Jack Lemmon

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
February 8, 1925 (76 years old)
Died
June 27, 2001
Place of Birth
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Popular Genres
Comedy Drama Romance
Career Span
1949 – 2023

Jack Lemmon

13 wins
185 nominations
10 Oscars
125 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Feb 8, 1925
From
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1949 – 2023

Award Recognition

13
Wins
185
Nominations
10
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2023

Sly as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018

Always at The Carlyle as Self (archive footage) Award

2017

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs as Self (voice)/(archive footage)

2014

And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage) Award

2009

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me as Self

2008

Inside 'The Apartment' as Self (archive footage)
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen as Self (archive footage)

2007

Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon as Self (archive footage)

2006

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' as Self (archive footage)

2005

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self

2004

Uta Hagen's Acting Class as Self
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy as Self (archive footage)
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent as Self (archive footage)

2003

Christmas in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)

2002

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon as Self (archive footage)

2001

Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot as Self

2000

The Legend of Bagger Vance as Narrator Award
Altman on His Own Terms as Self
On Cukor as Self
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor as Self (archive footage)

1999

Inherit the Wind as Henry Drummond
Tuesdays with Morrie as Morrie Schwartz
Forever Hollywood as Self

1998

The Odd Couple II as Felix Ungar Award
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's as Self
The Long Way Home as Tom Gerrin
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy as Self
Puppies for Sale
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as Self

1997

Out to Sea as Herb Sullivan
12 Angry Men as Juror 8
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough as Self

1996

My Fellow Americans as President Russell P. Kramer Award
The Grass Harp as Dr. Morris Ritz
Getting Away with Murder as Mueller / Luger
Hamlet as Marcellus
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman as Self
A Weekend in the Country as Bud Bailey
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door as Self

1995

Grumpier Old Men as John Gustafson
Inside the Dream Factory as Self

1993

Short Cuts as Paul Finnigan Award
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy as Self
Grumpy Old Men as John Gustafson
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
A Life in the Theatre as Robert

1992

Glengarry Glen Ross as Shelley Levene Award
The Player as Jack Lemmon Award
Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
For Richer, for Poorer as Aram Katourian
James Cagney: Top of the World as Self

1991

JFK as Jack Martin Award
The One, the Only... Groucho as Self

1990

The Earth Day Special as Coach Stewart Award
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream as Self
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? as Self - Host
The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall as Self - Narrator (voice)

1989

Dad as Jake Tremont
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius as Self

1988

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage)
Gregory Peck: His Own Man as Self

1987

The Best of Max Headroom as Himself
Long Day's Journey Into Night as James Tyrone

1986

That's Life! as Harvey Fairchild
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend as Self (from Some Like It Hot [1959]) (archive footage)
Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special as Self
Debonair Dancers as Narrator

1985

Macaroni as Robert Traven
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years as Self

1984

Mass Appeal as Father Tim Farley

1982

Night of 100 Stars as Self Award
Missing as Ed Horman
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter as Self
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder as Self

1981

Buddy Buddy as Victor Clooney
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds as Self
Musical Comedy Tonight II as Self

1980

Tribute as Scottie Templeton

1979

The China Syndrome as Jack Godell Award

1977

Airport '77 as Don Gallagher Award

1976

Alex & the Gypsy as Alexander Main
The Entertainer as Archie Rice
The Gentleman Tramp as Narrator

1975

The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Mel Edison
Killer Cop as Narrator (voice)

1974

The Front Page as Hildebrand Johnson Award
Wednesday as Jerry Murphy

1973

Save the Tiger as Harry Stoner

1972

Avanti! as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
The War Between Men and Women as Peter Wilson
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin as Self - Host

1971

Kotch as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)

1970

The Out-of-Towners as George Kellerman

1969

The April Fools as Howard Brubaker

1968

The Odd Couple as Felix Ungar
Jack Benny's Bag as Self

1967

Luv as Harry Berlin

1966

The Fortune Cookie as Harry Hinkle Award

1965

How to Murder Your Wife as Stanley Ford
The Great Race as Professor Fate

1964

Good Neighbor Sam as Sam Bissel

1963

Days of Wine and Roses as Joe Clay
Irma la Douce as Nestor Patou Award
Under the Yum-Yum Tree as Hogan

1962

The Notorious Landlady as Bill Gridley
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self

1960

The Apartment as C.C. Baxter Award
Pepe as Jack Lemmon
The Wackiest Ship in the Army as Rip Crandall

1959

Some Like It Hot as Jerry (Daphne) Award
It Happened to Jane as George Denham

1958

Bell, Book and Candle as Nicky Holroyd Award
Cowboy as Frank Harris

1957

Operation Mad Ball as Pvt. Hogan
Fire Down Below as Tony

1956

You Can't Run Away from It as Peter Warne

1955

Mister Roberts as Ensign Frank Pulver
Three for the Show as Martin 'Marty' Stewart
My Sister Eileen as Bob Baker

1954

It Should Happen to You as Pete Sheppard
Phffft as Robert Tracey

1950

Once Too Often as Mike (uncredited)

1949

The Lady Takes a Sailor as Plasterer (uncredited)

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

JFK
The Apartment
Glengarry Glen Ross
Some Like It Hot
The China Syndrome
Short Cuts
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Airport '77
The Odd Couple II
Always at The Carlyle

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