Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Acting

Born:
1925-02-08
Died:
2001-06-27
Place of birth:
Newton, Massachusetts, USA

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

Filmography

The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin

7.72021Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie
Marilyn at the Movies

Marilyn at the Movies

2011Self (archive footage)
Movie
Hollywood Invasion

Hollywood Invasion

6.02011Self (archive footage)
Movie
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

7.22009Self
Movie
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

3.72008Self (archive footage)
Movie
Inside 'The Apartment'

Inside 'The Apartment'

2008Self (archive footage)
Movie
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

2007Self (archive footage)
Movie
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

8.52006Self (archive footage)
Movie
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

7.02006Self (archive footage)
Movie
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films

The 50 Greatest Comedy Films

2006Self (archive footage)
Movie
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

10.02005Self (archive footage)
Movie
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

7.72004Self (archive footage)
Movie
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy

The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy

8.02004Self (archive footage)
Movie
Uta Hagen's Acting Class

Uta Hagen's Acting Class

10.02004Self
Movie
Christmas from Hollywood

Christmas from Hollywood

6.02003Self (archive footage)
Movie
Un film et son époque

Un film et son époque

10.02003Self (archive footage)
TV
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

10.02002Self (archive footage)
Movie
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot

Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot

7.02001Self
Movie
On Cukor

On Cukor

7.02000Self
Movie
The Legend of Bagger Vance

The Legend of Bagger Vance

6.62000Narrator (voice)
Movie
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

2000Self (archive footage)
Movie
Altman on His Own Terms

Altman on His Own Terms

9.02000Self
Movie
Tuesdays with Morrie

Tuesdays with Morrie

7.41999Morrie Schwartz
Movie
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

6.31999Henry Drummond
Movie
Forever Hollywood

Forever Hollywood

8.31999Self
Movie
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

7.51998Self
Movie
The Odd Couple II

The Odd Couple II

6.31998Felix Ungar
Movie
Puppies for Sale

Puppies for Sale

1998
Movie
The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home

6.41998Tom Gerrin
Movie
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

6.01998Self
Movie
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

7.71997Juror 8
Movie
Out to Sea

Out to Sea

5.91997Herb
Movie
Scene by Scene

Scene by Scene

6.01997Self
TV
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

6.51997Self
Movie
Hamlet

Hamlet

7.31996Marcellus
Movie
My Fellow Americans

My Fellow Americans

6.11996President Russell P. Kramer
Movie
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

7.01996Self
Movie
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

7.51996Self
Movie
The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp

5.91996Dr. Morris Ritz
Movie
A Weekend in the Country

A Weekend in the Country

5.71996Bud Bailey
Movie
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

6.41996Self
Movie
Getting Away with Murder

Getting Away with Murder

4.81996Mueller / Luger
Movie
Grumpier Old Men

Grumpier Old Men

6.51995John Gustafson
Movie
Inside the Dream Factory

Inside the Dream Factory

8.01995Self
Movie
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994Self
TV
Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

6.71993John Gustafson
Movie
A Life in the Theatre

A Life in the Theatre

6.51993Robert
Movie
Short Cuts

Short Cuts

7.21993Paul Finnigan
Movie
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

8.01993Self
Movie
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

5.81993Self
Movie
Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

6.71992Reader (voice)
Movie
Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross

7.31992Shelley Levene
Movie
The Marilyn Files

The Marilyn Files

7.01992self
Movie
James Cagney: Top of the World

James Cagney: Top of the World

8.51992Self
Movie
The Player

The Player

7.21992Jack Lemmon
Movie
For Richer, for Poorer

For Richer, for Poorer

5.81992Aram Katourian
Movie
JFK

JFK

7.61991Jack Martin
Movie
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

10.01991Thanks
Movie
The One, the Only... Groucho

The One, the Only... Groucho

10.01991Self
Movie
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

1990Self - Host
Movie