
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

More Than Murder
Movie · as Cabbie

Smorgasbord
Movie · as Passenger

Fake-Out
Movie · as The Blackjack Player

Hardly Working
Movie · as Claude Reed

The Crash of Flight 401
Movie

Never Con a Killer
Movie · as Poker Player

Starsky & Hutch
Movie · as Coley

The Man from Clover Grove
Movie · as Ched Fields

Starsky & Hutch
TV · 1 ep

Switch
TV · as Arnie Gold · 1 ep
Big Eddie
TV · 1 ep

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

Poor Devil
Movie · as Al Capone

Kojak
TV · as Lenny Karp · 1 ep

Emergency!
TV · as Reggie · 1 ep

Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
Movie · as Policeman

Alias Smith and Jones
TV · 1 ep

The Odd Couple
TV · as Kennel Owner · 1 ep

McCloud
TV · 1 ep

My World and Welcome to It
TV · 2 eps

Love, American Style
TV · as Herb · 1 ep

The Party
Movie · as Davey Kane

The Mod Squad
TV · 2 eps

Adam-12
TV · as Neil, Victor Lamson · 1 ep

Mayberry R.F.D.
TV · as Phil Atkerson, Charles Pierce · 1 ep

It Takes a Thief
TV · as Lenny Freland · 1 ep

The Doris Day Show
TV · as Eddie · 1 ep

The Big Mouth
Movie · as Studs

Three on a Couch
Movie · as Drunk

That Girl
TV · as Bartender · 3 eps

The Patsy
Movie · as Copa Café MC

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV · 1 ep

The Nutty Professor
Movie · as Bartender

Petticoat Junction
TV · 1 ep

The New Phil Silvers Show
TV · 30 eps

Sergeants 3
Movie · as Willie Sharpknife

The Ladies Man
Movie · as Willard C. Gainsborough

Ocean's Eleven
Movie · as Vince Massler

The Gene Krupa Story
Movie · as Himself

77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep

State Trooper
TV · 1 ep

Dragnet
TV · 1 ep

The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps