Mickey Rooney

Did You Know?

• His birthname was Joe Yule, Jr.
• Mickey made his mark through his silent comedies. He starred in more than 50 between 1927 and 1933 as the comic strip character Mickey McGuire.
• In 1939, Mickey was the biggest box-office attraction for Hollywood. He was drafted to WWII and when he returned his career wasn't the same.
• Mickey came up with Norma Jean Baker's stage name: Marilyn Monroe.
• Mickey discovered Sammy Davis, Jr.
• It is rumored that Walt Disney named a certain mouse after this comedian.

Actor Credits

1. Tropic Thunder (2008)
2. Lost Stallions: The Journey Home (2008)
3. Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection (2007)
4. The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams (2007)
5. A Christmas Too Many (2007)
6. Night at the Museum (2006)
7. The Happy Elf (2005)
8. Outlaws: The Legend Of O.B. Taggart (1999)
9. Babe: Pig In The City (1998)
10. Boys Will Be Boys (1997)
11. The Road Home (1996)
12. Making Waves (1994)
13. Revenge Of The Red Baron (1993)
14. Plane Fear (1993)
15. The Legend Of Wolf Mountain (1992)
16. Maximum Force (1992)
17. The Milky Life (1992)
18. Little Nemo: Adventures In Slumberland (1992)
19. Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw (1991)
20. Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: Toy Maker (1991)
21. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
22. Home for Christmas (1990)
23. Erik The Viking (1989)
24. Bluegrass (1988)
25. Little Spies (1986)
26. Lightning, The White Stallion (1986)
27. The Care Bears Movie (1985)
28. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear (1984)
29. Bill: On His Own (1983)
30. Leave 'Em Laughing (1981)
31. The Emperor Of Peru (1981)
32. Bill (1981)
33. Odyssey Of The Pacific (1981)
34. Treasure Train (1981)
35. Senior Trip (1981)
36. The Dark Side Of Love (1980)
37. My Kidnapper, My Love (1980)
38. The Black Stallion (1979)
39. Arabian Adventure (1979)
40. The Magic Of Lassie (1978)
41. Donovan's Kid (1978)
42. The Domino Principle (1977)
43. Pete's Dragon (1977)
44. Call The Cops! (1977)
45. Find The Lady (1977)
46. Kopek And Broom (1977)
47. Cell Block Girls (1974)
48. Convict Women (1974)
49. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
50. Thunder County (1974)
51. Rachel's Man (1974)
52. Pulp (1972)
53. B.J. Lang Presents (1971)
54. Evil Roy Slade (1971)
55. The Killing Affairs (1971)
56. A Woman For Charlie (1970)
57. The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
58. The Comic (1969)
59. Ambush Bay (1966)
60. 24 Hours To Kill (1965)
61. How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965)
62. The Secret Invasion (1964)
63. Requiem For A Heavyweight (1962)
64. Everything's Ducky (1961)
65. King Of The Roaring '20s (1961)
66. Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961)
67. The Private Lives Of Adam & Eve (1960)
68. Platinum High School (1960)
69. The Big Operator (1959)
70. The Last Mile (1959)
71. Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)
72. A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)
73. Operation Mad Ball (1957)
74. Baby Face Nelson (1957)
75. The Bold And The Brave (1956)
76. Magnificent Roughnecks (1956)
77. Francis In The Haunted House (1956)
78. The Twinkle In God's Eye (1955)
79. Drive A Crooked Road (1954)
80. The Bridges At Toko-Ri (1954)
81. The Atomic Kid (1954)
82. A Slight Case Of Larceny (1953)
83. All Ashore (1953)
84. Off Limits (1953)
85. Sound Off (1952)
86. My Outlaw Brother (1951)
87. The Strip (1951)
88. My Brother, The Outlaw (1951)
89. He's A Cockeyed Wonder (1950)
90. Quicksand (1950)
91. The Fireball (1950)
92. The Big Wheel (1949)
93. Words And Music (1948)
94. Summer Holiday (1948)
95. Killer McCoy (1947)
96. Love Laughs At Andy Hardy (1947)
97. National Velvet (1945)
98. Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
99. Girl Crazy (1943)
100. Thousands Cheer (1943)
101. The Human Comedy (1943)
102. The Human Comedy (1943)
103. The Courtship Of Andy Hardy (1942)
104. Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)
105. A Yank At Eton (1942)
106. Life Begins For Andy Hardy (1941)
107. Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
108. Men Of Boys Town (1941)
109. Babes On Broadway (1941)
110. Strike Up The Band (1940)
111. Young Tom Edison (1940)
112. Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
113. Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
114. Huckleberry Finn (1939)
115. The Hardys Ride High (1939)
116. Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
117. Babes In Arms (1939)
118. Judge Hardy And Son (1939)
119. Hold That Kiss (1938)
120. Lord Jeff (1938)
121. You're Only Young Once (1938)
122. Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
123. Boys Town (1938)
124. Out West With The Hardys (1938)
125. Love Is A Headache (1938)
126. Stablemates (1938)
127. Judge Hardy's Children (1938)
128. A Family Affair (1937)
129. Hoosier Schoolboy (1937)
130. Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
131. Captains Courageous (1937)
132. Live, Love And Learn (1937)
133. Down The Stretch (1936)
134. Riffraff (1936)
135. The Devil Is A Sissy (1936)
136. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
137. Little Pal (1935)
138. Ah! Wilderness (1935)
139. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
140. The Healer (1935)
141. Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
142. Death On The Diamond (1934)
143. Hide-Out (1934)
144. Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
145. The Big Cage (1933)
146. Broadway To Hollywood (1933)
147. The Life Of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
148. The Big Chance (1933)
149. Mickey The Great (1932)
150. The Beast Of The City (1932)
151. Those Darn Kids (1930)

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