Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 26, 1907
Died
October 25, 1965 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
- Buddy Messinger
- Bud Messinger
- Buddie Messinger
- Buddie Messenger
- Melvin Joseph Messinger
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.
Known For
Acting
6.9
Devil's Doorway
1950
6.7
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
8.0
Citizen Kane
1941
5.8
Turnabout
1940
6.1
Idiot's Delight
1939
6.6
The Shining Hour
1938
5.8
Too Hot to Handle
1938
7.3
Libeled Lady
1936
6.9
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
8.3
Modern Times
1936
6.8
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
6.2
Shadows
1922
5.8
The Hoodlum
1919
4.8
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
1917