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Biography

Joe Yule Jr., also known as Mickey Rooney, was born September 23, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. His parents, chorus girl Nell Carter and…more

Born

9/23/1920, Brooklyn, New York

Birth Name

Joseph Yule Jr.

Gender

Male

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Star (11)

Role
- Care Bears
  Mr.Cherrywood
  - S 7: Ep 4 Journey to Joke-a-Lot
    10/5/04
  - S 6: Ep 24 The Care Bears Nutcracker Suite Part.3
    11/5/88
  - S 6: Ep 23 Care Bears Nutcracker Suite Part 2
    11/5/88
  - S 6: Ep 22 Care Bears Nutcracker Suite Pt.1
    11/5/88
  - S 6: Ep 21 Grumpy's Three Wishes
    2/6/88
  - + 102 More Credits
- Phantom of the Megaplex
  Movie Mason
  - S 1: Ep 1 Phantom of the Megaplex
    11/10/00
- Kleo the Misfit Unicorn
  Talbut
  - S 1: Ep 1 Someday I'll Fly
    9/7/97
- One of the Boys
  Oliver Nugent
  - S 1: Ep 13 One of the Boys (Pilot)
    4/24/82
  - S 1: Ep 12 Don't Bank on It - Part 2
    4/17/82
  - S 1: Ep 11 Don't Bank on It - Part 1
    4/10/82
  - S 1: Ep 10 On the Rebound
    4/3/82
  - S 1: Ep 9 Extracurricular activities
    3/20/82
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
  Santa Claus
- Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
  Kris (voice)
- The Adventures of the Black Stallion
  Henry Daley
  - S 3: Ep 26 Under October Skies
  - S 3: Ep 25 Glory Days
  - S 3: Ep 24 Legends Never Die
  - S 3: Ep 23 A Day At The Beach
  - S 3: Ep 22 A House Divided
  - + 72 More Credits
- Mickey
  Mickey Grady
  - S 1: Ep 17 Be My Guest
    1/13/65
  - S 1: Ep 16 Mickey Takes Over
    1/6/65
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Elephant Mickey Won't Forget
    12/30/64
  - S 1: Ep 14 Luck o' The Irish
    12/23/64
  - S 1: Ep 13 One More Kiss (aka Crazy Hips McNish)
    12/16/64
  - + 12 More Credits
- The Twilight Zone
  Grady
  - S 5: Ep 5 The Last Night of a Jockey
    10/25/63
- Playhouse 90
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Miracle Worker
    2/7/57
- The Mickey Rooney Show
  Mickey Mulligan
  - S 1: Ep 32 The Robot
    5/7/55
  - S 1: Ep 32 The Guardian
    4/23/55
  - S 1: Ep 31 The Surplus Store
    4/16/55
  - S 1: Ep 30 The Giant Killer
    4/2/55
  - S 1: Ep 29 Society Woman
    3/26/55
  - + 28 More Credits
Recurring Role (7)

Role
- The Red Skelton Show
  Recurring Role
  - S 20: Ep 10 The House Detective and the Suspect
    11/23/70
  - S 19: Ep 22 The Three Musketeers Ride Again, Those Ding-Dong Daddies
    2/24/70
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 22 Host: Van Johnson / Liza Minnelli / Mickey Rooney
    2/25/67
  - S 4: Ep 20 Host: Sammy Davis Jr.
    2/11/67
  - S 3: Ep 17 Host: Fred Astaire / Barrie Chase / Petula Clark
    1/22/66
  - S 2: Ep 31 Host: Steve Lawrence
    5/8/65
  - S 1: Ep 1 Host: Bing Crosby (Series Premiere)
    1/4/64
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 18 January 31, 1965: Lesley Gore, Burt Lancaster, Mickey Rooney, Miriam Makeba, Shelley Berman
    1/31/65
  - S 15: Ep 18 Mickey Rooney / Timi Yuro / Rip Taylor / Ken Murray
    1/14/62
  - S 14: Ep 2 Bob Newhart / Mickey Rooney / Danny Thomas / McGuire Sisters
    10/2/60
  - S 12: Ep 1 Tommy Edwards / "West Side Story" Broadway cast / Mickey Rooney
    9/14/58
- The Red Skelton Show
  Secret Agent 6 7/8
  - S 13: Ep 24 I Was a S.A.P. for the F.B.I.
    3/17/64
- The Red Skelton Show
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 18 Half a Lawyer is Better than None
    1/29/63
- The Red Skelton Show
  Boss O'Bigg
  - S 11: Ep 33 Freddie and the Daily Freeloader
    6/12/62
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 11: Ep 4 October 20, 1957: Mickey Rooney, The Mills Brothers, Georgia Gibbs, Sammy Kaye Orchestra
    10/20/57
Guest Star (111)

