Mickey Rooney played roles.
Mickey Rooney . At the height of a career that was marked by precipitous declines and raging comebacks , Rooney performed the role of Andy Hardy in a series of 15 films in the 1930s and 1940s that epitomized American family values . At 14 he played Puck in the play and later the 1935 film adaptation of A Midsummer Night 's Dream .