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Buddy Messinger

Buddy Messinger

1907-10-26 – 1965-10-25 (age 57) San Francisco, California, USA
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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.

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Buddy Messinger

Known For

Modern Times
Modern Times

1936

as Cigar Counterman (uncredited)

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane

1941

as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)

Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady

1936

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn

1941

as Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Devil's Doorway
Devil's Doorway

1950

as Barfly (uncredited)

Wild Boys of the Road
Wild Boys of the Road

1933

as Boy (uncredited)

The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour

1938

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight

1939

as Usher

Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle

1938

as Cycle Messenger (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

1940

as Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Shadows
Shadows

1922

as 'Mr. Bad Boy'

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
The Lone Ranger Rides Again

1939

as Rance

Fast and Furious
Fast and Furious

1939

as First Elevator Boy (uncredited)

The Affairs of Martha
The Affairs of Martha

1942

as Butcher Boy (uncredited)

Stage Mother
Stage Mother

1933

as Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)

College Holiday
College Holiday

1936

as Dancer

Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose

1939

as Clerk (uncredited)

Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo

1940

as Third Page

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

1917

as Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit

Midnight Madonna
Midnight Madonna

1937

as Messenger