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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

62

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-10-26

Day of Death

1965-10-25 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As

Buddy Messinger

Bud Messinger

Buddie Messinger

Buddie Messenger

Melvin Joseph Messinger

Buddy Messenger

Melvin Joseph "Buddy" Messinger

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

Acting

Jinx

1919

Jinx

as

Orphan

Shadows

1922

Shadows

as

'Mr. Bad Boy'

When Love Comes

1922

When Love Comes

as

Coleridge Twin

Three of a Kind

1936

Three of a Kind

as

Bellhop

Cheer Up and Smile

1930

Cheer Up and Smile

as

Donald

The Old Nest

1921

The Old Nest

as

Jim at 10

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

1917

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

as

Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit

An All American Toothache

1936

An All American Toothache

as

(uncredited)

Hold That Kiss

1938

Hold That Kiss

as

Theatre Usher

College Holiday

1936

College Holiday

as

Dancer

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936

The Devil Is a Sissy

as

Elevator Operator

Four Girls in White

1939

Four Girls in White

as

Messenger

Abysmal Brute

1923

Abysmal Brute

as

Buddy Sangster

Stage Mother

1933

Stage Mother

as

Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight

1939

Idiot's Delight

as

Usher

Fast and Loose

1939

Fast and Loose

as

Clerk (uncredited)

Sergeant Madden

1939

Sergeant Madden

as

Hospital Clerk

Fast and Furious

1939

Fast and Furious

as

First Elevator Boy (uncredited)

What an Eye

1924

What an Eye

as

Buddy - the Office Boy

Modern Times

1936

Modern Times

as

Cigar Counterman (uncredited)

Libeled Lady

1936

Libeled Lady

as

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Hold Back the Dawn

1941

Hold Back the Dawn

as

Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Crime by Night

1944

Crime by Night

as

Bellboy (uncredited)

Turnabout

1940

Turnabout

as

Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Hullabaloo

1940

Hullabaloo

as

Third Page

Keeping Company

1940

Keeping Company

as

Basketball Ticket Boy

Love Thy Neighbor

1940

Love Thy Neighbor

as

Elevator Boy

Edgar and the Teacher's Pet

1920

Edgar and the Teacher's Pet

as

Freddy Littlefield

Citizen Kane

1941

Citizen Kane

as

Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)

Edgar's Hamlet

1920

Edgar's Hamlet

as

Freddy Littlefield

Edgar Takes the Cake

1920

Edgar Takes the Cake

as

Freddy Littlefield

Edgar's Sunday Courtship

Edgar's Sunday Courtship

as

Freddy Littlefield

Edgar's Jonah Day

1920

Edgar's Jonah Day

as

Freddy Littlefield

The Hoodlum

1919

The Hoodlum

as

Dish Lowry

Hot Stuff

1929

Hot Stuff

as

Tuffy

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

1940

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

as

Elevator Boy (uncredited)

The Affairs of Martha

1942

The Affairs of Martha

as

Butcher Boy (uncredited)

Brooklyn Orchid

1942

Brooklyn Orchid

as

Bellhop with Flowers

Midnight Madonna

1937

Midnight Madonna

as

Messenger

The Whispered Name

1924

The Whispered Name

as

The Office Boy

Penrod and Sam

1923

Penrod and Sam

as

Rodney Bitts

Young Ideas

1924

Young Ideas

as

Bob Lowden

The Shining Hour

1938

The Shining Hour

as

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

The Flirt

1922

The Flirt

as

Hedrick Madison

Treasure Island

1917

Treasure Island

as

Captain Smolett

Edgar's Little Saw

1920

Edgar's Little Saw

as

Freddie Littlefield

Edgar Camps Out

1920

Edgar Camps Out

as

Freddie Littlefield

Edgar, the Detective

1921

Edgar, the Detective

as

Freddie Littlefield

Edgar's Country Cousin

1921

Edgar's Country Cousin

as

Freddie Littlefield

Devil's Doorway

1950

Devil's Doorway

as

Barfly (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing