Known For
Acting
Known Credits
13
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 16, 1910 (116 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
| 2001 | 50 Years of NBC Late Nightas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit IIas Warehouse Guard | |
| 1980 | Hardly Workingas Slats | |
| 1978 | Odds and Evensas Mike Firpo | |
| 1973 | The Godmothersas Ricky Mastrasso | |
| 1966 | The Monkeesas Kramm | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-Host | |
| 1959 | The Rookieas Jerry Mann | |
| 1951 | The Name's the Sameas | |
| 1942 | Sleepytime Galas Downbeat | |
| 1933 | Arizona to Broadwayas Jimmy Dante | |
| 1933 | Mickey's Gala Premiereas Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice) |
