Buddy Messinger

Buddy Messinger

Acting

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.

Filmography

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Devil's Doorway ★ 6.9 Devil's Doorway 1950 Crime by Night ★ 6.4 Crime by Night 1944 The Affairs of Martha ★ 6.6 The Affairs of Martha 1942 Brooklyn Orchid ★ 6.7 Brooklyn Orchid 1942 The Mexican Spitfire's Baby ★ 4.6 The Mexican Spitfire's Baby 1941 Hold Back the Dawn ★ 6.7 Hold Back the Dawn 1941 Citizen Kane ★ 8.0 Citizen Kane 1941 Keeping Company ★ 6.7 Keeping Company 1940 Love Thy Neighbor ★ 7.3 Love Thy Neighbor 1940 Hullabaloo ★ 6.5 Hullabaloo 1940 Andy Hardy Meets Debutante ★ 5.7 Andy Hardy Meets Debutante 1940 Turnabout ★ 6.0 Turnabout 1940 The Housekeeper's Daughter ★ 4.6 The Housekeeper's Daughter 1939 Fast and Furious ★ 5.2 Fast and Furious 1939 Sergeant Madden ★ 7.5 Sergeant Madden 1939 The Lone Ranger Rides Again ★ 7.3 The Lone Ranger Rides Again 1939 Fast and Loose ★ 5.9 Fast and Loose 1939 Four Girls in White ★ 7.2 Four Girls in White 1939 Idiot's Delight ★ 6.1 Idiot's Delight 1939 The Shining Hour ★ 6.7 The Shining Hour 1938 Too Hot to Handle ★ 6.0 Too Hot to Handle 1938 Hold That Kiss ★ 7.0 Hold That Kiss 1938 Midnight Madonna ★ 8.0 Midnight Madonna 1937 Wings Over Honolulu ★ 6.4 Wings Over Honolulu 1937 College Holiday ★ 6.1 College Holiday 1936 Libeled Lady ★ 7.3 Libeled Lady 1936 The Devil Is a Sissy ★ 7.0 The Devil Is a Sissy 1936 Three of a Kind ★ 5.8 Three of a Kind 1936 Modern Times ★ 8.3 Modern Times 1936 An All American Toothache ★ 8.0 An All American Toothache 1936 Wild Boys of the Road ★ 6.8 Wild Boys of the Road 1933 Stage Mother ★ 6.3 Stage Mother 1933 Keyhole Katie Keyhole Katie 1933 Cheer Up and Smile ★ 10.0 Cheer Up and Smile 1930 Hot Stuff ★ 10.0 Hot Stuff 1929 A Lady of Chance ★ 6.5 A Lady of Chance 1928 Undressed ★ 7.0 Undressed 1928 Dumb-Belles ★ 6.5 Dumb-Belles 1927 A Sorority Mixup A Sorority Mixup 1927 Monkeys Prefer Blondes Monkeys Prefer Blondes 1926 What an Eye ★ 7.0 What an Eye 1924 Young Ideas ★ 7.0 Young Ideas 1924 The Racing Kid ★ 10.0 The Racing Kid 1924 The Whispered Name ★ 9.0 The Whispered Name 1924 Penrod and Sam ★ 7.5 Penrod and Sam 1923 Trifling with Honor ★ 7.0 Trifling with Honor 1923 Abysmal Brute ★ 9.0 Abysmal Brute 1923 A Howling Success ★ 9.0 A Howling Success 1923 A Front Page Story ★ 7.0 A Front Page Story 1922 The Flirt ★ 7.0 The Flirt 1922 When Love Comes ★ 8.0 When Love Comes 1922 Shadows ★ 6.2 Shadows 1922 The Old Nest ★ 8.0 The Old Nest 1921 Edgar, the Detective ★ 9.0 Edgar, the Detective 1921 Edgar's Feast Day ★ 10.0 Edgar's Feast Day 1921 Edgar's Country Cousin ★ 7.0 Edgar's Country Cousin 1921 Edgar's Little Saw ★ 10.0 Edgar's Little Saw 1920 Edgar Camps Out ★ 9.0 Edgar Camps Out 1920 Edgar Takes the Cake ★ 9.0 Edgar Takes the Cake 1920 Edgar's Jonah Day ★ 8.0 Edgar's Jonah Day 1920 Edgar's Hamlet ★ 10.0 Edgar's Hamlet 1920 Edgar's Sunday Courtship ★ 9.0 Edgar's Sunday Courtship 1920 Edgar and the Teacher's Pet ★ 8.0 Edgar and the Teacher's Pet 1920 Jinx ★ 10.0 Jinx 1919 The Hoodlum ★ 6.0 The Hoodlum 1919 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1918 Fan Fan Fan Fan 1918 The Babes in the Woods ★ 6.0 The Babes in the Woods 1917 Treasure Island ★ 6.0 Treasure Island 1917 Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp ★ 4.8 Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp 1917 Jack and the Beanstalk ★ 5.0 Jack and the Beanstalk 1917