Jerry Lewis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 16, 1926
- Died
- August 20, 2017
- Birthplace
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
Jerry Lewis (March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director and singer. He is best-known for his slapstick humor in stage, radio, screen, recording and television. Lewis is also known for his charity fund-raising telethons and position as national chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Lewis won several awards for lifetime achievements from The American Comedy Awards, The Golden Camera, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and The Venice Film Festival, and he has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Filmography
- A Suite at the Sands
A Suite at the Sands TBA
Actor, Director
- 100 Years of the Idiot: A Jerry Lewis Centenary
100 Years of the Idiot: A Jerry Lewis Centenary 2026
Actor
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet 2025
as Self (archive footage)
From Darkness to Light 2025
as Self
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder 2024
as Self (archive footage)
- Mystery Reel
Mystery Reel 2022
Actor
The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Dean Martin: King of Cool 2021
as Self
Kreka: Dreamcatcher 2021
as Self
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo 2020
as Self
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael 2019
as Self
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me 2017
as Self
Dying Laughing 2017
as Self
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown 2016
as Self (archive footage)
Max Rose 2016
as Max Rose
The Trust 2016
as Jim's Father
The Last Laugh 2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Clown 2016
as Self
The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried 2016
as Self (archive footage)
- The Carsony Brothers – Von Simmering nach Las Vegas
The Carsony Brothers – Von Simmering nach Las Vegas 2014
as Self
- Inside Rupert Pupkin
Inside Rupert Pupkin 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Till Luck Do Us Part 2 2013
as Bellboy
The Trials of Muhammad Ali 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Close Up 2012
as Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe 2012
as Self (archive footage)
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis 2011
as Self, Executive Producer
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy 2011
as Self
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé 2011
as Self
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! 2009
as Stationmaster (voice)
The Nutty Professor 2008
as Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love, Characters
- Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten 2006
as Self (archive footage)
- Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis
Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis 2006
as Self
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime 2005
as Self
Dean Martin: The One and Only 2004
as Self
- A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli 2004
as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Legenden
Hollywood Legenden 2004
as Self
Cher: The Farewell Tour 2003
as Self (archive footage)
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy' 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 2000
Executive Producer, Characters
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 1997
as Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen 1997
as Self (archive footage)
- Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown 1996
as Self
The Nutty Professor 1996
Executive Producer, Original Film Writer
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels 1996
as Self (archive footage)
Funny Bones 1995
as George Fawkes
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey 1995
as Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arizona Dream 1993
as Leo Sweetie
Mr. Saturday Night 1992
as Jerry Lewis
Boy 1992
Director, Writer
How Are The Kids? 1992
Writer, Director
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team 1992
as Self
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' 1991
as Self
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration 1990
as Self
Cookie 1989
as Arnold Ross
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis 1988
as Self
Fight for Life 1987
as Dr. Bernard Abrams
Rickles... On the Loose 1986
as Self
Classic Comedy Teams 1986
as Self (archive footage)
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave 1984
as Clovis Blaireau
The Defective Detective 1984
as Jerry Logan
Smorgasbord 1983
as Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter, Director, Writer
The King of Comedy 1982
as Jerry Langford
Slapstick of Another Kind 1982
as Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 1982
as Self (archive footage)
Rascal Dazzle 1981
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Hardly Working 1980
as Bo Hooper, Director, Screenplay
Gay, Gay Hollywood 1980
as Self
The Hollywood Clowns 1979
as Self (archive footage)
NBC: The First Fifty Years 1976
as Self
- Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy 1974
as Self
The Day the Clown Cried 1972
as Helmut Doork, Director, Screenplay
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma ! 1972
as Self
Medicine Ball Caravan 1971
as Self
Which Way to the Front? 1970
as Brendan Byers III / Field Marshal Erik Kesselring, Director, Producer
One More Time 1970
as Bandleader (voice), Director
Hook, Line and Sinker 1969
as Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs, Producer
- The Jack Benny Birthday Special
The Jack Benny Birthday Special 1969
as Self (uncredited)
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River 1968
as George Lester
The Big Mouth 1967
as Gerald Clamson, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Way... Way Out 1966
as Pete Mattemore
Three on a Couch 1966
as Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather, Director, Producer
Boeing, Boeing 1965
as Robert Reed
Red Line 7000 1965
as Driver (uncredited)
The Family Jewels 1965
as Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton, Director, Writer, Producer
The Disorderly Orderly 1964
as Jerome Littlefield, Executive Producer
Soap Opera 1964
as Self in Commercial (archive footage)
The Patsy 1964
as Stanley Belt, Director, Writer
Who's Minding the Store? 1963
as Norman Phiffer
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
as Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
The Nutty Professor 1963
as Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp, Writer, Director
It's Only Money 1962
as Lester March
The Errand Boy 1961
as Morty S. Tashman, Writer, Director
The Ladies Man 1961
as Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert, Director, Writer, Producer
Cinderfella 1960
as Cinderfella, Producer
The Bellboy 1960
as Stanley / Jerry Lewis, Director, Producer, Writer
Raymie 1960
Theme Song Performance
Visit to a Small Planet 1960
as Kreton
Li'l Abner 1959
as Cameo / Itchy McGrathy
The Jazz Singer 1959
as Joey Robin / Joey Rabinowitz
Don't Give Up the Ship 1959
as John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
The Geisha Boy 1958
as Gilbert Wooley, Producer
Rock-a-Bye Baby 1958
as Clayton Poole, Producer
The Sad Sack 1957
as Private Meredith C. Bixby
The Delicate Delinquent 1957
as Sidney L. Pythias, Producer
Hollywood or Bust 1956
as Malcolm Smith
Pardners 1956
as Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.
- Nightmare
Nightmare 1956
Director
Artists and Models 1955
as Eugene Fullstack
You're Never Too Young 1955
as Wilbur Hoolick
3 Ring Circus 1954
as Jerry Hotchkiss
Living It Up 1954
as Homer Flagg
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood 1954
Actor
Money from Home 1953
as Virgil Yokum
The Caddy 1953
as Harvey Miller
Scared Stiff 1953
as Myron Mertz
Road to Bali 1952
as Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)
Jumping Jacks 1952
as Hap Smith
Sailor Beware 1952
as Melvin Jones
- An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye 1952
Director of Photography, Director
Come Back Little Shiksa 1952
Actor, Director
The Stooge 1951
as Ted Rogers
The Re-Inforcer 1951
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography
That's My Boy 1951
as 'Junior' Jackson
- Watch On The Lime
Watch On The Lime 1951
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
- Nightmare
Nightmare 1951
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
- A Spot In The Shade
A Spot In The Shade 1951
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
- Fairfax Avenue
Fairfax Avenue 1951
Actor, Director, Writer, Cinematography
At War with the Army 1950
as Private Korwin
My Friend Irma Goes West 1950
as Seymour
My Friend Irma 1949
as Seymour
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border 1949
Actor, Director, Writer
Credits from TMDB.