Acting

Jimmy Robinson

Born — Died

1922-04-06 — 1988-11-03

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

45 titles

Known for

Becky Sharp poster
5.7

In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society. The first feature length film to use three-strip Technicolor.

Becky Sharp

1935

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date poster
6.1

Complicated plot involving missing stamp collection and kidnapped businessman, with the Lone Wolf keeping one step ahead of the police in Havana trying to solve the crime and make a profit.

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940

Mickey's Whirlwinds poster
8.0

Mickey Rooney -- credited as McGuire, as he would be through the run of the series -- inducts a new member into the gang, tries to put little brother Billy Barty to bed for a nap, and wins a basketball game against Stinky Davis' team in this episode of the series.

Mickey's Whirlwinds

1930

Mickey's Tent Show poster
10.0

Mickey and the gang put on their own circus, but Stinky Davis and his pals constantly try to disrupt it.

Mickey's Tent Show

1933

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch poster
6.0

The Wiggs family plan to celebrate Thanksgiving in their rundown shack with leftover stew, without Mr. Wiggs who wandered off long ago an has never been heard from. Do-gooder Miss Lucy brings them a real feast. Her boyfriend Bob arranges to take Wiggs' sick boy to a hospital. Their other boy makes some money peddling kindling and takes the family to a show. Mrs. Wiggs is called to the hopsital just in time to see her boy die. Her neighbor Miss Mazy wants to marry Mr. Stubbins who insists on tasting her cooking. Mrs. Wiggs sneaks her dishes past Stubbins who agrees to marriage. Mr. Wiggs appears suddenly, in tatters, with just the amount of money (twenty dollars) needed to save the family from foreclosure. Miss Lucy and Bob get married.

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1934

Mickey's Thrill Hunters poster
6.0

Mickey and the gang wind up in Harold Lloyd territory, when the kids work as window washers on a dangerous skyscraper.

Mickey's Thrill Hunters

1931

Film credits

1930s · 24 titles

Becky Sharp poster
5.7

In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society. The first feature length film to use three-strip Technicolor.

Becky Sharp

1935

Mickey's Whirlwinds poster
8.0

Mickey Rooney -- credited as McGuire, as he would be through the run of the series -- inducts a new member into the gang, tries to put little brother Billy Barty to bed for a nap, and wins a basketball game against Stinky Davis' team in this episode of the series.

Mickey's Whirlwinds

1930

Mickey's Tent Show poster
10.0

Mickey and the gang put on their own circus, but Stinky Davis and his pals constantly try to disrupt it.

Mickey's Tent Show

1933

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch poster
6.0

The Wiggs family plan to celebrate Thanksgiving in their rundown shack with leftover stew, without Mr. Wiggs who wandered off long ago an has never been heard from. Do-gooder Miss Lucy brings them a real feast. Her boyfriend Bob arranges to take Wiggs' sick boy to a hospital. Their other boy makes some money peddling kindling and takes the family to a show. Mrs. Wiggs is called to the hopsital just in time to see her boy die. Her neighbor Miss Mazy wants to marry Mr. Stubbins who insists on tasting her cooking. Mrs. Wiggs sneaks her dishes past Stubbins who agrees to marriage. Mr. Wiggs appears suddenly, in tatters, with just the amount of money (twenty dollars) needed to save the family from foreclosure. Miss Lucy and Bob get married.

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1934

Mickey's Thrill Hunters poster
6.0

Mickey and the gang wind up in Harold Lloyd territory, when the kids work as window washers on a dangerous skyscraper.

Mickey's Thrill Hunters

1931

Mickey's Helping Hand poster
10.0

One of the few films in the series without Mickey Rooney. Costar Marvin Stephens ("Katrink'") stands in for Rooney. The short finds the gang preparing for a Christmas party for the poor kids in the neighborhood.

Mickey's Helping Hand

1931

Mickey's Minstrels poster
8.0

In order to pay back Stinky Davis, Mickey becomes an organ grinder, and later put on a minstrel show.

Mickey's Minstrels

1934

Mickey's Disguises poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mickey's Disguises

1933

Mickey's Medicine Man poster
7.0

The final Mickey McGuire comedy finds Mickey and the gang putting together a medicine show in order to help out Hambone's Uncle Nemo.

Mickey's Medicine Man

1934

Mickey's Ape Man poster
8.0

Mickey, Stinky, and Billy all try to compete in an Ape Man contest.

Mickey's Ape Man

1933

The Long Shot poster
6.0

A racetrack melodrama, The Long Shot features Marsha Hunt and Gordon Jones as trainers of a thoroughbred horse. Despite the rivalries of their parents, the couple prepares to jointly enter the Santa Anita handicap. The odds are against their entry, but Hunt and Jones have every confidence of winning. Just before the starting bugle, gangsters intrude, demanding that the trainers throw the Big Race.

The Long Shot

1939

Penrod and Sam poster
7.0

Best pals Penrod and Sam are leaders of a super-secret neighborhood society, the In-Or-In Boys Club. Troubles arise when a pompous prig tries to join the club and when the boys lose their clubhouse in a land sale. But there’s also plenty of time to play pranks, put on a carnival, experience the pangs of first love, and romp with Duke, the world’s best dog.

Penrod and Sam

1931

Mickey's Wildcats poster
8.0

Mickey and the gang come across a baby. Billy Barty plays a dual role.

Mickey's Wildcats

1931

Mickey's Rescue poster
10.0

When Billy get adopted by a rich couple, Mickey and the gang spring into action to bring their pal back home.

