Acting

Buddy Lester

Born 1917-01-16 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died 2002-10-04

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

Credits

Newest first

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