He has appeared in three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960) and Days of Wine and ...
(On comedic roles in 1970) I really can't be funny unless it's part of the character. It really bugs me when someone thinks of me as a comic. If I read 'comedian Jack Lemmon,' I gag. That means I'm not an actor - which I am.
Often played average working class men trying to get ahead in life
John Uhler Lemmon III
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
(age 76)
Los Angeles, California, USA