Role
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 76: Ep 1 The 76th Annual Academy Awards
    2/29/04
  - S 75: Ep 1 The 75th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/03
  - S 55: Ep 1 The 55th Annual Academy Awards
    4/11/83
- Liza and David
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Wedding
    10/15/02
- E! True Hollywood Story
  (himself)
  - S 6: Ep 33 Liza Minnelli
    7/21/02
- Norm
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 19 Retribution
    3/8/00
- Safe Harbor
  Art Sumski
  - S 1: Ep 7 Life Insurance
    11/1/99
- Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999)
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Green Boots/How Magic Helped a Blind Girl See/Lady, Are You Rich?...
    10/26/99
- E! True Hollywood Story
  himself
  - S 2: Ep 35 Elizabeth Taylor
    11/29/98
- Remember WENN
  Mr. Hardy
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Follies Of WENN
    7/31/98
- Mike Hammer, Private Eye
  Lucius
  - S 1: Ep 20 Lucky in Love
    5/3/98
- ER
  George Bikel
  - S 4: Ep 15 Exodus
    2/26/98
- Conan
  Grobe
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Heart of the Elephant
    9/22/97
- Private Screenings
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Mickey Rooney
    4/1/97
- Great Performances
  Himself
  - S 25: Ep 6 Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM
    12/4/96
- Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
  Harold Lang
  - S 4: Ep 15 A Shaolin Treasure
    10/30/96
- The O'Reilly Factor
  Himself
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 2 Radioactive Man
    9/24/95
- Full House
  Mr. Dreghorn
  - S 8: Ep 11 Arrest Ye Merry Gentlemen
    12/13/94
- Murder, She Wrote
  Matt Cleveland
  - S 10: Ep 6 Bloodlines
    11/7/93
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 136 March 17, 1993
    3/17/93
  - S 3: Ep 145 April 1, 1991
    4/1/91
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 98 February 6, 1992
    2/6/92
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 29 Show #1457
    4/2/91
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 68 April 6, 1989
    4/6/89
- This is Your Life (UK)
  Himself
  - S 29: Ep 1 Mickey Rooney
    10/19/88
- The Golden Girls
  Rocco
  - S 3: Ep 21 Larceny and Old Lace
    2/27/88
- Disneyland
  Lampie
  - S 31: Ep 1 Pete's Dragon
    9/21/86
- Care Bears
  Mr. Cherrywood
  - S 7: Ep 1 Care Bear Movie
    3/23/85
- The Love Boat
  Santa Claus
  - S 6: Ep 13 A Christmas Presence
    12/18/82
- Circus of the Stars
  Ringmaster
  - S 1: Ep 7 SPECIAL #7
    12/5/82
- Good Morning America
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 62 March 27, 1981
    3/27/81
- $20,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 36 Erin Gray & Mickey Rooney
    4/28/80
- Film '72
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 7 Film 79 Child Stars Special
    4/15/79
- Disneyland
  Old Bailey
  - S 25: Ep 11 Donovan's Kid (2)
    1/14/79
  - S 25: Ep 10 Donovan's Kid (1)
    1/7/79
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 4 Jimmy Stewart
    5/10/78
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 6 October 10, 1977
    10/10/77
  - S 4: Ep 35 May 3, 1977
    5/3/77
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 28 Judy: Impressions of Garland
    12/24/72
- Night Gallery
  Augie Kolodney
  - S 3: Ep 4 Rare Objects
    10/22/72
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 184 June 18, 1971
    6/18/71
  - S 2: Ep 185 May 15, 1970
    5/15/70
- Dan August
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Manufactured Man
    3/11/71
- The Name of the Game
  Les
  - S 3: Ep 3 Cynthia Is Alive and Living in Avalon
    10/2/70
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 8: Ep 185 May 15, 1970
    5/15/70
  - S 8: Ep 184 May 14, 1970
    5/14/70
  - S 8: Ep 183 May 13, 1970
    5/13/70
  - S 8: Ep 182 May 12, 1970
    5/12/70
  - S 8: Ep 181 Week of May 11, 1970
    5/11/70
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 17 December 22-26, 1969
    12/22/69
  - S 4: Ep 8 October 20-24, 1969
    10/20/69
  - S 3: Ep 42 June 9-13, 1969
    6/9/69
  - S 10: Ep 62 April 12-16, 1976 (NBC-TV)
    4/12/76
  - S 6: Ep 71 June 5-9, 1972 (NBC-TV)
    6/5/72
  - + 9 More Credits
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 88 December 18, 1969
    12/18/69
  - S 7: Ep 55 November 3, 1969
    11/3/69
  - S 7: Ep 22 September 16, 1969
    9/16/69
  - S 7: Ep 1 August 18, 1969
    8/18/69
  - S 15: Ep 201 July 6, 1978
    7/6/78
  - + 11 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 241 Week of August 25, 1969
    8/25/69
  - S 7: Ep 214 July 3, 1969
    7/3/69
  - S 17: Ep 195 August 8, 1979
