Mickey Rooney: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 188
- on screen
- 1927–2020
- box office
- $286M
- nomination
- 1
- average score
- 76
- Born
- September 23, 1920
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, U.S.
- Full name
- Ninnian Joseph Yule Jr.
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- Actor, Film Producer, Radio Entertainer, Vaudevillian
- Years active
- 1926-2014
- Spouses
- Ava Gardner, Betty Jane Phillips, Martha Vickers, Elaine Devry, Barbara Ann Thomason, Marge Lane, Carolyn Hockett, Jan Chamberlin
- Children
- 9
The Best Mickey Rooney Movies
The films of Mickey Rooney that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Babe: Pig in the City (1998) leads with $69.1M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $69.1M Babe: Pig in the City 1998 · Adventure -
Worldwide box office: $63.5M The Fox and the Hound 1981 · Adventure -
Worldwide box office: $46.3M It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963 · Action -
Worldwide box office: $37.8M The Black Stallion 1979 · Adventure -
Worldwide box office: $26.9M That's Entertainment! 1974 · Family -
Worldwide box office: $22.9M The Care Bears Movie 1985 · Adventure
Mickey Rooney's Career in Numbers
Mickey Rooney's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Mickey Rooney works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Orchids and Ermine (1927) to Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019), and the 1930s were the busiest decade.
Mickey Rooney Movies by Decade
- 1920s 1
- 1930s 43
- 1940s 21
- 1950s 15
- 1960s 14
- 1970s 18
- 1980s 12
- 1990s 19
- 2000s 9
- 2010s 2
The 1930s were Mickey Rooney's busiest decade, with 43 films.
Mickey Rooney Movies by Genre
- Comedy 33
- Drama 26
- Family 18
- Romance 12
- Adventure 9
- Crime 9
- Documentary 7
- Horror 6
- Fantasy 5
- Action 5
Comedy is the genre Mickey Rooney has worked in most, with 33 films, ahead of drama (26).
Mickey Rooney Career Milestones
- First film
- Orchids and Ermine 1927
- Biggest box office hit
- Babe: Pig in the City $69.1M worldwide
- Newest film
- Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood 2019
Mickey Rooney Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Mickey Rooney is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 76. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Mickey Rooney Movies as an Actor
154- 2019
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood as (archive footage) · Documentary - 2017
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Louis · Fantasy - 2009
The Polio Crusade as Archive Footage (from March of Dimes) · Documentary - 2008
A Miser Brothers’ Christmas as Santa Claus (voice) · Family - 2008
Empire State Building Murders as Mickey Silver · Mystery - 2007
A Christmas Too Many as Grandpa · Comedy Worldwide box office: $7.36M - 2006
Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star Documentary - 2006
The Thirsting as Savy · Horror - 2005
The Happy Elf as Santa Claus · Comedy - 2001
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure as Sparky (voice) · Adventure - 2000
Phantom of the Megaplex as Movie Mason · Family - 1999
The First of May as Boss Ed · Family - 1999
Boys Will Be Boys as Wellington · Family - 1998
Babe: Pig in the City Adventure Worldwide box office: $69.1M - 1998
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy as Andy Hardy (archive footage) · Drama - 1998
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights as Sage · Family - 1998
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company as Griffith · Comedy - 1998
Animals with the Tollkeeper as Tollkeeper · Romance - 1994
Revenge of the Red Baron as Grandpa Spencer · Horror - 1994
That's Entertainment! III Family Worldwide box office: $280K - 1993
Sweet Justice as Zeke · Action - 1993
The Milky Life as Barry Reilly · Comedy - 1992
Maximum Force as Chief of Police · Action - 1992
The Legend of Wolf Mountain as Pat Jensen · Family - 1992
MGM: When the Lion Roars Documentary - 1991
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker as Joe Petto · Horror - 1991
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker as Joe Petto · Horror - 1991
The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw as The Director · Tv movie - 1991
