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Mickey Rourke

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Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke, Jr. (born September 16, 1952) is an American actor, screenwriter and retired boxer, who has appeared primarily as a leading man in action, drama, and thriller films. During the 1980s, Rourke starred in Diner, Rumble Fish, and the erotic drama 9½ Weeks, and received... See full bio »

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Philip Andre Rourke Jr.
in Schenectady, New York, USA
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2014 The Expendables 3 (pre-production)
Tool
 
2014 Mobster: A Call for the New Order (pre-production)
Don Viktor Hoza (rumored)
 
2013 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (post-production)
Marv
 
2013 Dead in Tombstone (video) (completed)
Satan
 
2013 Java Heat
Malik
 
2012 Black November
Tom Hudson
 
2012 The Courier
Maxwell
 
2011 Immortals
King Hyperion
 
2011/I Black Gold
Craig Hudson
 
2010 Passion Play
Nate Poole
 
2010 The Expendables
Tool
 
2010 Iron Man 2
Ivan Vanko
 
2010 13
Jefferson
 
2009 Rogue Warrior (Video Game)
Dick Marcinko (voice)
 
2008 Killshot
Armand 'Blackbird' Degas
 
2008 The Informers
Peter
 
2008 The Wrestler
Randy 'The Ram' Robinson
 
2006 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
Darrius Sayle
 
2005 True Crime: New York City (Video Game)
Terrence Higgins (voice)
 
2005 Domino
Ed Moseby
 
2005 Sin City
Marv
 
2004 Driv3r (Video Game)
Jericho (voice)
 
2004 Man on Fire
Jordan
 
2003 Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Billy
 
2003 Masked and Anonymous
Edmund
 
2002 Spun
The Cook
 
2001 Picture Claire
Eddie
 
2001 The Follow (short)
Husband
 
2001 They Crawl
Tiny Frakes
 
2001 The Pledge
Jim Olstad
 
2000 Get Carter
Cyrus Paice
 
2000 Animal Factory
Jan the Actress
 
1999 Shades
Paul S. Sullivan
 
1999 Shergar
Gavin O'Rourke
 
1999 Out in Fifty
Jack Bracken
 
1998 Thursday
Kasarov
 
1998 Thicker Than Blood (TV movie)
Father Frank Larkin
 
1998 Point Blank
Rudy Ray
 
1998 Buffalo '66
The Bookie
 
1997 The Rainmaker
Bruiser Stone
 
1997 Another Nine & a Half Weeks
John Gray
 
1997 Double Team
Stavros
 
1996 Bullet
Butch 'Bullet' Stein
 
1996 Exit in Red
Ed Altman
 
1995 Fall Time
Florence
 
1994 F.T.W.
Frank T. Wells
 
1993 The Last Outlaw (TV movie)
Graff
 
1992 White Sands
Gorman Lennox
 
1991 Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Harley Davidson
 
1990 Desperate Hours
Michael Bosworth
 
1989 Wild Orchid
James Wheeler
 
1989 Johnny Handsome
John 'Johnny Handsome' Sedley / Johnny Mitchell
 
1989 Francesco
Francesco
 
1988 Homeboy
Johnny Walker
 
1987 Barfly
Henry Chinaski
 
1987 A Prayer for the Dying
Martin Fallon
 
1987 Angel Heart
Harry Angel
 
1986 Nine 1/2 Weeks
John
 
1985 Year of the Dragon
Stanley White
 
1984 The Pope of Greenwich Village
Charlie
 
1983 Rumble Fish
The Motorcycle Boy
 
1983 Eureka
Aurelio D'Amato
 
1982 Diner
Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell
 
1981 Hardcase (TV movie)
Perk Dawson
 
1981 Body Heat
Teddy Lewis
 
1980 Heaven's Gate
Nick Ray
 
1980 Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case (TV movie)
John Rideout
 
1980 Fade to Black
Richie
 
1980 Act of Love (TV movie)
Joseph Cybulkowski
 
1980 City in Fear (TV movie)
Tony Pate
 
1979 1941
Reese
 
1976 Love in the Hamptons (video short)
Swede
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1996 Bullet (as 'Sir' Eddie Cook)
 
1994 F.T.W. (story / as 'Sir' Eddie Cook)
 
1988 Homeboy (earlier screenplay - uncredited / written by / as Eddie Cook)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1996 Bullet (music supervisor)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2013 Haunting Charles Manson (very special thanks)
 
2007 Death Proof (special thanks)
 
1998 The Thin Red Line (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (81 titles)
2014 Generation Iron (documentary) (post-production)
Narrator
 
2012 Verry Terry (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Sunset Strip (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 I Am Bruce Lee (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009-2012 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 January 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 November 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2011 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 November 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2005-2011 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
– Episode #10.35 (2011) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #7.6 (2009) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #4.121 (2005) … Himself
 
2010-2011 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.7 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #5.25 (2010) … Himself
 
