Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

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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Filmography

2023

Sly
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/16/2023

2018

Always at The Carlyle
Always at The Carlyle
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/11/2018

2017

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self (voice)/(archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/1/2017

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/1/2014

2009

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/4/2009

2008

Inside 'The Apartment'
Inside 'The Apartment'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/6/2008
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/16/2008

2007

Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007

2006

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/25/2006
Movie
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/25/2006

2005

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/1/2005

2004

The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/26/2004
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/26/2004
Uta Hagen's Acting Class
Uta Hagen's Acting Class
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/6/2004

2003

Christmas in Hollywood
Christmas in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/13/2003
Un film et son époque
Un film et son époque
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 5/17/2003

2002

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/19/2002

2001

Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/2001

2000

On Cukor
On Cukor
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/22/2000
Movie
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/21/2000
The Legend of Bagger Vance
The Legend of Bagger Vance
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/2/2000
Altman on His Own Terms
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000

1999

Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie
as Morrie Schwartz
Movie - Released: 12/5/1999
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
as Henry Drummond
Movie - Released: 5/29/1999
Forever Hollywood
Forever Hollywood
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999

1998

The Odd Couple II
The Odd Couple II
as Felix Ungar
Movie - Released: 4/9/1998
The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home
as Tom Gerrin
Movie - Released: 3/1/1998
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/19/1998
Movie
Puppies for Sale
Movie - Released: 4/5/1998
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/4/1998
Movie
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/12/1998
Parkinson
Parkinson
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 1/9/1998

1997

12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
as Juror 8
Movie - Released: 8/17/1997
Out to Sea
Out to Sea
as Herb Sullivan
Movie - Released: 7/2/1997
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
Scene by Scene
Scene by Scene
as Self
TV - Released: 5/10/1997

1996

Hamlet
Hamlet
as Marcellus
Movie - Released: 12/25/1996
Getting Away with Murder
Getting Away with Murder
as Mueller / Luger
Movie - Released: 4/12/1996
My Fellow Americans
My Fellow Americans
as President Russell P. Kramer
Movie - Released: 12/20/1996
A Weekend in the Country
A Weekend in the Country
as Bud Bailey
Movie - Released: 6/12/1996
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/17/1996
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/25/1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/19/1996

1995

Grumpier Old Men
Grumpier Old Men
as John Gustafson
Movie - Released: 12/22/1995
The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp
as Dr. Morris Ritz
Movie - Released: 9/10/1995
Inside the Dream Factory
Inside the Dream Factory
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/1/1995

1994

Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/1994

1993

Short Cuts
Short Cuts
as Paul Finnigan
Movie - Released: 10/1/1993
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men
as John Gustafson
Movie - Released: 12/25/1993
A Life in the Theatre
A Life in the Theatre
as Robert
Movie - Released: 10/9/1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/26/1993
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/20/1993

1992

The Player
The Player
as Jack Lemmon
Movie - Released: 5/8/1992
Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross
as Shelley Levene
Movie - Released: 9/10/1992
For Richer, for Poorer
For Richer, for Poorer
as Aram Katourian
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992
James Cagney: Top of the World
James Cagney: Top of the World
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/5/1992
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/1/1992

1991

JFK
JFK
as Jack Martin
Movie - Released: 12/20/1991
The One, the Only... Groucho
The One, the Only... Groucho
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/28/1991

1990

The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall
The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 8/31/1990
The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special
as Coach Stewart
Movie - Released: 4/22/1990
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990

1989

Dad
Dad
as Jake Tremont
Movie - Released: 10/27/1989
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/15/1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Frank Ormand (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989

1988

Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/8/1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/16/1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan
The Murder of Mary Phagan
as Gov. John Slaton
TV - Released: 1/24/1988

1987

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night
as James Tyrone
Movie - Released: 4/13/1987
The Best of Max Headroom
The Best of Max Headroom
as Himself
Movie - Released: 3/5/1987

1986

Debonair Dancers
Debonair Dancers
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
That's Life!
That's Life!
as Harvey Fairchild
Movie - Released: 10/10/1986
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as Self (from Some Like It Hot [1959]) (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/19/1986
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/17/1986

1985

Macaroni
Macaroni
as Robert Traven
Movie - Released: 10/24/1985
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/23/1985
The Max Headroom Show
The Max Headroom Show
as Self
TV - Released: 4/6/1985

1984

Mass Appeal
Mass Appeal
as Father Tim Farley
Movie - Released: 12/14/1984

1982

Missing
Missing
as Ed Horman
Movie - Released: 2/12/1982
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/16/1982
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/21/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/8/1982

1981

Buddy Buddy
Buddy Buddy
as Victor Clooney
Movie - Released: 4/2/1981
Movie
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/13/1981
Musical Comedy Tonight II
Musical Comedy Tonight II
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/11/1981