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys as Junion · Western Worldwide box office: $3.6M - 1990
Home for Christmas as Elmer · Drama - 1989
Erik the Viking as Erik's Grandfather · Comedy Worldwide box office: $1.93M - 1989
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland as Flip (voice) · Fantasy Worldwide box office: $1.37M - 1986
Lightning, the White Stallion as Barney Ingram · Family - 1986
Little Spies as James Turner · Family - 1986
The Return of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer as Jack Bergan · Tv movie - 1985
The Care Bears Movie Adventure Worldwide box office: $22.9M - 1984
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear as Mike Halligan · Fantasy - 1983
Bill: On His Own as Bill Sackter · Tv movie - 1982
Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage) · Tv movie - 1982
The Emperor of Peru as The Engineer · Adventure - 1981
Bill as Bill Sackter · Drama - 1981
The Fox and the Hound Adventure Worldwide box office: $63.5M - 1979
The Black Stallion Adventure Worldwide box office: $37.8M - 1979
Arabian Adventure as Daad El Shur · Fantasy - 1979
Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July as Santa Claus (voice) · Family - 1978
The Magic of Lassie as Gus · Family - 1977
The Domino Principle as Spiventa · Action - 1976
Find the Lady as Trigger · Comedy - 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II Family Worldwide box office: $4.98M - 1975
The Intruder as Capt. Jenkins · Horror - 1974
The Year Without a Santa Claus as Santa Claus (voice) · Family - 1974
That's Entertainment! Family Worldwide box office: $26.9M - 1973
The Godmothers as Rocky Mastrasso · Comedy - 1972
Journey Back to Oz as Scarecrow (voice) · Animation - 1972
Pulp as Preston Gilbert · Mystery - 1972
Evil Roy Slade as Nelson L. Stool · Western - 1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood as Mickey Rooney (uncredited) · Family - 1971
The Manipulator as B.J. Lang · Horror - 1970
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town as Kris Kringle aka Santa Claus (voice) · Tv movie - 1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County as Indian Tom · Action - 1969
80 Steps to Jonah as Wilfred Bashford · Drama - 1969
The Comic as Cockeye · Comedy - 1969
The Extraordinary Seaman as Cook 3 / C W.J. Oglethorpe · Adventure - 1968
Skidoo as George 'Blue Chips' Packard · Crime - 1968
Vienna Documentary - 1966
The Devil in Love as Adramelek · Comedy - 1966
Ambush Bay as Sgt. Ernest Wartell · Drama - 1965
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini as Peachy Keane · Music - 1965
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill as Norman Jones · Thriller - 1964
The Secret Invasion as Terence Scanlon · War - 1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Action Worldwide box office: $46.3M - 1962
Requiem for a Heavyweight as Army · Drama - 1960
Platinum High School as Steven Conway · Drama - 1960
The Private Lives of Adam and Eve as Nick Lewis / The Devil · Fantasy - 1959
The Big Operator as Little Joe Braun · Crime - 1958
Andy Hardy Comes Home as Andy Hardy · Comedy - 1958
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed as Gus Harris · Crime - 1957
Baby Face Nelson as Lester M. 'Baby Face Nelson' Gillis · Crime - 1957
The Comedian as Sammy Hogarth · Comedy - 1956
The Bold and the Brave as Willie Dooley · Drama - 1954
The Atomic Kid as Barnaby 'Blix' Waterberry · Comedy - 1954
The Bridges at Toko-Ri as Mike Forney · War Worldwide box office: $12.6K - 1954
Drive a Crooked Road as Eddie Shannon · Crime - 1953
A Slight Case of Larceny as Augustus "Geechy" Cheevers · Comedy - 1953
All Ashore as Francis 'Moby' Dickerson · Comedy - 1952
Off Limits as Herbert Tuttle · Comedy - 1951
My Outlaw Brother as J. Dennis 'Denny' O'Moore · Western - 1950
The Fireball as Johnny Casar · Drama - 1950
Quicksand as Daniel 'Dan' Brady · Thriller - 1949
The Big Wheel as Billy Coy · Romance - 1948
Words and Music as Lorenz Hart · Drama - 1948
Summer Holiday as Richard Miller · Music - 1947
Killer McCoy as Tommy McCoy / Killer McCoy · Drama - 1946
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy as Andy Hardy · Comedy - 1945
National Velvet Drama - 1944
Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble as Andy Hardy · Comedy - 1943
Girl Crazy Comedy Worldwide box office: $241 - 1943
