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William "Buddy" Lester was an American comedian and actor who played dozens of character roles in films and television. Although known for his appearances in Jerry Lewis's comedy films, he was also regularly seen on popular television shows in the 1960s and 1970s. As a comedian, he was a fixture on the international nightclub circuit for several decades and was the younger brother of comedian Jerry Lester.
Birth Name
William Lester
Born
Saturday, 16 January 1915
Died
Friday, 04 October 2002
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| More Than Murder | Cabbie | 1984 |
| Cracking Up | Passenger | 1983 |
| Fake-Out | The Blackjack Player | 1982 |
| Hardly Working | Claude Reed | 1980 |
| Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels | Additional Voices | 1977 |
| The Feather and Father Gang | Poker Player / Sid | 1976 |
| CPO Sharkey | Duke | 1976 |
| Big Eddie | Herbie Mottram | 1975 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Lucky Lester | 1975 |
| Switch | Arnie Gold | 1975 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| More Than Murder | Cabbie | 1984 |
| Cracking Up | Passenger | 1983 |
| Fake-Out | The Blackjack Player | 1982 |
| Hardly Working | Claude Reed | 1980 |
| Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels | Additional Voices | 1977 |
| The Feather and Father Gang | Poker Player / Sid | 1976 |
| CPO Sharkey | Duke | 1976 |
| Big Eddie | Herbie Mottram | 1975 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Lucky Lester | 1975 |
| Switch | Arnie Gold | 1975 |
| The Man from Clover Grove | Ched Fields | 1974 |
| Police Woman | Gus | 1974 |
| Barney Miller | Harry the Bookie / Sidney the Bookie | 1974 |
| Kojak | Lenny Karp | 1973 |
| Poor Devil | Al Capone | 1973 |
| Emergency! | Reggie / Short Order Cook | 1972 |
| The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Johnny | 1971 |
| O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Peter Fareson | 1971 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Drunk | 1971 |
| The Odd Couple | Kennel Owner | 1970 |
| McCloud | Hotel Clerk | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | Herb (segment "Love and the Big Night") | 1969 |
| My World and Welcome to It | O'Malley | 1969 |
| Mod Squad | Bondelli / Artie Steur | 1968 |
| The Doris Day Show | Eddie | 1968 |
| Mayberry R.F.D. | Charles Pierce / Phil Atkerson | 1968 |
| Adam-12 | Neil / Victor Lamson | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Car Rental Clerk | 1968 |
| The Party | Davey Kane | 1968 |
| It Takes a Thief | Lenny Freland | 1968 |
| The Big Mouth | Studs | 1967 |
| Dragnet 1967 | Nick Gerber / Frank Bevonna / Charles Anderson / Bob Dugan | 1967 |
| That Girl | Waiter / Man / Bartender / Barney | 1966 |
| Three on a Couch | The Drunk | 1966 |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | Pete Evans | 1964 |
| The Patsy | Copa Café MC | 1964 |
| The New Phil Silvers Show | Nick | 1963 |
| Petticoat Junction | Timothy T. Temkin | 1963 |
| The Nutty Professor | Bartender | 1963 |
| I'm Dickens, He's Fenster | Barnes | 1962 |
| Sergeants 3 | Willie Sharpknife | 1962 |
| The Ladies Man | Willard C. Gainsborough | 1961 |
| Ocean's Eleven | Vince Massler | 1960 |
| The Gene Krupa Story | Himself / Buddy Lester | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Buddy Lester | 1958 |
| Make Me Laugh | Self / Himself | 1958 |
| M Squad | Tuley Miller | 1957 |
| State Trooper | Waldo Sims | 1956 |
| Lassie | Vagrant | 1954 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Skip Harris | 1953 |
| Dragnet | Paul Portell | 1951 |
| Kreisler Bandstand | Self | 1951 |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | Self | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Comedian | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self | 1950 |
| Cavalcade of Bands | Himself | 1950 |
| Maggi's Private Wire | Self | 1949 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Singer / Self - Comedian / Audience Bow | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Comedian | 1948 |
