Mickey Rooney played a role in a film.
Mickey Rooney . In a career spanning nine decades and continuing until shortly before his death , he appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era . At 14 he played Puck in the play and later the 1935 film adaptation of A Midsummer Night 's Dream . Rooney made hundreds of appearances on TV , including dramas , variety programs , and talk shows , and won an Emmy in 1964 , with another Emmy plus a Golden Globe for his role in Bill ( 1981 ) .