Buddy Messinger
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Buddy Messinger began his entertainment career as a 16-year-old child actor. In 1917, he made his first film appearance at age 10 in "Gloriana." In 1947, he took his first job as an assistant director on the film "The Valiant Hombre." Messinger began his career with a role in "The Abysmal Brute" (1923). Messinger then began to rack up a number of film credits, including roles in "A ...
Biography
Buddy Messinger began his entertainment career as a 16-year-old child actor. In 1917, he made his first film appearance at age 10 in "Gloriana." In 1947, he took his first job as an assistant director on the film "The Valiant Hombre." Messinger began his career with a role in "The Abysmal Brute" (1923). Messinger then began to rack up a number of film credits, including roles in "A Lady of Chance" (1928). Later in his career, Messinger acted in "Hold Back the Dawn" (1941) with Charles Boyer. Messinger passed away in October 1965 at the age of 58.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
The Sergeant Was a Lady
(1961)
Assistant Director
The Clown and the Kid
(1961)
Assistant Director
Zero Hour!
(1957)
Assistant Director
Giant
(1956)
2d Assistant Director
Around the World in 80 Days
(1956)
2d Assistant Director
Flame of the Islands
(1956)
2d Assistant Director
Blackboard Jungle
(1955)
2d Assistant Director
Carolina Cannonball
(1955)
Assistant Director
The Road to Denver
(1955)
Assistant Director
Timberjack
(1955)
2d Assistant Director
The Atomic Kid
(1954)
2d Assistant Director
Jack Slade
(1953)
Assistant Director
The Gay Amigo
(1949)
Assistant Director
Cast (Feature Film)
Devil's Doorway
(1950)
Crime by Night
(1944)
Bellboy
The Story of Dr. Wassell
(1944)
U.S. sailor
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
(1943)
Soda clerk
Calling Dr. Gillespie
(1942)
Messenger boy
The Affairs of Martha
(1942)
Butcher boy
Three Girls About Town
(1941)
Bellhop
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
(1941)
Reporter
Hold Back the Dawn
(1941)
Elevator boy
Citizen Kane
(1941)
Man at boat deck
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
(1940)
Elevator boy
Keeping Company
(1940)
Boy
Love Thy Neighbor
(1940)
Elevator boy
Turnabout
(1940)
Elevator boy
Sergeant Madden
(1939)
Bellhop
Stronger Than Desire
(1939)
Bellhop
Fast and Furious
(1939)
Elevator boy
The Housekeeper's Daughter
(1939)
Reporter
Hold That Kiss
(1938)
Usher
Too Hot to Handle
(1938)
Cycle messenger
The Shining Hour
(1938)
Elevator boy
Test Pilot
(1938)
Field mechanic
Wings over Honolulu
(1937)
Atlantic Flight
(1937)
A Star Is Born
(1937)
Blonde Trouble
(1937)
Friend of Fred
Midnight Madonna
(1937)
Messenger
College Holiday
(1936)
Minstrel
Three Wise Guys
(1936)
Elevator operator
Let 'Em Have It
(1935)
Bellboy
Ah, Wilderness
(1935)
George Danforth
The Public Menace
(1935)
Office boy
Most Precious Thing in Life
(1934)
Fraternity boy
Bondage
(1933)
Cheer Up and Smile
(1930)
Donald
The Godless Girl
(1929)
Hot Stuff
(1929)
Tuffy
A Lady of Chance
(1928)
Hank
Undressed
(1928)
Bobby Arnold
The Whispered Name
(1924)
The office boy
Young Ideas
(1924)
Bob Lowden
The Abysmal Brute
(1923)
Buddy Sangster
Penrod and Sam
(1923)
Rodney Bitts
Trifling With Honor
(1923)
Jimmy Hunt
Shadows
(1922)
"Mister Bad Boy"
When Love Comes
(1922)
The Flirt
(1922)
Hedrick Madison
A Front Page Story
(1922)
Tommy
The Old Nest
(1921)
Jim, age 10
The Hoodlum
(1919)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
(1918)
Kasim Bara
Treasure Island
(1918)
Capt. Smollett
Six Shooter Andy
(1918)
Fan Fan
(1918)
Head collector
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
(1917)
Al-Talib's evil spirit
Jack and the Beanstalk
(1917)
The Babes in the Woods
(1917)
Gloriana
(1916)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Mister Cinderella
(1936)
Stand-in
Cast (Short)
An All American Toothache
(1936)
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