Jack Lemmon

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1925-02-08

Deathday 2001-06-27 (76 years old)

Place of Birth Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As John "Jack" Lemmon, John Lemmon, John Uhler Lemmon III

Jack Lemmon

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

2023
Sly

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018
Always at The Carlyle

as Self (archive footage)

2014
And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

2008
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

as Self (archive footage)

2008
Inside 'The Apartment'

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)

2006
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

as Self (archive footage)

2004
2004
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Christmas in Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Un film et son époque

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

as Self (archive footage)

2000
On Cukor

as Self

2000
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

as Self (archive footage)

1999
Tuesdays with Morrie

as Morrie Schwartz

1999
Inherit the Wind

as Henry Drummond

1999
1998
The Odd Couple II

as Felix Ungar

1998
The Long Way Home

as Tom Gerrin

1998
Parkinson

as Self (archive footage)

1997
12 Angry Men

as Juror 8

1997
Out to Sea

as Herb Sullivan

1997
1996
Hamlet

as Marcellus

1996
My Fellow Americans

as President Russell P. Kramer

1996
1996
Getting Away with Murder

as Mueller / Luger

1995
Grumpier Old Men

as John Gustafson

1995
The Grass Harp

as Dr. Morris Ritz

1993
Grumpy Old Men

as John Gustafson

1993
1993
Short Cuts

as Paul Finnigan

1992
1992
Glengarry Glen Ross

as Shelley Levene

1992
The Player

as Jack Lemmon

1992
For Richer, for Poorer

as Aram Katourian

1991
JFK

as Jack Martin

1990
The Earth Day Special

as Coach Stewart

1990
The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1989
Dad

as Jake Tremont

1989
The Simpsons

as Frank Ormand (voice)

1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan

as Gov. John Slaton

1987
1986
That's Life!

as Harvey Fairchild

1986
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as Self (from Some Like It Hot [1959]) (archive footage)

1986
Debonair Dancers

as Narrator

1985
Macaroni

as Robert Traven

1984
Mass Appeal

as Father Tim Farley

1982
1982
Missing

as Ed Horman

1981
Buddy Buddy

as Victor Clooney

1980
Tribute

as Scottie Templeton

1979
The China Syndrome

as Jack Godell

1977
Airport '77

as Don Gallagher

1976
1976
Alex & the Gypsy

as Alexander Main

1976
The Entertainer

as Archie Rice

1975
Killer Cop

as Narrator (voice)

1974
The Front Page

as Hildebrand Johnson

1974
Wednesday

as Jerry Murphy

1973
Save the Tiger

as Harry Stoner

1972
Avanti!

as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.

1972
1971
Kotch

as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)

1971
1971
1970
The Out-of-Towners

as George Kellerman

1969
The April Fools

as Howard Brubaker

1968
The Odd Couple

as Felix Ungar

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1967
Luv

as Harry Berlin

1966
The Fortune Cookie

as Harry Hinkle

1965
The Great Race

as Professor Fate

1965
How to Murder Your Wife

as Stanley Ford

1964
Good Neighbor Sam

as Sam Bissel

1963
Irma la Douce

as Nestor Patou

1963
1962
The Notorious Landlady

as Bill Gridley

1960
1960
Pepe

as Jack Lemmon

1960
The Apartment

as C.C. Baxter

1959
It Happened to Jane

as George Denham

1959
Some Like It Hot

as Jerry (Daphne)

1958
Bell, Book and Candle

as Nicky Holroyd

1958
Cowboy

as Frank Harris

1957
Operation Mad Ball

as Pvt. Hogan

1957
1957
Alcoa Theatre

as Ashley

1956
1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Pianist

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Host

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1955
My Sister Eileen

as Bob Baker

1955
Mister Roberts

as Ensign Frank Pulver

1955
Three for the Show

as Martin 'Marty' Stewart

1954
Phffft

as Robert Tracey

1954
It Should Happen to You

as Pete Sheppard

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1952
Heaven for Betsy

as Peter Bell

1950
Once Too Often

as Mike (uncredited)

1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Alfred Fishkettle

1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1949
The Lady Takes a Sailor

as Plasterer (uncredited)

1948
Studio One

as Fred Stevens

1948
Studio One

as Charlie Bemis

Producer

1996
A Weekend in the Country

as Executive Producer

1973
Save the Tiger

as Executive Producer

1972
Avanti!

as Executive Producer

1972
The War Between Men and Women

as Executive Producer

Director

1971
Kotch

as Director