Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 06, 1926
Died
Sep 14, 2006
Place of Birth
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary [now Hungary]
Credits
29 titles
Mickey Hargitay
Biography
Miklós Károly "Mickey" Hargitay (January 6, 1926 – September 14, 2006) was a Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder. Born in Budapest, Hargitay immigrated to the United States at age 21 in 1947. Known as "Mickey", he eventually became a naturalized American citizen. He became known as a competitive bodybuilder, helping to popularize the sport and winning Mr. Universe in 1955. His bodybuilding gave him an entree to acting. In 1958, Hargitay married actress Jayne Mansfield. Hargitay and Mansfield made four movies together: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957), The Loves of Hercules (1960), Promises! Promises! (1963), and Primitive Love (1964). Hargitay and Mansfield had two children. Hargitay also raised Mansfield's daughter, actress Mariska Hargitay, as his own, although she is the biological daughter of Nelson Sardelli.
Known For
Filmography
My Mom Jayne
Self (archive footage)
Mansfield 66/67
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
Self (archive footage)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Grandfather
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Universe
Self
Black Magic Rites
Jack Nelson
Cool Million
Frederick
Delirium
Herbert Lyutak
Lady Frankenstein
Captain Harris
The Return of Ringo
Mike Wood/Stanton
The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield
Self - Jayne's Son (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cjamango
Clinton
Spree
Self
7 Golden Women Against Two 07
Mark Davis
Three Bullets for Ringo
Ringo
Bloody Pit of Horror
Travis Anderson
The Wild Wild West
The Sheriff Won't Shoot
Allan
A Stranger in Sacramento
Mike Jordan
Revenge of The Gladiators
Fabio
Primitive Love
Promises! Promises!
King Banner
The Loves of Hercules
Hercules
People, Hopes, Medals
Self
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Big John
The James Dean Story
Self
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Bobo Branigansky
The Steve Allen Show
Self