Portrait of Buddy Messinger

Buddy Messinger

Acting

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.

Born: October 26, 1907

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA

Filmography

1950
Devil's Doorway

as Barfly (uncredited)

1944
Crime by Night

as Bellboy (uncredited)

1942
The Affairs of Martha

as Butcher Boy (uncredited)

1942
Brooklyn Orchid

as Bellhop with Flowers

1941
Hold Back the Dawn

as Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1941
Citizen Kane

as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)

1940
Love Thy Neighbor

as Elevator Boy

1940
Keeping Company

as Basketball Ticket Boy

1940
Hullabaloo

as Third Page

1940
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

as Elevator Boy (uncredited)

1940
Turnabout

as Elevator Boy (uncredited)

1939
Fast and Furious

as First Elevator Boy (uncredited)

1939
Sergeant Madden

as Hospital Clerk

1939
Fast and Loose

as Clerk (uncredited)

1939
1939
1938
The Shining Hour

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1938
Too Hot to Handle

as Cycle Messenger (uncredited)

1938
Hold That Kiss

as Theatre Usher

1937
Midnight Madonna

as Messenger

1936
1936
Libeled Lady

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1936
The Devil Is a Sissy

as Elevator Operator

1936
Three of a Kind

as Bellhop

1936
Modern Times

as Cigar Counterman (uncredited)

1933
Wild Boys of the Road

as Boy (uncredited)

1933
Stage Mother

as Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)

1930
1929
Hot Stuff

as Tuffy

1928
1924
Young Ideas

as Bob Lowden

1924
The Whispered Name

as The Office Boy

1923
Penrod and Sam

as Rodney Bitts

1923
Abysmal Brute

as Buddy Sangster

1922
The Flirt

as Hedrick Madison

1922
When Love Comes

as Coleridge Twin

1922
Shadows

as 'Mr. Bad Boy'

1921
The Old Nest

as Jim at 10

1921
Edgar, the Detective

as Freddie Littlefield

1921
Edgar's Country Cousin

as Freddie Littlefield

1920
Edgar's Little Saw

as Freddie Littlefield

1920
Edgar Camps Out

as Freddie Littlefield

1920
Edgar Takes the Cake

as Freddy Littlefield

1920
Edgar's Jonah Day

as Freddy Littlefield

1920
Edgar's Hamlet

as Freddy Littlefield

1920
Edgar's Sunday Courtship

as Freddy Littlefield

1920
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet

as Freddy Littlefield

1919
Jinx

as Orphan

1919
The Hoodlum

as Dish Lowry

1918
Fan Fan

as Head Collector

1917
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

as Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit