Jerry Lester
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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
Credits
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
as Warehouse Guard
The Godmothers (1973)
as Ricky Mastrasso
50 Years of NBC Late Night (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Hardly Working (1980)
as Slats
Mickey's Gala Premiere (1933)
as Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)
Arizona to Broadway (1933)
as Jimmy Dante
Sleepytime Gal (1942)
as Downbeat
The Rookie (1959)
as Jerry Mann
Odds and Evens (1978)
as Mike Firpo