
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