Born 1907 (age 57) · San Francisco, California, USA
Appears in 71 titles

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.

Filmography

Citizen Kane
8.0
Citizen Kane
1941
as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
Modern Times
8.3
Modern Times
1936
as Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
7.3
Libeled Lady
1936
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road
6.8
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Boy (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn
6.7
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
as Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
6.9
Devil's Doorway
1950
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Shining Hour
6.7
The Shining Hour
1938
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
6.0
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
Shadows
6.2
Shadows
1922
as 'Mr. Bad Boy'
Idiot's Delight
6.1
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Usher
The Hoodlum
6.0
The Hoodlum
1919
as Dish Lowry
Turnabout
6.0
Turnabout
1940
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
4.8
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
1917
as Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit
The Devil Is a Sissy
7.0
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
as Elevator Operator
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
5.7
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
5.2
Fast and Furious
1939
as First Elevator Boy (uncredited)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
4.6
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Reporter
Three of a Kind
5.8
Three of a Kind
1936
as Bellhop
Fast and Loose
5.9
Fast and Loose
1939
as Clerk (uncredited)
Crime by Night
6.4
Crime by Night
1944
as Bellboy (uncredited)