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Mickey Rooney Acting Filmography (309)

Marilyn and I
2019·Self (archive footage)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019·(archive footage)
Sid & Judy
2019·Self (archive footage)
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
2017·Self (archive footage)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2017·Mr. Louis
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014·Gus
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014·Self
Driving Me Crazy
2012·Mr. Cohen
The Voices from Beyond
2012·Johnny O'Hara
Night Club
2011·Jerry Sherman
The Muppets
2011·Smalltown Resident
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
2010·Self
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective
2009·Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009·Self (archive footage)
The Polio Crusade
2009·Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009·(archive footage)
Empire State Building Murders
2008·Mickey Silver
Lost Stallions: The Journey Home
2008·Chief
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008·Self
A Miser Brothers' Christmas
2008·Santa Claus (voice)
A Christmas Too Many
2007·Grandpa
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007·Self
Night at the Museum
2006·Gus
The Thirsting
2006·Savy
Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star
2006
The Happy Elf
2005·Santa Claus
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
2005·Self
The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams
2005·David McCord
Judy Garland Duets
2005·Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Legenden
2004·Self
To Kill a Mockumentary
2004·Max
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004·Self - Actor (voice)
Illusion Infinity
2004·Simon / Henry, Sr.
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003·Mickey (segment "Sugar Babies")
Cleavage
2002
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
2001·Sparky (voice)
Phantom of the Megaplex
2000·Movie Mason
The First of May
1999·Boss Ed
Boys Will Be Boys
1999·Wellington
Babe: Pig in the City
1998·Fugly Floom, the Speechless Man in Hotel
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
1998·Griffith
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
1998·Sage
Animals with the Tollkeeper
1998·Tollkeeper
Internet Love
1998·Self
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
1998·Andy Hardy (archive footage)
Killing Midnight
1997·Professor Mort Sang
Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney
1997·Self
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
1997·Self - Actor
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995·Self
Brothers' Destiny
1995·Father Flanagan
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
1995·O.B. Taggart
The Our Gang Story
1994·Self (archive footage)
Revenge of the Red Baron
1994·Grandpa Spencer
Making Waves
1994·Gabriel
That's Entertainment! III
1994·Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Liberation
1994·Self (archive footage)
The Milky Life
1993·Barry Reilly
The Legend of Wolf Mountain
1992·Pat Jensen
Maximum Force
1992·Chief of Police
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker
1991·Joe Petto
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991·Junion
Sweet Justice
1991·Zeke
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991·Self (archive footage)
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991·The Director
Home for Christmas
1990·Elmer
Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990·Self (archive footage)
Adventures of the Black Stallion
1990·Henry Dailey
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
1990·Self (archive footage)
Erik the Viking
1989·Erik's Grandfather
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989·Self
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1986·Jack Bergan
Lightning, the White Stallion
1986·Barney Ingram
There Must Be a Pony
1986·Himself (uncredited)
Little Spies
1986·James Turner
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986·Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985·Self (archive footage)
The Care Bears Movie
1985·Mr. Cherrywood (voice)
That's Dancing!
1985·Self (archive footage)
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984·Mike Halligan
Bill: On His Own
1983·Bill Sackter
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983·Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
1983·Self
O’Malley
1983·Mickey O’Malley
Showbiz Goes to War
1982·(archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982·Self (archive footage)
The Emperor of Peru
1982·The Engineer
Hollywood’s Children
1982·Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
1982·Self
The Fox and the Hound
1981·Tod (voice)
Bill
1981·Bill Sackter
Creole
1981·Narrator
Leave 'Em Laughing
1981·Jack Thum
Senior Trip
1981·Self
My Kidnapper, My Love
1980·The Maker
From Raquel with Love
1980·Paradise Cab Company cabbie
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1979·Santa Claus (voice)
The Black Stallion
1979·Henry Dailey
Arabian Adventure
1979·Daad El Shur
Donovan's Kid
1979·Bailey
The Magic of Lassie
1978·Gus
Mickey's 50
1978·Self
Pete's Dragon
1977·Lampie
The Domino Principle
1977·Spiventa
Rachel's Man
1976·Laban
Find the Lady
1976·Trigger
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976·(archive footage)
It's Showtime
1976·Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
1976·Narrator
The Intruder
1975·Capt. Jenkins
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975·Self (archive footage)
Ace of Hearts
1975·Papa Joe
From Hong Kong with Love
1975·Marty
The Lion Roars Again
1975·Self (uncredited)
The Year Without a Santa Claus
1974·Santa Claus (voice)
Thunder County
1974·Gas Station Attendant
That's Entertainment!
