Acting
Mickey Hargitay
- Born
- Jan 6, 1926 · Aged 80
- Died
- Sep 14, 2006
- Place of birth
- Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary [now Hungary]
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 25
- TV credits
- 4
Also known as (1)
- Miklós Károly 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),…
