Acting
Buddy Messinger
EN, XX cinema · 72 credits
Born
26 October 1907
Died
25 October 1965 (aged 57)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as Buddy Messinger · Bud Messinger · Buddie Messinger · Buddie Messenger · Melvin Joseph Messinger · Buddy Messenger
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
Filmography
Devil's Doorway
as Barfly (uncredited)
Crime by Night
as Bellboy (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha
as Butcher Boy (uncredited)
Brooklyn Orchid
as Bellhop with Flowers
Hold Back the Dawn
as Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Reporter
Turnabout
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Hullabaloo
as Third Page
Keeping Company
as Basketball Ticket Boy
Love Thy Neighbor
as Elevator Boy
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
as Messenger
Idiot's Delight
as Usher
Fast and Loose
as Clerk (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
as Hospital Clerk
Fast and Furious
as First Elevator Boy (uncredited)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Reporter
Hold That Kiss
as Theatre Usher
The Shining Hour
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
as Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
Midnight Madonna
as Messenger
Three of a Kind
as Bellhop
College Holiday
as Dancer
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Elevator Operator
Modern Times
as Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Stage Mother
as Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road
as Boy (uncredited)
Cheer Up and Smile
as Donald
Hot Stuff
as Tuffy
A Lady of Chance
as Hank
Undressed
1928
Undressed
as Bobby Arnold
What an Eye
1924
What an Eye
as Buddy - the Office Boy
The Whispered Name
as The Office Boy
Young Ideas
as Bob Lowden
Abysmal Brute
as Buddy Sangster
Penrod and Sam
as Rodney Bitts
Trifling with Honor
as Jimmy Hunt
Shadows
as 'Mr. Bad Boy'
When Love Comes
as Coleridge Twin
The Flirt
as Hedrick Madison
A Front Page Story
as Tommy
The Old Nest
as Jim at 10
Edgar, the Detective
as Freddie Littlefield
Edgar's Country Cousin
as Freddie Littlefield
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
as Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Hamlet
as Freddy Littlefield
Edgar Takes the Cake
as Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Sunday Courtship
as Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Jonah Day
as Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Little Saw
as Freddie Littlefield
Edgar Camps Out
as Freddie Littlefield
Jinx
as Orphan
The Hoodlum
as Dish Lowry
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
as Kasim Baba
Fan Fan
as Head Collector
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
as Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit
Treasure Island
1917
Treasure Island
as Captain Smolett
