Jerry Lester

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.

Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

The Monkees

Smokey and the Bandit II

Arizona to Broadway

Hardly Working

Mickey's Gala Premiere

The Rookie

All Movies (8)

• Smokey and the Bandit II1980 · as Warehouse Guard
• Hardly Working1980 · as Slats
• Odds and Evens1978 · as Mike Firpo
• The Godmothers1973 · as Ricky Mastrasso
• The Rookie1959 · as Jerry Mann
• Sleepytime Gal1942 · as Downbeat
• Arizona to Broadway1933 · as Jimmy Dante
• Mickey's Gala Premiere1933 · as Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)

All TV Shows (4)

• The Monkees1966 · as Kramm
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Name's the Same1951