Biography
Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke Before devoting his energies to New York's Actor's Studio and becoming an actor, Mickey Rourke aspired to be a professional baseball player and boxer. Rourke launched his acting career with small roles in 1941 (1979) and Heaven's Gate (1981) before being noticed in Body Heat (1981) and Diner (1982). He followed with admirable work in Rumble Fish (1983) and The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), and then gave a bravura performance as fanatically determined police captain Stanley White in Year of the Dragon (1985). When the film was slammed by critics, Rourke defended director Michael Cimino and refused critics' requests for interviews. He immediately gained a reputation as a perfectionist, agreeing only to work with directors and on projects that met with his high standards. His 1987 performances in Angel Heart, A Prayer for the Dying, and Barfly attest to this, but starring roles in the infamous 9 1/2 Weeks (1986) and Wild Orchid (1990) gave him a 'Eurotrash' taint that was only enhance
Filmography
YearMovie TitleGenreRating
2011 Immortals (2011) Action, Fantasy
2011 Immortals 3D (2011) Action, Fantasy
2011 Immortals 4D (2011) Action, Fantasy
2010 Iron Man 2 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
2010 The Expendables (2010) Action, Drama
2010 Iron Man 2 (Digital DMR) Action, Sci-Fi
2009 Killshot Drama, Thriller
2009 The Wrestler Action, Comedy
2001 9 1/2 Weeks II Drama, Thai Films
2001 Another 9 1/2 Weeks Drama, Romance
2000 Get Carter Crime, Thriller