Jerry Lester
Acting
1910-02-16 · 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.
Filmography(12)
movieSmokey and the Bandit II
as Warehouse Guard · 1980 · 5.5
movieHardly Working
as Slats · 1980 · 4.7
movieOdds and Evens
as Mike Firpo · 1978 · 7.0
movieThe Godmothers
as Ricky Mastrasso · 1973 · 5.5
tvThe Monkees
as Kramm · 1966 · 6.6
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host · 1961 · 5.8
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961 · 5.8
movieThe Rookie
as Jerry Mann · 1959 · 10.0
tvThe Name's the Same
as · 1951 · 0.0
movieSleepytime Gal
as Downbeat · 1942 · 9.0
movieArizona to Broadway
as Jimmy Dante · 1933 · 7.5
movieMickey's Gala Premiere
as Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice) · 1933 · 6.3