Mickey Rourke
Acting
Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. During the star of the 1980s, Rourke played supporting roles in films like Body Heat (1981) and Diner (1982), before portraying leading roles in films like The Motorcycle Boy in Rumble Fish (1983), Charlie Moran in The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Captain Stanley White in Year of the Dragon and John Gray in 9½ Weeks (1986). He received critical praise for his work in the Charles Bukowski biopic Barfly and the horror mystery Angel Heart (both 1987). In 1991, following a string of critical and commercial failures, Rourke—who trained as a boxer in his early years—left acting and became a professional boxer for a time. After retiring from boxing in 1994, Rourke returned to acting and had supporting roles in several films such as The Rainmaker (1997), Buffalo '66 (1998), Animal Factory, Get Carter (both 2000), The Pledge (2001), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Man on Fire (2004) and Domino (2005). In 2005, Rourke made a comeback in mainstream Hollywood circles with a lead role in the neo-noir action thriller Sin City, for which he won awards from the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Irish Film and Television Awards, and the Online Film Critics Society. This comeback culminated in his portraying aging wrestler Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in the sports drama film The Wrestler (2008). For the role, Rourke won the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. After this, Rourke appeared in several commercially successful films; Iron Man 2, The Expendables (both 2010) and Immortals (2011), before primarily going on to work in independent and direct-to-video productions.
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as Harley Davidson
Age 38 (now 73)
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
as Self
Age 72 (now 73)
Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers
as Self - The Narrator (voice)
Age 66 (now 73)
The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini
as Self
Age 60 (now 73)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Age 59 (now 73)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
as Self
Age 58 (now 73)
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
as Self
Age 54 (now 73)
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
as Self (archive footage)
Age 52 (now 73)
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
as Self
Age 52 (now 73)
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
Age 50 (now 73)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as Harley Davidson
Age 38 (now 73)
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
as John Rideout
Age 28 (now 73)
Celebrity Big Brother: Late and Live
as Self - Housemate
Age 71 (now 73)
Celebrity Big Brother: Live Stream
as Self - Housemate
Age 71 (now 73)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self (archive footage)
Age 70 (now 73)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Age 61 (now 73)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
Age 49 (now 73)
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 40 (now 73)
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Also Known As
Philip Andre Rourke, Jr., Sir Eddie Cook, Marielito
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