Buddy Lester
Born: 1917-01-16 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2002-10-04
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
1984
- More Than Murder as Cabbie
1983
- Smorgasbord as Passenger
1982
- Fake-Out as The Blackjack Player
1980
- Hardly Working as Claude Reed
1977
- Never Con a Killer as Poker Player
1975
- Barney Miller as Harry the Bookie
- Starsky & Hutch
- Switch as Arnie Gold
- Starsky & Hutch as Coley
- The Man from Clover Grove as Ched Fields
- Big Eddie
1973
- Kojak as Lenny Karp
- Poor Devil as Al Capone
1972
1971
- Alias Smith and Jones
- Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You as Policeman
1970
- The Odd Couple as Kennel Owner
- McCloud
1969
1968
- Adam-12 as Neil
- The Mod Squad
- Mayberry R.F.D. as Phil Atkerson
- The Party as Davey Kane
1967
- The Big Mouth as Studs
1966
- That Girl
- Three on a Couch as Drunk
1964
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- The Patsy as Copa Café MC
1963
1962
- Sergeants 3 as Willie Sharpknife
1961
- The Ladies Man as Willard C. Gainsborough
1960
- Ocean's Eleven as Vince Massler
1959
- The Gene Krupa Story as Himself
1958
1956
1951
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self