Acting credits
38
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Buddy Lester
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.0
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Movies: 19Series: 19
TMDB ID: 152682
IMDb ID: nm0504424
Known for: Acting
Born: January 16, 1917
Died: October 4, 2002
Age: 85
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 1984
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q1001240
Also known as
A.B. 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
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Buddy Lester.
4.0
More Than Murder
as Cabbie
1984 Movie
5.8
Smorgasbord
as Passenger
1983 Movie
3.7
Fake-Out
as The Blackjack Player
1982 Movie
4.6
Hardly Working
as Claude Reed
1980 Movie
7.5
The Crash of Flight 401
1978 Movie
Never Con a Killer
as Poker Player
1977 Movie
The Man from Clover Grove
as Ched Fields
1975 Movie
6.7
Starsky & Hutch
as Coley
1975 Movie
5.4
Poor Devil
as Al Capone
1973 Movie
8.0
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
as Policeman
1971 Movie
7.3
The Party
as Davey Kane
1968 Movie
5.2
The Big Mouth
as Studs
1967 Movie
5.3
Three on a Couch
as Drunk
1966 Movie
6.2
The Patsy
as Copa Café MC
1964 Movie
6.5
The Nutty Professor
as Bartender
1963 Movie
5.4
Sergeants 3
as Willie Sharpknife
1962 Movie
6.3
The Ladies Man
as Willard C. Gainsborough
1961 Movie
6.4
Ocean's Eleven
as Vince Massler
1960 Movie
7.0
The Gene Krupa Story
as Himself
1959 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Buddy Lester.
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
1 eps
1975 Series
6.7
Switch
as Arnie Gold • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.3
Barney Miller
as Harry the Bookie • 2 eps
1975 Series
7.1
Kojak
as Lenny Karp • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.9
Emergency!
1 eps
1972 Series
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
1971 Series
7.8
The Odd Couple
as Kennel Owner • 1 eps
1970 Series
7.1
McCloud
1 eps
1970 Series
6.1
Love, American Style
as Herb • 1 eps
1969 Series
5.5
My World and Welcome to It
2 eps
1969 Series
6.2
The Mod Squad
2 eps
1968 Series
5.5
Mayberry R.F.D.
as Phil Atkerson • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.0
Adam-12
as Neil • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.1
That Girl
4 eps
1966 Series
7.0
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1 eps
1964 Series
5.7
Petticoat Junction
1 eps
1963 Series
6.7
77 Sunset Strip
1 eps
1958 Series
6.4
Dragnet
1 eps
1951 Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 2 eps
1948 Series