Mickey Hargitay
Born: 1926-01-06 in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary [now Hungary]
Died: 2006-09-14
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- My Mom Jayne as Self (archive footage)
2017
2015
- Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde as Self (archive footage)
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Grandfather
1988
- Mr. Universe as Self
- Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973
- Black Magic Rites as Jack Nelson
1972
- Cool Million as Frederick
- Delirium as Herbert Lyutak
1971
- Lady Frankenstein as Captain Harris
1970
- The Return of Ringo as Mike Wood/Stanton
1968
- The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield as Self - Jayne's Son (archive footage) (uncredited)
1966
- Three Bullets for Ringo as Ringo
- 7 Golden Women Against Two 07 as Mark Davis
1965
- The Wild Wild West
- Bloody Pit of Horror as Travis Anderson
- A Stranger in Sacramento as Mike Jordan
- The Sheriff Won't Shoot as Allan
1964
- Revenge of The Gladiators as Fabio
- Primitive Love
1963
- Promises! Promises! as King Banner
1960
- People, Hopes, Medals as Self
- The Loves of Hercules as Hercules
1957
- Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? as Bobo Branigansky
- The James Dean Story as Self
- Slaughter on 10th Avenue as Big John
1956
- The Steve Allen Show as Self