ACTOR · FROM SAN FRANCISCO, USA
Buddy Messinger
1907–196572 credits since 1917
Thought provokingMelancholicFaithCultural identityWhimsical
ABOUT BUDDY
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born26 October 1907
Died25 October 1965
BirthplaceSan Francisco, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora16 of 72 titles
Known for
The titles people know Buddy from.
Movie
MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 16
- Average IMDb
- 6.8
- Highest rated
- Modern TimesIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 1917
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1950s
1 title · IMDb 7.2 on average
Movieas Barfly (uncredited)
The 1940s
11 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
as Bellboy (uncredited)
as Butcher Boy (uncredited)
as Bellhop with Flowers
as Reporter
Movieas Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Movieas Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
as Basketball Ticket Boy
as Elevator Boy
The 1930s
22 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
as Reporter
Movieas First Elevator Boy (uncredited)
as Hospital Clerk
as Rance
as Clerk (uncredited)
as Messenger
Movieas Usher
Movieas Elevator Operator (uncredited)
The 1920s
30 titles · IMDb 6.1 on average
as Tuffy
as Hank
Undressed
Not on Cineoraas Bobby Arnold
Two Arabian Sights
Not on CineoraDumb-Belles
Not on CineoraA Sorority Mixup
Not on Cineora
What an Eye
Not on Cineoraas Buddy - the Office Boy
The 1910s
8 titles · IMDb 6.0 on average
as Orphan
Movieas Dish Lowry
as Kasim Baba
as Head Collector
Treasure Island
Not on Cineoraas Captain Smolett
Movieas Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Buddy’s titles.
Myrna LoyLibeled Lady and Too Hot to Handle
Paulette GoddardModern Times and Hold Back the Dawn
Clark GableIdiot's Delight and Too Hot to Handle
Mickey RooneyAndy Hardy Meets Debutante and The Devil Is a Sissy
Grant MitchellWild Boys of the Road and The Devil Is a Sissy
Walter ConnollyLibeled Lady and Too Hot to Handle
Sidney FranklinDirector · The Hoodlum and Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Jack ConwayDirector · Libeled Lady and Too Hot to Handle
