Buddy Lester
Biography
Buddy Lester (January 16, 1917 - October 4, 2002) was a veteran actor of dozens of character roles of film and television, who regularly appeared in Jerry Lewis features, including The Patsy, The Ladies Man, The Nutty Professor, Three on a Couch, Smorgasbord, Hardly Working", and The Big Mouth. Chicago born actor, also portrayed Vince Massler, one of the original gang, in the 1960's Ocean's 11, with Frank Sinatra. Mr. Lester also potrayed 'Sidney' the bookie on the television series Barney Miller and Davey Kane in the Peter Sellers comedy The Party.
The Big Mouth
Studs
Coley
Poor Devil
Al Capone
Hardly Working
Claude Reed
Fake-Out
The Blackjack Player
Three on a Couch
The Drunk
The Gene Krupa Story
Himself, Buddy Lester
Sergeants 3
Willie Sharpknife
T'es fou Jerry
Passenger
That Girl: Season One
Bartender / ... (2 episodes, 1968)
T'es fou Jerry
Passenger
Fake-Out
The Blackjack Player
Hardly Working
Claude Reed
Coley
Poor Devil
Al Capone
The Party
Davey Kane
The Big Mouth
Studs
Three on a Couch
The Drunk
That Girl: Season One
Bartender / ... (2 episodes, 1968)
The Patsy
Copa Cafe MC
The Nutty Professor
Purple Pit Bartender
Sergeants 3
Willie Sharpknife
The Ladies Man
Willard C. Gainsborough
Ocean's 11
Vince Massler
The Gene Krupa Story
Himself, Buddy Lester
