Miklós Karoly 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 and eventually became a U.S. 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 Primitive Love (1964). (Via Wikipedia)
- Origin
- Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Budapest, Hungary)
- Born
- January 6, 1926
- Died
- September 14, 2006 (18 years ago, at 80)