Buddy Messinger
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1907-10-26
- Died
- 1965-10-25
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Buddy Messinger · Bud Messinger · Buddie Messinger · Buddie Messenger · Melvin Joseph Messinger · Buddy Messenger
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
Movies (71)
Modern Times
1936
as Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
1941
as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
Undressed
1928
as Bobby Arnold
Libeled Lady
1936
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Shadows
1922
as 'Mr. Bad Boy'
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Boy (uncredited)
Edgar's Little Saw
1920
as Freddie Littlefield
Three of a Kind
1936
as Bellhop
Edgar's Hamlet
1920
as Freddy Littlefield
The Shining Hour
1938
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Usher
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
1950
as Barfly (uncredited)
Edgar's Jonah Day
1920
as Freddy Littlefield
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
as Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Dumb-Belles
1927
Fan Fan
1918
as Head Collector
The Racing Kid
1924
as Buddy
Edgar, the Detective
1921
as Freddie Littlefield
A Front Page Story
1922
as Tommy
The Affairs of Martha
1942
as Butcher Boy (uncredited)
Edgar's Feast Day
1921
Edgar Takes the Cake
1920
as Freddy Littlefield
The Babes in the Woods
1917
What an Eye
1924
as Buddy - the Office Boy
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
as Elevator Operator
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Hospital Clerk
Edgar's Country Cousin
1921
as Freddie Littlefield
Crime by Night
1944
as Bellboy (uncredited)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939
as Reporter
Turnabout
1940
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
1939
as First Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Cheer Up and Smile
1930
as Donald
A Howling Success
1923
Fast and Loose
1939
as Clerk (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
1939
as Messenger
An All American Toothache
1936
as (uncredited)
Stage Mother
1933
as Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
as Boy
Brooklyn Orchid
1942
as Bellhop with Flowers
Monkeys Prefer Blondes
1926
College Holiday
1936
as Dancer
Young Ideas
1924
as Bob Lowden
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
as Elevator Boy
Hold That Kiss
1938
as Theatre Usher
Trifling with Honor
1923
as Jimmy Hunt
Keeping Company
1940
as Basketball Ticket Boy
The Hoodlum
1919
as Dish Lowry
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as Rance
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Reporter
Hullabaloo
1940
as Third Page
Jack and the Beanstalk
1917
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
1920
as Freddy Littlefield
Midnight Madonna
1937
as Messenger
Treasure Island
1917
as Captain Smolett
Abysmal Brute
1923
as Buddy Sangster
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
1917
as Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit
A Lady of Chance
1928
as Hank
A Sorority Mixup
1927
The Old Nest
1921
as Jim at 10
Jinx
1919
as Orphan
The Whispered Name
1924
as The Office Boy
Edgar's Sunday Courtship
1920
as Freddy Littlefield
Penrod and Sam
1923
as Rodney Bitts
Hot Stuff
1929
as Tuffy
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1918
as Kasim Baba
Keyhole Katie
1933
Edgar Camps Out
1920
as Freddie Littlefield
When Love Comes
1922
as Coleridge Twin
The Flirt
1922
as Hedrick Madison
About Buddy Messinger
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. With 71 credits spanning from 1917 to 1950, Buddy Messinger has appeared in 71 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Buddy Messinger Movies
- Modern Times (1936) — as Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
- Citizen Kane (1941) — as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
- Undressed (1928) — as Bobby Arnold
- Libeled Lady (1936) — as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- Shadows (1922) — as 'Mr. Bad Boy'
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