The Human Comedy as Homer Macauley · Drama - 1942
Andy Hardy’s Double Life as Andy Hardy · Family - 1942
A Yank at Eton as Timothy Dennis · Comedy - 1942
The Courtship of Andy Hardy as Andy Hardy · Comedy - 1942
Personalities as Andy Hardy (screen test footage) (uncredited) · Documentary - 1941
Babes on Broadway as Tommy Williams · Music - 1941
Life Begins for Andy Hardy as Andy Hardy · Romance - 1941
Men of Boys Town as Whitey Marsh · Drama - 1941
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary as Andy Hardy · Romance - 1940
Rodeo Dough as Mickey Rooney · Western - 1940
Strike Up the Band Comedy - 1940
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante as Andy Hardy · Romance - 1940
Young Tom Edison as Thomas Alva 'Tom' Edison · Drama - 1939
Judge Hardy and Son as Andy Hardy · Comedy - 1939
Babes in Arms as Mickey Moran · Comedy - 1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever as Andy Hardy · Romance - 1939
The Hardys Ride High as Andy Hardy · Comedy - 1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Huckleberry Finn · Family - 1939
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family) as Andy Hardy - 1938
Out West with the Hardys as Andy Hardy · Comedy - 1938
Stablemates as Mickey · Drama - 1938
Boys Town as Whitey Marsh · Drama - 1938
Love Finds Andy Hardy as Andy Hardy · Comedy - 1938
Lord Jeff as Terry O'Mulvaney · Crime - 1938
Hold That Kiss as Chick Evans · Romance - 1938
Love Is a Headache as Mike O'Toole · Romance - 1938
March of Dimes as Mickey · Drama - 1937
You’re Only Young Once as Andy Hardy · Comedy - 1937
Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry as Timmie Donovan · Drama - 1937
Live, Love and Learn as Jerry Crump · Romance - 1937
Hoosier Schoolboy as Shockey Carter · Drama - 1937
Captains Courageous Adventure - 1937
A Family Affair as Andy Hardy · Comedy - 1936
The Devil Is a Sissy as 'Gig' Stevens · Drama - 1936
Down the Stretch as Snapper Sinclair · Drama - 1936
Little Lord Fauntleroy as Dick Tipton · Drama - 1936
Riffraff as Jimmy · Crime - 1935
A Dream Comes True as Puck (archive footage) (uncredited) · Documentary - 1935
Ah, Wilderness! as Tommy Miller · Comedy - 1935
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle as Mickey Rooney · Family - 1935
Rendezvous as Country Boy (uncredited) · War - 1935
A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Puck · Comedy - 1935
Reckless as Eddie · Comedy - 1934
Death on the Diamond as Mickey · Mystery - 1934
Chained as Boy Shipboard Swimmer (uncredited) · Romance - 1934
Hide-Out as William 'Willie' Miller · Drama - 1934
Blind Date as Freddie Taylor · Comedy - 1934
The Lost Jungle as Lead Boy at Circus · Adventure - 1934
Manhattan Melodrama as Blackie as a Boy · Drama - 1933
The World Changes as Otto Peterson as a Child · Drama - 1933
The Chief as Willie · Comedy - 1933
The Big Chance as Arthur Wilson · Crime - 1933
The Life of Jimmy Dolan as Freckles (uncredited) · Romance - 1932
The Beast of the City as Mickey Fitzpatrick (uncredited) · Crime - 1931
The Hare Mail as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice) · Animation - 1931
The Hunter as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (voice) (uncredited) · Animation - 1927
Orchids and Ermine as Mickey McGuire · Romance
Mickey Rooney in Documentaries & Specials
34- 2020
Showbiz Kids as Self (archive footage) · Drama Movie Echo Score: 75 - 2019
Sid & Judy as Self (archive footage) · History Movie Echo Score: 76 - 2019
Marilyn and I as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2017
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2009
1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History as Self · Documentary - 2007
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk as Self · Documentary - 2004
Judy Garland: By Myself as Self - Actor (voice) · Documentary - 1998
Internet Love as Self · Romance - 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self · Documentary - 1994
The Our Gang Story as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1994
Liberation as Self (archive footage) · History - 1991
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to ‘It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World’ as Self (archive footage) · Comedy - 1990
Anthony Quinn: An Original as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1986
