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Buddy Messinger(1907-1965)

  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Stunts
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Buddy Messinger
Buddy Messinger was born on 26 October 1907 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Jinx (1919), A Lady of Chance (1928) and Treasure Island (1917). He was married to Marjorie Josephine Montgomery. He died on 25 October 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 26, 1907
DiedOctober 25, 1965(57)
BornOctober 26, 1907
DiedOctober 25, 1965(57)
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Known for

Mabel Normand in Jinx (1919)
Jinx
5.7
  • Orphan
  • 1919
Johnny Mack Brown and Norma Shearer in A Lady of Chance (1928)
A Lady of Chance
6.9
  • Hank Crandall(as Buddie Messinger)
  • 1928
Treasure Island (1917)
Treasure Island
6.9
  • Captain Smolett
  • 1917
Flirt (1922)
Flirt
  • Hedrick Madison(as Buddy Messenger)
  • 1922

Credits

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Actor

  • Robert Taylor, Edgar Buchanan, Louis Calhern, Anthony Mann, James Mitchell, Nicholas Nayfack, Paula Raymond, and Marshall Thompson in La porte du diable (1950)
    La porte du diable
    7.2
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Jane Wyman in Crime by Night (1944)
    Crime by Night
    6.2
    • Bellboy (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, and Dennis O'Keefe in L'Odyssée du docteur Wassell (1944)
    L'Odyssée du docteur Wassell
    6.6
    • U.S. Sailor (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Frances Gifford, Jimmy Lydon, Diana Lynn, Anne Rooney, and Gail Russell in Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943)
    Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
    6.5
    • Fred - Soda Jerk (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Nancy Coleman, and Geraldine Fitzgerald in Les Folles Héritières (1942)
    Les Folles Héritières
    6.6
    • Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Les amours de Marthe (1942)
    Les amours de Marthe
    6.5
    • Butcher Boy (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • William Bendix, Joe Sawyer, and Marjorie Woodworth in La reine de Brooklyn (1942)
    La reine de Brooklyn
    5.7
    • Bellhop with Flowers (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Leon Errol, Marion Martin, and Lupe Velez in The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941)
    The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
    5.8
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Olivia de Havilland, Charles Boyer, and Paulette Goddard in Par la porte d'or (1941)
    Par la porte d'or
    7.3
    • Hospital Elevator Operator (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Groucho Marx, Douglass Dumbrille, Margaret Dumont, Virginia Grey, Tony Martin, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in Les Marx au grand magasin (1941)
    Les Marx au grand magasin
    6.5
    • Elevator Operator (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Citizen Kane (1941)
    Citizen Kane
    8.3
    • Man at Boat Dock (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Ann Rutherford and John Shelton in Keeping Company (1940)
    Keeping Company
    5.9
    • Basketball Ticket Boy (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Jack Benny, Fred Allen, and Mary Martin in Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
    Love Thy Neighbor
    6.8
    • Elevator Boy (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Dan Dailey, Virginia Grey, and Frank Morgan in Hullabaloo (1940)
    Hullabaloo
    5.9
    • Third Page (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Sara Haden, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, and Lewis Stone in André Hardy va dans le monde (1940)
    André Hardy va dans le monde
    6.6
    • Elevator Boy (uncredited)
    • 1940

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Angela Cartwright, Rusty Hamer, Sherry Jackson, Marjorie Lord, and Danny Thomas in Make Room for Daddy (1953)
    Make Room for Daddy
    7.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, Elinor Donahue, Andy Griffith, and Don Knotts in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    The Andy Griffith Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • John Lupton, Michael McGreevey, and Mary Webster in The Clown and the Kid (1961)
    The Clown and the Kid
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • The Sergeant Was a Lady (1961)
    The Sergeant Was a Lady
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Dana Andrews and Linda Darnell in À l'heure zéro (1957)
    À l'heure zéro
    6.6
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Dick Simmons and Yukon King in Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
    7.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1956–1957
  • Le tour du monde en 80 jours (1956)
    Le tour du monde en 80 jours
    6.7
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson in Géant (1956)
    Géant
    7.6
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff, and Zachary Scott in La femme du hasard (1955)
    La femme du hasard
    5.8
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Lee J. Cobb, Mona Freeman, and John Payne in Colorado Saloon (1955)
    Colorado Saloon
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Glenn Ford, Margaret Hayes, and Vic Morrow in Graine de violence (1955)
    Graine de violence
    7.4
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Sterling Hayden, David Brian, and Vera Ralston in La loi du plus fort (1955)
    La loi du plus fort
    5.5
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Mickey Rooney and Robert Strauss in Le Kid atomique (1954)
    Le Kid atomique
    5.4
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Barton MacLane, Dorothy Malone, and Mark Stevens in Jack Slade le damné (1953)
    Jack Slade le damné
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Armida, Leo Carrillo, and Duncan Renaldo in The Gay Amigo (1949)
    The Gay Amigo
    6.4
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1949

Stunts

  • Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, and Dennis O'Keefe in L'Odyssée du docteur Wassell (1944)
    L'Odyssée du docteur Wassell
    6.6
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Nancy Coleman, and Geraldine Fitzgerald in Les Folles Héritières (1942)
    Les Folles Héritières
    6.6
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • William Bendix, Joe Sawyer, and Marjorie Woodworth in La reine de Brooklyn (1942)
    La reine de Brooklyn
    5.7
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Olivia de Havilland, Charles Boyer, and Paulette Goddard in Par la porte d'or (1941)
    Par la porte d'or
    7.3
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Betty Furness and Jack Haley in Mister Cinderella (1936)
    Mister Cinderella
    5.7
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Buddie Messenger
  • Height
    • 1.73 m
  • Born
    • October 26, 1907
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • October 25, 1965
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Marjorie Josephine MontgomeryOctober 10, 1932 - October 25, 1965 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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    Brother of Gertrude Messinger, Marie Messinger.

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