Mickey 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), 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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Wild Wild West

The Steve Allen Show

Cool Million

My Mom Jayne

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

Lady Frankenstein

Delirium

All Movies (25)

• My Mom Jayne2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• Mansfield 66/672017
• Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies1988 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Mr. Universe1988 · as Self
• Black Magic Rites1973 · as Jack Nelson
• Delirium1972 · as Herbert Lyutak
• Lady Frankenstein1971 · as Captain Harris
• The Return of Ringo1970 · as Mike Wood/Stanton
• The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield1968 · as Self - Jayne's Son (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Cjamango1967 · as Clinton
• Spree1967 · as Self
• 7 Golden Women Against Two 071966 · as Mark Davis
• Three Bullets for Ringo1966 · as Ringo
• Bloody Pit of Horror1965 · as Travis Anderson
• The Sheriff Won't Shoot1965 · as Allan
• A Stranger in Sacramento1965 · as Mike Jordan
• Revenge of The Gladiators1964 · as Fabio
• Primitive Love1964
• Promises! Promises!1963 · as King Banner
• The Loves of Hercules1960 · as Hercules
• People, Hopes, Medals1960 · as Self
• Slaughter on 10th Avenue1957 · as Big John
• The James Dean Story1957 · as Self
• Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?1957 · as Bobo Branigansky

All TV Shows (4)

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Grandfather
• Cool Million1972 · as Frederick
• The Wild Wild West1965
• The Steve Allen Show1956 · as Self