Mickey Horton
| Mickey Horton | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Days of our Lives character | |||||||||||||||||||||
John Clarke as Mickey Horton, 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | John Clarke (1965–2004) Richard Voigts (2004) John Ingle (2004–06) Kevin Dobson (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| First appearance | November 8, 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | October 2, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Peggy Phillips and Kenneth Rosen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Ted Corday | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mickey Horton is a fictional character from the soap opera Days of Our Lives, played from the show's debut episode in 1965 until January 2004 by John Clarke, spanning 3,500 episodes. The role was briefly played in 2004 by Richard Voigts, then by John Ingle from 2004 through 2006. Kevin Dobson appeared as Mickey in the character's final appearances between April and October 2008.
At the time of his retirement, Clarke was the longest-tenured original Days of our Lives actor after his onscreen mother Frances Reid (Alice Horton), appearing in the role for 39 years. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1979 for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Mickey.