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Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Acting·1925–2001·118 films

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.

As Actor

Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (1959)Jerry (Daphne)
The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)C.C. Baxter
JFK
JFK (1991)Jack Martin
Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)Shelley Levene
Chaplin
Chaplin (1992)Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Bagger Vance
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)Narrator (voice)
The Player
The Player (1992)Jack Lemmon
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men (1993)John Gustafson
Short Cuts
Short Cuts (1993)Paul Finnigan
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (1968)Felix Ungar
The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome (1979)Jack Godell
Hamlet
Hamlet (1996)Marcellus
Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce (1963)Nestor Patou
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men (1997)Juror 8
Grumpier Old Men
Grumpier Old Men (1995)John Gustafson
Missing
Missing (1982)Ed Horman
The Front Page
The Front Page (1974)Hildebrand Johnson
The Great Race
The Great Race (1965)Professor Fate
The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie (1966)Harry Hinkle
Airport '77
Airport '77 (1977)Don Gallagher
Avanti!
Avanti! (1972)Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
Bell, Book and Candle
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)Nicky Holroyd
Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses (1963)Joe Clay
My Fellow Americans
My Fellow Americans (1996)President Russell P. Kramer
Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts (1955)Ensign Frank Pulver
The Odd Couple II
The Odd Couple II (1998)Felix Ungar
How to Murder Your Wife
How to Murder Your Wife (1965)Stanley Ford
The Out-of-Towners
The Out-of-Towners (1970)George Kellerman
Out to Sea
Out to Sea (1997)Herb Sullivan
Dad
Dad (1989)Jake Tremont
Buddy Buddy
Buddy Buddy (1981)Victor Clooney
Save the Tiger
Save the Tiger (1973)Harry Stoner
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)Mel Edison
Cowboy
Cowboy (1958)Frank Harris
It Should Happen to You
It Should Happen to You (1954)Pete Sheppard
It Happened to Jane
It Happened to Jane (1959)George Denham
The Notorious Landlady
The Notorious Landlady (1962)Bill Gridley
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam (1964)Sam Bissel
Pepe
Pepe (1960)Jack Lemmon
Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)Morrie Schwartz
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1999)Henry Drummond
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)Rip Crandall
The April Fools
The April Fools (1969)Howard Brubaker
Phffft
Phffft (1954)Robert Tracey
The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp (1996)Dr. Morris Ritz
Fire Down Below
Fire Down Below (1957)Tony
Kotch
Kotch (1971)Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Macaroni
Macaroni (1985)Robert Traven
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)Hogan
The War Between Men and Women
The War Between Men and Women (1972)Peter Wilson
That's Life!
That's Life! (1986)Harvey Fairchild
My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen (1955)Bob Baker
The Real Charlie Chaplin
The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Operation Mad Ball
Operation Mad Ball (1957)Pvt. Hogan
Getting Away with Murder
Getting Away with Murder (1996)Mueller / Luger
Luv
Luv (1967)Harry Berlin
The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home (1998)Tom Gerrin
Killer Cop
Killer Cop (1975)Narrator (voice)
Mass Appeal
Mass Appeal (1984)Father Tim Farley
For Richer, for Poorer
For Richer, for Poorer (1992)Aram Katourian
The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special (1990)Coach Stewart
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder (1982)Self
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (1993)Self
The Lady Takes a Sailor
The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)Plasterer (uncredited)
Tribute
Tribute (1980)Scottie Templeton
Three for the Show
Three for the Show (1955)Martin 'Marty' Stewart
You Can't Run Away from It
You Can't Run Away from It (1956)Peter Warne
Alex & the Gypsy
Alex & the Gypsy (1976)Alexander Main
A Life in the Theatre
A Life in the Theatre (1993)Robert
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)Self
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1987)James Tyrone
The Gentleman Tramp
The Gentleman Tramp (1976)Narrator
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars (1982)Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1998)Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)Self
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993)Self
Wednesday
Wednesday (1974)Jerry Murphy
Debonair Dancers
Debonair Dancers (1986)Narrator
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream (1992)Reader (voice)
Forever Hollywood
Forever Hollywood (1999)Self
Musical Comedy Tonight II
Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981)Self
A Weekend in the Country
A Weekend in the Country (1996)Bud Bailey
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen (2008)Self (archive footage)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988)Self
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream (1990)Self
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989)Self
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent (2004)Self (archive footage)
Altman on His Own Terms
Altman on His Own Terms (2000)Self
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special (1986)Self
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman (1996)Self
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy (2004)Self (archive footage)
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006)Self (archive footage)
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough (1997)Self
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot (2001)Self
Inside the Dream Factory
Inside the Dream Factory (1995)Self
James Cagney: Top of the World
James Cagney: Top of the World (1992)Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005)Self (archive footage)
Christmas in Hollywood
Christmas in Hollywood (2003)Self (archive footage)
The One, the Only... Groucho
The One, the Only... Groucho (1991)Self
On Cukor
On Cukor (2000)Self
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers (1962)Self
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998)Self
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' (2006)Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Invasion
Hollywood Invasion (2011)archive footage
Uta Hagen's Acting Class
Uta Hagen's Acting Class (2004)Self
The Entertainer
The Entertainer (1976)Archie Rice
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door (1996)Self
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland (1950)Tweedledum
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years (1985)Self
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (2002)Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)Self
The Best of Max Headroom
The Best of Max Headroom (1987)Self
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? (1990)Self - Host
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon (2007)Self (archive footage)
Marilyn at the Movies
Marilyn at the Movies (2011)Self (archive footage)
The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall
The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall (1990)Self - Narrator (voice)
Inside 'The Apartment'
Inside 'The Apartment' (2008)Self (archive footage)

As Director