Buddy Messinger
Biography
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.
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Movie Appearances
Jinx
as Orphan
1919
Shadows
as 'Mr. Bad Boy'
1922
Monkeys Prefer Blondes
1926
When Love Comes
as Coleridge Twin
1922
A Lady of Chance
as Hank
1928
Three of a Kind
as Bellhop
1936
Cheer Up and Smile
as Donald
1930
The Old Nest
as Jim at 10
1921
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
as Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit
1917
Keyhole Katie
1933
An All American Toothache
as (uncredited)
1936
Hold That Kiss
as Theatre Usher
1938
College Holiday
as Dancer
1936
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Rance
1939
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Elevator Operator
1936
Four Girls in White
as Messenger
1939
Abysmal Brute
as Buddy Sangster
1923
Stage Mother
as Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)
1933
Idiot's Delight
as Usher
1939
Fast and Loose
as Clerk (uncredited)
1939