nd (UK)
  • 1940 – 1st, 1st (UK)
  • 1941 – 1st, 1st (UK)
  • 1942 – 4th, 1st (UK)
  • 1943 – 9th, 6th (UK)
  • 1944 – 18th[5]
  • 1945 - 25th

Television

Rooney made countless appearances in TV sitcoms and television films. He also lent his voice to many animation films. Only his most important work is listed in this section.

Year(s) Title Role Notes
1954–1955 The Mickey Rooney Show Mickey Mulligan 33 episodes
1957 Playhouse 90 Sammy Hogart "The Comedian"; lead role
1959 Wagon Train Samuel T. Evans Episode: "The Greenhorn Story"
1960 Wagon Train Samuel T. Evans Episode: "Wagons Ho!"
1960 General Electric Theater Al Roberts Episode: "The Money Driver"
1963 The Twilight Zone Grady Episode: "The Last Night of a Jockey"
1964 Rawhide Pan Macropolous Episode: "Incident of the Odyssey"
1964 Combat Harry White Episode: "Silver Service"
1964–1965 Mickey Mickey Grady 17 episodes
1972 Night Gallery August Kolodney Episode: "Rare Objects"
1977 A Year at the Top Uncle Mickey Durbin Episode: "Pilot"
1979 The Wonderful World of Disney Old Bailey Episodes: "Donovan's Kid: Parts 1 & 2"
1982 One of the Boys Oliver Nugent 13 episodes
1982 The Love Boat Angelarum Dominicus Episode: "The Christmas Presence"
1986 The Disney Sunday Movie James Turner Episode: "Little Spies"
1986 Care Bears Noble Heart Horse 4 episodes; uncredited
1988 The Golden Girls Rocco Episode: "Larceny and Old Lace"
1990–1993 The Adventures of the Black Stallion Henry Dailey 78 episodes
1993 Murder, She Wrote Matt Cleveland Episode: "Bloodlines"
1994 Full House Mr. Dreghorn Episode: "Arrest Ye Merry Gentlemen "
1995 The Simpsons Himself Voice, Episode: "Radioactive Man"
1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Harold Lang Episode: "A Shaolin Treasure"
1997 Conan Gobe 2 episodes
1997 Kleo the Misfit Unicorn Talbut 26 episodes
1998 ER Dr. George Bikel Episode: "Exodus"
1998 Mike Hammer, Private Eye Lucius Episode: "Lucky in Love"
2002–2006 Kleo the Misfit Unicorn Talbut Voice, 26 episodes
2003 GodRocks! Coach Bullseye Episode: "Splatball Square-Off"
2011 Eagleheart Himself Episode: "Once in a Wattle"
2015 American Dad! Short Producer Voice, Episode: "A Star Is Reborn"
Released posthumously

Awards and honors

Year Association Category Nominated work / Honor Result
1938 Academy Awards Academy Juvenile Award (with Deanna Durbin)
"For their significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth, and as juvenile players setting a high standard of ability and achievement."		 Honored
1939 Academy Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Babes in Arms Nominated
1943 Academy Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role The Human Comedy Nominated
1956 Academy Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Bold and the Brave Nominated
1957 Emmy Awards Best Single Performance in a Leading or Supporting Role "The Comedian", episode of Playhouse 90 Nominated
1957 Laurel Awards Top Male Action Star Baby Face Nelson 3rd Place
1958 Emmy Awards Best Single Performance in a Leading or Supporting Role Alcoa Theatre: Eddie Nominated
1960 Hollywood Walk of Fame Star of Motion Picture Star at 1718 Vine Street Honored
Star of Television Star at 6372 Hollywood Boulevard Honored
Star of Radio Star at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard Honored
1961 Emmy Awards Best Single Performance in a Leading or Supporting Role "Somebody's Waiting", episode of The Dick Powell Show Nominated
1962 Laurel Awards Top Male Supporting Performance Requiem for a Heavyweight Nominated
1964 Golden Globes Best TV Star – Male Mickey Won
1980 Academy Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Black Stallion Nominated
1980 Tony Awards Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Sugar Babies Nominated
1980 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical Sugar Babies Nominated
1981 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special Bill Won
1981 Golden Globes Best Actor in a TV Mini-Series or Motion Picture Bill Won
1983 Academy Awards Academy Honorary Award "In recognition of his 60 years of versatility in a variety of memorable film performances." Honored
1983 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special Bill: On His Own Nominated
1991 Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role The Adventures of the Black Stallion Nominated
1991 Young Artist Awards Former Child Star Award For lifetime achievement as a child star
(Subsequently renamed "The Mickey Rooney Award")		 Honored
1996 Giffoni Film Festival François Truffaut Award Honored
2004 Pocono Mountains Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award[citation needed] Honored

Honors

In May 1956, Rooney received an honorary PhD in Fine Arts from both Fremont College and degree mill Sequoia University for his work in the entertainment field.[6][7]

On February 8, 1960, Rooney was initiated into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a star heralding his work in motion pictures, located at 1718 Vine Street, one for his television career located at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard, and a third dedicated to his work in radio, located at 6372 Hollywood Boulevard. On March 29, 1984, he received a fourth star, this one for his live performances, located at 6211 Hollywood Boulevard.[8]

He was the subject of a This Is Your Life programme in 1988, when he was surprised by Michael Aspel while appearing in Sugar Babies (musical) at London's Savoy Theatre.[citation needed]

In 1996, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to Rooney.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Mickey Rooney, an enduring star", The Boston Globe, April 7, 2014
  2. ^ "Little Spies". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  3. ^ a b "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1931". The Internet Animation Database. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  4. ^ "Top Ten Money Making Stars". Quigley Publishing. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21.
  5. ^ "Bing Crosby America's Screen Favourite". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 1945-03-24. p. 8 Supplement: The Argus Week-end Magazine. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  6. ^ Hopper, Hedda (May 31, 1956). "Altoona's Own Hedda Hopper Writes From Hollywood". The Altoona Mirror. p. 17.
  7. ^ Bear, John (2012). Degree Mills: The Billion-Dollar Industry That Has Sold Over a Million Fake Diplomas. Prometheus Books. ISBN 978-1-61614-508-8.
  8. ^ "Mickey Rooney". Hollywood Walk of Fame. September 4, 1927. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "Palm Springs Walk of Stars in order by dedication date" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
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