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
2024
- Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl as Self (Archival Footage)
2021
- The Real Charlie Chaplin as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2011
- Hollywood Invasion as archive footage
- Marilyn at the Movies as Self (archive footage)
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
- Un film et son époque as Self (archive footage)
- Christmas in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2002
- Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon as Self (archive footage)
2001
2000
- The Legend of Bagger Vance as Narrator (voice)
- Altman on His Own Terms as Self
- Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor as Self (archive footage)
- On Cukor as Self
1999
- Tuesdays with Morrie as Morrie Schwartz
- Inherit the Wind as Henry Drummond
- Forever Hollywood as Self
1998
- The Odd Couple II as Felix Ungar
- The Long Way Home as Tom Gerrin
- Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's as Self
- Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy as Self
- Puppies for Sale
- Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as Self
1997
- Scene by Scene as Self
- 12 Angry Men as Juror 8
- Out to Sea as Herb Sullivan
- Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough as Self
1996
- Hamlet as Marcellus
- My Fellow Americans as President Russell P. Kramer
- The Grass Harp as Dr. Morris Ritz
- Getting Away with Murder as Mueller / Luger
- Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self
- Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman as Self
- A Weekend in the Country as Bud Bailey
- 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
- Grumpy Old Men as John Gustafson
- Short Cuts as Paul Finnigan
- Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy as Self
- Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
- A Life in the Theatre as Robert
1992
- Chaplin as Self (archive footage)
- Glengarry Glen Ross as Shelley Levene
- The Player as Jack Lemmon
- Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- For Richer, for Poorer as Aram Katourian
- James Cagney: Top of the World as Self
- The Marilyn Files as self
1991
- JFK as Jack Martin
- Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier ... (Thanks)
- The One, the Only... Groucho as Self
1990
- The Earth Day Special as Coach Stewart
- The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? as Self - Host
- 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
- The Murder of Mary Phagan as Gov. John Slaton
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage)
- Gregory Peck: His Own Man as Self
1987
- The Best of Max Headroom as Self
- Long Day's Journey Into Night as James Tyrone
1986
- That's Life! as Harvey Fairchild
- Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special as Self
- Debonair Dancers as Narrator
1985
- The Max Headroom Show as Self
- Macaroni as Robert Traven
- 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
- Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder as Self
- Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter as Self
1981
- Buddy Buddy as Victor Clooney
- All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds as Self
- Musical Comedy Tonight II as Self
1980
- Tribute as Scottie Templeton
1979
- The China Syndrome as Jack Godell
1978
- The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
1977
- The Hollywood Greats as Self
- Airport '77 as Don Gallagher
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
- Flick Flack
- The Front Page as Hildebrand Johnson
- Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist as Self
- Wednesday as Jerry Murphy
1973
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- Save the Tiger as Harry Stoner
1972
- Avanti! as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
- The War Between Men and Women as Peter Wilson
- S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin as Self - Host
1971
- Great Performances as Self
- Film '72 as Self
- V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- Kotch as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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 (uncredited)
- 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
- Days of Wine and Roses as Joe Clay
- Under the Yum Yum Tree as Hogan
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Notorious Landlady as Bill Gridley
- The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1960
- The Apartment as C.C. Baxter
- The Wackiest Ship in the Army as Rip Crandall
- Pepe as Jack Lemmon
1959
- Some Like It Hot as Jerry (Daphne)
- It Happened to Jane as George Denham
1958
- Bell, Book and Candle as Nicky Holroyd
- Cowboy as Frank Harris
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- Alcoa Theatre as Ashley
- Fire Down Below as Tony
- Operation Mad Ball as Pvt. Hogan
- The Mystery of Thirteen as Dr. Billy Palmer
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Cass Kendall
- Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 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
- My Sister Eileen as Bob Baker
- Three for the Show as Martin 'Marty' Stewart
1954
- It Should Happen to You as Pete Sheppard
- Phffft as Robert Tracey
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1952
- Heaven for Betsy as Peter Bell
1951
- The Red Skelton Show as Self - Most Promising Newcomer
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