Mickey Rooney filmography Mickey Rooney filmography Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor of film, television, Broadway, radio, and vaudeville. Beginning as a child actor, his career extended over 88 years, making him one of the most enduring performers in show business history. He appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era, having one of the longest careers in the medium's history. For a number of years, film exhibitors regularly voted Rooney as one of the top money making stars in the
John Hodgkinson (actor, born 1766) year 1805. John Hodgkinson (actor, born 1766) John Hodgkinson (born John Meadowcroft) (1766 - 12 September 1805) was a well-known actor in the United States in the late 18th and early 19th century. He was born in England and came to the United States in 1792. William Dunlap and Hodgkinson managed the John Street Theatre together for a few years in the 1790s. John Hodgkinson was born in England in 1766. He came to the United States to leave his wife, first making inquires to New York theater managers Lewis Hallam Jr. and John Henry of the Old American Company