Jack Lemmon
Born: 1925-02-08 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2001-06-27
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2009
- Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me as Self
2008
- Inside 'The Apartment' as Self (archive footage)
- Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen as Self (archive footage)
2007
- Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon as Self (archive footage)
2006
- The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' as Self (archive footage)
- The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' as Self (archive footage)
2005
- Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2004
- Uta Hagen's Acting Class as Self
- The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent as Self (archive footage)
- The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy as Self (archive footage)
2003
- Christmas in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- Un film et son époque as Self (archive footage)
2002
- Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon as Self (archive footage)
2001
2000
- On Cukor as Self
- Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor as Self (archive footage)
- The Legend of Bagger Vance as Narrator (voice)
- Altman on His Own Terms as Self
1999
- Tuesdays with Morrie as Morrie Schwartz
- Inherit the Wind as Henry Drummond
- Forever Hollywood as Self
1998
- The Long Way Home as Tom Gerrin
- The Odd Couple II as Felix Ungar
- Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's as Self
- Puppies for Sale
- Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy as Self
- Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as Self
1997
- 12 Angry Men as Juror 8
- Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough as Self
- Out to Sea as Herb Sullivan
- Scene by Scene as Self
1996
- Hamlet as Marcellus
- Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self
- My Fellow Americans as President Russell P. Kramer
- Getting Away with Murder as Mueller / Luger
- A Weekend in the Country as Bud Bailey
- The Grass Harp as Dr. Morris Ritz
- Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman as Self
- Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door as Self
1995
- Grumpier Old Men as John Gustafson
- Inside the Dream Factory as Self
1994
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1993
- Short Cuts as Paul Finnigan
- Grumpy Old Men as John Gustafson
- Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy as Self
- A Life in the Theatre as Robert
- Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
1992
- Glengarry Glen Ross as Shelley Levene
- For Richer, for Poorer as Aram Katourian
- Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- The Player as Jack Lemmon
- James Cagney: Top of the World as Self
1991
- JFK as Jack Martin
- Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier ... (Thanks)
- The One, the Only... Groucho as Self
1990
- The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? as Self - Host
- The Earth Day Special as Coach Stewart
- The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream as Self
1989
- The Simpsons as Frank Ormand (voice)
- Dad as Jake Tremont
- Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius as Self
1988
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage)
- The Murder of Mary Phagan as Gov. John Slaton
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
- Gregory Peck: His Own Man as Self
1987
- Long Day's Journey Into Night as James Tyrone
- The Best of Max Headroom as Self
1986
- Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special as Self
- That's Life! as Harvey Fairchild
- Debonair Dancers as Narrator
1985
- Macaroni as Robert Traven
- The Max Headroom Show as Self
- Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years as Self
1984
- Mass Appeal as Father Tim Farley
1982
- Missing as Ed Horman
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
- Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter as Self
- Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder as Self
1981
- Buddy Buddy as Victor Clooney
- Musical Comedy Tonight II as Self
- All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds as Self
1980
- Tribute as Scottie Templeton
1979
- The China Syndrome as Jack Godell
1978
- The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
1977
- Airport '77 as Don Gallagher
- The Hollywood Greats as Self
1976
- Alex & the Gypsy as Alexander Main
- The Gentleman Tramp as Narrator
- The Entertainer as Archie Rice
1975
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Mel Edison
- Killer Cop as Narrator (voice)
1974
- The Front Page as Hildebrand Johnson
- Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist as Self
- Flick Flack
- Wednesday as Jerry Murphy
1973
- Save the Tiger as Harry Stoner
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
1972
- The War Between Men and Women as Peter Wilson
- Avanti! as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
- S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin as Self - Host
1971
- Great Performances as Self
- Kotch as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
- V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- Film '72 as Self
1970
- The Out-of-Towners as George Kellerman
1969
- The April Fools as Howard Brubaker
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- The Odd Couple as Felix Ungar
- Jack Benny's Bag as Self
1967
- Luv as Harry Berlin
1966
- The Fortune Cookie as Harry Hinkle
1965
- The Great Race as Professor Fate
- How to Murder Your Wife as Stanley Ford
1964
- Good Neighbor Sam as Sam Bissel
1963
- Irma la Douce as Nestor Patou
- Under the Yum-Yum Tree as Hogan
- Days of Wine and Roses as Joe Clay
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self
- The Notorious Landlady as Bill Gridley
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1960
- The Apartment as C.C. Baxter
- Pepe as Jack Lemmon
- The Wackiest Ship in the Army as Rip Crandall
1959
- Some Like It Hot as Jerry (Daphne)
- It Happened to Jane as George Denham
1958
- Cowboy as Frank Harris
- Bell, Book and Candle as Nicky Holroyd
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- Alcoa Theatre as Ashley
- Fire Down Below as Tony
- Operation Mad Ball as Pvt. Hogan
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Host
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Cass Kendall
- The Steve Allen Show as Self - Pianist
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- You Can't Run Away from It as Peter Warne
1955
- Mister Roberts as Ensign Frank Pulver
- Three for the Show as Martin 'Marty' Stewart
- My Sister Eileen as Bob Baker
1954
- Phffft as Robert Tracey
- It Should Happen to You as Pete Sheppard
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1952
- Heaven for Betsy as Peter Bell
1950
- Robert Montgomery Presents
- What's My Line? as Self
- Lux Video Theatre as Alfred Fishkettle
- Armstrong Circle Theatre
- The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland as Tweedledum
- Once Too Often as Mike (uncredited)
1949
- Suspense
- The Lady Takes a Sailor as Plasterer (uncredited)
1948
- The Philco Television Playhouse
- Studio One as Fred Stevens
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter