Buddy Lester

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

Career Overview

Buddy Lester has 27 screen credits in a career dating back to 1951. Signature works include The Big Mouth, Sergeants 3, The Ladies Man. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

27

Birth Date

1917-01-16 00:00:00

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

• 

  The Big Mouth
• 

  Sergeants 3
• 

  The Ladies Man
• 

  Hardly Working
• 

  The Man from Clover Grove
• 

  Three on a Couch

Frequent Collaborators

• Jerry Lewis (4 collaborations)
• Harold J. Stone (2 collaborations)
• Del Moore (2 collaborations)
• Leonard Stone (2 collaborations)
• Tony Regan (2 collaborations)
• Michael Ross (2 collaborations)
• William Wellman Jr. (2 collaborations)
• Kathleen Freeman (2 collaborations)
• Fritz Feld (2 collaborations)
• Susan Bay Nimoy (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (27 credits)

  • Smorgasbord

    Passenger

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Fake-Out

    The Blackjack Player

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Hardly Working

    Claude Reed

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Crash of Flight 401

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Never Con a Killer

    Poker Player

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Man from Clover Grove

    Ched Fields

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Starsky & Hutch

    Coley

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Barney Miller

    - Abduction (1977) ... Sidney the Bookie actor actors

    - Graft (1975) ... Harry the Bookie actor actors

    - Ramon (1975) ... Harry the Bookie actor actors
    1975
  • Starsky & Hutch

    - Iron Mike (1976) ... actor actors
    1975
  • Poor Devil

    Al Capone

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Kojak

    - Night of the Piraeus (1975) ... Lenny Karp actor actors
    1973
  • Emergency!

    - Crash (1972) ... actor actors
    1972
  • Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You

    Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Love, American Style

    - Love and the Big Night (1970) ... Herb actor actors
    1969
  • The Party

    Davey Kane

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Adam-12

    - Routine Patrol (1974) ... Neil actor actors

    - Back-Up One L-20 (1972) ... Victor Lamson actor actors
    1968
  • The Big Mouth

    Studs

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Three on a Couch

    Drunk

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • That Girl

    - A Limited Engagement (1971) ... actor actors

    - 7 1/4 (1) (1968) ... actor actors

    - The Drunkard (1968) ... Bartender actor actors

    - Sixty-Five on the Aisle (1968) ... actor actors
    1966
  • The Patsy

    Copa Café MC

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Nutty Professor

    Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Petticoat Junction

    - Whiplash, Whiplash (1970) ... actor actors
    1963
  • Sergeants 3

    Willie Sharpknife

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Ladies Man

    Willard C. Gainsborough

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Ocean's Eleven

    Vince Massler

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Gene Krupa Story

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Dragnet

    - The Big Hype (1958) ... actor actors
    1951