Buddy Lester

Buddy Lester (January 16, 1917 - October 4, 2002) was a veteran actor of dozens of character roles of film and television, who regularly appeared in Jerry Lewis features, including "The Patsy", "The Ladies Man", "The Nutty Professor", "Three on a Couch", "Smorgasbord", "Hardly Working", and "The Big Mouth".

Chicago born actor, also portrayed Vince Massler, one of the original gang, in the 1960's "Ocean's 11", with Frank Sinatra. Mr. Lester also potrayed 'Sidney' the bookie on the television series "Barney Miller" and Davey Kane in the Peter Sellers comedy "The Party". He was the younger brother of comic Jerry Lester, who died seven years earlier at age 85 in Miami, Florida. He was buried in "Lake Charles Cemetery" in Bel-Nor, Missouri.

Buddy died at 85, of cancer, on October 4, 2002 in Los Angeles, California.

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