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Buddy Messinger

Buddy Messinger

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

Oct 26, 1907

San Francisco, California, USA

Died

Oct 25, 1965

Known For

Acting

Movies

72 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.5

movie

Known For

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941

as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
Modern Times

Modern Times

1936

as Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady

1936

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941 • as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Modern Times
Modern Times
1936 • as Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
★ 8.3
Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady
1936 • as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Three of a Kind
Three of a Kind
1936 • as Bellhop
★ 5.8
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
1941 • as Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle
1938 • as Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Shadows
Shadows
1922 • as 'Mr. Bad Boy'
★ 6.2
Fan Fan
Fan Fan
1918 • as Head Collector
Edgar Takes the Cake
Edgar Takes the Cake
1920 • as Freddy Littlefield
★ 9.0
Edgar's Country Cousin
Edgar's Country Cousin
1921 • as Freddie Littlefield
★ 7.0
The Babes in the Woods
The Babes in the Woods
1917
★ 6.0
A Front Page Story
A Front Page Story
1922 • as Tommy
★ 7.0
The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour
1938 • as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Edgar's Little Saw
Edgar's Little Saw
1920 • as Freddie Littlefield
★ 10.0
Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road
1933 • as Boy (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Edgar's Jonah Day
Edgar's Jonah Day
1920 • as Freddy Littlefield
★ 8.0
movie
Edgar's Feast Day
1921
★ 10.0
Fast and Furious
Fast and Furious
1939 • as First Elevator Boy (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Devil's Doorway
Devil's Doorway
1950 • as Barfly (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Edgar's Hamlet
Edgar's Hamlet
1920 • as Freddy Littlefield
★ 10.0
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939 • as Rance
★ 7.3
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940 • as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Stage Mother
Stage Mother
1933 • as Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Trifling with Honor
Trifling with Honor
1923 • as Jimmy Hunt
★ 7.0
Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight
1939 • as Usher
★ 6.1
The Devil Is a Sissy
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936 • as Elevator Operator
★ 7.0
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941 • as Reporter
★ 4.6
Edgar, the Detective
Edgar, the Detective
1921 • as Freddie Littlefield
★ 9.0
movie
The Racing Kid
1924 • as Buddy
★ 10.0
The Affairs of Martha
The Affairs of Martha
1942 • as Butcher Boy (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
1917 • as Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit
★ 4.8
The Flirt
The Flirt
1922 • as Hedrick Madison
★ 7.0
movie
Dumb-Belles
1927
★ 6.5
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk
1917
★ 5.0
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo
1940 • as Third Page
★ 6.5
Keeping Company
Keeping Company
1940 • as Basketball Ticket Boy
★ 6.7
The Housekeeper's Daughter
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939 • as Reporter
★ 4.7
Four Girls in White
Four Girls in White
1939 • as Messenger
★ 7.2
movie
Undressed
1928 • as Bobby Arnold
★ 7.0
movie
Two Arabian Sights
1927
Edgar's Sunday Courtship
Edgar's Sunday Courtship
1920 • as Freddy Littlefield
★ 9.0
A Lady of Chance
A Lady of Chance
1928 • as Hank
★ 6.5
Hold That Kiss
Hold That Kiss
1938 • as Theatre Usher
★ 7.0
Sergeant Madden
Sergeant Madden
1939 • as Hospital Clerk
★ 7.5
Love Thy Neighbor
Love Thy Neighbor
1940 • as Elevator Boy
★ 7.3
Crime by Night
Crime by Night
1944 • as Bellboy (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Cheer Up and Smile
Cheer Up and Smile
1930 • as Donald
★ 10.0
Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose
1939 • as Clerk (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Abysmal Brute
Abysmal Brute
1923 • as Buddy Sangster
★ 9.0
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
1920 • as Freddy Littlefield
★ 8.0
Brooklyn Orchid
Brooklyn Orchid
1942 • as Bellhop with Flowers
★ 6.7
Turnabout
Turnabout
1940 • as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam
1923 • as Rodney Bitts
★ 7.5
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1918 • as Kasim Baba
The Hoodlum
The Hoodlum
1919 • as Dish Lowry
★ 6.0
Wings Over Honolulu
Wings Over Honolulu
1937 • as Boy
★ 6.4
movie
An All American Toothache
1936 • as (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff
1929 • as Tuffy
★ 10.0
Edgar Camps Out
Edgar Camps Out
1920 • as Freddie Littlefield
★ 9.0
College Holiday
College Holiday
1936 • as Dancer
★ 5.7
When Love Comes
When Love Comes
1922 • as Coleridge Twin
★ 8.0
Midnight Madonna
Midnight Madonna
1937 • as Messenger
★ 8.0
movie
What an Eye
1924 • as Buddy - the Office Boy
★ 7.0
movie
A Sorority Mixup
1927
movie
Treasure Island
1917 • as Captain Smolett
★ 6.0
Young Ideas
Young Ideas
1924 • as Bob Lowden
★ 7.0
The Old Nest
The Old Nest
1921 • as Jim at 10
★ 8.0
The Whispered Name
The Whispered Name
1924 • as The Office Boy
★ 9.0
Jinx
Jinx
1919 • as Orphan
★ 10.0
Monkeys Prefer Blondes
Monkeys Prefer Blondes
1926
Keyhole Katie
Keyhole Katie
1933
movie
A Howling Success
1923
★ 9.0