Mickey Rooney

Nine decades is a long time to be in showbiz, but Mickey Rooney made the best of all those years by featuring in an awe-inspiring 300 films. At the peak of his career, though, he was drafted to World War II, where he served to entertain the troops in the combat zone and won a bronze medal for his efforts in the war.

However, when Mickey returned from military service, he was no longer a big catch on the big-screens. Regardless of that, he appeared in many low budget movies with good critical acclaim and won numerous accolades for his comedic skills.