Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
Home > All persons > Buddy Lester
Buddy Lester is a Actor American born on 16 january 1917 at Chicago (USA)

Buddy Lester

Buddy Lester
  • Infos
  • Photos
  • Best films
  • Family
  • Characters
  • Awards
If you like this person, let us know!
Nationality USA
Birth 16 january 1917 at Chicago (USA)
Death 4 october 2002 (at 85 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Buddy Lester (1917 – 2002) was an American comedian and actor who played dozens of character roles in films and television. Though probably best known for his appearances in Jerry Lewis' comedy films, he was also regularly seen on popular television shows (such as The New Phil Silvers Show and Barney Miller) in the 1960s and 70s. As a comedian, he was a fixture on the international nightclub circuit for several decades and was the brother of comedian Jerry Lester.

Usually with

Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
(6 films)
Kathleen Freeman
Kathleen Freeman
(4 films)
George Raft
George Raft
(3 films)
Murray Alper
Murray Alper
(3 films)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Buddy Lester (10 films)

Display filmography as list

Actor

Smorgasbord
Smorgasbord (1983)
, 1h18
Directed by Jerry Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Jerry Lewis, Herb Edelman, Zane Buzby, Milton Berle, Foster Brooks, Francine York
Rating57% 2.8533252.8533252.8533252.8533252.853325
Warren Nefron (Jerry Lewis) is a klutz who cannot do anything right. He tells his psychiatrist, Dr. Pletchick (Herb Edelman), his problems. Through a series of flashbacks the viewer sees Nefron's life story.
Hardly Working
Hardly Working (1980)
, 1h31
Directed by Jerry Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jerry Lewis, Susan Oliver, Deanna Lund, Roger C. Carmel, Harold J. Stone, Steve Franken
Rating47% 2.360992.360992.360992.360992.36099
Bo Hooper (Lewis), a clown, finds himself unemployed when the circus where he works suddenly closes. He winds up living with his sister (Susan Oliver), against the wishes of her husband Robert (Roger C. Carmel). From there he goes from job to job, wreaking havoc along the way. He finally finds some stability as a postal worker, until he finds out that his boss is his girlfriend's father. The father hates all mail carriers because his daughter's ex-husband was one, so he tries to wreck Bo's life, but Bo overcomes the odds and succeeds not only at work, but at impressing the father.
The Party
The Party (1968)
, 1h39
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Mise en scène d'un éléphant, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet, Marge Champion, Jean Carson, Gavin MacLeod, Denny Miller
Roles Davey Kane
Rating73% 3.698693.698693.698693.698693.69869
A film crew is making a Gunga Din-style costume epic. Unknown Indian actor Hrundi V. Bakshi (Sellers) plays a bugler, but continues to play even after being shot and after the director (Herbert Ellis) yells "cut." Bakshi later accidentally blows up an enormous fort set rigged with explosives. The director fires Bakshi immediately and calls the studio head, General Fred R. Clutterbuck (J. Edward McKinley), about the mishap. Clutterbuck writes down Bakshi's name to blacklist him, but he inadvertently writes Bakshi's name on the guest list of his wife's upcoming dinner party.
The Big Mouth
The Big Mouth (1967)
, 1h45
Directed by Jerry Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Jerry Lewis, Harold J. Stone, Buddy Lester, Jeannine Riley, Susan Bay, Frank De Vol
Roles Studs
Rating55% 2.752142.752142.752142.752142.75214
Gerald Clamson (Lewis) is a bank examiner who loves fishing on his annual two week holiday. Unfortunately one day at the ocean he reels in an injured gangster in a scuba diving suit named Syd Valentine (also played by Lewis). Syd tells Gerald about diamonds he has stolen from the other gangsters and hands him a map. Gerald escapes as frogmen from a yacht machine gun the beach. They swim ashore and locate Syd where they machine gun him. Their leader Thor (Harold J. Stone) ensures Syd's demise by firing a torpedo from his yacht that goes ashore, blowing a crater into the beach.
Three on a Couch
Three on a Couch (1966)
, 1h49
Directed by Jerry Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Janet Leigh, Jerry Lewis, James Best, Kathleen Freeman, Mary Ann Mobley, Leslie Parrish
Rating57% 2.899372.899372.899372.899372.89937
Christopher Pride wants to marry his girlfriend, Dr. Elizabeth Acord. However, she is too involved with her patients and she doesn't think that she would be able to leave them to live in Paris for a year. Pride decides to solve her patients' problems after finding out that most of them are merely despondent after having relationships go bad. Therefore, he decides to "date" these women, without Acord's knowledge, and give them back their self-esteem so that they will be less dependent on their doctor.
The Patsy
The Patsy (1964)
, 1h41
Directed by Jerry Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about the labor movement, Films about school violence, Harcèlement au travail
Actors Jerry Lewis, Everett Sloane, Phil Harris, Keenan Wynn, Peter Lorre, John Carradine
Rating61% 3.099553.099553.099553.099553.09955
A famous comedian perishes in a plane crash. Members of his management team, worried that they will be jobless, decide to find someone to take his place as their "meal ticket". Stanley Belt (Jerry Lewis) is a bellboy at their hotel and they decide he will become their next star.
Sergeants 3
Sergeants 3 (1962)
, 1h52
Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Poésie, Adaptation d'un poème
Actors Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, Ruta Lee
Roles Willie Sharpknife
Rating59% 2.9501052.9501052.9501052.9501052.950105
L'action se déroule à Medicine Bend, une bourgade sur les hauteurs montagneuses du Dakota. Attaquée par des Indiens, la personne chargée du télégraphe a le temps, avant sa mort, d'envoyer un message au fort McClelland. Le colonel Collingwood, le commandant du fort, envoie sur place une escouage dirigée par trois amis : les sergents Merry, Deal et Barrett. Un ancien esclave noir, qui souhaite s'engager dans l'U.S. Cavalry, les suit malgré l'interdiction qui lui en a été signifiée. Une fois arrivés à Medicine Bend, l'équipe ne trouve aucune trace des habitants et sont attaqués par les guerriers de Mountain Hawk.
The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man (1961)
, 1h35
Directed by Jerry Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jerry Lewis, Helen Traubel, Kathleen Freeman, Buddy Lester, George Raft, Marty Ingels
Rating62% 3.1495453.1495453.1495453.1495453.149545
Herbert H. Heebert (Jerry Lewis) is a young man who loses his girlfriend, swears off romance, and then takes a job at a genteel, women-only boarding house, run by Helen Wellenmellen (Helen Traubel). Although most of the women treat him like a servant, Fay (Pat Stanley) helps him with his fear of women.
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
, 2h2
Directed by Lewis Milestone, Richard Lang
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Musical, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Patrice Wymore, Joey Bishop
Rating64% 3.249183.249183.249183.249183.24918
A gang of World War II 82nd Airborne veterans is recruited by Danny Ocean (Sinatra) and Jimmy Foster (Lawford) to rob five different Las Vegas casinos (Sahara, Riviera, Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, Sands and the Flamingo) on a single night.