Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Known for
Acting
Born
February 8, 1925
Died
June 27, 2001 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973 Best Actor Academy Award), The Out-of-Towners, The China Syndrome, Missing (for which he won 'Best Actor' at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival), Glengarry Glen Ross, Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men.

Known For

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Filmography

2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin poster

The Real Charlie Chaplin

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2011
Hollywood Invasion poster

Hollywood Invasion

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2011
Marilyn at the Movies poster

Marilyn at the Movies

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2009
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me poster

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

Movie · as Self

2008
Inside 'The Apartment' poster

Inside 'The Apartment'

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2008
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen poster

Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2007
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon poster

Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2006
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' poster

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2006
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' poster

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood poster

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent poster

The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy poster

The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
Uta Hagen's Acting Class poster

Uta Hagen's Acting Class

Movie · as Self

2003
Christmas from Hollywood poster

Christmas from Hollywood

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
Un film et son époque poster

Un film et son époque

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2002
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon poster

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2001
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot poster

Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot

Movie · as Self

2000
On Cukor poster

On Cukor

Movie · as Self

2000
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor poster

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2000
The Legend of Bagger Vance poster

The Legend of Bagger Vance

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2000
Altman on His Own Terms poster

Altman on His Own Terms

Movie · as Self

1999
Tuesdays with Morrie poster

Tuesdays with Morrie

Movie · as Morrie Schwartz

1999
Inherit the Wind poster

Inherit the Wind

Movie · as Henry Drummond

1999
Forever Hollywood poster

Forever Hollywood

Movie · as Self

1998
The Odd Couple II poster

The Odd Couple II

Movie · as Felix Ungar

1998
The Long Way Home poster

The Long Way Home

Movie · as Tom Gerrin

1998
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's poster

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

Movie · as Self

1998
Puppies for Sale

Puppies for Sale

Movie

1998
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy poster

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Movie · as Self

1997
12 Angry Men poster

12 Angry Men

Movie · as Juror 8

1997
Out to Sea poster

Out to Sea

Movie · as Herb

1997
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough poster

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Movie · as Self

1997
Scene by Scene poster

Scene by Scene

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Movie · as Marcellus

1996
Getting Away with Murder poster

Getting Away with Murder

Movie · as Mueller / Luger

1996
The Grass Harp poster

The Grass Harp

Movie · as Dr. Morris Ritz

1996
My Fellow Americans poster

My Fellow Americans

Movie · as President Russell P. Kramer

1996
A Weekend in the Country poster

A Weekend in the Country

Movie · as Bud Bailey

1996
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door poster

Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

Movie · as Self

1996
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman poster

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Movie · as Self

1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels poster

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Movie · as Self

1995
Grumpier Old Men poster

Grumpier Old Men

Movie · as John Gustafson

1995
Inside the Dream Factory poster

Inside the Dream Factory

Movie · as Self

1994
Inside the Actors Studio poster

Inside the Actors Studio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Short Cuts poster

Short Cuts

Movie · as Paul Finnigan

1993
Grumpy Old Men poster

Grumpy Old Men

Movie · as John Gustafson

1993
A Life in the Theatre poster

A Life in the Theatre

Movie · as Robert

1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country poster

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Movie · as Self

1993
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy poster

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Movie · as Self

1992
The Player poster

The Player

Movie · as Jack Lemmon

1992
Glengarry Glen Ross poster

Glengarry Glen Ross

Movie · as Shelley Levene

1992
For Richer, for Poorer poster

For Richer, for Poorer

Movie · as Aram Katourian

1992
James Cagney: Top of the World poster

James Cagney: Top of the World

Movie · as Self

1992
Earth and the American Dream poster

Earth and the American Dream

Movie · as Reader (voice)

1992
The Marilyn Files

The Marilyn Files

Movie · as self

1991
JFK poster

JFK

Movie · as Jack Martin

1991
The One, the Only... Groucho poster

The One, the Only... Groucho

Movie · as Self

1990
The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall poster

The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

1990
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? poster

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

Movie · as Self - Host

1990
The Earth Day Special poster

The Earth Day Special

Movie · as Coach Stewart

1990
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream poster

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Movie · as Self

1989
Dad poster

Dad

Movie · as Jake Tremont

1989
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius poster

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

Movie · as Self

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Frank Ormand (voice) · 1 ep

1988
Gregory Peck: His Own Man poster

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Movie · as Self

1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC poster

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan poster

The Murder of Mary Phagan

TV · as Gov. John Slaton · 2 eps

1988
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

TV · 1 ep

1987
Long Day's Journey Into Night poster

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Movie · as James Tyrone

1987
The Best of Max Headroom poster

The Best of Max Headroom

Movie · as Self

1986
Debonair Dancers poster

Debonair Dancers

Movie · as Narrator

1986
That's Life! poster

That's Life!

