Buddy Messinger

1907-10-26 – 1965-10-25 (age 57) San Francisco, California, USA

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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.

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Buddy Messinger

Known For

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941

as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)

Modern Times

Modern Times

1936

as Cigar Counterman (uncredited)

Turnabout

Turnabout

1940

as Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Young Ideas

Young Ideas

1924

as Bob Lowden

Keeping Company

Keeping Company

1940

as Basketball Ticket Boy

Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady

1936

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

1939

as Clerk (uncredited)

The Flirt

The Flirt

1922

as Hedrick Madison

Three of a Kind

Three of a Kind

1936

as Bellhop

Treasure Island

1917

as Captain Smolett

Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

1938

as Cycle Messenger (uncredited)

Abysmal Brute

Abysmal Brute

1923

as Buddy Sangster

Fast and Furious

Fast and Furious

1939

as First Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Stage Mother

Stage Mother

1933

as Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)

Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo

1940

as Third Page

The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour

1938

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha

1942

as Butcher Boy (uncredited)

Wings Over Honolulu

Wings Over Honolulu

1937

as Boy

The Housekeeper's Daughter

The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939

as Reporter

Sergeant Madden

Sergeant Madden

1939

as Hospital Clerk