Jerry Lester
Acting
February 16, 1910
Died March 23, 1995 (85 years old)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
13
Acting Credits
Biography
Jerry Lester (February 16, 1910 – March 23, 1995) was an American comedian, singer and performer on radio, television and the stage, who hosted the first network late night television program as host of Broadway Open House on NBC, a vaudeville-esque combination of comedy and music, whose success demonstrated the potential for late-night television and led to the creation of the Tonight Show.
Known For
Filmography
50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001
as Self (archive footage)
5
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980
as Warehouse Guard
5.6
Hardly Working
1980
as Slats
4.5
Odds and Evens
1978
as Mike Firpo
7
The Godmothers
1973
as Ricky Mastrasso
5.5
The Monkees
1966
as Kramm
6.5
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
5.8
The Rookie
1959
as Jerry Mann
10
The Name's the Same
1951
Sleepytime Gal
1942
as Downbeat
9
Mickey's Gala Premiere
1933
as Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)
6.3
Arizona to Broadway
1933
as Jimmy Dante
7.5