Movie · as Harvey Fairchild

1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special poster

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Movie · as Self

1985
Macaroni poster

Macaroni

Movie · as Robert Traven

1985
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years poster

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

Movie · as Self

1985
The Max Headroom Show poster

The Max Headroom Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1984
Mass Appeal poster

Mass Appeal

Movie · as Father Tim Farley

1982
Missing poster

Missing

Movie · as Ed Horman

1982
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter poster

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

Movie · as Self

1982
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder poster

Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder

Movie · as Self

1982
Night of 100 Stars poster

Night of 100 Stars

Movie · as Self

1982
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius poster

Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius

Movie · as Self

1981
Buddy Buddy poster

Buddy Buddy

Movie · as Victor Clooney

1981
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

Movie · as Self

1981
Musical Comedy Tonight II poster

Musical Comedy Tonight II

Movie · as Self

1980
Tribute poster

Tribute

Movie · as Scottie Templeton

1979
The China Syndrome poster

The China Syndrome

Movie · as Jack Godell

1978
The Kennedy Center Honors poster

The Kennedy Center Honors

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1978
Ciné regards poster

Ciné regards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1978
The South Bank Show poster

The South Bank Show

TV · 1 ep

1977
Airport '77 poster

Airport '77

Movie · as Don Gallagher

1977
The Hollywood Greats poster

The Hollywood Greats

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

1976
Alex & the Gypsy poster

Alex & the Gypsy

Movie · as Alexander Main

1976
The Gentleman Tramp poster

The Gentleman Tramp

Movie · as Narrator

1976
The Entertainer poster

The Entertainer

Movie · as Archie Rice

1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue poster

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

Movie · as Mel Edison

1975
Killer Cop poster

Killer Cop

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche poster

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1974
The Front Page poster

The Front Page

Movie · as Hildebrand Johnson

1974
Wednesday poster

Wednesday

Movie · as Jerry Murphy

1974
Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist

Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist

Movie · as Self

1974
Flick Flack poster

Flick Flack

TV · 1 ep

1973
Save the Tiger poster

Save the Tiger

Movie · as Harry Stoner

1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1972
The War Between Men and Women poster

The War Between Men and Women

Movie · as Peter Wilson

1972
Avanti! poster

Avanti!

Movie · as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.

1972
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

Movie · as Self - Host

1971
Kotch poster

Kotch

Movie · as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)

1971
V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1971
Film '72

Film '72

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1970
The Out-of-Towners poster

The Out-of-Towners

Movie · as George Kellerman

1969
The April Fools poster

The April Fools

Movie · as Howard Brubaker

1968
The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple

Movie · as Felix Ungar

1968
Jack Benny's Bag poster

Jack Benny's Bag

Movie · as Self

1968
The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

TV · as Self (uncredited) · 2 eps

1967
Luv poster

Luv

Movie · as Harry Berlin

1966
The Fortune Cookie poster

The Fortune Cookie

Movie · as Harry Hinkle

1965
The Great Race poster

The Great Race

Movie · as Professor Fate

1965
How to Murder Your Wife poster

How to Murder Your Wife

Movie · as Stanley Ford

1964
Good Neighbor Sam poster

Good Neighbor Sam

Movie · as Sam Bissel

1963
Irma la Douce poster

Irma la Douce

Movie · as Nestor Patou

1963
Days of Wine and Roses poster

Days of Wine and Roses

Movie · as Joe Clay

1963
Under the Yum Yum Tree poster

Under the Yum Yum Tree

Movie · as Hogan

1962
The Notorious Landlady poster

The Notorious Landlady

Movie · as Bill Gridley

1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers poster

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

Movie · as Self

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 8 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1960
The Apartment poster

The Apartment

Movie · as C.C. Baxter

1960
The Wackiest Ship in the Army poster

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Movie · as Rip Crandall

1960
Pepe poster

Pepe

Movie · as Jack Lemmon

1959
Some Like It Hot poster

Some Like It Hot

Movie · as Jerry (Daphne)

1959
It Happened to Jane poster

It Happened to Jane

Movie · as George Denham

1958
Bell, Book and Candle poster

Bell, Book and Candle

Movie · as Nicky Holroyd

1958
Cowboy poster

Cowboy

Movie · as Frank Harris

1957
Operation Mad Ball poster

Operation Mad Ball

Movie · as Pvt. Hogan

1957
Fire Down Below poster

Fire Down Below

Movie · as Tony

1957
The Mystery of Thirteen

The Mystery of Thirteen

Movie · as Dr. Billy Palmer

1957
Alcoa Theatre poster

Alcoa Theatre

TV · as Ashley · 1 ep

1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar poster

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1956
You Can't Run Away from It poster

You Can't Run Away from It

Movie · as Peter Warne

1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as Cass Kendall · 1 ep

1956
The Steve Allen Show poster

The Steve Allen Show

TV · as Self - Pianist · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Host, Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1955
My Sister Eileen poster

My Sister Eileen

Movie · as Bob Baker

1955
Mister Roberts poster

Mister Roberts

Movie · as Frank Pulver

1955
Three for the Show poster

Three for the Show

Movie · as Marty Stewart

1954
It Should Happen to You poster

It Should Happen to You

Movie · as Pete Sheppard

1954
Phffft poster

Phffft

Movie · as Robert Tracey

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 10 eps

1952
Heaven for Betsy

Heaven for Betsy

TV · as Peter Bell · 26 eps

1951
The Red Skelton Show poster

The Red Skelton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1950
Once Too Often

Once Too Often

Movie · as Mike (uncredited)

1950
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland poster

The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland

Movie · as Tweedledum

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as Alfred Fishkettle · 1 ep

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV · 2 eps

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 8 eps

1950
Armstrong Circle Theatre poster

Armstrong Circle Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1950
That Wonderful Guy

That Wonderful Guy

TV · as Harold · 17 eps

1949
The Lady Takes a Sailor poster

The Lady Takes a Sailor

Movie · as Plasterer (uncredited)

1949
Suspense poster

Suspense

TV · 1 ep

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Fred Stevens, Charlie Bemis · 1 ep

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self - Winner · 1 ep