Jack Lemmon
Known for Acting · 168 credits
- Born
- 1925-02-08
- Died
- 2001-06-27
- Place of birth
- Newton, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- John "Jack" Lemmon · John Lemmon · John Uhler Lemmon III
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
TV Shows (39)
The Simpsons
1989
as Frank Ormand (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Presenter / Self - Winner
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host / Self - Presenter
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
What's My Line?
1950
as Self / Self - Mystery Guest
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Cass Kendall
Studio One
1948
as Fred Stevens / Charlie Bemis
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Pianist
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Ciné regards
1978
as Self
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Alfred Fishkettle
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Ashley
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Suspense
1949
Flick Flack
1974
Scene by Scene
1997
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Hollywood Greats
1977
as Self (archive footage)
The Max Headroom Show
1985
as Self
Un film et son époque
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
as Gov. John Slaton
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Heaven for Betsy
1952
as Peter Bell
That Wonderful Guy
1950
as Harold
Movies (129)
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Jerry (Daphne)
The Apartment
1960
as C.C. Baxter
JFK
1991
as Jack Martin
12 Angry Men
1997
as Juror 8
The Player
1992
as Jack Lemmon
Chaplin
1992
as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000
as Narrator (voice)
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992
as Shelley Levene
Grumpy Old Men
1993
as John Gustafson
Hollywood Invasion
2011
as archive footage
The Great Race
1965
as Professor Fate
Irma la Douce
1963
as Nestor Patou
Short Cuts
1993
as Paul Finnigan
Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
Airport '77
1977
as Don Gallagher
Hamlet
1996
as Marcellus
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Coach Stewart
Grumpier Old Men
1995
as John Gustafson
The China Syndrome
1979
as Jack Godell
My Sister Eileen
1955
as Bob Baker
The Odd Couple
1968
as Felix Ungar
Dad
1989
as Jake Tremont
Luv
1967
as Harry Berlin
My Fellow Americans
1996
as President Russell P. Kramer
The Entertainer
1976
as Archie Rice
The April Fools
1969
as Howard Brubaker
How to Murder Your Wife
1965
as Stanley Ford
The Odd Couple II
1998
as Felix Ungar
Out to Sea
1997
as Herb Sullivan
Tuesdays with Morrie
1999
as Morrie Schwartz
Good Neighbor Sam
1964
as Sam Bissel
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Bell, Book and Candle
1958
as Nicky Holroyd
The Fortune Cookie
1966
as Harry Hinkle
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Missing
1982
as Ed Horman
Days of Wine and Roses
1963
as Joe Clay
Inherit the Wind
1999
as Henry Drummond
Fire Down Below
1957
as Tony
The Notorious Landlady
1962
as Bill Gridley
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Operation Mad Ball
1957
as Pvt. Hogan
It Should Happen to You
1954
as Pete Sheppard
Earth and the American Dream
1992
as Reader (voice)
Avanti!
1972
as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
as Self
Mister Roberts
1955
as Ensign Frank Pulver
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
as Peter Warne
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
1988
as Self
The Out-of-Towners
1970
as George Kellerman
The One, the Only... Groucho
1991
as Self
The Lady Takes a Sailor
1949
as Plasterer (uncredited)
Pepe
1960
as Jack Lemmon
Phffft
1954
as Robert Tracey
The Front Page
1974
as Hildebrand Johnson
The Grass Harp
1996
as Dr. Morris Ritz
Cowboy
1958
as Frank Harris
The Mystery of Thirteen
1957
as Dr. Billy Palmer
Christmas in Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
A Weekend in the Country
1996
as Bud Bailey
The Best of Max Headroom
1987
as Self
Buddy Buddy
1981
as Victor Clooney
Under the Yum Yum Tree
1963
as Hogan
James Cagney: Top of the World
1992
as Self
For Richer, for Poorer
1992
as Aram Katourian
Getting Away with Murder
1996
as Mueller / Luger
The Long Way Home
1998
as Tom Gerrin
Save the Tiger
1973
as Harry Stoner
Three for the Show
1955
as Marty Stewart
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975
as Mel Edison
That's Life!
1986
as Harvey Fairchild
Killer Cop
1975
as Narrator (voice)
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Tribute
1980
as Scottie Templeton
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland
1950
as Tweedledum
Inside 'The Apartment'
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Alex & the Gypsy
1976
as Alexander Main
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996
as Self
Puppies for Sale
1998
The Gentleman Tramp
1976
as Narrator
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
1982
as Self
Altman on His Own Terms
2000
as Self
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993
as Self
It Happened to Jane
1959
as George Denham
The War Between Men and Women
1972
as Peter Wilson
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
1996
as Self
Macaroni
1985
as Robert Traven
Uta Hagen's Acting Class
2004
as Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
as Self
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1987
as James Tyrone
A Life in the Theatre
1993
as Robert
Jack Benny's Bag
1968
as Self
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960
as Rip Crandall
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993
as Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998
as Self
Mass Appeal
1984
as Father Tim Farley
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
2008
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Kotch
1971
as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
as Self
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981
as Self
On Cukor
2000
as Self
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
1986
as Self
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
1998
as Self
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
1982
as Self
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self
Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist
1974
as Self
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
1989
as Self
Once Too Often
1950
as Mike (uncredited)
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
2001
as Self
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998
as Self
Musical Comedy Tonight II
1981
as Self
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
1982
as Self
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
1985
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Debonair Dancers
1986
as Narrator
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn at the Movies
2011
as Self (archive footage)
About Jack Lemmon
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… With 168 credits spanning from 1944 to 2021, Jack Lemmon has appeared in 129 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jack Lemmon Movies
- Some Like It Hot (1959) — as Jerry (Daphne)
- The Apartment (1960) — as C.C. Baxter
- JFK (1991) — as Jack Martin
- 12 Angry Men (1997) — as Juror 8
- The Player (1992) — as Jack Lemmon
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