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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

Born

Feb 08, 1925

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Died

Jun 27, 2001

Known For

Acting

Movies

127 acting

6 crew

Popularity

2.2

Known For

Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
1959 • as Jerry (Daphne)
★ 8.1
The Apartment
The Apartment
1960 • as C.C. Baxter
★ 8.2
JFK
JFK
1991 • as Jack Martin
★ 7.6
The Player
The Player
1992 • as Jack Lemmon
★ 7.2
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1997 • as Juror 8
★ 7.7
Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992 • as Shelley Levene
★ 7.3
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men
1993 • as John Gustafson
★ 6.7
Hamlet
Hamlet
1996 • as Marcellus
★ 7.3
Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce
1963 • as Nestor Patou
★ 7.4
The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome
1979 • as Jack Godell
★ 7.1
The Great Race
The Great Race
1965 • as Professor Fate
★ 7.1
The Odd Couple II
The Odd Couple II
1998 • as Felix Ungar
★ 6.3
Luv
Luv
1967 • as Harry Berlin
★ 4.9
The Legend of Bagger Vance
The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.6
Short Cuts
Short Cuts
1993 • as Paul Finnigan
★ 7.2
Airport '77
Airport '77
1977 • as Don Gallagher
★ 5.6
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
1968 • as Felix Ungar
★ 7.4
Bell, Book and Candle
Bell, Book and Candle
1958 • as Nicky Holroyd
★ 6.6
Grumpier Old Men
Grumpier Old Men
1995 • as John Gustafson
★ 6.5
Dad
Dad
1989 • as Jake Tremont
★ 6.4
Avanti!
Avanti!
1972 • as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
★ 6.9
My Fellow Americans
My Fellow Americans
1996 • as President Russell P. Kramer
★ 6.1
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1976 • as Archie Rice
★ 5.8
Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses
1963 • as Joe Clay
★ 7.5
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975 • as Mel Edison
★ 6.7
How to Murder Your Wife
How to Murder Your Wife
1965 • as Stanley Ford
★ 6.3
The Front Page
The Front Page
1974 • as Hildebrand Johnson
★ 7.3
The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie
1966 • as Harry Hinkle
★ 7.2
The Out-of-Towners
The Out-of-Towners
1970 • as George Kellerman
★ 6.8
Cowboy
Cowboy
1958 • as Frank Harris
★ 6.5
Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts
1955 • as Frank Pulver
★ 7.0
Missing
Missing
1982 • as Ed Horman
★ 7.2
Out to Sea
Out to Sea
1997 • as Herb
★ 5.9
Good Neighbor Sam
Good Neighbor Sam
1964 • as Sam Bissel
★ 6.6
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Buddy Buddy
Buddy Buddy
1981 • as Victor Clooney
★ 6.1
It Happened to Jane
It Happened to Jane
1959 • as George Denham
★ 6.2
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Under the Yum Yum Tree
1963 • as Hogan
★ 6.1
My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen
1955 • as Bob Baker
★ 6.6
Getting Away with Murder
Getting Away with Murder
1996 • as Mueller / Luger
★ 4.8
It Should Happen to You
It Should Happen to You
1954 • as Pete Sheppard
★ 7.1
For Richer, for Poorer
For Richer, for Poorer
1992 • as Aram Katourian
★ 5.8
The April Fools
The April Fools
1969 • as Howard Brubaker
★ 5.9
You Can't Run Away from It
You Can't Run Away from It
1956 • as Peter Warne
★ 5.4
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960 • as Rip Crandall
★ 6.1
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland
★ 6.0
The Real Charlie Chaplin
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.7
The Notorious Landlady
The Notorious Landlady
1962 • as Bill Gridley
★ 6.8
Hollywood Invasion
Hollywood Invasion
2011 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Operation Mad Ball
Operation Mad Ball
1957 • as Pvt. Hogan
★ 6.7
The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special
1990 • as Coach Stewart
★ 6.1
Save the Tiger
Save the Tiger
1973 • as Harry Stoner
★ 6.6
Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie
1999 • as Morrie Schwartz
★ 7.4
Phffft
Phffft
1954 • as Robert Tracey
★ 6.2
The War Between Men and Women
The War Between Men and Women
1972 • as Peter Wilson
★ 6.4
Three for the Show
Three for the Show
1955 • as Marty Stewart
★ 5.9
The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp
1996 • as Dr. Morris Ritz
★ 5.9
The One, the Only... Groucho
★ 10.0
Pepe
Pepe
1960 • as Jack Lemmon
★ 6.4
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
1999 • as Henry Drummond
★ 6.3
Fire Down Below
Fire Down Below
1957 • as Tony
★ 5.6
Marilyn at the Movies
Marilyn at the Movies
2011 • as Self (archive footage)
Christmas from Hollywood
Christmas from Hollywood
2003 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • as Self
★ 5.8
Killer Cop
Killer Cop
1975 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.4
Forever Hollywood
Forever Hollywood
1999 • as Self
★ 8.3
Altman on His Own Terms
Altman on His Own Terms
2000 • as Self
★ 9.0
Kotch
Kotch
1971 • as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
★ 6.6
James Cagney: Top of the World
★ 8.5
The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home
1998 • as Tom Gerrin
★ 6.4
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
★ 7.2
Macaroni
Macaroni
1985 • as Robert Traven
★ 6.4
movie
The Mystery of Thirteen
1957 • as Dr. Billy Palmer
That's Life!
That's Life!
1986 • as Harvey Fairchild
★ 5.7
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.5
Tribute
Tribute
1980 • as Scottie Templeton
★ 5.6
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
★ 6.0
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream
1992 • as Reader (voice)
★ 6.7
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
★ 7.0
Mass Appeal
Mass Appeal
1984 • as Father Tim Farley
★ 6.1
The Lady Takes a Sailor
The Lady Takes a Sailor
1949 • as Plasterer (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1987 • as James Tyrone
★ 6.8
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
2008 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 3.7
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Gentleman Tramp
The Gentleman Tramp
1976 • as Narrator
★ 7.1
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
★ 6.7
A Weekend in the Country
A Weekend in the Country
1996 • as Bud Bailey
★ 5.7
A Life in the Theatre
A Life in the Theatre
1993 • as Robert
★ 6.5
On Cukor
On Cukor
2000 • as Self
★ 7.0
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
★ 7.0
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
★ 7.5
Alex & the Gypsy
Alex & the Gypsy
1976 • as Alexander Main
★ 4.6
Inside the Dream Factory
★ 8.0
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Uta Hagen's Acting Class
★ 10.0
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
movie
★ 6.0
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
2007 • as Self (archive footage)
Musical Comedy Tonight II
★ 7.0
movie
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Jack Benny's Bag
Jack Benny's Bag
1968 • as Self
The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall
The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall
1990 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
movie
★ 6.0
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
2002 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Inside 'The Apartment'
Inside 'The Apartment'
2008 • as Self (archive footage)
movie
The Marilyn Files
1992 • as self
★ 7.0
Debonair Dancers
Debonair Dancers
1986 • as Narrator
★ 6.8
movie
Once Too Often
1950 • as Mike (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Wednesday
Wednesday
1974 • as Jerry Murphy
★ 6.4