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