1974·Self - Host / Narrator
The Godmothers
1973·Rocky Mastrasso
Evil Roy Slade
1972·Nelson L. Stool
Pulp
1972·Preston Gilbert
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972·Self (archive footage)
Fol-de-Rol
1972·The Executioner / Noah
Richard
1972·Guardian Angel
Journey Back to Oz
1972·Scarecrow (voice)
The Manipulator
1971·B.J. Lang
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971·Mickey Rooney (uncredited)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1970·Kris Kringle aka Santa Claus (voice)
Hollywood Blue
1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970·Indian Tom
The Comic
1969·Cockeye
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969·Cook 3 / C W.J. Oglethorpe
80 Steps to Jonah
1969·Wilfred Bashford
Skidoo
1968·George 'Blue Chips' Packard
Vienna
1968
Lionpower from MGM
1967·Self - Cook 3 / Self - C W. J. Oglethorpe (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ambush Bay
1966·Sgt. Ernest Wartell
The Devil in Love
1966·Adramelek
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
1965·Norman Jones
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965·Peachy Keane
The Secret Invasion
1964·Terence Scanlon
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963·Ding 'Dingy' Bell
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962·Army
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961·Mr. Yunioshi
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961·Johnny Burke
Everything's Ducky
1961·Kermit 'Beetle' McKay
Who Killed Julie Greer?
1961·Mike Zampini
Platinum High School
1960·Steven Conway
The Private Lives of Adam and Eve
1960·Nick Lewis / The Devil
The Last Mile
1959·John Mears
The Big Operator
1959·Little Joe Braun
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958·Gus Harris
Andy Hardy Comes Home
1958·Andy Hardy
The Comedian
1957·Sammy Hogarth
Baby Face Nelson
1957·Lester M. 'Baby Face Nelson' Gillis
Operation Mad Ball
1957·MSgt. Yancy Skibo
Mr. Broadway
1957
Pinocchio
1957·Pinocchio
Francis in the Haunted House
1956·David Prescott
The Bold and the Brave
1956·Willie Dooley
Magnificent Roughnecks
1956·Frank Sommers
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955·Rev. William Macklin II
Drive a Crooked Road
1954·Eddie Shannon
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954·Mike Forney
The Atomic Kid
1954·Barnaby 'Blix' Waterberry
All Ashore
1953·Francis 'Moby' Dickerson
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953·Augustus "Geechy" Cheevers
Screen Snapshots: Mickey Rooney, Then and Now
1953·Himself
Sound Off
1952·Mike Donnelly
Off Limits
1952·Herbert Tuttle
My Outlaw Brother
1951·J. Dennis 'Denny' O'Moore
The Strip
1951·Stanley Maxton
Quicksand
1950·Daniel 'Dan' Brady
The Fireball
1950·Johnny Casar
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
1950·Freddie Frisby
The Big Wheel
1949·Billy Coy
Summer Holiday
1948·Richard Miller
Words and Music
1948·Lorenz Hart
Killer McCoy
1947·Tommy McCoy / Killer McCoy
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946·Andy Hardy
National Velvet
1945·Michael 'Mi' Taylor
Mickey the Great
1945·Mickey McGuire
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944·Andy Hardy
Girl Crazy
1943·Danny Churchill, Jr.
