Biography
Buddy Messinger (born Melvin Joseph Messinger; 26 October 1907 β 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.His sister Gertrude Messinger was also a child actor. They appeared in several Fox fairytale movies for children. She transitioned to speaking roles in B-movies during the 1930s continuing her career into the 1950s.
He featured in a series of "Edgar" films including Edgar's Sunday Courtship, Edgar Camps Out, and Edgar's Little Saw in 1920 and 1921.He appeared in a series of comedy films for Century Film Corporation. He starred in a 22-minute haunted house comedy for Universal called What an Eye in 1924 with Hilliard Karr.In the 1950s and 1960s he also worked as an assistant director.He married Marjorie Montgomery in 1932.
Filmography
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Movies 52
The Affairs of Martha (1942)
Brooklyn Orchid (1942)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941)
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Keeping Company (1940)
Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
Hullabaloo (1940)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Turnabout (1940)
The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)
Fast and Furious (1939)
Sergeant Madden (1939)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
Fast and Loose (1939)
Idiot's Delight (1939)
Four Girls in White (1939)
The Shining Hour (1938)
Hold That Kiss (1938)
Midnight Madonna (1937)
Wings Over Honolulu (1937)
College Holiday (1936)
Libeled Lady (1936)
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
Three of a Kind (1936)
Modern Times (1936)
An All American Toothache (1936)
Stage Mother (1933)
Keyhole Katie (1933)
Cheer Up and Smile (1930)
Hot Stuff (1929)
A Lady of Chance (1928)
Dumb-Belles (1927)
A Sorority Mixup (1927)
Monkeys Prefer Blondes (1926)
What an Eye (1924)
Young Ideas (1924)
The Whispered Name (1924)
Penrod and Sam (1923)
Trifling with Honor (1923)
Abysmal Brute (1923)
A Howling Success (1923)
The Flirt (1922)
When Love Comes (1922)
Shadows (1922)
The Old Nest (1921)
Edgar's Feast Day (1921)
Jinx (1919)
The Hoodlum (1919)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1918)
Treasure Island (1917)
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917)
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GenderMale
Birthday1907-10-26
Deathday1965-10-25 (58 years old)
Birth NameMelvin Joseph Messinger
Birth PlaceSan Francisco, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsBuddy Messinger, Bud Messinger, Buddie Messinger, Buddie Messenger , Melvin Joseph Messinger , Buddy Messenger
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