Acting
Jerry Lester
Birth Date
February 16, 1910
Death Date
March 23, 1995
(passed away at 85)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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.
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The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961 • 1 episode
The Monkees
Kramm
1966 • 1 episode
Smokey and the Bandit II
Warehouse Guard
1980
The Name's the Same
1951 • 21 episodes
The Godmothers
Ricky Mastrasso
1973
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Self (archive footage)
2001
Sleepytime Gal
Downbeat
1942
Hardly Working
Slats
1980
The Rookie
Jerry Mann
1959
Mickey's Gala Premiere
Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)
1933
Arizona to Broadway
Jimmy Dante
1933
Odds and Evens
Mike Firpo
1978