Mickey Rooney
Land: United States
Geschlecht: M
Geburtstag: 1920-09-23
Ist gestorben: 2014-04-06
Biografie
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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 1938, he co-starred in Boys Town. At 19, he was the first teenager to be nominated for an Oscar for his leading role in Babes in Arms, and he was awarded a special Academy Juvenile Award in 1939. At the peak of his career between the ages of 15 and 25, he made 43 films, which made him one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's most consistently successful actors and a favorite of MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer.
Rooney was the top box-office attraction from 1939 to 1941 and one of the best-paid actors of that era, but his career would never again rise to such heights. Drafted into the Army during World War II, he served nearly two years entertaining over two million troops on stage and radio and was awarded a Bronze Star for performing in combat zones. Returning from the war in 1945, he was too old for juvenile roles but too short to be an adult movie star, and was unable to get as many starring roles. Nevertheless, Rooney's popularity was renewed with well-received supporting roles in films such as Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), and The Black Stallion (1979). In the early 1980s, he returned to Broadway in Sugar Babies and again became a celebrated star. Rooney made hundreds of appearances on TV, including dramas, variety programs, and talk shows, and won an Emmy in 1982 plus a Golden Globe for his role in Bill (1981).
Schauspieler:
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1. The Big Chance (1933), film...Arthur Wilson
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2. Der kleine Lord (1936), film...Dick
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3. Manuel (1937), film...Dan
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4. Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938), film...Andrew Hardy
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5. Teufelskerle (1938), film...Whitey Marsh
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6. Musik ist unsere Welt (1939), film...Mickey Moran
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7. Die Abenteuer von Huck Finn (1939), film...Huckleberry Finn
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8. Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939), film
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9. Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940), film
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10. Babes on Broadway (1941), film...Tommy Williams
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11. Das sind Kerle (1941), film...Whitey Marsh
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12. Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941), film
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13. Yank At Eton, A (1942), film...Timothy Dennis
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14. Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942), film
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15. The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942), film
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16. Girl Crazy (1943), film...Dan
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17. The Human Comedy (1943), film...Homer Macauley
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18. Kleines Mädchen, großes Herz (1944), film...Mi Taylor
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19. Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944), film
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20. Words and Music (1948), film...Lorenz 'Larry' Hart
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21. Die Todeskurve (1949), film...Billy Coy
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22. Quicksand (1950), film...Dan
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23. He's a Cockeyed Wonder (1950), film...Freddie Frisby
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24. Rollschuhfieber (1950), film...Johnny Casar
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25. Der Arm des Bösen (1951), film...J. Dennis 'Denny' O'Moore
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26. The Strip (1951), film...Stanley Maxton
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27. Die Brücken von Toko-Ri (1954), film...Mike Forney
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28. The Mickey Rooney Show (1954), serien...Mickey Mulligan
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29. The Bold and the Brave (1956), film...Willie Dooley
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30. Francis in the Haunted House (1956), film...David Prescott
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31. Operation Mad Ball (1957), film
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32. Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958), film
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33. The Last Mile (1959), film...'Killer' Mears
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34. Der große Schwindler (1959), film...Little Joe Braun
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35. Insel der Sadisten (1960), film...Steven Conway
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36. The Private Lives of Adam and Eve (1960), film...Nick Lewis / The Devil
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37. Frühstück bei Tiffany (1961), film...Mr. Yunioshi
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38. Heute Abend, Dick Powell! (1961), serien...Augie Miller
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39. Die Faust im Gesicht (1962), film...Army
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40. Eine total, total verrückte Welt (1963), film...Ding Bell
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41. Geheimauftrag Dubrovnik (1964), film...Terence Scanlon - Demolition
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42. In Beirut sind die Nächte lang (1965), film...The Crew: Norman Jones
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43. Verrat in der Bucht (1966), film...Sgt. Ernest Wartell
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44. The Devil in Love (1966), film...Adramalek
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45. Skidoo - Ein Happening in Love (1968), film...'Blue Chips' Packard
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46. Der Komiker (1969), film
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47. Evil Roy Slade (1972), film...Nelson Stool
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48. Malta sehen und sterben (1972), film...Preston Gilbert
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49. Das gibt's nur einmal (1974), film...Self - Co-Host / Narrator / Clips from 'Babes in A
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50. Schöne Küsse aus Fernost (1975), film...Marty
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51. The Intruder (1975), film
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52. That's Entertainment, Teil 2 (1976), film...Clips from 'Girl Crazy' & 'Words and Music' etc.
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53. Police Epidemy (1976), film...Trigger
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54. Elliot, das Schmunzelmonster (1977), film...Lampie
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55. Das Domino-Komplott (1977), film...Spiventa
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56. Unsere Lassie (1978), film...Gus
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57. Der schwarze Hengst (1979), film...Henry Dailey
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...Santa Claus (voice)
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59. The Emperor of Peru (1982), film...The Railway Engineer
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...Jack Bergan
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61. Lightning, the White Stallion (1986), film...Barney Ingram
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62. Erik der Wikinger (1989), film...Erik's Grandfather
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63. Ein Weihnachtsmärchen wird wahr (1990), film...Elmer
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64. Black, der schwarze Blitz (1990), serien...Henry Dailey
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...Junior
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66. Toys - Tödliches Spielzeug (1991), film...Joe Petto
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...The Director
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68. Maximum Force (1992), film...Chief of Police
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69. That's Entertainment! III (1994), film...Self - Co-Host / Narrator
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70. Die Legende von O.B. Taggart (1994), film
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71. Conan, der Abenteurer (1997), serien...Gobe
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...Fugly Floom
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73. Animals with the Tollkeeper (1998), film...Tollkeeper
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74. The First of May (1999), film...Boss Ed
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75. Das Megaplex-Phantom (2000), film
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76. Nachts im Museum (2006), film...Gus
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77. Lilith (2006), film
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78. Schon wieder Weihnachten (2007), film...Grandpa
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79. Tod einer Ikone (2010), film...Clips from 'Girl Crazy' & 'Words and Music' etc.
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...Gus
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...Self (archive footage)
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82. Sid & Judy (2019), film...Clips from 'Girl Crazy' & 'Words and Music' etc.
Regie:
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1. The Bold and the Brave (1956), film...(The crap game scene) (uncredited)
Stimme:
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1. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970), film...Kris Kringle / Santa Claus
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2. The Wizard of Oz 2 (1972), film...The Scarecrow
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...Santa Claus
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4. Cap und Capper (1981), film...Tod
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5. Glücksbärchen - Der Film (1985), film...Mr. Cherrywood
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...Flip
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...Sparky
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8. Der Glückliche Elf (2005), film...Santa