Mickey Hargitay
Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay (January 6, 1926 – September 14, 2006) was a Hungarian-American actor and the 1955 Mr. Universe. Born in Budapest, Hargitay moved to the United States in 1947, where he eventually became a citizen. He was married to actress Jayne Mansfield and is the father of actress Mariska Hargitay. During their marriage, Hargitay and Mansfield made four movies together: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957), The Loves of Hercules (1960), Promises! Promises! (1963), and L'Amore Primitivo (1964).
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| Full name at birth | Miklós Hargitay
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| Claim to fame | Mr. Universe 1955. Jayne Manfield's second husband. Father of the film actress Mariska Hargitay
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| Date of birth | 6 January 1926
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| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary
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| Date of death | 14 September 2006
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| Age | 80 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Multiple myeloma
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| Occupation | Actor (19 credits) Thanks (1 credit) Self (16 credits) Archive footage (7 credits)
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![Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay - The Lowdown Magazine Pictorial [United States] (November 1957)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/j/m/jmlnutsk1x8yty1.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay - The Lowdown Magazine Pictorial [United States] (September 1959)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/8/d/8dan4dxtrjpu4tdp.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Is the Godfather of actor Eddie Hargitay.
- Was inspired to take up bodybuilding after seeing famed bodybuilder 'Steve Reeves ' on a magazine cover. Both men later portrayed "Hercules" for Italian cinema.
- Appeared on daughter Mariska Hargitay's TV program "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) in 2003.
- In addition to his four children he was survived by brother Eddie, sister Eva, ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
- Was given the Muscle Beach Hall of Fame Award from the Muscle Beach Historical Committee in May 2006.
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