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"Alias Smith and Jones" (1971): Season 2: Episode 10 -- Clementine Hale, a loveable con artist, tries to blackmail the boys into helping her in a $50,000 swindle.
The Nutty Professor (1963) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)
"It Takes a Thief" (1968): Season 3: Episode 20 -- A female member of a musical group gets mixed up in a political plot.
"Dragnet 1967" (1967): Season 4: Episode 12 -- Sgt. Friday (Jack Webb) and Officer Gannon (Harry Morgan) investigate the claim of an ex-vaudevillian turned wino that he was bilked out of money he found on the street. Dave Willock, Buddy Lester, Stanley Adams, and Nydia Westman are featured.
"Emergency!" (1972): Season 1: Episode 12 -- A plane disaster, the near-death of a four-year-old and a heart attack victim challenge the crew's skills.

Overview

Date of Birth:
16 January 1917, Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Date of Death:
4 October 2002, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Buddy Lester, stand-up comedian and character actor on television and... more
Trivia:
The scar near his mouth was caused by falling on a broken water glass... more
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Alternate Names:
A.B. Buddy Lester

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Smorgasbord (1983)   Passenger 1983 - 4.9 (244)
AKAs:
  • Cracking Up (USA: new title)
- 2. Fake-Out (1982)   The Blackjack Player 1982 - 4.2 (71)
AKAs:
  • Nevada Heat
- 3. Hardly Working (1980) Claude Reed 1980 - 4.5 (246)
- 4. Crash (1978) (TV)   1978 - 5.8 (88)
AKAs:
  • Crash of Flight 401
- 5. "C.P.O. Sharkey" (1976)   Duke (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 7.0 (41)
1 TV episode:
- 6. "The Feather and Father Gang" (1977)   Poker Player / Sid (2 episodes, 1977) 1977 - 5.3 (9)
2 TV episodes:
- 7. Never Con a Killer (1977) (TV)   Poker Player #4 1977 - 6.8 (6)
AKAs:
  • The Feather & Father Gang
- 8. "Barney Miller" (1975)   Harry the Bookie / Sidney the Bookie (3 episodes, 1975-1977) 1977 - 8.2 (656)
3 TV episodes:
  • Abduction (1977) Sidney the Bookie
  • Graft (1975) Harry the Bookie
  • Ramon (1975) Harry the Bookie
- 9. "Starsky and Hutch" (1975)   Coley / Lucky Lester (2 episodes, 1975-1976) 1976 - 7.0 (928)
2 TV episodes:
- 10. "Switch" (1975)   Arnie Gold (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 7.2 (88)
1 TV episode:
- 11. "Big Eddie" (1975)   Herbie Mottram (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - -
1 TV episode:
- 12. "Kojak" (1973)   Lenny Karp (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 7.3 (799)
1 TV episode:
- 13. The Man from Clover Grove (1975) Ched Fields 1975 - 4.4 (16)
- 14. "Adam-12" (1968)   Neil / Victor Lawson (2 episodes, 1972-1974) 1974 - 7.5 (385)
2 TV episodes:
- 15. "McCloud" (1970)   Hotel Clerk (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.3 (214)
1 TV episode:
- 16. Poor Devil (1973) (TV) Al Capone 1973 - 5.7 (46)
- 17. "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" (1971)   Johnny (2 episodes, 1973) 1973 - 6.5 (46)
- 18. "The Mod Squad" (1968)   (2 episodes, 1971-1972) 1972 - 7.0 (231)
2 TV episodes:
- 19. "Emergency!" (1972)   Reggie (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.6 (461)
AKAs:
  • Emergencia (USA: Spanish title)
  • Emergency One (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 20. "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" (1971)   Peter Fareson (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 8.6 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 21. "The Odd Couple" (1970)   Kennel Owner (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 8.3 (581)
1 TV episode:
- 22. Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You (1971) (TV) Policeman 1971 - 5.2 (50)
- 23. "Alias Smith and Jones" (1971)   Drunk (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 7.5 (267)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "Petticoat Junction" (1963)   Timothy T. Temkin, Attorney At Law (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.0 (302)
1 TV episode:
- 25. "It Takes a Thief" (1968)   Lenny Freland (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.9 (258)
1 TV episode:
- 26. "Love, American Style" (1969)   Herb (segment "Love and the Big Night") (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 6.5 (288)
1 TV episode:
- 27. "My World and Welcome to It" (1969)   O'Malley (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.6 (96)
1 TV episode:
- 28. "Dragnet 1967" (1967)   Bob Dugan / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1967-1969) 1969 - 8.0 (231)
AKAs:
  • Dragnet (USA: syndication title)
  • Dragnet 1968 (USA: second season title)
  • Dragnet 1969 (USA: third season title)
  • Dragnet 1970 (USA: fourth season title)
3 TV episodes:
- 29. "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968)   Charles Pierce / Phil Atkerson, Pen Salesman (2 episodes, 1969) 1969 - 5.9 (79)
2 TV episodes:
- 30. "That Girl" (1965)   Bartender / Waiter (2 episodes, 1968) 1968 - 7.7 (260)
2 TV episodes:
- 31. The Party (1968) Davey Kane 1968 - 7.4 (12,002)
- 32. The Big Mouth (1967) Studs 1967 - 5.6 (287)
- 33. "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964)   Pete Evans (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.1 (314)
AKAs:
  • Gomer Pyle (Australia)
1 TV episode:
- 34. Three on a Couch (1966) The Drunk 1966 - 6.1 (294)
- 35. The Patsy (1964) Copa Cafe MC 1964 - 5.9 (547)
- 36. "The New Phil Silvers Show" (1963)   Nick (7 episodes, 1963-1964) 1964 - 4.8 (5)
- 37. The Nutty Professor (1963) Bartender 1963 - 6.7 (4,308)
- 38. "I'm Dickens, He's Fenster" (1962)   Barnes (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.2 (28)
1 TV episode:
- 39. Sergeants 3 (1962) Willie Sharpknife 1962 - 6.1 (395)
- 40. The Ladies Man (1961) Willard C. Gainsborough 1961 - 6.5 (862)
- 41. Ocean's Eleven (1960) Vince Massler 1960 - 6.4 (6,649)
- 42. "Lassie" (1954)   Vagrant (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 6.9 (353)
AKAs:
  • Jeff's Collie (USA: alternative title)
  • Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 43. "M Squad" (1957)   Tuley Miller (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.9 (79)
1 TV episode:
- 44. "State Trooper" (1956)   Waldo Sims (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.5 (14)
1 TV episode:
- 45. "Dragnet" (1951)   Paul Portell (2 episodes, 1958) 1958 - 7.8 (210)
AKAs:
  • Badge 714 (USA: syndication title)
2 TV episodes:
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "77 Sunset Strip" (1958)   Himself (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.1 (210)
1 TV episode:
- 2. The Gene Krupa Story (1959)   Himself, Buddy Lester 1959 - 6.8 (231)
AKAs:
  • Drum Crazy (UK)
- 3. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)   Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 7.8 (140)
AKAs:
  • Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
  • Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
  • Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "Pantomime Quiz" (1947)   Himself - Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 8.9 (21)
AKAs:
  • Mike Stokey's Pantomime Quiz (USA: alternative title)
  • Stump the Stars (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 5. "Kreisler Bandstand" (1951)   Himself (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - -
1 TV episode:
- 6. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   Himself / Himself - Comedian (2 episodes, 1949) 1949 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 7. "The Milton Berle Show" (1948)   Himself (1 episode, 1948) 1948 - 7.3 (19)
AKAs:
  • Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
  • The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:

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