Buddy Messinger

Buddy Messinger

🎂 26th October 1907 (118 yrs) 📍 San Francisco, California, USA

Known For

Jinx

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.

Buddy Messinger

Movies Featuring Buddy Messinger

Devil's Doorway

Devil's Doorway (1950)

as Barfly (uncredited)
Crime by Night

Crime by Night (1944)

as Bellboy (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha (1942)

as Butcher Boy (uncredited)
Brooklyn Orchid

Brooklyn Orchid (1942)

as Bellhop with Flowers
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941)

as Reporter
Hold Back the Dawn

Hold Back the Dawn (1941)

as Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane (1941)

as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
Keeping Company

Keeping Company (1940)

as Basketball Ticket Boy
Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor (1940)

as Elevator Boy
Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo (1940)

as Third Page
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)

as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Turnabout

Turnabout (1940)

as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
The Housekeeper's Daughter

The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)

as Reporter
Fast and Furious

Fast and Furious (1939)

as First Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden

Sergeant Madden (1939)

as Hospital Clerk
The Lone Ranger Rides Again

The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)

as Rance
Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose (1939)

as Clerk (uncredited)
Four Girls in White

Four Girls in White (1939)

as Messenger
Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight (1939)

as Usher
The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour (1938)

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle (1938)

as Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss (1938)

as Theatre Usher
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Midnight Madonna (1937)

as Messenger
Wings Over Honolulu

Wings Over Honolulu (1937)

as Boy
College Holiday

College Holiday (1936)

as Dancer
Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady (1936)

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
The Devil Is a Sissy

The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)

as Elevator Operator
Three of a Kind

Three of a Kind (1936)

as Bellhop
Modern Times

Modern Times (1936)

as Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
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An All American Toothache (1936)

as (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road (1933)

as Boy (uncredited)
Stage Mother

Stage Mother (1933)

as Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)
Keyhole Katie

Keyhole Katie (1933)

Cheer Up and Smile

Cheer Up and Smile (1930)

as Donald
Hot Stuff

Hot Stuff (1929)

as Tuffy
A Lady of Chance

A Lady of Chance (1928)

as Hank
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Dumb-Belles (1927)

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A Sorority Mixup (1927)

Monkeys Prefer Blondes

Monkeys Prefer Blondes (1926)

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What an Eye (1924)

as Buddy - the Office Boy
Young Ideas

Young Ideas (1924)

as Bob Lowden
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The Racing Kid (1924)

The Whispered Name

The Whispered Name (1924)

as The Office Boy
Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam (1923)

as Rodney Bitts
Trifling with Honor

Trifling with Honor (1923)

as Jimmy Hunt
Abysmal Brute

Abysmal Brute (1923)

as Buddy Sangster
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A Howling Success (1923)

A Front Page Story

A Front Page Story (1922)

as Tommy
The Flirt

The Flirt (1922)

as Hedrick Madison
When Love Comes

When Love Comes (1922)

as Coleridge Twin
Shadows

Shadows (1922)

as 'Mr. Bad Boy'
The Old Nest

The Old Nest (1921)

as Jim at 10
Edgar, the Detective

Edgar, the Detective (1921)

as Freddie Littlefield
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Edgar's Feast Day (1921)

Edgar's Country Cousin

Edgar's Country Cousin (1921)

as Freddie Littlefield
Edgar's Little Saw

Edgar's Little Saw (1920)

as Freddie Littlefield
Edgar Camps Out

Edgar Camps Out (1920)

as Freddie Littlefield
Edgar Takes the Cake

Edgar Takes the Cake (1920)

as Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Jonah Day

Edgar's Jonah Day (1920)

as Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Hamlet

Edgar's Hamlet (1920)

as Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Sunday Courtship

Edgar's Sunday Courtship (1920)

as Freddy Littlefield
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet

Edgar and the Teacher's Pet (1920)

as Freddy Littlefield
Jinx

Jinx (1919)

as Orphan
The Hoodlum

The Hoodlum (1919)

as Dish Lowry
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1918)

as Kasim Baba
Fan Fan

Fan Fan (1918)

as Head Collector
The Babes in the Woods

The Babes in the Woods (1917)

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Treasure Island (1917)

as Captain Smolett
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917)

as Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit
Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk (1917)