There Must Be a Pony as Himself (uncredited) · Tv movie - 1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn as Self · Tv movie - 1985
Hollywood’s Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · Comedy - 1982
Night of 100 Stars as Self · Comedy - 1982
Hollywood’s Children as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1981
Senior Trip as Self · Tv movie - 1978
Mickey’s 50 as Self · Family - 1975
The Lion Roars Again as Self (uncredited) · Documentary - 1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage) · History - 1943
Thousands Cheer as Himself - Emcee at the Show · Comedy - 1943
Show-Business at War as Self · Documentary - 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as Self · Documentary - 1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards as Self · Documentary - 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World as Self · Documentary - 1939
From the Ends of the Earth as Self · Documentary - 1938
Hollywood Handicap as Himself · Comedy - 1938
Another Romance of Celluloid as Self (uncredited) · Documentary
Mickey Rooney: Awards & Nominations
1 nomination across 1 award body. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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The 52nd Academy Awards- Mickey Rooney: Nominated Best Supporting Actor The Black Stallion
Who Is Mickey Rooney?
Mickey Rooney was born in New York City, New York, U.S. in 1920. Credited on films since 1927, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Mickey Rooney (born Ninnian Joseph Yule Jr. and also known by the pseudonym Mickey Maguire) was an American actor with a career that spanned nearly nine decades. He was among the last surviving stars of the silent-film era and had appeared in over 300 films. Rooney was the top box-office attraction from 1939 to 1941, epitomizing the mainstream United States self-image through the role of Andy Hardy in a series of 16 films in the 1930s and 1940s. His career was marked by declines and comeback, with notable performances in vaudeville, radio, and as a film producer. At the height of his career, Rooney was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's most successful actors, gaining recognition at an early age for his work in films and radio. He won a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award in 1982. Rooney first began his career in vaudeville as a child actor, making his film debut at age six. He later won a Bronze Star for performing in combat zones during World War II. Despite experiencing financial difficulties and personal challenges in his later years, Rooney remained active as a performer until his death in 2014.
Who Mickey Rooney Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Mickey Rooney shares the most films with. Judy Garland comes first, with 27 films together, followed by Lewis Stone (18).
Mickey Rooney: Questions & Answers
How many movies Mickey Rooney has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Mickey Rooney been in?
Mickey Rooney is credited on 188 films, from 1927 to 2020. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Mickey Rooney's highest-grossing movie?
Babe: Pig in the City (1998) is Mickey Rooney's biggest box office hit, with $69.1M worldwide, ahead of The Fox and the Hound (1981) ($63.5M). Across every film with box office figures, Mickey Rooney's movies have made $286M.
Mickey Rooney's biggest hits What is the best Mickey Rooney movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Mickey Rooney's best-rated film is Sid & Judy (2019) with a score of 76, followed by Showbiz Kids (2020) (75).
Best Mickey Rooney movies, ranked Has Mickey Rooney won an Oscar?
Mickey Rooney has been nominated for an Oscar but has not won one yet. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Mickey Rooney has 0 wins from 1 nomination.
What is Mickey Rooney's newest movie?
The most recent film on Mickey Rooney's filmography is Showbiz Kids (2020), in the role of Self (archive footage).
Who does Mickey Rooney work with most often?
Mickey Rooney shares the most films with Judy Garland (27 films), Lewis Stone (18 films) and Sara Haden (16 films).
The Best Mickey Rooney Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 188 credits.
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