Deceased

How Did Buddy Lester Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 85

Also known asA.B. LesterGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn16/01/1917Born inChicago, Illinois, USADied04/10/2002Died inLos AngelesCausecancerWikidataQ1001240 ↗TMDb#152682 ↗

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. As a comedian, he was a fixture on the international nightclub circuit for several decades and was the younger brother of comedian Jerry Lester.

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Filmography31 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1983	SmorgasbordMovie	Passenger	66
1982	Fake-OutMovie	The Blackjack Player	65
1978	The Crash of Flight 401Movie	—	61
1975	Starsky & HutchSeries	—	58
1975	SwitchSeries	Arnie Gold	58
1975	Barney MillerSeries	Harry the Bookie	58
1973	KojakSeries	Lenny Karp	56
1973	Poor DevilMovie	Al Capone	56
1972	Emergency!Series	—	55
1971	Alias Smith and JonesSeries	—	54
1970	The Odd CoupleSeries	Kennel Owner	53
1970	McCloudSeries	—	53
1969	Love, American StyleSeries	Herb	52
1969	My World and Welcome to ItSeries	—	52
1968	Adam-12Series	Victor Lamson	51
1968	The Mod SquadSeries	—	51
1968	The PartyMovie	Davey Kane	51
1968	It Takes a ThiefSeries	Lenny Freland	51
1968	Mayberry R.F.D.Series	Phil Atkerson	51
1966	That GirlSeries	—	49
1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Series	—	47
1963	Petticoat JunctionSeries	—	46
1963	The Nutty ProfessorMovie	Bartender	46
1962	Sergeants 3Movie	Willie Sharpknife	45
1961	The Ladies ManMovie	Willard C. Gainsborough	44
1960	Ocean's ElevenMovie	Vince Massler	43
1959	The Gene Krupa StoryMovie	Himself	42
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	—	41
1956	State TrooperSeries	—	39
1951	DragnetSeries	—	34
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	31