Buddy Messinger
Known for
Acting
Life
1907 – 1965 (aged 57)
Born in
San Francisco, California, USA
Credits
View on IMDb71 acting credits
Biography
Buddy Messinger (born Melvin Joseph Messinger; 26 October 1907 – 25 October 1965) was an American actor who was cast in substantial roles in dozens of films during the silent film era. He began his career as a jovial chubby child actor. With the advent of sound films he was relegated mostly to bit parts.
Known For
Citizen Kane
17 Apr 1941
Modern Times
05 Feb 1936
Libeled Lady
09 Oct 1936
Wild Boys of the Road
07 Oct 1933
Devil's Doorway
18 Aug 1950
Hold Back the Dawn
26 Sep 1941
The Shining Hour
18 Nov 1938
Too Hot to Handle
16 Sep 1938
Filmography
1950
- Devil's Doorwayas Barfly (uncredited)
1944
- Crime by Nightas Bellboy (uncredited)
1942
- The Affairs of Marthaas Butcher Boy (uncredited)
- Brooklyn Orchidas Bellhop with Flowers
1941
- The Mexican Spitfire's Babyas Reporter
- Hold Back the Dawnas Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- Citizen Kaneas Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
1940
- Keeping Companyas Basketball Ticket Boy
- Love Thy Neighboras Elevator Boy
- Hullabalooas Third Page
- Andy Hardy Meets Debutanteas Elevator Boy (uncredited)
- Turnaboutas Elevator Boy (uncredited)
1939
- The Housekeeper's Daughteras Reporter
- Fast and Furiousas First Elevator Boy (uncredited)
- Sergeant Maddenas Hospital Clerk
- The Lone Ranger Rides Againas Rance
- Fast and Looseas Clerk (uncredited)
- Four Girls in Whiteas Messenger
- Idiot's Delightas Usher
1938
- The Shining Houras Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- Too Hot to Handleas Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
- Hold That Kissas Theatre Usher
1937
- Midnight Madonnaas Messenger
- Wings Over Honoluluas Boy
1936
- College Holidayas Dancer
- Libeled Ladyas Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- The Devil Is a Sissyas Elevator Operator
- Three of a Kindas Bellhop
- Modern Timesas Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
- An All American Toothacheas (uncredited)
1933
- Wild Boys of the Roadas Boy (uncredited)
- Stage Motheras Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)
- Keyhole Katie
1930
- Cheer Up and Smileas Donald
1929
- Hot Stuffas Tuffy
1928
- A Lady of Chanceas Hank
- Undressedas Bobby Arnold
1924
- What an Eyeas Buddy - the Office Boy
- Young Ideasas Bob Lowden
- The Racing Kidas Buddy
- The Whispered Nameas The Office Boy
1923
- Penrod and Samas Rodney Bitts
- Trifling with Honoras Jimmy Hunt
- Abysmal Bruteas Buddy Sangster
- A Howling Success
1922
- A Front Page Storyas Tommy
- The Flirtas Hedrick Madison
- When Love Comesas Coleridge Twin
- Shadowsas 'Mr. Bad Boy'
1921
- The Old Nestas Jim at 10
- Edgar, the Detectiveas Freddie Littlefield
- Edgar's Feast Day
- Edgar's Country Cousinas Freddie Littlefield
1920
- Edgar's Little Sawas Freddie Littlefield
- Edgar Camps Outas Freddie Littlefield
- Edgar Takes the Cakeas Freddy Littlefield
- Edgar's Jonah Dayas Freddy Littlefield
- Edgar's Hamletas Freddy Littlefield
- Edgar's Sunday Courtshipas Freddy Littlefield
- Edgar and the Teacher's Petas Freddy Littlefield
1919
- Jinxas Orphan
- The Hoodlumas Dish Lowry
1918
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thievesas Kasim Baba
- Fan Fanas Head Collector
1917
- The Babes in the Woods
- Treasure Islandas Captain Smolett
- Aladdin and the Wonderful Lampas Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit
- Jack and the Beanstalk