- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 6, 1926
- Place of Birth
- Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary [now Hungary]
- Died
- September 14, 2006
Mickey Hargitay
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.
Filmography
movieMy Mom Jayne
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieMansfield 66/67
2017
movieJayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
2015 · Self (archive footage)
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Grandfather
movieHollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieMr. Universe
1988 · Self
movieBlack Magic Rites
1973 · Jack Nelson
tvCool Million
1972 · Frederick
movieDelirium
1972 · Herbert Lyutak
movieLady Frankenstein
1971 · Captain Harris
movieThe Return of Ringo
1970 · Mike Wood/Stanton
movieThe Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield
1968 · Self - Jayne's Son (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieCjamango
1967 · Clinton
movieSpree
1967 · Self
movie7 Golden Women Against Two 07
1966 · Mark Davis
movieThree Bullets for Ringo
1966 · Ringo
movieBloody Pit of Horror
1965 · Travis Anderson
tvThe Wild Wild West
1965
movieThe Sheriff Won't Shoot
1965 · Allan
movieA Stranger in Sacramento
1965 · Mike Jordan
movieRevenge of The Gladiators
1964 · Fabio
moviePrimitive Love
1964
moviePromises! Promises!
1963 · King Banner
movieThe Loves of Hercules
1960 · Hercules
moviePeople, Hopes, Medals
1960 · Self
movieSlaughter on 10th Avenue
1957 · Big John
movieThe James Dean Story
1957 · Self
movieWill Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1957 · Bobo Branigansky
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self