Mickey's Rescue

1934

Mickey's Covered Wagon poster
8.0

Mickey and the gang go prospecting, but find themselves in a haunted house.

Mickey's Covered Wagon

1933

Mickey's Stampede poster
7.0

A sound remake of "Mickey's Eleven", in which the gang play yet another game of football against Stinky Davis.

Mickey's Stampede

1931

Mickey's Big Business poster
7.0

One of the few films in the series without Mickey Rooney. Costar Marvin Stephens ("Katrink'") stands in for Rooney. The film finds the gang competing with Stinky's gang in the junior Olympics.

Mickey's Big Business

1932

Phantom Gold poster
7.0

A salted gold mine proves to be troublesome for a ghost town.

Phantom Gold

1938

Mickey's Champs poster
9.0

Mickey and the kids befriend a couple of tramps. But when the tramps are accused of stealing, Mickey and Hambone find themselves trying to expose who they think is the real crook: a doctor in a spooky house.

Mickey's Champs

1930

Mickey's Race poster
8.0

Mickey and his gang of children enter a mule in a racing contest.

Mickey's Race

1933

Mickey's Luck poster
8.0

Mickey and the gang become fire fighters. Features ridiculous stunts (including a car getting hit by a train, and Spencer Bell sharing a scene with a live lion).

Mickey's Luck

1930

Mickey's Touchdown poster
10.0

Mickey and the gang get ready for a big game of football. But Stinky Davis has a few tricks up his sleeve to stop the gang from winning. Special guest star USC coach Howard Jones.

Mickey's Touchdown

1933

Wild Babies! poster
4.5

Two aspiring songwriters have a weird nightmare about the jungle.

Wild Babies!

1932

Mickey's Warriors poster
9.0

A high society lady tries to bring peace between the Mickey's Scorpions and Stinky Davis' gang.

Mickey's Warriors

1930

1920s · 19 titles

Mickey's Mix-Up poster
7.0

An early sound short, where Mickey and the gang put on another show.

Mickey's Mix-Up

1929

Mickey's Big Moment poster
9.0

The film finds Mickey and Hambone trying to dig up some dirt on Stinky Davis' father.

Mickey's Big Moment

1929

Mickey's Big Game Hunt poster
8.0

Mickey and the gang go game hunting, and come across a live lion. No, seriously, we see eight year old Rooney share a scene with a real lion.

Mickey's Big Game Hunt

1928

Mickey's Brown Derby poster
8.0

A Mickey McGuire comedy short starring Mickey Rooney.

Mickey's Brown Derby

1929

Mickey's Midnite Follies poster
9.0

Part of the Mickey McGuire short series starring Mickey Rooney. Currently only reel #2 has been found.

Mickey's Midnite Follies

1929

Mickey's Great Idea poster
8.0

The gang build their own airplane, and Mickey and Hambone go for a high-flying adventure when the plane supposedly starts to work.

Mickey's Great Idea

1929

Mickey's Wild West poster
8.0

Mickey Rooney and his gang play cowboys and indians out in the wild life.

Mickey's Wild West

1928

Mickey's Northwest Mounted poster
10.0

One of the last silent shorts in the series. Stinky invites Mickey and company to his rodeo. Plenty of lassoing, horse riding, and even a head-butting contest between Hambone and a goat!

Mickey's Northwest Mounted

1929

Mickey in School poster
9.0

It's the first day back at school for Mickey and the gang, which means plenty of pain for the schoolteacher. But things really heat up when a fire breaks out in the schoolhouse.

Mickey in School

1928

Mickey's Little Eva poster
8.0

Mickey McGuire is putting on a bad performance of Uncle Tom's Cabin, but first he has to deal with the competition; another boy is putting on a wild animal show -- house cats inflamed by the "tamer" having white mice in his trousers.

Mickey's Little Eva

1928

Mickey's Movies poster
9.0

Mickey and the gang decide to make their own movie. Guest starring Hannah Washington (a poor man's Farina of the 1920's).

Mickey's Movies

1928

Mickey the Detective poster
8.0

Mickey and the gang play detective. Later, the dog gets stuck with a professor's time bomb.

Mickey the Detective

1928

Mickey's Battle poster
10.0

A bantamweight boxer has moved to Toonerville with his sissy-looking but well-trained son. When he gets into a dispute with Mickey Maguire, nothing will settle the matter but a meeting in the squared ring.

Mickey's Battle

1927

Mickey's Eleven poster
7.0

Mickey and the gang play a game of football against Stinky Davis.

Mickey's Eleven

1927

Mickey's Pals poster
5.5

The second short from the "Mickey McGuire" film series. The series was based on Fontaine Fox's popular comic strip "Toonerville Trolley". "Mickey McGuire" was a popular rival to Hal Roach's Our Gang series. Perhaps the most notable note about the series is that it launched Mickey Rooney's film career. The film follows Mickey McGuire (Rooney) and his pals as they start a "Pet Xchange".

Mickey's Pals

1927

Mickey's Menagerie poster
7.0

Part of the Mickey McGuire short series starring Mickey Rooney.

Mickey's Menagerie

1929

Mickey's Surprise poster
7.0

Rooney's second sound film. In it, we find Mickey and the gang putting on their own school performance.

Mickey's Surprise

1929

Mickey's Explorers poster
9.0

A.K.A. "Mickey's Brigade". Mickey and the gang try to become explorers, "like Columbus and all them guys".

Mickey's Explorers

1929

Mickey's Rivals poster
9.0

A short film in the Mickey McGuire series starring Mickey Rooney.

Mickey's Rivals

1928