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.
Jinx
As Orphan
Shadows
As 'Mr. Bad Boy'
Monkeys Prefer Blondes
When Love Comes
As Coleridge Twin
A Lady of Chance
As Hank
Three of a Kind
As Bellhop
Cheer Up and Smile
As Donald
The Old Nest
As Jim at 10
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
As Omar - Al-talib's Evil Spirit
Keyhole Katie
An All American Toothache
As (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss
As Theatre Usher
College Holiday
As Dancer
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
As Rance
The Devil Is a Sissy
As Elevator Operator
Four Girls in White
As Messenger
Abysmal Brute
As Buddy Sangster
Stage Mother
As Fellow in Third Row
Idiot's Delight
As Usher
Fast and Loose
As Clerk
Sergeant Madden
As Hospital Clerk
Fast and Furious
As First Elevator Boy (uncredited)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
As Reporter
A Sorority Mixup
What an Eye
As Buddy - the Office Boy
Wings Over Honolulu
As Boy
Modern Times
As Cigar Counterman (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
As Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn
As Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Crime by Night
As Bellboy (uncredited)
Dumb-Belles
Turnabout
As Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Hullabaloo
As Third Page
Keeping Company
As Basketball Ticket Boy
Love Thy Neighbor
As Elevator Boy
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
As Freddy Littlefield
Citizen Kane
As Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
A Howling Success
Edgar's Hamlet
As Freddy Littlefield
Edgar Takes the Cake
As Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Sunday Courtship
As Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Jonah Day
As Freddy Littlefield
Edgar's Feast Day
The Hoodlum
As Dish Lowry
Hot Stuff
As Tuffy
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
As Elevator Boy (uncredited)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
As Reporter
The Affairs of Martha
As Butcher Boy (uncredited)
Brooklyn Orchid
As Bellhop with Flowers
Midnight Madonna
As Messenger
The Whispered Name
As The Office Boy
Penrod and Sam
As Rodney Bitts
Young Ideas
As Bob Lowden
The Shining Hour
As Elevator Operator (uncredited)
The Flirt
As Hedrick Madison
Treasure Island
As Captain Smolett
Edgar's Little Saw
As Freddie Littlefield
Edgar Camps Out
As Freddie Littlefield
Edgar, the Detective
As Freddie Littlefield
Edgar's Country Cousin
As Freddie Littlefield