Mickey Daniels
Date of Birth: 11th October 1914
Details of Death: 20th August 1970
Country of Birth: USA
Biography
Born Richard Daniels Jr., 'Mickey', as he became known, was signed up by Hal Roach for his 'Our Gang' series of short films. He began on a salary of $37.50 a week, but two years later this had risen to $175. On a couple of occasions he acted alongside Harold Lloyd, such as in the feature "Dr. Jack" (1922), where Harold Lloyd is the doctor whose task it is to administer some disagreeable medicine to the boy. Mickey outgrew Our Gang in 1926, but continued in films until 1941, occasionally even returning to Our Gang shorts in adult roles - most notably in "Reunion in Rhythm" (1937), where four Our Gang alumni toast their successors of the next generation (Mickey's counterpart is, of course, Alfalfa). With his wonderfully expressive face, and his perfect comic acting, Mickey Daniels was one of the true Greats of comedy during the Silent era. After the war, he faded into obscurity, becoming first a construction engineer, and then later on a taxi driver.
Notes
- Member of Our Gang from 1922 to 1926
Filmography
- A Quiet Street (1922) (as Mickey)
- Dr. Jack (1922) (as Boy Patient - uncredited)
- My Wild Irish Rose (1922) (as Moya's Little Brother)
- One Terrible Day (1922) (as Mickey)
- Our Gang (1922) (as Mickey)
- Saturday Morning (1922) (as Mickey)
- The Golf Bug (1922)
- Young Sherlocks (1922)
- A Pleasant Journey (1923) (as Mickey)
- Back Stage (1923) (as Mickey)
- The Big Show (1923) (as Mickey)
- Boys to Board (1923) (as Mickey)
- Derby Day (1923)
- Dogs of War! (1923) (as Mickey)
- Giants vs. Yanks (1923) (as Mickey)
- July Days (1923) (as Mickey)
- Lodge Night (1923) (as Mickey)
- No Noise (1923) (as Mickey)
- Safety Last! (1923) (as Newsboy - uncredited)
- Stage Fright (1923) (as Mickey)
- Sunday Calm (1923)
- The Champeen (1923) (as Mickey)
- The Cobbler (1923) (as Mickey)
- The Pilgrim (1923) (as Sniffling Kid in Church - uncredited)
- Battling Orioles (1924)
- Big Business (1924)
- Commencement Day (1924) (as Mickey)
- Cradle Robbers (1924) (as Mickey)
- Every Man for Himself (1924) (as Mickey)
- Fast Company (1924) (as Mickey)
- Girl Shy (1924) (as Newsboy - uncredited)
- High Society (1924) (as Mickey Kelly)
- It's a Bear (1924) (as Mickey)
- Jubilo, Jr. (1924) (as Young Jubilo)
- Rupert of Hee Haw (1924) (as Boy Who Kicks Rudolph - uncredited)
- Seein' Things (1924) (as Mickey)
- Short Kilts (1924)
- The Buccaneers (1924) (as Mickey)
- The Fraidy Cat (1924)
- The Mysterious Mystery! (1924) (as Mickey)
- The Sun Down Limited (1924) (as Mickey)
- Tire Trouble (1924)
- Ask Grandma (1925) (as Mickey)
- Better Movies (1925) (as Mickey)
- Boys Will Be Joys (1925) (as Mickey)
- Circus Fever (1925) (as Mickey)
- Dog Days (1925) (as Mickey)
- Mary, Queen of Tots (1925) (as Mickey)
- Official Officers (1925) (as Mickey)
- One Wild Ride (1925) (as Mickey)
- Shootin' Injuns (1925) (as Mickey)
- The Big Town (1925) (as Mickey)
- The Love Bug (1925) (as Mickey)
- Your Own Back Yard (1925) (as Mickey)
- Baby Clothes (1926) (as Mickey)
- Buried Treasure (1926) (as Mickey)
- Good Cheer (1926) (as Mickey)
- Monkey Business (1926) (as Mickey)
- Thundering Fleas (1926) (as Mickey)
- Uncle Tom's Uncle (1926) (as Mickey/Simon Legree)
- The Dummy (1929) (as Job Applicant - uncredited)
- Thundering Toupees (1929)
- Bigger and Better (1930)
- Doctor's Orders (1930) (as Mickey)
- Ladies Last (1930) (as Mickey)
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