2009-2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Mickey Rourke/Miss Piggy/Mutemath (2011) … Himself
– Episode #18.101 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #18.43 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #17.13 (2009) … Himself
 
2010 Gylne tider (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #4.3 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Scream Awards 2010 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009-2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.296 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #1.59 (2009) … Himself
 
2005-2010 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #18.25 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #16.5 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #8.10 (2005) … Himself
 
2010 Mark at the Movies (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.32 (2010) … Himself
 
2005-2010 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Mickey Rourke/Jim Parsons/Siobhan Magnus (2010) … Himself
– Episode #16.65 (2008) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #12.128 (2005) … Himself
 
1990-2010 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 May 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
2009-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 April 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 April 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 April 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
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2010 Be Good Johnny Weir (TV series)
Himself
– God Bless America (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Golden Globes Red Carpet Live (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
 
2009 42nd Street: River to River (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 MMA H.E.A.T. (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Mentoring Mickey Rourke (short)
Himself (voice)
 
2009 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Himself - Audience Member
– Round Two: Results Show (2009) … Himself - Audience Member
 
2009 Hannity (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 15 September 2009 (2009) … Himself - Panelist
 
2009 The Day Before (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Jean Paul Gaultier (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #14.9 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Xposé (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.3 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #3.217 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #3.79 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Mickey Rourke (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
2009 Mission Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Alan Carr: Chatty Man (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Spike's Guys Choice (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 The 2009 Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 WWE Smackdown! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.36 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Within the Ring (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz (TV special)
Himself
 
2009 The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania (TV special)
Himself
 
2009 WWE Hall of Fame 2009 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 CMT Insider (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 March 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 La traversée du désir (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Prozhektorperiskhilton (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Mickey Rourke/Valdis Pelsh (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
2009 Star Movies: Live from the Red Carpet (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
2004-2009 Gomorron (TV series)
Himself - Om Filmen Man on Fire / Himself - The Wrestler
– Episode dated 13 February 2009 (2009) … Himself - The Wrestler
– Episode dated 20 November 2004 (2004) … Himself - Om Filmen Man on Fire
 
2009 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 This Morning (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 9 February 2009 (2009) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2009 The Orange British Academy Film Awards: Red Carpet (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– President Jimmy Carter! (2009) … Himself
– Mickey Rourke (2009) … Himself
 
2005-2009 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2009 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.5 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The Dark Side of Fame with Piers Morgan (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Mickey Rourke (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Piilokamerapäälliköt (TV series)
Himself
– Jakso 6 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Game of the Century (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Fashion News Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.11 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #14.13 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Magacine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Tout le monde en parle (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Sin City: The Premiere (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 On a tout essayé (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 April 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Starz on the Set: Sin City (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 V Graham Norton (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.30 (2003) … Himself
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
– Mickey Rourke (1999)
 
1999 Hollywood: Wild in the Streets (video documentary)
Himself - Party footage
 
1997 Champions Forever: The Latin Legends
Himself (uncredited)
 
1996 The Theory of Obstacles (TV short)
Himself
 
1996 Mickey Rourke, Actor or Boxer? (TV short)
Himself
 
1996 Sorpresa, ¡Sorpresa! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 May 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1994 The Word (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.10 (1994) … Himself
 
1992 Querida Concha (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 December 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 Goles son amores (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 December 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1990 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Himself
– Wetten, dass..? aus Duisburg (1990) … Himself
 
1988 Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 September 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (26 titles)
2010 Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho (video)
Himself
 
2010 Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon (video)
Himself
 
2010 Richard Roeper & the Movies (TV series)
 
2009-2010 WWF Raw (TV series)
 
2010 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)
 
2010 VH1 News Presents: Plastic Surgery Obsession (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
 
2008 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
 
2007 La Marató 2007 (TV special)
Harry Angel
 
2007 Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's The Rainmaker' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Colors en sèrie (TV series)
 
2006 Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (TV movie)
The Motorcycle Boy (uncredited)
 
2006 Dateline NBC (TV series documentary)
 
2006 I Am a Bounty Hunter: Domino Harvey's Life (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 80s (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2005 On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' (video short)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Sexes (TV series)
 
2004 E! 101 Most Starlicious Makeovers (TV documentary)
HImself
 
2004 Die Geschichte des erotischen Films (TV documentary)
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
John (uncredited)
 
2003 Celebrity Naked Ambition (TV documentary)
 
2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2002 I Drink, I Gamble and I Write: The Making of Barfly (video documentary short)
Henry Chinaski
 
WWE Smackdown! (TV series)
 

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Other Works:

Provided the mid-song rap on the David Bowie song "Shining Star (Makin' My Love)" on his album Never Let Me Down (1987). See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 9 Interviews  | 19 Articles  | 8 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

'Sir' Eddie Cook | Eddie Cook

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

If I wasn't Catholic, I probably would have blown my brains out. See more »

Trivia:

On the Waterfront director Elia Kazan said that Rourke's student audition was the best audition piece he'd seen in 30 years. See more »

Trademark:

Muscular physique See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo