Buddy Messinger
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
Orphan
Jinx
'Mr. Bad Boy'
Shadows
Monkeys Prefer Blondes
Coleridge Twin
When Love Comes
Hank
A Lady of Chance
Bellhop
Three of a Kind
Donald
Cheer Up and Smile
Jim at 10
The Old Nest
Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Keyhole Katie
(uncredited)
An All American Toothache
Theatre Usher
Hold That Kiss
Dancer
College Holiday
Rance
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Elevator Operator
The Devil Is a Sissy
Messenger
Four Girls in White
Buddy Sangster
Abysmal Brute
Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)
Stage Mother
Usher
Idiot's Delight
Clerk (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
Hospital Clerk
Sergeant Madden
First Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
Reporter
The Housekeeper's Daughter
A Sorority Mixup
Buddy - the Office Boy
What an Eye
Boy
Wings Over Honolulu
Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
Modern Times
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn
Bellboy (uncredited)
Crime by Night
Dumb-Belles
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Turnabout
Third Page
Hullabaloo
Basketball Ticket Boy
Keeping Company
Elevator Boy
Love Thy Neighbor
Freddy Littlefield
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
A Howling Success
Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Hamlet
Freddy Littlefield
Edgar Takes the Cake
Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Sunday Courtship
Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Jonah Day
Edgar's Feast Day
Dish Lowry
The Hoodlum
Tuffy
Hot Stuff
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Reporter
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Butcher Boy (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha
Bellhop with Flowers
Brooklyn Orchid
Messenger
Midnight Madonna
The Office Boy
The Whispered Name
Rodney Bitts
Penrod and Sam
Bob Lowden
Young Ideas
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
The Shining Hour
Hedrick Madison
The Flirt
Captain Smolett
Treasure Island
Freddie Littlefield
Edgar's Little Saw
Freddie Littlefield
Edgar Camps Out
Freddie Littlefield
Edgar, the Detective
Freddie Littlefield
Edgar's Country Cousin
Kasim Baba
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Barfly (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
The Babes in the Woods
Head Collector
Fan Fan
Jack and the Beanstalk
Boy (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road
Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
67
Gender
Male
Birthday
1907-10-26
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
Buddy Messinger