Mickey Rooney filmography
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Mickey Rooney (1920 – 2014) was an American actor of 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]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1927 | Orchids and Ermine | Mickey McGuire | |
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 | William '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 | ||
1939 | Babes in Arms | Mickey Moran | |
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 | |
1943 | Thousands Cheer | Emcee at the Show | |
1943 | Girl Crazy | Daniel "Danny" Churchill, Jr. | |
1944 | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Andrew "Andy" Hardy | |
1944 | National Velvet | Michael "Mi" Taylor | |
1946 | Love Laughs at Andy Hardy | Andrew "Andy" Hardy | |
1947 | Killer McCoy | Tommy McCoy / Killer McCoy | |
1948 | Summer Holiday | Richard Miller | |
1948 | Words and Music | Lorenz Hart | |
1949 | The Big Wheel | William "Billy" Coy | |
1950 | Quicksand | Daniel "Dan" | |
1950 | The Fireball | Jonathan "Johnny" Casar | |
1950 | He's a Cockeyed Wonder | Frederick "Freddie" Frisby | |
1951 | My Outlaw Brother | J. Dennis 'Denny' O'Moore | |
1951 | The Strip | Stanley Maxton | |
1952 | Sound Off | Michael "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 | Edward "Eddie" Shannon | |
1954 | The Atomic Kid | Barnaby 'Blix' Waterberry | |
1955 | The Bridges at Toko-Ri | Michael "Mike" Forney | |
1955 | The Twinkle in God's Eye | Rev. William Macklin II | |
1956 | The Bold and the Brave | Willie Dooley | |
1956 | Francis in the Haunted House | David Prescott | |
1956 | Magnificent Roughnecks | Francis "Frank" Sommers | |
1957 | Operation Mad Ball | MSgt. 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 | Andrew "Andy" Hardy | |
1959 | The Last Mile | 'Killer' Mears | |
1959 | The Big Operator | Joseph "Little Joe" Braun | Alternate title: Anatomy of the Syndicate |
1960 | The Private Lives of Adam and Eve | Nicholas "Nick" Lewis / The Devil | |
1960 | Platinum High School | Steven Conway | |
1961 | The Big Bankroll | Jonathan "Johnny" Burke | Alternate title: King of the Roaring 20s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein |
1961 | Breakfast at Tiffany's | I.Y. Yunioshi | Wore Yellowface |
1961 | Everything's Ducky | Kermit 'Beetle' McKay | |
1962 | Requiem for a Heavyweight | Army | |
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 | Sgt. 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 | 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 | The Godmothers | Rocky Mastrasso | |
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 | |
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 | 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 with the Tollkeeper | 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 | Boss Ed | |
1999 | Holy Hollywood | ||
2000 | Internet Love | ||
2000 | Phantom of the Megaplex | Movie Mason | TV movie |
2001 | Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | Sparkey | Voice, Direct-to-video |
2002 | Topa Topa Bluffs | 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) |
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" |
2000 | Phantom of the Megaplex | Movie Mason | TV film |
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 |
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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 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 50 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 |
In 1996, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.[6]
References
- ^ "Mickey Rooney, an enduring star", The Boston Globe, April 7, 2014
- ^ "Little Spies". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ a b "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1931". The Internet Animation Database. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ "Top Ten Money Making Stars". Quigley Publishing. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2013-09-16.