Jack Lemmon (1925–2001)

Actor | Producer | Director

Jack Lemmon was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Mildred Lankford Noel and John Uhler Lemmon, Jr.,...

Born: February 8, 1925
Died: June 27, 2001 (age 76)

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Filmography

Known For

The Apartment C.C. Baxter (1960)
Glengarry Glen Ross Shelley Levene (1992)
Some Like It Hot Jerry / Daphne (1959)
Known For

Grumpy Old Men John Gustafson (1993)
Actor

The Legend of Bagger Vance Narrator / Old Hardy Greaves (2000)
Tuesdays with Morrie Morrie Schwartz (1999)
Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999)
Inherit the Wind Henry Drummond (1999)
The Odd Couple II Felix Ungar (1998)
Puppies for Sale Pet Shop Owner (1998)
The Long Way Home Thomas Gerrin (1998)
12 Angry Men Juror #8 (1997)
Out to Sea Herb Sullivan (1997)
The Simpsons Frank Ormand (1997)
Hamlet Marcellus (1996)
My Fellow Americans President Russell P. Kramer (1996)
A Weekend in the Country Bud Bailey (1996)
Getting Away with Murder Max Mueller / Karl Luger (1996)
Grumpier Old Men John Gustafson (1995)
The Grass Harp Dr. Morris Ritz (1995)
Grumpy Old Men John Gustafson (1993)
A Life in the Theatre Robert (1993)
Short Cuts Paul Finnigan (1993)
The Wild West Narrator (1993)
Glengarry Glen Ross Shelley Levene (1992)
The Player Jack Lemmon (1992)
For Richer, for Poorer Aram Katourian (1992)
JFK Jack Martin (1991)
The Earth Day Special Coach Stewart (1990)
Dad Jake Tremont (1989)
The Murder of Mary Phagan Gov. John Slaton (1988)
Long Day's Journey Into Night James Tyrone (1987)
That's Life! Harvey Fairchild (1986)
Macaroni Robert Traven (1985)
Mass Appeal Father Tim Farley (1984)
Missing Ed Horman (1982)
Buddy Buddy Victor Clooney (1981)
Tribute Scottie Templeton (1980)
The China Syndrome Jack Godell (1979)
Airport '77 Don Gallagher (1977)
Alex & the Gypsy Alexander Main (1976)
The Entertainer Archie Rice (1975)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue Mel Edison (1975)
The Front Page Hildy Johnson (1974)
Wednesday Jerry Murphy (1974)
Save the Tiger Harry Stoner (1973)
Avanti! Wendell Armbruster, Jr. (1972)
The War Between Men and Women Peter Wilson (1972)
Kotch Sleeping Bus Passenger (1971)
The Out of Towners George Kellerman (1970)
The April Fools Howard Brubaker (1969)
There Comes a Day (1968)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Guest Performer (1968)
The Odd Couple Felix Ungar (1968)
Luv Harry Berlin (1967)
The Fortune Cookie Harry Hinkle (1966)
The Great Race Professor Fate / Crown Prince Frederick Hoepnick (1965)
How to Murder Your Wife Stanley Ford (1965)
Good Neighbor Sam Sam Bissell (1964)
Under the Yum Yum Tree Hogan (1963)
Irma la Douce Nestor Patou / Lord X (1963)
Days of Wine and Roses Joe Clay (1962)
The Notorious Landlady William 'Bill' Gridley (1962)
The Wackiest Ship in the Army Lt. Rip Crandall (1960)
Pepe Jack Lemmon (1960)
Stowaway in the Sky Narrator (English version) (1960)
The Apartment C.C. Baxter (1960)
The Ed Sullivan Show Actor (1960)
It Happened to Jane George Denham (1959)
Some Like It Hot Jerry / Daphne (1959)
Playhouse 90 David Poole (1957-1959)
Bell Book and Candle Nicky Holroyd (1958)
Alcoa Theatre Henry Coyle (1957-1958)
Goodyear Theatre Henry Coyle (1957-1958)
Cowboy Frank Harris (1958)
Operation Mad Ball Pvt. Hogan (1957)
Fire Down Below Tony (1957)
Zane Grey Theatre Cass Kendall (1957)
You Can't Run Away from It Peter Warne (1956)
Ford Star Jubilee John Wilkes Booth (1956)
My Sister Eileen Robert 'Bob' Baker (1955)
Mister Roberts Ensign Pulver (1955)
Three for the Show Martin 'Marty' Stewart (1955)
The Road of Life Surgeon (1954)
Phffft Robert Tracey (1954)
The Ford Television Theatre Barney Evans (1954)
It Should Happen to You Pete Sheppard (1954)
Campbell Summer Soundstage (1953)
Medallion Theatre (1953)
Lux Video Theatre Alfred Fishkettle (1953)
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1951-1953)
Robert Montgomery Presents (1952-1953)
Kraft Theatre Ralph Crane (1948-1953)
Heaven for Betsy Peter Bell (1952)
The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show Newlywed (1951-1952) (in 'The Couple Next Door' sketches) (1951)
Danger (1951)
The Web (1951)
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1951)
Once Too Often Mike (1950)
The Ford Theatre Hour Tweedledum (1950)
That Wonderful Guy Harold (1949-1950)
Studio One Charlie Bemis (1949-1950)
Suspense (1949)
Actor

