Jack Lemmon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 8, 1925
- Died
- June 27, 2001
- Birthplace
- Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Filmography
The Real Charlie Chaplin 2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marilyn at the Movies 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Invasion 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me 2009
as Self
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen 2008
as Self (archive footage)
Inside 'The Apartment' 2008
as Self (archive footage)
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon 2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' 2006
as Self (archive footage)
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' 2006
as Self (archive footage)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood 2005
as Self (archive footage)
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy 2004
as Self (archive footage)
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Uta Hagen's Acting Class 2004
as Self
Christmas from Hollywood 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot 2001
as Self
On Cukor 2000
as Self
The Legend of Bagger Vance 2000
as Narrator (voice)
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor 2000
as Self (archive footage)
Altman on His Own Terms 2000
as Self
Tuesdays with Morrie 1999
as Morrie Schwartz
Inherit the Wind 1999
as Henry Drummond
Forever Hollywood 1999
as Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's 1998
as Self
The Odd Couple II 1998
as Felix Ungar
- Puppies for Sale
Puppies for Sale 1998
Actor
The Long Way Home 1998
as Tom Gerrin
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy 1998
as Self
12 Angry Men 1997
as Juror 8
Out to Sea 1997
as Herb
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough 1997
as Self
Hamlet 1996
as Marcellus
My Fellow Americans 1996
as President Russell P. Kramer
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door 1996
as Self
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman 1996
as Self
The Grass Harp 1996
as Dr. Morris Ritz
A Weekend in the Country 1996
as Bud Bailey, Executive Producer
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels 1996
as Self
Getting Away with Murder 1996
as Mueller / Luger
Grumpier Old Men 1995
as John Gustafson
Inside the Dream Factory 1995
as Self
Grumpy Old Men 1993
as John Gustafson
A Life in the Theatre 1993
as Robert
Short Cuts 1993
as Paul Finnigan
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country 1993
as Self
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy 1993
as Self
Earth and the American Dream 1992
as Reader (voice)
Glengarry Glen Ross 1992
as Shelley Levene
- The Marilyn Files
The Marilyn Files 1992
as self
James Cagney: Top of the World 1992
as Self
The Player 1992
as Jack Lemmon
For Richer, for Poorer 1992
as Aram Katourian
JFK 1991
as Jack Martin
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier 1991
Thanks
The One, the Only... Groucho 1991
as Self
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? 1990
as Self - Host
The Earth Day Special 1990
as Coach Stewart
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream 1990
as Self
The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall 1990
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius 1989
as Self
Dad 1989
as Jake Tremont
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man 1988
as Self
Long Day's Journey Into Night 1987
as James Tyrone
The Best of Max Headroom 1987
as Self
That's Life! 1986
as Harvey Fairchild
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special 1986
as Self
Debonair Dancers 1986
as Narrator
Macaroni 1985
as Robert Traven
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years 1985
as Self
Mass Appeal 1984
as Father Tim Farley
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius 1982
as Self
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder 1982
as Self
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter 1982
as Self
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
Missing 1982
as Ed Horman
- All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds 1981
as Self
Buddy Buddy 1981
as Victor Clooney
Musical Comedy Tonight II 1981
as Self
Tribute 1980
as Scottie Templeton
The China Syndrome 1979
as Jack Godell
Airport '77 1977
as Don Gallagher
The Gentleman Tramp 1976
as Narrator
Alex & the Gypsy 1976
as Alexander Main
The Entertainer 1976
as Archie Rice
Killer Cop 1975
as Narrator (voice)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue 1975
as Mel Edison
The Front Page 1974
as Hildebrand Johnson
- Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist
Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist 1974
as Self
Wednesday 1974
as Jerry Murphy
Save the Tiger 1973
as Harry Stoner, Executive Producer
Avanti! 1972
as Wendell Armbruster, Jr., Executive Producer
The War Between Men and Women 1972
as Peter Wilson, Executive Producer
- S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin 1972
as Self - Host
Kotch 1971
as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited), Director
The Out-of-Towners 1970
as George Kellerman
The April Fools 1969
as Howard Brubaker
Jack Benny's Bag 1968
as Self
The Odd Couple 1968
as Felix Ungar
Luv 1967
as Harry Berlin
The Fortune Cookie 1966
as Harry Hinkle
The Great Race 1965
as Professor Fate
How to Murder Your Wife 1965
as Stanley Ford
Good Neighbor Sam 1964
as Sam Bissel
Under the Yum Yum Tree 1963
as Hogan
Days of Wine and Roses 1963
as Joe Clay
Irma la Douce 1963
as Nestor Patou
The Notorious Landlady 1962
as Bill Gridley
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers 1962
as Self
The Wackiest Ship in the Army 1960
as Rip Crandall
Pepe 1960
as Jack Lemmon
The Apartment 1960
as C.C. Baxter
It Happened to Jane 1959
as George Denham
Some Like It Hot 1959
as Jerry (Daphne)
Bell, Book and Candle 1958
as Nicky Holroyd
Cowboy 1958
as Frank Harris
- The Mystery of Thirteen
The Mystery of Thirteen 1957
as Dr. Billy Palmer
Operation Mad Ball 1957
as Pvt. Hogan
Fire Down Below 1957
as Tony
You Can't Run Away from It 1956
as Peter Warne
My Sister Eileen 1955
as Bob Baker
Mister Roberts 1955
as Frank Pulver
Three for the Show 1955
as Marty Stewart
Phffft 1954
as Robert Tracey
It Should Happen to You 1954
as Pete Sheppard
- Once Too Often
Once Too Often 1950
as Mike (uncredited)
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland 1950
as Tweedledum
The Lady Takes a Sailor 1949
as Plasterer (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.