ACTOR · FROM CHICAGO, USA
Buddy Lester
1917–200241 credits since 1951
FunnyWorkplaceCozyRomanticLove
ABOUT BUDDY
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
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born16 January 1917
Died4 October 2002
BirthplaceChicago, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora30 of 41 titles
Known for
The titles people know Buddy from.
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 30
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- Barney MillerIMDb 8.3
- Working since
- 1951
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1980s
4 titles · IMDb 5.7 on average
Movieas Cabbie
Movieas Passenger
as The Blackjack Player
Movieas Claude Reed
The 1970s
15 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average
as Poker Player
as Ched Fields
Series1 episode
Seriesas Arnie Gold · 1 episode
Big Eddie
Not on Cineora1 episode
Movieas Coley
Seriesas Harry the Bookie · 2 episodes
The 1960s
19 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
Seriesas Herb · 1 episode
2 episodes
Series2 episodes
Seriesas Eddie · 1 episode
as Phil Atkerson · 1 episode
Seriesas Neil · 1 episode
Movieas Davey Kane
Seriesas Lenny Freland · 1 episode
The 1950s
3 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Buddy’s titles.
Jerry LewisThe Nutty Professor, The Ladies Man and 5 more
Bill RichmondWriter · The Nutty Professor, The Ladies Man and 3 more
W. Wallace KelleyCinematographer · The Nutty Professor, The Ladies Man and 3 more
Kathleen FreemanThe Nutty Professor, The Ladies Man and 1 more
Sammy Davis Jr.Ocean's Eleven, Sergeants 3 and 1 more
Jack WebbEmergency!, Adam-12 and 1 more
Robert WagnerIt Takes a Thief and Switch
David SoulStarsky & Hutch and Starsky & Hutch
