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Buddy Messinger
Born
26 October 1907
Died
25 October 1965
Place
San Francisco, California, USA
Acting

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.

As actor

Devil's Doorway

Devil's Doorway

1950 · Barfly (uncredited)
Crime by Night

Crime by Night

1944 · Bellboy (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha

1942 · Butcher Boy (uncredited)
Brooklyn Orchid

Brooklyn Orchid

1942 · Bellhop with Flowers
Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn

1941 · Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941 · Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

1941 · Reporter
Turnabout

Turnabout

1940 · Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo

1940 · Third Page
Keeping Company

Keeping Company

1940 · Basketball Ticket Boy
Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

1940 · Elevator Boy
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

1940 · Elevator Boy (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

1939 · Rance
Four Girls in White

Four Girls in White

1939 · Messenger
Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

1939 · Usher
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

1939 · Clerk (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden

Sergeant Madden

1939 · Hospital Clerk
Fast and Furious

Fast and Furious

1939 · First Elevator Boy (uncredited)
The Housekeeper's Daughter

The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939 · Reporter
Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss

1938 · Theatre Usher
The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour

1938 · Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

1938 · Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
Wings Over Honolulu

Wings Over Honolulu

1937 · Boy
Midnight Madonna

Midnight Madonna

1937 · Messenger
Three of a Kind

Three of a Kind

1936 · Bellhop

An All American Toothache

1936 · (uncredited)
College Holiday

College Holiday

1936 · Dancer
The Devil Is a Sissy

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936 · Elevator Operator
Modern Times

Modern Times

1936 · Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady

1936 · Elevator Operator (uncredited)