Deceased

When Did Buddy Messinger Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 57

Also known asBuddy Messinger, Bud Messinger, Buddie Messinger, Buddie Messenger , Melvin Joseph Messinger , Buddy Messenger , Melvin Joseph "Buddy" MessingerGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn26/10/1907Born inSan Francisco, California, USADied25/10/1965 (aged 57)Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ21482508 ↗TMDb#1185359 ↗

Buddy Messinger 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.

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Filmography41 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1950	Devil's DoorwayMovie	Barfly (uncredited)	43
1942	Brooklyn OrchidMovie	Bellhop with Flowers	35
1941	Citizen KaneMovie	Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)	34
1941	Hold Back the DawnMovie	Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)	34
1941	The Mexican Spitfire's BabyMovie	Reporter	34
1940	Love Thy NeighborMovie	Elevator Boy	33
1940	Andy Hardy Meets DebutanteMovie	Elevator Boy (uncredited)	33
1940	HullabalooMovie	Third Page	33
1939	Idiot's DelightMovie	Usher	32
1939	Fast and FuriousMovie	First Elevator Boy (uncredited)	32
1939	Fast and LooseMovie	Clerk (uncredited)	32
1939	The Housekeeper's DaughterMovie	Reporter	32
1939	Four Girls in WhiteMovie	Messenger	32
1939	Sergeant MaddenMovie	Hospital Clerk	32
1938	Too Hot to HandleMovie	Cycle Messenger (uncredited)	31
1938	The Shining HourMovie	Elevator Operator (uncredited)	31
1936	Modern TimesMovie	Cigar Counterman (uncredited)	29
1936	College HolidayMovie	Dancer	29
1936	Libeled LadyMovie	Elevator Operator (uncredited)	29
1936	The Devil Is a SissyMovie	Elevator Operator	29
1936	Three of a KindMovie	Bellhop	29
1936	An All American ToothacheMovie	(uncredited)	29
1933	Stage MotherMovie	Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)	26
1933	Wild Boys of the RoadMovie	Boy (uncredited)	26
1933	Keyhole KatieMovie	—	26
1929	Hot StuffMovie	Tuffy	22
1928	A Lady of ChanceMovie	Hank	21
1928	UndressedMovie	Bobby Arnold	21
1924	The Racing KidMovie	Buddy	17
1924	What an EyeMovie	Buddy - the Office Boy	17
1924	Young IdeasMovie	Bob Lowden	17
1923	Abysmal BruteMovie	Buddy Sangster	16
1922	When Love ComesMovie	Coleridge Twin	15
1922	ShadowsMovie	'Mr. Bad Boy'	15
1921	The Old NestMovie	Jim at 10	14
1921	Edgar's Feast DayMovie	—	14
1919	JinxMovie	Orphan	12
1918	Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesMovie	Kasim Baba	11
1918	Fan FanMovie	Head Collector	11
1917	Treasure IslandMovie	Captain Smolett	10
1917	Jack and the BeanstalkMovie	—	10