Acting
Jerry Lester
EN, IT cinema · 9 credits
Born
16 February 1910
Died
23 March 1995 (aged 85)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
50 Years of NBC Late Night
as Self (archive footage)
Hardly Working
as Slats
Smokey and the Bandit II
as Warehouse Guard
Odds and Evens
as Mike Firpo
The Godmothers
as Ricky Mastrasso
The Rookie
as Jerry Mann
Sleepytime Gal
as Downbeat
Mickey's Gala Premiere
as Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)
Arizona to Broadway
as Jimmy Dante