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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.[1][2]

Buddy Messinger
Messinger in 1922
Born
Melvin Joseph Messinger

(1907-10-26)October 26, 1907
DiedOctober 25, 1965(1965-10-25) (aged 57)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)Marjorie Montgomery
(m.1935—1965; his death)
RelativesGertrude Messinger (sister)
Still of Mary Alden and Messinger in The Old Nest (1921)
Still of Mary Alden and Messinger in The Old Nest (1921)
Advert for The Flirt (1922)
Advert for The Flirt (1922)

His sister Gertrude Messinger was also a child actor. They appeared in several Fox fairytale movies for children.[3] 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.[3]

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.[4]

In the 1950s and 1960s he also worked as an assistant director.[5]

He married Marjorie Montgomery in 1932. After his death in 1965, she married actor David Sharpe.


Selected filmography



References


  1. T, Ian (December 21, 2016). "Forgotten Actors: Buddy Messinger".[self-published source]
  2. "Buddy Messinger". www.lordheath.com.[self-published source]
  3. Ankerich, Michael G. (5 December 2010). "Dangerous Curves atop Hollywood Heels: The Lives, Careers, and Misfortunes of 14 Hard-Luck Girls of the Silent Screen". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
  4. Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  5. "Buddy Messinger". BFI.
  6. "The Educational Screen". Educational Screen. October 10, 1923 – via Google Books.
  7. Munden, Kenneth White; Institute, American Film (October 10, 1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209695 – via Google Books.
  8. "ThreeStooges.net : Cast Member : Buddy Messinger". www.threestooges.net.


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