Actor profile

Buddy Lester

16th January 1917 Chicago, Illinois, USA Acting

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

19 Movies 25 TV Shows 47 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

More Than Murder poster

More Than Murder 26th January 1984 as Cabbie

Smorgasbord poster

Smorgasbord 13th April 1983 as Passenger

Fake-Out poster

Fake-Out 18th November 1982 as The Blackjack Player

Hardly Working poster

Hardly Working 30th January 1980 as Claude Reed

The Crash of Flight 401 poster

The Crash of Flight 401 29th October 1978

Never Con a Killer poster

Never Con a Killer 13th May 1977 as Poker Player

The Man from Clover Grove poster

The Man from Clover Grove 12th December 1975 as Ched Fields

Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch 30th April 1975 as Coley

Poor Devil poster

Poor Devil 14th February 1973 as Al Capone

Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You poster

Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You 19th November 1971 as Policeman

The Party poster

The Party 4th April 1968 as Davey Kane

The Big Mouth poster

The Big Mouth 12th July 1967 as Studs

Three on a Couch poster

Three on a Couch 1st March 1966 as Drunk

The Patsy poster

The Patsy 24th June 1964 as Copa Café MC

The Nutty Professor poster

The Nutty Professor 4th June 1963 as Bartender

Sergeants 3 poster

Sergeants 3 10th February 1962 as Willie Sharpknife

The Ladies Man poster

The Ladies Man 21st June 1961 as Willard C. Gainsborough

Ocean's Eleven poster

Ocean's Eleven 10th August 1960 as Vince Massler

The Gene Krupa Story poster

The Gene Krupa Story 1st December 1959 as Himself

Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch 10th September 1975

Switch poster

Switch 9th September 1975 as Arnie Gold

Barney Miller poster

Barney Miller 23rd January 1975 as Harry the Bookie

Barney Miller poster

Barney Miller 23rd January 1975 as Sidney the Bookie

Kojak poster

Kojak 24th October 1973 as Lenny Karp

Emergency! poster

Emergency! 22nd January 1972 as Reggie

Alias Smith and Jones poster

Alias Smith and Jones 5th January 1971

The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple 24th September 1970 as Kennel Owner

McCloud poster

McCloud 17th February 1970

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Herb

My World and Welcome to It poster

My World and Welcome to It 15th September 1969

The Doris Day Show poster

The Doris Day Show 24th September 1968 as Eddie

The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad 24th September 1968

Mayberry R.F.D. poster

Mayberry R.F.D. 23rd September 1968 as Phil Atkerson

Mayberry R.F.D. poster

Mayberry R.F.D. 23rd September 1968 as Charles Pierce

Adam-12 poster

Adam-12 21st September 1968 as Neil

Adam-12 poster

Adam-12 21st September 1968 as Victor Lamson

It Takes a Thief poster

It Takes a Thief 9th January 1968 as Lenny Freland

That Girl poster

That Girl 8th September 1966

That Girl poster

That Girl 8th September 1966 as Bartender

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. poster

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 25th September 1964

Petticoat Junction poster

Petticoat Junction 24th September 1963

77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip 10th October 1958

Dragnet poster

Dragnet 16th December 1951

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self