    8/8/79
  - S 15: Ep 162 April 20, 1977
    4/20/77
  - S 8: Ep 244 August 27, 1970
    8/27/70
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 June 18, 1969
    6/18/69
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 200 June 12, 1969
    6/12/69
  - S 3: Ep 138 March 17, 1969
    3/17/69
  - S 2: Ep 202 July 1, 1968
    7/1/68
  - S 1: Ep 50 June 23, 1967
    6/23/67
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 25 Barbara Eden / Mickey Rooney / Norm Crosby / Kate Smith / Times Square Two
    3/20/69
  - S 3: Ep 24 Keely Smith / Mickey Rooney / Minnie Pearl / Don Cherry
    2/22/68
  - S 1: Ep 9 Mickey Rooney / Kate Smith / Tammy Grimes / Corbett Monica
    11/11/65
- The Carol Burnett Show
  himself
  - S 2: Ep 13 with Mickey Rooney, Nancy Wilson, Emmaline Henry, Roland Winters
    12/30/68
- The Carol Burnett Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 with Mickey Rooney, John Davidson
    12/11/67
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 2 Season 2, Episode 2
    9/17/67
- The Red Skelton Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 16: Ep 2 Mickey Rooney / Simon and Garfunkel
    9/20/66
  - S 15: Ep 3 Mickey Rooney / U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Team
    9/28/65
- The Lucy Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 18 Lucy Meets Mickey Rooney
    1/24/66
- The Fugitive (1963)
  Charlie Paris
  - S 3: Ep 18 This'll Kill You
    1/18/66
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #2
  - S 17: Ep 20 EPISODE #799
    1/16/66
- The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 January 14, 1966
    1/14/66
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Lefty Duncan
  - S 3: Ep 4 Kicks
    10/13/65
- Shindig
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 5 Show 56: September 30, 1965 Mickey Rooney (guest host), Major Lance, The Turtles, Lesley Gore
    9/30/65
- Combat!
  Harry White
  - S 3: Ep 5 Silver Service
    10/13/64
- Rawhide
  Pan Macropolous
  - S 6: Ep 24 Incident at the Odyssey
    3/26/64
- The Perry Como Show
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 5 March 5, 1964
    3/5/64
  - S 15: Ep 21 May 1, 1963
    5/1/63
- Burke's Law
  Archie Lido
  - S 1: Ep 21 Who Killed His Royal Highness?
    2/21/64
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  George M. Cohan
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Seven Little Foys
    1/24/64
- Arrest and Trial
  Hoagy Blair
  - S 1: Ep 16 Funny Man With A Monkey
    1/5/64
- Kraft Suspense Theatre
  Sheriff Williams
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Hunt
    12/19/63
- The Jerry Lewis Show (1963)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" cast
    11/2/63
- Talent Scouts
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 July 23, 1963
    7/23/63
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 106 Show #0106
    7/15/63
  - S 10: Ep 74 720517
    5/17/72
- Alcoa Premiere
  Babe Simms
  - S 2: Ep 17 Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks
    1/24/63
- Dick Powell Show
  Sweeney Tomlin
  - S 2: Ep 17 Everybody Loves Sweeney
    1/22/63
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 December 13, 1962
    12/13/62
- Stump the Stars
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 October 22, 1962
    10/22/62
- Dick Powell Show
  Putt-Putt Higgins
  - S 2: Ep 1 Special Assignment
    9/25/62
- Pete and Gladys
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 29 The Top Banana
    4/16/62
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 25 Modern Prison Sketch
    4/15/62
- Frontier Circus
  Arnold
  - S 1: Ep 17 Calamity Circus
    3/8/62
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 13: Ep 18 EPISODE #595
    12/31/61
  - S 8: Ep 36 EPISODE #361
    5/5/57
  - S 3: Ep 35 EPISODE #100
    4/27/52
- Naked City
  George Bick
  - S 3: Ep 11 Ooftus Goofus
    12/13/61
- Dick Powell Show
  Augie Miller
  - S 1: Ep 7 Somebody's Waiting
    11/7/61
- The Investigators (1961)
  Jack Daley
  - S 1: Ep 4 I Thee Kill
    10/26/61
- Dick Powell Show
  Zambini
  - S 1: Ep 1 Who Killed Julie Greer?
    9/26/61
- Hennesey
  Richard Winslow
  - S 2: Ep 29 Shore Patrol Revisited
    5/8/61
- Checkmate
  Steve Margate
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Paper Killer
    3/25/61
- Here's Hollywood
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 December 21, 1960
    12/21/60
  - S 1: Ep 5 October 13, 1960
    10/13/60
- General Electric Theater
  Al Roberts
  - S 9: Ep 12 The Money Driver
    12/18/60
- The Jack Paar Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 64 December 1, 1960
    12/1/60
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #4
