Jack Lemmon
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards as Self - Winner
2009Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me as Self
2008Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen as Self (archive footage)
2008Inside 'The Apartment' as Self (archive footage)
2007Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon as Self (archive footage)
2006The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' as Self (archive footage)
2006The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' as Self (archive footage)
2005Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2004The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy as Self (archive footage)
2004The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent as Self (archive footage)
2004Uta Hagen's Acting Class as Self
2003Christmas in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2003Un film et son époque as Self (archive footage)
2002Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon as Self (archive footage)
2001Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot as Self
2000On Cukor as Self
2000The Legend of Bagger Vance as Narrator (voice)
2000Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor as Self (archive footage)
2000Altman on His Own Terms as Self
1999Tuesdays with Morrie as Morrie Schwartz
1999Inherit the Wind as Henry Drummond
1999Forever Hollywood as Self
1998Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as Self
1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's as Self
1998The Odd Couple II as Felix Ungar
1998Puppies for Sale
1998The Long Way Home as Tom Gerrin
1998Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy as Self
199712 Angry Men as Juror 8
1997Out to Sea as Herb Sullivan
1997Scene by Scene as Self
1997Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough as Self
1996Hamlet as Marcellus
1996My Fellow Americans as President Russell P. Kramer
1996Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door as Self
1996Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman as Self
1996The Grass Harp as Dr. Morris Ritz
1996A Weekend in the Country as Bud Bailey
1996Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self
1996Getting Away with Murder as Mueller / Luger
1995Grumpier Old Men as John Gustafson
1995Inside the Dream Factory as Self
1994Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1993Grumpy Old Men as John Gustafson
1993A Life in the Theatre as Robert
1993Short Cuts as Paul Finnigan
1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
1993Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy as Self
1992Chaplin as Self (archive footage)
1992Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
1992Glengarry Glen Ross as Shelley Levene
1992James Cagney: Top of the World as Self
1992The Player as Jack Lemmon
1992For Richer, for Poorer as Aram Katourian
1991JFK as Jack Martin
1991The One, the Only... Groucho as Self
1990The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? as Self - Host
1990The Earth Day Special as Coach Stewart
1990Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream as Self
1990The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall as Self - Narrator (voice)
1989The Simpsons as Frank Ormand (voice)
1989Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius as Self
1989Dad as Jake Tremont
1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage)
1988The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988Gregory Peck: His Own Man as Self
1988The Murder of Mary Phagan as Gov. John Slaton
1987Long Day's Journey Into Night as James Tyrone
1987The Best of Max Headroom as Self
1986That's Life! as Harvey Fairchild
1986Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special as Self
1986Debonair Dancers as Narrator
1985Macaroni as Robert Traven
1985Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years as Self
1985The Max Headroom Show as Self
1984Mass Appeal as Father Tim Farley
1982Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder as Self
1982Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter as Self
1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
1982Missing as Ed Horman
1981All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds as Self
1981Buddy Buddy as Victor Clooney
1981Musical Comedy Tonight II as Self
1980Tribute as Scottie Templeton
1979The China Syndrome as Jack Godell
1978The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
1977The Hollywood Greats as Self
1977Airport '77 as Don Gallagher
1976The Gentleman Tramp as Narrator
1976Alex & the Gypsy as Alexander Main
1976The Entertainer as Archie Rice
1975Killer Cop as Narrator (voice)
1975The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Mel Edison
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
1974The Front Page as Hildebrand Johnson
1974Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist as Self
1974Flick Flack
1974Wednesday as Jerry Murphy
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
1973Save the Tiger as Harry Stoner
1972Avanti! as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
1972The War Between Men and Women as Peter Wilson
1972S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin as Self - Host
1971Film '72 as Self
1971Kotch as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1971V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
1971Great Performances as Self
1970The Out-of-Towners as George Kellerman
1969The April Fools as Howard Brubaker
1968Jack Benny's Bag as Self
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968The Odd Couple as Felix Ungar
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
1967Luv as Harry Berlin
1966The Fortune Cookie as Harry Hinkle
1965The Great Race as Professor Fate
1965How to Murder Your Wife as Stanley Ford
1964Good Neighbor Sam as Sam Bissel
1963Under the Yum-Yum Tree as Hogan
1963Irma la Douce as Nestor Patou
1963Days of Wine and Roses as Joe Clay
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Notorious Landlady as Bill Gridley
1962The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1960The Wackiest Ship in the Army as Rip Crandall
1960Pepe as Jack Lemmon
1960The Apartment as C.C. Baxter
1959It Happened to Jane as George Denham
1959Some Like It Hot as Jerry (Daphne)
1958Bell, Book and Candle as Nicky Holroyd
1958Cowboy as Frank Harris
1957Alcoa Theatre as Ashley
1957Operation Mad Ball as Pvt. Hogan
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
1957Fire Down Below as Tony
1956You Can't Run Away from It as Peter Warne
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Cass Kendall
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956The Steve Allen Show as Self - Pianist
1956Tony Awards as Self - Host
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1955My Sister Eileen as Bob Baker
1955Mister Roberts as Ensign Frank Pulver
1955Three for the Show as Martin 'Marty' Stewart
1954Phffft as Robert Tracey
1954It Should Happen to You as Pete Sheppard
1953The Oscars as Self
1952Heaven for Betsy as Peter Bell
1950Once Too Often as Mike (uncredited)
1950The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland as Tweedledum
1950Lux Video Theatre as Alfred Fishkettle
1950Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950What's My Line? as Self
1950What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
1949The Lady Takes a Sailor as Plasterer (uncredited)
1949Suspense
1948Studio One as Fred Stevens
1948Studio One as Charlie Bemis
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter