Buddy Lester
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Known For
Filmography
More Than Murder
1984
as Cabbie
Smorgasbord
1983
as Passenger
Fake-Out
1982
as The Blackjack Player
Hardly Working
1980
as Claude Reed
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
Never Con a Killer
1977
as Poker Player
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Coley
The Man from Clover Grove
1975
as Ched Fields
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Switch
1975
as Arnie Gold
Big Eddie
1975
Barney Miller
1975
as Harry the Bookie
Barney Miller
1975
as Sidney the Bookie
Poor Devil
1973
as Al Capone
Kojak
1973
as Lenny Karp
Emergency!
1972
as Reggie
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
1971
as Policeman
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The Odd Couple
1970
as Kennel Owner
McCloud
1970
My World and Welcome to It
1969
Love, American Style
1969
as Herb
The Party
1968
as Davey Kane
The Mod Squad
1968
Adam-12
1968
as Neil
Adam-12
1968
as Victor Lamson
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Phil Atkerson
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Charles Pierce
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Lenny Freland
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Eddie
The Big Mouth
1967
as Studs
Three on a Couch
1966
as Drunk
That Girl
1966
That Girl
1966
as Bartender
The Patsy
1964
as Copa Café MC
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
The Nutty Professor
1963
as Bartender
Petticoat Junction
1963
The New Phil Silvers Show
1963
Sergeants 3
1962
as Willie Sharpknife
The Ladies Man
1961
as Willard C. Gainsborough
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Vince Massler
The Gene Krupa Story
1959
as Himself
77 Sunset Strip
1958
State Trooper
1956
Dragnet
1951
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self