Acting credits
10
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Jerry Lester
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.8
Low visibility
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Movies: 8Series: 2
TMDB ID: 1221949
IMDb ID: nm0504469
Known for: Acting
Born: February 16, 1910
Died: March 23, 1995
Age: 85
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1933 - 1980
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 6.31
Wikidata: Q19319436
Biography
Jerry Lester (February 16, 1910 – March 23, 1995) was an American comedian, singer and performer on radio, television and the stage, who hosted the first network late night television program as host of Broadway Open House on NBC, a vaudeville-esque combination of comedy and music, whose success demonstrated the potential for late-night television and led to the creation of the Tonight Show.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jerry Lester.
5.6
Smokey and the Bandit II
as Warehouse Guard
1980 Movie
4.6
Hardly Working
as Slats
1980 Movie
7.0
Odds and Evens
as Mike Firpo
1978 Movie
3.0
The Godmothers
as Ricky Mastrasso
1973 Movie
The Rookie
as Jerry Mann
1959 Movie
Sleepytime Gal
as Downbeat
1942 Movie
7.0
Arizona to Broadway
as Jimmy Dante
1933 Movie
6.2
Mickey's Gala Premiere
as Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)
1933 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jerry Lester.
