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