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Acting · 1920 to 2014

Mickey Rooney

Best rated: Captains Courageous (7.9)

Films
100
Avg rating
6.59
Peak run
1936’39
Oscar noms
4
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Mickey Rooney, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1936 to 1939, 7.1834567819401950196019701980199020002010Captains Courageous 7.9The Care Bears Movie 5.6Career avg 6.59

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Mickey Rooney's career barcodecoolhot
1933100 films2017
Current formLast 5: 5.84 vs career 6.59 (−0.75)
  1. LErik the Viking1989 · 6.2−0.4
  2. WLittle Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland1989 · 7.0+0.4
  3. LThe Magic Voyage1992 · 3.6−3.0
  4. LBabe: Pig in the City1998 · 5.9−0.7
  5. LNight at the Museum2006 · 6.5−0.1
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Mickey by the numbers

Average
6.59
39 rated films
Vote weighted
6.62
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.73
rating spread
Career
85y
1933 to 2017
Total votes
815K
across every film
Best
7.9
Captains Courageous
Worst
5.6
The Care Bears Movie
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2017Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeMr. Louis·548
2011Night ClubJerry Sherman·266
2006Night at the Museum posterNight at the MuseumGus6.5417K
2005The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert AdamsDavid McCord·579
1999The First of MayBoss Ed·514
1998Animals with the TollkeeperTollkeeper·538
1998Babe: Pig in the City posterBabe: Pig in the CityFugly Floom5.937,943
1998Michael Kael contre la World News CompanyGriffith·287
1994Revenge of the Red BaronGrandpa Spencer·402
1992The Magic VoyageNarrator3.61,048
1992The Legend of Wolf MountainPat Jensen·273
1992Maximum ForceChief of Police·448
1991My Heroes Have Always Been CowboysJunior·794
1989Erik the Viking posterErik the VikingErik's Grandfather6.215,379
1989Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandFlip7.08,976
1985The Care Bears MovieMr. Cherrywood5.66,411
1981The Fox and the Hound posterThe Fox and the HoundTod7.2112K
1979The Black Stallion posterThe Black StallionHenry Dailey7.415,604
1978The Magic of LassieGus·727
1977The Domino PrincipleSpiventa5.73,698
Better together?

Mickey Rooney's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Mickey Rooney

6 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

  • Honorary Award · Academy Awards 1983
    Mickey Rooney
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1980
    Mickey Rooney
    Nominated
  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1957
    Mickey Rooney
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1944
    Mickey Rooney
    Nominated
  • Best Actor · Academy Awards 1940
    Mickey Rooney
    Nominated
  • Special Award · Academy Awards 1939
    Deanna Durbin, Mickey Rooney
    Won

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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