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
Devil's Doorway (1950) - Barfly (uncredited)Citizen Kane (1941) - Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)Hold Back the Dawn (1941) - Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)The Shining Hour (1938) - Elevator Operator (uncredited)Too Hot to Handle (1938) - Cycle Messenger (uncredited)Modern Times (1936) - Cigar Counterman (uncredited)Libeled Lady (1936) - Elevator Operator (uncredited)The Devil Is a Sissy (1936) - Elevator OperatorWild Boys of the Road (1933) - Boy (uncredited)Cheer Up and Smile (1930) - DonaldHot Stuff (1929) - TuffyThe Racing Kid (1924) - BuddyThe Whispered Name (1924) - The Office BoyAbysmal Brute (1923) - Buddy SangsterA Howling Success (1923)Shadows (1922) - 'Mr. Bad Boy'Edgar's Feast Day (1921)Edgar, the Detective (1921) - Freddie LittlefieldEdgar's Hamlet (1920) - Freddy LittlefieldEdgar's Little Saw (1920) - Freddie LittlefieldEdgar Takes the Cake (1920) - Freddy LittlefieldEdgar's Sunday Courtship (1920) - Freddy LittlefieldEdgar Camps Out (1920) - Freddie LittlefieldJinx (1919) - Orphan