Thousands Cheer
1943·Himself - Emcee at the Show
The Human Comedy
1943·Homer Macauley
Show-Business at War
1943·Self
Andy Hardy's Double Life
1942·Andy Hardy
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942·Andy Hardy
A Yank at Eton
1942·Timothy Dennis
Personalities
1942·Andy Hardy (screen test footage) (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941·Andy Hardy
Babes on Broadway
1941·Tommy Williams
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
1941·Andy Hardy
Men of Boys Town
1941·Whitey Marsh
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940·Andy Hardy
Strike Up the Band
1940·Jimmy Connors
Trifles of Importance
1940·Self (archive footage)
Young Tom Edison
1940·Thomas Alva 'Tom' Edison
Rodeo Dough
1940·Mickey Rooney
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
1940·Andy Hardy
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940·Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940·Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940·Self
Babes in Arms
1939·Mickey Moran
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939·Andy Hardy
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939·Huckleberry Finn
Judge Hardy and Son
1939·Andy Hardy
The Hardys Ride High
1939·Andy Hardy
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
1939·Andy Hardy
From the Ends of the Earth
1939·Self
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939·Mickey Rooney
Boys Town
1938·Whitey Marsh
Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938·Andy Hardy
Hollywood Handicap
1938·Himself
Out West with the Hardys
1938·Andy Hardy
Lord Jeff
1938·Terry O'Mulvaney
Judge Hardy's Children
1938·Andy Hardy
Stablemates
1938·Mickey
Love Is a Headache
1938·Mike O'Toole
Hold That Kiss
1938·Chick Evans
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938·Self (uncredited)
March of Dimes
1938·Mickey
Captains Courageous
1937·Dan Troop
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937·Timmie Donovan
A Family Affair
1937·Andy Hardy
You're Only Young Once
1937·Andy Hardy
Cinema Circus
1937·Himself
Slave Ship
1937·Swifty
Live, Love and Learn
1937·Jerry Crump
Hoosier Schoolboy
1937·Shockey Carter
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936·Dick Tipton
Riffraff
1936·Jimmy
Down the Stretch
1936·Snapper Sinclair
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936·'Gig' Stevens
Ah, Wilderness!
1935·Tommy Miller
Rendezvous
1935·Country Boy (uncredited)
The Healer
1935·Jimmy
Reckless
1935·Eddie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935·Puck
A Dream Comes True
1935·Puck (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
1935·Mickey Rooney
The County Chairman
1935·Freckles
Manhattan Melodrama
1934·Blackie as a Boy
Hide-Out
1934·William 'Willie' Miller
Mickey's Minstrels
1934·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Rescue
1934·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Medicine Man
1934·Mickey McGuire
Blind Date
1934·Freddie Taylor
The Lost Jungle
1934·Lead Boy at Circus
Death on the Diamond
1934·Mickey
Love Birds
1934·Gladwyn Tootle
Chained
1934·Boy Shipboard Swimmer (uncredited)
Half a Sinner
1934·Willie Clark
Beloved
1934·Tommy, a Violin Student
I Like it That Way
1934·Messenger Boy
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933·Freckles (uncredited)
Broadway to Hollywood
1933·Ted Hackett III as Child
The Big Chance
1933·Arthur Wilson
Mickey's Race
1933·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Ape Man
1933·Mickey McGuire
The World Changes
1933·Otto Peterson as a Child
Mickey's Touchdown
1933·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Tent Show
1933·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Covered Wagon
1933·Mickey McGuire
The Chief
1933·Willie
The Big Cage
1933·Jimmy O'Hara
Mickey's Disguises
1933·Mickey McGuire
High Speed
1932·Buddy Whipple (uncredited)
Officer Thirteen
1932·Buddy Malone
Sin's Pay Day
1932·Chubby Dennis
My Pal, the King
1932·King Charles V
The Beast of the City
1932·Mickey Fitzpatrick (uncredited)
Fast Companions
1932·Midge
Mickey's Busy Day
1932·Mickey McGuire
The Hunter
1931·Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Stampede
1931·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Rebellion
1931·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Wildcats
1931·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Thrill Hunters
1931·Mickey McGuire
The Fisherman
1931·Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice)
The Hare Mail
1931·Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice)
Radio Rhythm
1931·Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice)
Hot Feet
1931·Oswald (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Whirlwinds
1930·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Luck
1930·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Champs
1930·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Warriors
1930·Mickey McGuire
The Voice of Hollywood No. 8
1930
Mickey's Great Idea
1929·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Northwest Mounted
1929·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Surprise
1929·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Mix-Up
1929·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Big Moment
1929·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Explorers
1929·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Midnite Follies
1929·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Menagerie
1929·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Brown Derby
1929·Mickey McGuire
Mickey in School
1928·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Movies
1928·Mickey McGuire
Mickey the Detective
1928·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Big Game Hunt
1928·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Rivals
1928·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Little Eva
1928·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Wild West
1928·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Pals
1927·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Eleven
1927·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Circus
1927·Mickey McGuire
Mickey's Battle
1927·Mickey McGuire
Orchids and Ermine
1927·Mickey McGuire
Cinema Stars - No. 15
1925