People
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.
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Devil's Doorway as Barfly (uncredited) | 1950-08-18 |
| Crime by Night as Bellboy (uncredited) | 1944-09-09 |
| The Affairs of Martha as Butcher Boy (uncredited) | 1942-06-21 |
| Brooklyn Orchid as Bellhop with Flowers | 1942-01-31 |
| The Mexican Spitfire's Baby as Reporter | 1941-11-28 |
| Hold Back the Dawn as Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1941-09-26 |
| Citizen Kane as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited) | 1941-04-17 |
| Keeping Company as Basketball Ticket Boy | 1940-12-27 |
| Love Thy Neighbor as Elevator Boy | 1940-12-27 |
| Hullabaloo as Third Page | 1940-10-25 |
| Andy Hardy Meets Debutante as Elevator Boy (uncredited) | 1940-07-05 |
| Turnabout as Elevator Boy (uncredited) | 1940-05-17 |
| The Housekeeper's Daughter as Reporter | 1939-10-26 |
| Fast and Furious as First Elevator Boy (uncredited) | 1939-10-06 |
| Sergeant Madden as Hospital Clerk | 1939-03-24 |
| The Lone Ranger Rides Again as Rance | 1939-02-25 |
| Fast and Loose as Clerk (uncredited) | 1939-02-17 |
| Four Girls in White as Messenger | 1939-01-27 |
| Idiot's Delight as Usher | 1939-01-27 |
| The Shining Hour as Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1938-11-18 |
| Too Hot to Handle as Cycle Messenger (uncredited) | 1938-09-16 |
| Hold That Kiss as Theatre Usher | 1938-05-13 |
| Midnight Madonna as Messenger | 1937-07-01 |
| Wings Over Honolulu as Boy | 1937-05-16 |
| College Holiday as Dancer | 1936-12-19 |
| Libeled Lady as Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1936-10-09 |
| The Devil Is a Sissy as Elevator Operator | 1936-09-18 |
| Three of a Kind as Bellhop | 1936-05-19 |
| Modern Times as Cigar Counterman (uncredited) | 1936-02-05 |
| An All American Toothache as (uncredited) | 1936-01-25 |
| Wild Boys of the Road as Boy (uncredited) | 1933-10-07 |
| Stage Mother as Fellow in Third Row (uncredited) | 1933-09-29 |
| Keyhole Katie | 1933-01-15 |
| Cheer Up and Smile as Donald | 1930-06-22 |
| Hot Stuff as Tuffy | 1929-05-05 |
| A Lady of Chance as Hank | 1928-12-01 |
| Dumb-Belles | 1927-06-10 |
| A Sorority Mixup | 1927-03-10 |
| Monkeys Prefer Blondes | 1926-09-11 |
| What an Eye as Buddy - the Office Boy | 1924-10-08 |
| Young Ideas as Bob Lowden | 1924-07-07 |
| The Racing Kid | 1924-04-16 |
| The Whispered Name as The Office Boy | 1924-01-21 |
| Penrod and Sam as Rodney Bitts | 1923-06-18 |
| Trifling with Honor as Jimmy Hunt | 1923-05-28 |
| Abysmal Brute as Buddy Sangster | 1923-04-15 |
| A Howling Success | 1923-02-18 |
| A Front Page Story as Tommy | 1922-12-25 |
| The Flirt as Hedrick Madison | 1922-12-24 |
| When Love Comes as Coleridge Twin | 1922-12-10 |
| Shadows as 'Mr. Bad Boy' | 1922-11-10 |
| The Old Nest as Jim at 10 | 1921-06-28 |
| Edgar, the Detective as Freddie Littlefield | 1921-04-01 |
| Edgar's Feast Day | 1921-02-01 |
| Edgar's Country Cousin as Freddie Littlefield | 1921-01-01 |
| Edgar's Little Saw as Freddie Littlefield | 1920-10-01 |
| Edgar Camps Out as Freddie Littlefield | 1920-09-01 |
| Edgar Takes the Cake as Freddy Littlefield | 1920-07-09 |
| Edgar's Jonah Day as Freddy Littlefield | 1920-05-08 |
| Edgar's Sunday Courtship as Freddy Littlefield | 1920-04-18 |
| Edgar's Hamlet as Freddy Littlefield | 1920-04-18 |
| Edgar and the Teacher's Pet as Freddy Littlefield | 1920-03-27 |
| Jinx as Orphan | 1919-12-13 |
| The Hoodlum as Dish Lowry | 1919-08-31 |
| Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as Kasim Baba | 1918-11-24 |
| Fan Fan as Head Collector | 1918-11-17 |
| The Babes in the Woods | 1917-12-02 |
| Treasure Island as Captain Smolett | 1917-11-18 |
| Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp as Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit | 1917-10-11 |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | 1917-07-30 |
