Mickey Rourke studied acting at the legendary Lee Strasberg Institute (where veteran method actors such as Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken studied). His film debut was a small role in Steven Spielberg's 1941, but his memorable portayal of an arsonist in Body Heat garnered significant attention, despite his modest time onscreen. To read synopses of Mickey's tv and film works through the ages click on the alphabetized links below: 1941
angel heart
animal factory
love in paris
act of love
a prayer for the dying
barfly
body heat
buffalo '66
bullet
city in fear
desperate hours
diner
domino
double team
exit in red
eureka
falltime
fade to black
francesco
get carter
harley davidson
heavens gate
homeboy
johnny handsome
killshot
the last outlaw
masked and anonymous
man on fire
9 1/2 weeks
one (the fight)
out in fifty
OUATIM
point blank
picture claire
rape and marriage
rumble fish
rain maker
shades
shergar
sin city
spun
stormbreaker
the follow
the pledge
they crawl
thursday
the last ride
the pope
the wrestler
thicker than blood
wild orchid
white sand
year of the dragon
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