The Philco Television Playhouse (1949)
Soundtrack

Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (2003)
Treasury of Children's Stories (1996)
The Grass Harp (1995)
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1984)
The 37th Annual Tony Awards (1983)
Tribute (1980)
The Front Page (1974)
Get Happy (1973)
The Notorious Landlady (1962)
Bell Book and Candle (1958)
You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
My Sister Eileen (1955)
Mister Roberts (1955)
Three for the Show (1955)
Soundtrack

It Should Happen to You (1954)
Producer

A Weekend in the Country (1996)
Save the Tiger (1973)
Avanti! (1972)
Producer

The War Between Men and Women (1972)
Director

Kotch (1971)
Archive footage

Meltdown: Three Mile Island (2022)
Al Pacino, le Bronx et la fureur (2022)
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe (2022)
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
The Movies (2019)
Jeopardy! (2019)
The Best of Hollywood (2017-2018)
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)
The History of Comedy (2018)
Always at The Carlyle (2018)
Avanti! Interview with Juliet Mills (2018)
Six Sides of Katharine Hepburn (2018)
Avanti!: Clive Revill Remembers (2017)
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
Du sollst nicht langweilen: Billy Wilder (2017)
National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts (2017)
Ridendo e scherzando - Ritratto di un regista all'italiana (2015)
Welcome to the Basement (2012-2015)
King Craig Aka King Louis IX of France &Sons (2015)
Talking Pictures (2015)
The Factor (2014)
Stossel (2014)
And the Oscar Goes to... (2014)
Amen. Il pittore che fece sognare Hollywood (2012)
Love, Marilyn (2012)
American Masters (2012)
Hollywood Invasion (2011)
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
30 Rock (2009)
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen (2008)
Il falso bugiardo (2008)
60/90 (2008)
Il était une fois... (2008)
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
Jack Taylor of Beverly Hills (2007)
Carta blanca (2006)
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006)
Billy Wilder Speaks (2006)
¿De qué te ríes? (2006)
Hollywood Greats (2006)
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006)
... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005)
La Marató 2005 (2005)
Corazón de... (2005)
Cinema mil (2005)
Cuando España se desnudó (2005)
Deborah Norville Tonight (2004)
Marilyn's Man (2004)
Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (2003)
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (2002)
The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002)
8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2002)
The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2002)
Hollywood Couples (2001)
Memories from the Sweet Sue's (2001)
Klaus Kinski - Ich bin kein Schauspieler (2000)
The Best of Hollywood (1998)
Biography (1998)
50 Years of Funny Females (1995)
The Best of the Don Lane Show (1994)
Hey Folks, It's Intermission Time (1993)
The Poetry Hall of Fame (1993)
Chaplin (1992)
60 Minutes (1991)
It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1989)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)
Red Skelton: A Comedy Scrapbook (1981)
V.I.P.-Schaukel (1980)
Clapper Board (1979)
America at the Movies (1976)
Costa del Sol malagueña (1972)
Hollywood My Home Town (1965)
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1956-1963)
Archive footage

Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
Frontier Justice (1959)
Music Department

Fire Down Below (1957)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

Lemmon admitted to having had a serious drinking problem at one time, which is one reason he looked back on his Oscar-winning role as Harry Stoner in Save the Tiger (1973) as perhaps the most gratifying, emotionally fulfilling performance of his ...

Quotes

Wilder goes for the home run every time, and sometimes he strikes out. So did Babe Ruth, but Ruth was the greatest of them all, and, in my opinion, so is Billy.