Mickey Rooney
Biography
Mickey Rooney was an American actor whose career lasted nearly nine decades and more than 300 films. Born in Brooklyn, he began in vaudeville as a child and made his film debut at six. He starred in the Mickey McGuire shorts, then played Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and at 16 took the role of Andy Hardy, which he played in a long series of films. His breakthrough as a dramatic actor came in Boys Town (1938), and he earned an Academy Award nomination for Babes in Arms (1939), plus a special juvenile award that year. He was the top box-office draw from 1939 to 1941. Later he won praise for supporting work in Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Pete's Dragon (1977) and The Black Stallion (1979), earning another Oscar nomination for the last. He won Golden Globe and Emmy awards in 1982 and an Academy Honorary Award.
93years old at death
- Born Brooklyn
- Died Studio City
- Star sign: LibraFirst day of the sign, on the Virgo cusp
- Ninian Joseph Yule, Jr. (birth name)Also credited as Joseph Yule, Jr.
Movie Career
- Films
- 60
- Career span
- 87 years1932 to 2019
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A first
For his role as Mickey Moran in the 1939 film Babes in Arms, Rooney became the first teenager to receive an Academy Award nomination and also earned a special Academy Juvenile Award that same year.
A role that slipped away
Mickey Rooney turned down the lead role of Archie Bunker in All in the Family when Norman Lear was developing the show; the part went to Carroll O'Connor.
Beyond film
In 1979, Mickey Rooney debuted on Broadway in Sugar Babies, a musical revue honoring burlesque that also featured Ann Miller. The pair gave 1,208 performances in New York before touring the production for five years.
Big break
Rooney's dramatic breakthrough came in 1938's Boys Town, where he played opposite Spencer Tracy as Father Flanagan. In 1939, Rooney and Deanna Durbin received a special Juvenile Academy Award.
First role
Rooney started out as a child actor in vaudeville, then made his film debut when he was six years old.
A change of course
During World War II, Rooney was drafted and spent almost two years entertaining more than two million troops on stage and radio. For performing in combat zones, he was awarded a Bronze Star.
Mickey Rooney movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
George B. Seitz directed four of these films, Arthur Rankin Jr. three and Jules Bass three. Judy Garland appears in ten of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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George B. SeitzDirector, 4 films, 1937 to 1942
All films by George B. Seitz
Arthur Rankin Jr.Director, 3 films, 1970 to 1979
All films by Arthur Rankin Jr.
Jules BassDirector, 3 films, 1970 to 1979
All films by Jules Bass
Also four films together2 more actors
- Fay HoldenLove Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946), The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942), Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940) and Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
- Cecilia ParkerThe Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942), Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940), Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) and A Family Affair (1937)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Mickey Rooney's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.2 billion
19 of the 60 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 60 films: 19 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 31 figure not found.
- 19Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 31Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$574M47.7% of the total
- 2$363M30.1% of the total
- 3$69M5.7% of the total
- 4$60M5.0% of the total
- 5$38M3.1% of the total
- 6$34M2.8% of the total
- 7$30M2.5% of the total
- 8$9.5M0.8% of the total
$27.0 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
Awards
Eleven awards and honors from 1938 to 2004, seven of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1983 | Honorary Award | Honorary | |
| 1939 | Juvenile Award | Won | |
| 1938 | Juvenile Award | Won | |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1981 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Bill | Won |
| 1963 | For Best Actor in a Television Series | Mickey | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1982 | Emmy Award | Won | |
| 1982 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Bill | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2004 | Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | |
| 1980 | Theatre World Special Award | Won | |
| 1960 | Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | |
| Bronze Star Medal | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.