Mickey Rooney

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 cinema's most arresting pieces of magic". In …

Movies & TV Shows

1. Night at the Museum (2006) — Gus
2. The Simpsons (1989) — Mickey Rooney (voice)
3. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) — Gus
4. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) — Mr. Yunioshi
5. The Fox and the Hound (1981) — Tod (voice)
6. American Dad! (2005) — Short Producer (voice)
7. The Muppets (2011) — Smalltown Resident
8. Babe: Pig in the City (1998) — Fugly Floom, the Speechless Man in Hotel
9. Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001) — Sparky (voice)
10. Full House (1987)
11. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Michael Grady
12. ER (1994) — George Bikel
13. Pete's Dragon (1977) — Lampie
14. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — Ding 'Dingy' Bell
15. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Matt Cleveland
16. The Golden Girls (1985) — Rocco
17. The Black Stallion (1979) — Henry Dailey
18. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) — Kris Kringle (voice)
19. Erik the Viking (1989) — Erik's Grandfather
20. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) — Santa Claus (voice)
21. The Love Boat (1977) — Dominicus Angelara
22. Captains Courageous (1937) — Dan Troop
23. The Care Bears Movie (1985) — Mr. Cherrywood (voice)
24. National Velvet (1945) — Michael 'Mi' Taylor
25. Combat! (1962) — Harry White
26. Night Gallery (1970) — August Kolodney
27. Boys Town (1938) — Whitey Marsh
28. The Care Bears (1985)
29. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
30. The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) — Mike Forney
31. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) — Army
32. The Oscars (1953) — Self
33. Manhattan Melodrama (1934) — Blackie as a Boy
34. Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991) — Joe Petto
35. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
36. The Domino Principle (1977) — Spiventa
37. Phantom of the Megaplex (2000) — Movie Mason
38. Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979) — Santa Claus (voice)
39. The Carol Burnett Show (1967) — Self - Guest / Various Characters
40. That's Entertainment! (1974) — Self - Host / Narrator

Directed

1. My True Story (1951) — Director
2. The Private Lives of Adam and Eve (1960) — Director