Buddy Messinger
Actor
Born Oct 26, 1907 · San Francisco, California, USA
Active 1917–1965
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.
Filmography
Citizen Kane (1941) — Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)Modern Times (1936) — Cigar Counterman (uncredited)Libeled Lady (1936) — Elevator Operator (uncredited)Wild Boys of the Road (1933) — Boy (uncredited)Devil's Doorway (1950) — Barfly (uncredited)Hold Back the Dawn (1941) — Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)Jinx (1919) — OrphanCheer Up and Smile (1930) — DonaldEdgar's Hamlet (1920) — Freddy LittlefieldEdgar's Feast Day (1921)Hot Stuff (1929) — TuffyEdgar's Little Saw (1920) — Freddie LittlefieldThe Racing Kid (1924) — BuddyThe Shining Hour (1938) — Elevator Operator (uncredited)The Devil Is a Sissy (1936) — Elevator OperatorAbysmal Brute (1923) — Buddy SangsterA Howling Success (1923)Edgar Takes the Cake (1920) — Freddy LittlefieldEdgar's Sunday Courtship (1920) — Freddy LittlefieldThe Whispered Name (1924) — The Office BoyEdgar Camps Out (1920) — Freddie LittlefieldEdgar, the Detective (1921) — Freddie LittlefieldShadows (1922) — 'Mr. Bad Boy'Too Hot to Handle (1938) — Cycle Messenger (uncredited)