[4] 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.

[2][5] He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1979 for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Mickey.

Mickey was the middle son of Tom and Alice Horton and had four siblings: Tommy, Addie, Marie and, possibly his biggest rival, Bill.

[1][7][6] His father Tom found out that Addie's daughter Julie and a friend stole mink from a department store.

[1][11] After many long nights working together, Mickey had his sights set on court psychiatrist Laura Spencer.

[1][11] Mickey took a sterility test, revealing that he was unable to have children; he forgot to review the results in the face of Laura announcing her pregnancy.

[11][1][12] Tom saw Mickey's test results and confronted Laura, who lied and said she and Bill consensually had sex.

After he refused to leave Laura for her, Linda attempted suicide; news of the affair spread quickly in Salem.

[17] Mike learned about Mickey's affair in 1973 and confronted his father, who suffered a heart attack.

[1] In a fit of rage at being lied to for years, Mickey bought a gun and plotted to kill his brother.

[1][19] Janice was kidnapped by her biological mother Joanna in 1978 but was found and returned to the Horton household.

She left Salem for New York for a year and returned in 1985, having missed Linda's plot to steal Anderson Manufacturing stock from Melissa under the guise of repairing their relationship.

It was soon revealed that Maggie was still alive and had been kidnapped by the DiMera family and stranded on their island with other Salem Stalker victims.

Upon her return, Mickey spent months unsure of whether he would stay with Maggie, whose "death" had nullified their marriage, or Bonnie, his current wife.

[citation needed] He appeared in the 2008 and 2009 Christmas episodes, watching movies and sitting in the kitchen with his mother.

[28] Before New Year's Eve in 2009, he called to tell Maggie he was unable to make it home to Salem; the two decided to spend more time together in 2010.

[citation needed] Charlie Mason from Soaps She Knows called Mickey the "good brother" in comparison to Bill.

[59] Clarke was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1979 for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Mickey.