Actor
Mickey Hargitay
Born January 6, 1926 in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary [now Hungary]Died September 14, 200616 films
Miklós Károly "Mickey" Hargitay (January 6, 1926 – September 14, 2006) was a Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder.
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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.
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First watchWill Success Spoil Rock Hunter?19576.8as Bobo BraniganskyTo save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick but in exchange, she wants him to pretend to be her lover.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
16 films as actor- 1973Black Magic RitesJack Nelson
- 1972DeliriumHerbert Lyutak
- 1971Lady FrankensteinCaptain Harris
- 1970The Return of RingoMike Wood/Stanton
- 1967CjamangoClinton
- 19667 Golden Women Against Two 07Mark Davis
- 1966Three Bullets for RingoRingo
- 1965Bloody Pit of HorrorTravis Anderson
- 1965The Sheriff Won't ShootAllan
- 1965A Stranger in SacramentoMike Jordan
- 1964Revenge of The GladiatorsFabio
- 1964Primitive Love
- 1963Promises! Promises!King Banner
- 1960The Loves of HerculesHercules
- 1957Slaughter on 10th AvenueBig John
- 1957Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?Bobo Branigansky