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Lester Scharff was an American character actor of stage and screen. He performed under his own name on the stage and in film until adopting the pseudonym Lester Sharpe in 1942. He began his career performing in light operas and musicals in the 1910s before branching out into stage plays in the 1920s. He appeared in five productions on Broadway between 1916 and 1933. After this he was primarily active as a film actor from 1935 through 1956. He also made appearances on American television from 1949 through 1957, and produced the 1944 film Thoroughbreds.