1980

Tribute
Tribute
as Scottie Templeton
Movie - Released: 12/15/1980

1979

The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome
as Jack Godell
Movie - Released: 3/16/1979

1978

The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
TV - Released: 12/28/1978

1977

Airport '77
Airport '77
as Don Gallagher
Movie - Released: 3/11/1977
The Hollywood Greats
The Hollywood Greats
as Self
TV - Released: 8/4/1977

1976

Alex & the Gypsy
Alex & the Gypsy
as Alexander Main
Movie - Released: 10/3/1976
The Gentleman Tramp
The Gentleman Tramp
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/10/1976
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
as Archie Rice
Movie - Released: 3/10/1976

1975

The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Mel Edison
Movie - Released: 3/14/1975
Killer Cop
Killer Cop
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/27/1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
TV - Released: 1/12/1975

1974

The Front Page
The Front Page
as Hildebrand Johnson
Movie - Released: 11/1/1974
Wednesday
Wednesday
as Jerry Murphy
Movie - Released: 1/1/1974
Flick Flack
Flick Flack
TV - Released: 1/7/1974

1973

Save the Tiger
Save the Tiger
as Harry Stoner
Movie - Released: 2/14/1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
TV - Released: 4/2/1973

1972

The War Between Men and Women
The War Between Men and Women
as Peter Wilson
Movie - Released: 6/1/1972
Avanti!
Avanti!
as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
Movie - Released: 12/17/1972
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 1/17/1972

1971

Kotch
Kotch
as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/17/1971
TV
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
TV - Released: 5/9/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

The Out-of-Towners
The Out-of-Towners
as George Kellerman
Movie - Released: 5/28/1970

1969

The April Fools
The April Fools
as Howard Brubaker
Movie - Released: 5/28/1969

1968

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
as Felix Ungar
Movie - Released: 5/16/1968
Movie
Jack Benny's Bag
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/16/1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
TV - Released: 1/22/1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/6/1968

1967

Luv
Luv
as Harry Berlin
Movie - Released: 7/26/1967

1966

The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie
as Harry Hinkle
Movie - Released: 10/19/1966

1965

The Great Race
The Great Race
as Professor Fate
Movie - Released: 7/1/1965
How to Murder Your Wife
How to Murder Your Wife
as Stanley Ford
Movie - Released: 1/26/1965

1964

Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam
as Sam Bissel
Movie - Released: 7/22/1964

1963

Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce
as Nestor Patou
Movie - Released: 6/5/1963
Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses
as Joe Clay
Movie - Released: 2/4/1963
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
as Hogan
Movie - Released: 10/23/1963

1962

The Notorious Landlady
The Notorious Landlady
as Bill Gridley
Movie - Released: 4/13/1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/6/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

The Apartment
The Apartment
as C.C. Baxter
Movie - Released: 6/21/1960
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
as Rip Crandall
Movie - Released: 12/29/1960
Pepe
Pepe
as Jack Lemmon
Movie - Released: 12/21/1960

1959

Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
as Jerry (Daphne)
Movie - Released: 3/19/1959
It Happened to Jane
It Happened to Jane
as George Denham
Movie - Released: 5/24/1959

1958

Bell, Book and Candle
Bell, Book and Candle
as Nicky Holroyd
Movie - Released: 12/25/1958
Cowboy
Cowboy
as Frank Harris
Movie - Released: 1/23/1958

1957

Operation Mad Ball
Operation Mad Ball
as Pvt. Hogan
Movie - Released: 8/17/1957
Fire Down Below
Fire Down Below
as Tony
Movie - Released: 5/30/1957
Alcoa Theatre
Alcoa Theatre
as Ashley
TV - Released: 9/30/1957
TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
TV - Released: 7/29/1957

1956

You Can't Run Away from It
You Can't Run Away from It
as Peter Warne
Movie - Released: 10/30/1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Cass Kendall
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Pianist
TV - Released: 6/24/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1955

My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen
as Bob Baker
Movie - Released: 9/22/1955
Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts
as Ensign Frank Pulver
Movie - Released: 7/10/1955
Three for the Show
Three for the Show
as Martin 'Marty' Stewart
Movie - Released: 2/24/1955

1954

It Should Happen to You
It Should Happen to You
as Pete Sheppard
Movie - Released: 1/15/1954
Phffft
Phffft
as Robert Tracey
Movie - Released: 11/10/1954

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1952

TV
Heaven for Betsy
as Peter Bell
TV - Released: 9/30/1952

1950

Movie
Once Too Often
as Mike (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/31/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Alfred Fishkettle
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV - Released: 1/30/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
TV - Released: 2/2/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1949

The Lady Takes a Sailor
The Lady Takes a Sailor
as Plasterer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/16/1949
Suspense
Suspense
TV - Released: 1/6/1949

1948

Studio One
Studio One
as Fred Stevens
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/3/1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Charlie Bemis
TV - Released: 11/7/1948