Mickey Rooney playing Andy Hardy, 15 films (14 sequels) and two shorts: "A Family Affair" (1937) "Judge Hardy's Children" (1938) "Love Finds Andy Hardy" (1938) "Out West with the Hardys" (1938) "Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family) - Short (1939) "The Hardy's Ride High" (1939) "Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever" (1939) "Judge Hardy and Son" (1939) "Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics...and Other Things" - Short (1940) "Andy Hardy Meets Debutante" (1940) "Andy Hardy's Private Secretary" (1941) "Life Begins for Andy Hardy" (1941) "The Courtship of Andy Hardy" (1942) "Andy Hardy's Double Life" (1942) "Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble" (1944) "Love Laughs at Andy Hardy" (1946) "Andy Hardy Comes Home" (1958)
Because Andy Griffith was the name of the actor who played Andy Taylor, hence the show was named after the actor, not the character.
Andy grows up to into a lawyer who marries a girl name Jane that he met at work. Mickey Rooney did want Polly to be his wife in the last film (Andy Hardy comes home) but the actress didn't want to come back for the part.
As far as I know, the top three are as follows: Mickey Rooney as Andy Hardy (16 times), Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films (14 films plus a 1967 TV special), and Johnny Weismuller as Tarzan (12 films). According to Wikipedia Desmond Llewelyn played Q in 17 James Bond Films (Quiz Right) Well, if you include foreign films/actors, Shintaro Katsu played the character Zatoichi for twenty years. He started with 18 feature films, then a 24 episode television series, then reprised the role in 3(?) more films to include the cross over films Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo and Zatoichi Meets the One Armed Swordsman.
Jack Burns played the part of Warren Ferguson on The Andy Griffith Show.
Mickey Rooney playing Andy Hardy, 15 films (14 sequels) and two shorts: "A Family Affair" (1937) "Judge Hardy's Children" (1938) "Love Finds Andy Hardy" (1938) "Out West with the Hardys" (1938) "Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family) - Short (1939) "The Hardy's Ride High" (1939) "Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever" (1939) "Judge Hardy and Son" (1939) "Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics...and Other Things" - Short (1940) "Andy Hardy Meets Debutante" (1940) "Andy Hardy's Private Secretary" (1941) "Life Begins for Andy Hardy" (1941) "The Courtship of Andy Hardy" (1942) "Andy Hardy's Double Life" (1942) "Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble" (1944) "Love Laughs at Andy Hardy" (1946) "Andy Hardy Comes Home" (1958)
There were 16 movies in the Andy Hardy series starring Mickey Rooney.A Family Affair (1937)You're Only Young Once (1937)Judge Hardy's Children (1938)Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)Out West with the Hardys (1938)The Hardys Ride High (1939)Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)Judge Hardy and Son (1939)Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)The James Bond series has 22 movies, with different actors in the lead role.The Andy Hardy films were all directly related and all starred the same actor, Mickey Rooney.And second is Harry Potter.
Not counting shorts, there were at least 16 Andy Hardy films starring Mickey Rooney. "A Family Affair" (1937) "You're only Young Once" (1937) "Judge Hardy's Children" (1938) "Love Finds Andy Hardy" (1938) "Out West with the Hardy's" (1938) "The Hardy's Ride High" (1939) "Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever" (1939) "Judge Hardy and Son" (1939) "Andy Hardy Meets Debutante" (1940) "Andy Hardy's Private Secretary" (1941) "Life Begins for Andy Hardy" (1941) "The Courtship of Andy Hardy" (1942) "Andy Hardy's Double Life" (1942) "Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble" (1944) "Love Laughs at Andy Hardy" (1946) "Andy Hardy Comes Home" (1958)
Not counting shorts, there were at least 16 Andy Hardy films starring Mickey Rooney. "A Family Affair" (1937) "You're only Young Once" (1937) "Judge Hardy's Children" (1938) "Love Finds Andy Hardy" (1938) "Out West with the Hardy's" (1938) "The Hardy's Ride High" (1939) "Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever" (1939) "Judge Hardy and Son" (1939) "Andy Hardy Meets Debutante" (1940) "Andy Hardy's Private Secretary" (1941) "Life Begins for Andy Hardy" (1941) "The Courtship of Andy Hardy" (1942) "Andy Hardy's Double Life" (1942) "Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble" (1944) "Love Laughs at Andy Hardy" (1946) "Andy Hardy Comes Home" (1958)
The Andy Hardy series starring Mickey Rooney. Not counting shorts, there were at least 16 Andy Hardy films starring Mickey Rooney. "A Family Affair" (1937) "You're only Young Once" (1937) "Judge Hardy's Children" (1938) "Love Finds Andy Hardy" (1938) "Out West with the Hardy's" (1938) "The Hardy's Ride High" (1939) "Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever" (1939) "Judge Hardy and Son" (1939) "Andy Hardy Meets Debutante" (1940) "Andy Hardy's Private Secretary" (1941) "Life Begins for Andy Hardy" (1941) "The Courtship of Andy Hardy" (1942) "Andy Hardy's Double Life" (1942) "Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble" (1944) "Love Laughs at Andy Hardy" (1946) "Andy Hardy Comes Home" (1958)
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary was created in 1941.
The duration of Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble is 1.78 hours.
The duration of Andy Hardy Meets Debutante is 1.47 hours.
The duration of Love Laughs at Andy Hardy is 1.55 hours.
The duration of Love Finds Andy Hardy is 1.52 hours.
The duration of Life Begins for Andy Hardy is 1.67 hours.
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy was created on 1946-12-25.