Buddy Messinger
Buddy Messinger is credited on 16 movies, best known by TMDB votes for Citizen Kane, Modern Times and Libeled Lady.
Born October 26, 1907 in San Francisco, California, USA; died October 25, 1965.
Filmography · 16 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Citizen Kane
1941 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Modern Times
1936 · Movie
On HBO Max and Prime Video
Libeled Lady
1936 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Devil's Doorway
1950 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Wild Boys of the Road
1933 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Hold Back the Dawn
1941 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Shining Hour
1938 · Movie
On YouTube TV
Too Hot to Handle
1938 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Shadows
1922 · Movie
On MGM+ and MGM
Idiot's Delight
1939 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Hoodlum
1919 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Turnabout
1940 · Movie
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940 · Movie
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
1917 · Movie
Fast and Furious
1939 · Movie
About Buddy Messinger
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...
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.