  - S 12: Ep 5 EPISODE #533
    10/2/60
- Wagon Train
  Samuel T. Evans
  - S 4: Ep 1 Wagons Ho!
    9/28/60
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Greenhorn Story
    10/7/59
- The Revlon Revue
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 January 28, 1960
    1/28/60
- The Steve Allen Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 8 Mickey Rooney; Mel Torme; June Christy; The Nutty Squirrels
    11/23/59
  - S 2: Ep 28 Mickey & Sylvia; Mickey Rooney; Joey Forman; Eleanor Steber; Betty Walker; The Muppets
    4/21/57
  - S 2: Ep 3 Claudette Colbert; Jerome Hines; Mickey Rooney; Joey Forman; Erin O'Brien
    9/30/56
- Ford Startime
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Dean Martin Show
    11/3/59
- The Twilight Zone
  Grady
- The Red Skelton Show
  Bugs
  - S 8: Ep 22 George's Band
    3/31/59
- The Garry Moore Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 December 9, 1958
    12/9/58
- Alcoa Theatre
  Eddie
  - S 2: Ep 9 Eddie
    11/17/58
- December Bride
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 26 The Mickey Rooney Show
    4/14/58
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
  - S 9: Ep 20 EPISODE #397
    1/12/58
- The Red Skelton Show
  Rollo O'Toole
  - S 7: Ep 11 Deadeye the Outlaw
    12/17/57
- The Red Skelton Show
  Snorkel
  - S 6: Ep 32 Cookie in Cuba
    5/21/57
  - S 6: Ep 14 Sailor Takes a Wife
    1/15/57
- Producers' Showcase
  George M. Cohan
  - S 3: Ep 11 Mr. Broadway
    5/11/57
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 29: Ep 1 The 29th Annual Academy Awards
    3/27/57
  - S 52: Ep 1 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards
    4/14/80
- The Perry Como Show
  Himself/Guest Host
  - S 9: Ep 25 March 2, 1957
    3/2/57
- Playhouse 90
  Sammy Hogarth
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Comedian
    2/14/57
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Red McGivney
  - S 6: Ep 14 The Lady Was a Flop
    1/4/57
- The George Gobel Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 5 November 10, 1956
    11/10/56
- Texaco Star Theater
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 12 5/15/1956
    5/15/56
- Person to Person
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 36 May 4, 1956
    5/4/56
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 11 12/18/1955
    12/18/55
  - S 6: Ep 5 10/23/1955
    10/23/55
- Texaco Star Theater
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 1 9/21/1954
    9/21/54
  - S 6: Ep 16 3/2/1954
    3/2/54
  - S 4: Ep 28 3/25/1952
    3/25/52
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Cameo
  - S 3: Ep 27 3/29/1953
    3/29/53
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 6 March 29, 1953
    3/29/53
  - S 34: Ep 7 Bob Hope's Who Makes the World Laugh? -- Part 2
    4/4/84
  - S 31: Ep 7 All-Star Comedy Birthday Party from West Point
    5/25/81
- Four Star Revue
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 30 March 28, 1953
    3/28/53
  - S 2: Ep 21 January 26, 1952
    1/26/52
- Celanese Theatre
  Rims Rosson
  - S 1: Ep 13 Saturday's Children
    3/19/52
Cameo (1)

Role
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 3: Ep 25 Episode #65
    3/9/70
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- The Mickey Rooney Show
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 10 Tiger Mulligan
    10/30/54
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Grunion Hunt Mystery
    10/2/54
  - S 1: Ep 4 Double Trouble
    9/18/54
  - S 1: Ep 3 Disc Jockey
    9/11/54
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Moon Or Bust
    9/4/54
  - + 1 More Credits

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Trivia
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- Mickey was one of the first people considered for the role of Archie Bunker on All in the Family. After he turned it down, the role eventually went to Carroll O'Connor.
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- In 1927, Mickey entered the movie business at the age of 7.
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- Rooney also stared as Henry Daily, in The Black Stallion movie (1979)
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- Mickey Rooney: I just want to be a professional. I couldn't live without acting.
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- Mickey Rooney: I didn't ask to be short. I didn't want to be short. I've tried to pretend that being a short guy didn't matter.
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- Mickey Rooney: I don't regret anything I've ever done. I only wish I could have done more.
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