Buddy Lester

Known for: Acting

Born: 1917-01-16 – 2002-10-04 (aged 85)

From: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

Filmography (43)

MOVIE★ 4.9
More Than Murder
1984
as Cabbie
MOVIE★ 6.0
Smorgasbord
1983
as Passenger
MOVIE★ 4.1
Fake-Out
1982
as The Blackjack Player
MOVIE★ 4.7
Hardly Working
1980
as Claude Reed
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
MOVIE★ 10.0
Never Con a Killer
1977
as Poker Player
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Man from Clover Grove
1975
as Ched Fields
TV★ 7.3
Starsky & Hutch
1975
TV★ 6.6
Switch
1975
as Arnie Gold
TV★ 9.0
Big Eddie
1975
MOVIE★ 6.9
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Coley
TV★ 7.3
Barney Miller
1975
as Harry the Bookie
TV★ 7.2
Kojak
1973
as Lenny Karp
MOVIE★ 5.9
Poor Devil
1973
as Al Capone
TV★ 7.9
Emergency!
1972
MOVIE★ 8.5
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
1971
as Policeman
TV★ 7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
TV★ 7.8
The Odd Couple
1970
as Kennel Owner
TV★ 7.2
McCloud
1970
TV★ 6.2
Love, American Style
1969
as Herb
TV★ 6.3
My World and Welcome to It
1969
TV★ 6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
TV★ 6.2
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Eddie
TV★ 6.2
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Phil Atkerson
TV★ 7.1
Adam-12
1968
as Neil
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Party
1968
as Davey Kane
TV★ 7.2
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Lenny Freland
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Big Mouth
1967
as Studs
TV★ 6.2
That Girl
1966
MOVIE★ 5.4
Three on a Couch
1966
as Drunk
TV★ 7.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Patsy
1964
as Copa Café MC
TV★ 5.0
The New Phil Silvers Show
1963
TV★ 5.8
Petticoat Junction
1963
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Nutty Professor
1963
as Bartender
MOVIE★ 5.8
Sergeants 3
1962
as Willie Sharpknife
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Ladies Man
1961
as Willard C. Gainsborough
MOVIE★ 6.4
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Vince Massler
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Gene Krupa Story
1959
as Himself
TV★ 7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
TV★ 5.7
State Trooper
1956
TV★ 6.5
Dragnet
1951
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self