Buddy Messinger
American actor and assistant director (1907-1965) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 57
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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1965Died25 October 19651950
Devil's DoorwayFilm, Barfly (uncredited)1944
Crime by NightFilm, Bellboy (uncredited)1941
Citizen KaneFilm, Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)1940
Andy Hardy Meets DebutanteFilm, Elevator Boy (uncredited)1939
Fast and FuriousFilm, First Elevator Boy (uncredited)1937
Wings Over HonoluluFilm, Boy1936
College HolidayFilm, Dancer1933
Stage MotherFilm, Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)1928
A Lady of ChanceFilm, Hank1923
Penrod and SamFilm, Rodney Bitts1922
ShadowsFilm, 'Mr. Bad Boy'1921Edgar's Feast DayFilm1919
The HoodlumFilm, Dish Lowry1917
Aladdin and the Wonderful LampFilm, Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit1907Born26 October 1907
Devil's DoorwayFilm, Barfly (uncredited)1944Crime by NightFilm, Bellboy (uncredited)1941Citizen KaneFilm, Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)1940Andy Hardy Meets DebutanteFilm, Elevator Boy (uncredited)1939Fast and FuriousFilm, First Elevator Boy (uncredited)1937Wings Over HonoluluFilm, Boy1936College HolidayFilm, Dancer1933Stage MotherFilm, Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)1928A Lady of ChanceFilm, Hank1923Penrod and SamFilm, Rodney Bitts1922ShadowsFilm, 'Mr. Bad Boy'1921Edgar's Feast DayFilm1919The HoodlumFilm, Dish Lowry1917Aladdin and the Wonderful LampFilm, Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit1907Born26 October 1907Known for
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Modern Times 1936
Citizen Kane 1941
Libeled Lady 1936
Devil's Doorway 1950
Wild Boys of the Road 1933
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Barnett Parker Also in Hold That Kiss and Hullabaloo
Booth Tarkington Wrote Edgar's Jonah Day and Edgar's Little Saw
Sidney Franklin Directed The Hoodlum (1919)
Martin Faust Also in Hold That Kiss and Hullabaloo
Etienne Girardot Also in College Holiday and The Devil Is a Sissy
Mary Pickford Produced The Hoodlum (1919)
Norma Shearer Also in A Lady of Chance and Idiot's Delight
Clarence Brown Produced Idiot's Delight (1939)
Hobart Henley Directed The Abysmal Brute (1923)
E. Mason Hopper Directed Edgar's Jonah Day (1920)
Evalyn Knapp Also in Three of a Kind and Idiot's Delight
Phil Rosen Directed Three of a Kind (1936)
Charles K. French Also in The Abysmal Brute and A Lady of Chance
Virginia Dale Also in Idiot's Delight and Love Thy Neighbor
Etta McDaniel Also in The Devil Is a Sissy and Sergeant Madden
Gertrude Messinger Also in Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917)
Richard "Skeets" Gallagher Also in Idiot's Delight and Brooklyn Orchid
S. Sylvan Simon Directed Four Girls in White and Keeping Company
Mary Howard de Liagre Also in Hold That Kiss and Four Girls in White- John Webb Dillion Also in Sergeant Madden and Keeping Company
Hope Loring Wrote Shadows and Penrod and Sam
Philip Hurlic Also in College Holiday and Wings Over Honolulu
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Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1965 · aged 57
