Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/26/1907
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
Buddy MessingerBud MessingerBuddie Messinger
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.
Known For
Stage Mother
as Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)
College Holiday
as Dancer
Citizen Kane
as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Elevator Operator
Too Hot to Handle
as Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
as First Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
as Clerk (uncredited)
Brooklyn Orchid
as Bellhop with Flowers
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Rance
Libeled Lady
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
as Usher
The Old Nest
as Jim at 10
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Hullabaloo
as Third Page
Hold That Kiss
as Theatre Usher
Hold Back the Dawn
as Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road
as Boy (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
as Barfly (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
as Messenger
Wings Over Honolulu
as Boy
Career Timeline
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1936
1933
1924
1923
1922
1921
1920
Edgar's Little Saw
as Freddie Littlefield
Edgar Camps Out
as Freddie Littlefield
Edgar Takes the Cake
as Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Jonah Day
as Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Hamlet
as Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Sunday Courtship
as Freddy Littlefield
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
as Freddy Littlefield