Actor
Buddy Messinger
119 years · San Francisco, California, USA · 62 films
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.
Best known for
Citizen Kane
1941 · Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
Modern Times
1936 · Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
On Kanopy
Libeled Lady
1936 · Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
1950 · Barfly (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road
1933 · Boy (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn
1941 · Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Filmography 62
Devil's Doorway
1950 · Barfly (uncredited)
Crime by Night
1944 · Bellboy (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha
1942 · Butcher Boy (uncredited)
Brooklyn Orchid
1942 · Bellhop with Flowers
On MGM Plus
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941 · Reporter
Hold Back the Dawn
1941 · Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
1941 · Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
Keeping Company
1940 · Basketball Ticket Boy
Love Thy Neighbor
1940 · Elevator Boy
Hullabaloo
1940 · Third Page
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940 · Elevator Boy (uncredited)
On Tubi TV
Turnabout
1940 · Elevator Boy (uncredited)
On fuboTV
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939 · Reporter
On fuboTV
Fast and Furious
1939 · First Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
1939 · Hospital Clerk
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939 · Rance
On Hoopla
Fast and Loose
1939 · Clerk (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
1939 · Messenger
Idiot's Delight
1939 · Usher
The Shining Hour
1938 · Elevator Operator (uncredited)
On YouTube TV
Too Hot to Handle
1938 · Cycle Messenger (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss
1938 · Theatre Usher
Midnight Madonna
1937 · Messenger
Wings Over Honolulu
1937 · Boy
On Tubi TV