Buddy Lester

Buddy Lester

Known for
Acting
Born
January 16, 1917
Died
October 4, 2002 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Buddy Lester was an American actor and comedian who portrayed dozens of character roles in films and television. Although known for his appearances in Jerry Lewis’ comedy films, he was also regularly seen on popular television shows in the 1960s and 1970s

Known For

Filmography

1984
More Than Murder poster

More Than Murder

Movie · as Cabbie

1983
Smorgasbord poster

Smorgasbord

Movie · as Passenger

1982
Fake-Out poster

Fake-Out

Movie · as The Blackjack Player

1980
Hardly Working poster

Hardly Working

Movie · as Claude Reed

1978
The Crash of Flight 401 poster

The Crash of Flight 401

Movie

1977
Never Con a Killer poster

Never Con a Killer

Movie · as Poker Player

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

Movie · as Coley

1975
The Man from Clover Grove poster

The Man from Clover Grove

Movie · as Ched Fields

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

TV · 1 ep

1975
Switch poster

Switch

TV · as Arnie Gold · 1 ep

1975
Big Eddie

Big Eddie

TV · 1 ep

1975
Barney Miller poster

Barney Miller

TV · as Harry the Bookie, Sidney the Bookie · 2 eps

1973
Poor Devil poster

Poor Devil

Movie · as Al Capone

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Lenny Karp · 1 ep

1972
Emergency! poster

Emergency!

TV · as Reggie · 1 ep

1971
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You poster

Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You

Movie · as Policeman

1971
Alias Smith and Jones poster

Alias Smith and Jones

TV · 1 ep

1970
The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple

TV · as Kennel Owner · 1 ep

1970
McCloud poster

McCloud

TV · 1 ep

1969
My World and Welcome to It poster

My World and Welcome to It

TV · 2 eps

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · as Herb · 1 ep

1968
The Party poster

The Party

Movie · as Davey Kane

1968
The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad

TV · 2 eps

1968
Adam-12 poster

Adam-12

TV · as Neil, Victor Lamson · 1 ep

1968
Mayberry R.F.D. poster

Mayberry R.F.D.

TV · as Phil Atkerson, Charles Pierce · 1 ep

1968
It Takes a Thief poster

It Takes a Thief

TV · as Lenny Freland · 1 ep

1968
The Doris Day Show poster

The Doris Day Show

TV · as Eddie · 1 ep

1967
The Big Mouth poster

The Big Mouth

Movie · as Studs

1966
Three on a Couch poster

Three on a Couch

Movie · as Drunk

1966
That Girl poster

That Girl

TV · as Bartender · 3 eps

1964
The Patsy poster

The Patsy

Movie · as Copa Café MC

1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. poster

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

TV · 1 ep

1963
The Nutty Professor poster

The Nutty Professor

Movie · as Bartender

1963
Petticoat Junction poster

Petticoat Junction

TV · 1 ep

1963
The New Phil Silvers Show poster

The New Phil Silvers Show

TV · 30 eps

1962
Sergeants 3 poster

Sergeants 3

Movie · as Willie Sharpknife

1961
The Ladies Man poster

The Ladies Man

Movie · as Willard C. Gainsborough

1960
Ocean's Eleven poster

Ocean's Eleven

Movie · as Vince Massler

1959
The Gene Krupa Story poster

The Gene Krupa Story

Movie · as Himself

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip

TV · 1 ep

1956
State Trooper poster

State Trooper

TV · 1 ep

1951
Dragnet poster

Dragnet

TV · 1 ep

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps