Acting credits
62
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Buddy Messinger
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 62Series: 0
TMDB ID: 1185359
IMDb ID: nm0582209
Known for: Acting
Born: October 26, 1907
Died: October 25, 1965
Age: 57
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1917 - 1950
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 7.22
Wikidata: Q21482508
Also known as
Buddy Messinger • Bud Messinger • Buddie Messinger • Buddie Messenger • Melvin Joseph Messinger • Buddy Messenger • Melvin Joseph "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
Movies
Movie credits linked with Buddy Messinger.
6.9
Devil's Doorway
as Barfly (uncredited)
1950 Movie
6.0
Crime by Night
as Bellboy (uncredited)
1944 Movie
6.2
The Affairs of Martha
as Butcher Boy (uncredited)
1942 Movie
6.0
Brooklyn Orchid
as Bellhop with Flowers
1942 Movie
4.1
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Reporter
1941 Movie
6.7
Hold Back the Dawn
as Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1941 Movie
8.0
Citizen Kane
as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
1941 Movie
6.4
Keeping Company
as Basketball Ticket Boy
1940 Movie
6.5
Love Thy Neighbor
as Elevator Boy
1940 Movie
4.0
Hullabaloo
as Third Page
1940 Movie
5.4
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
1940 Movie
5.8
Turnabout
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
1940 Movie
3.5
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Reporter
1939 Movie
4.7
Fast and Furious
as First Elevator Boy (uncredited)
1939 Movie
6.0
Sergeant Madden
as Hospital Clerk
1939 Movie
6.0
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Rance
1939 Movie
5.6
Fast and Loose
as Clerk (uncredited)
1939 Movie
6.1
Idiot's Delight
as Usher
1939 Movie
6.3
Four Girls in White
as Messenger
1939 Movie
6.6
The Shining Hour
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1938 Movie
5.8
Too Hot to Handle
as Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
1938 Movie
6.5
Hold That Kiss
as Theatre Usher
1938 Movie
Midnight Madonna
as Messenger
1937 Movie
5.5
Wings Over Honolulu
as Boy
1937 Movie