Buddy Lester

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Buddy Lester

Acting January 16, 1917

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, h…

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The Party

The Party

7.3 1968 Movie
Love, American Style

Love, American Style

6.2 1969 TV Show
Adam-12

Adam-12

7.1 1968 TV Show
The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor

6.5 1963 Movie
Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

7.3 1975 TV Show
Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

6.4 1960 Movie
Barney Miller

Barney Miller

7.3 1975 TV Show
Emergency!

Emergency!

8.0 1972 TV Show
Kojak

Kojak

7.3 1973 TV Show
Dragnet

Dragnet

6.5 1951 TV Show
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

5.9 1963 TV Show
The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

7.8 1970 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1984
    More Than Murder

    Movie Cabbie

  2. 1983
    Smorgasbord

    Movie Passenger

  3. 1982
    Fake-Out

    Movie The Blackjack Player

  4. 1980
    Hardly Working

    Movie Claude Reed

  5. 1978
    The Crash of Flight 401

    Movie

  6. 1977
    Never Con a Killer

    Movie Poker Player

  7. 1975
    The Man from Clover Grove

    Movie Ched Fields

  8. 1975
    Starsky & Hutch

    TV show

  9. 1975
    Switch

    TV show Arnie Gold

  10. 1975
    Big Eddie

    TV show

  11. 1975
    Starsky & Hutch

    Movie Coley

  12. 1975
    Barney Miller

    TV show Harry the Bookie

  13. 1973
    Kojak

    TV show Lenny Karp

  14. 1973
    Poor Devil

    Movie Al Capone

  15. 1972
    Emergency!

    TV show Reggie

  16. 1971
    Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You

    Movie Policeman

More credits
  1. 1971
    Alias Smith and Jones

    TV show

  2. 1970
    The Odd Couple

    TV show Kennel Owner

  3. 1970
    McCloud

    TV show

  4. 1969
    Love, American Style

    TV show Herb

  5. 1969
    My World and Welcome to It

    TV show

  6. 1968
    The Doris Day Show

    TV show Eddie

  7. 1968
    The Mod Squad

    TV show

  8. 1968
    Mayberry R.F.D.

    TV show Phil Atkerson

  9. 1968
    Adam-12

    TV show Neil

  10. 1968
    The Party

    Movie Davey Kane

  11. 1968
    It Takes a Thief

    TV show Lenny Freland

  12. 1967
    The Big Mouth

    Movie Studs

  13. 1966
    That Girl

    TV show

  14. 1966
    Three on a Couch

    Movie Drunk

  15. 1964
    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    TV show

  16. 1964
    The Patsy

    Movie Copa Café MC

  17. 1963
    The New Phil Silvers Show

    TV show

  18. 1963
    Petticoat Junction

    TV show

  19. 1963
    The Nutty Professor

    Movie Bartender

  20. 1962
    Sergeants 3

    Movie Willie Sharpknife

  21. 1961
    The Ladies Man

    Movie Willard C. Gainsborough

  22. 1960
    Ocean's Eleven

    Movie Vince Massler

  23. 1959
    The Gene Krupa Story

    Movie Himself

  24. 1958
    77 Sunset Strip

    TV show