- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMiklós Károly Hargitay
- Nickname
- Mickey
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Mickey Hargitay was born on January 6, 1926 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for The Loves of Hercules (1960), Bloody Pit of Horror (1965) and Delirium (1972). He was married to Ellen Hargitay, Jayne Mansfield and Mary Birge. He died on September 14, 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesEllen Hargitay(April 14, 1967 - September 14, 2006) (his death)Jayne Mansfield(January 13, 1958 - August 26, 1964) (divorced, 3 children)Mary Birge(April 2, 1948 - September 6, 1956) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenTina Hargitay
- Appeared on daughter Mariska Hargitay's TV program Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) in 2003.
- After ex-wife Jayne Mansfield's death, Mickey arranged to have a heart-shaped headstone erected for her at her place of burial.
- Mickey was declared to be Jayne Mansfield's official widower, after a court ruled her divorce from him was void.
- Fled Hungary in 1947 in the face of increasing Sovietization of the country.
- He sued Mansfield's estate in September, 1967 for over $275,000 to support their 3 children; in their 1964 divorce decree, Mansfield agreed to pay child alimony.
- I enjoyed my career. I never wanted to be any more than what I was, and I had fun doing it.
- [Referring to Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)] "Jayne went to California to do the film. And they said, 'You know who is going to play her boyfriend?' I said 'No, who?', and they said 'You'".
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