Jerry Lester
Acting
85 years oldChicago, Illinois, USABiography
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.
Personal Details
Movies (8)
5.6
Smokey and the Bandit II
as Warehouse Guard
1980
4.6
Hardly Working
as Slats
1980
7.0
Odds and Evens
as Mike Firpo
1978
3.0
The Godmothers
as Ricky Mastrasso
1973
The Rookie
as Jerry Mann
1959
Sleepytime Gal
as Downbeat
1942
7.0
Arizona to Broadway
as Jimmy Dante
1933
6.2
Mickey's Gala Premiere
as Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)
1933
