Jack Lemmon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

163

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-02-08

Day of death

2001-06-27 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

    Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

  • Altman on His Own Terms

    Altman on His Own Terms

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Some Like It Hot

    Some Like It Hot

  • How to Murder Your Wife

    How to Murder Your Wife

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

    All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

  • Airport '77

    Airport '77

  • The Apartment

    The Apartment

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Alcoa Theatre

    Alcoa Theatre

  • Mister Roberts

    Mister Roberts

  • 12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

  • Macaroni

    Macaroni

  • Short Cuts

    Short Cuts

  • Cowboy

    Cowboy

  • Dad

    Dad

  • JFK

    JFK

  • Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

    Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • The Great Race

    The Great Race

  • Grumpy Old Men

    Grumpy Old Men

  • Kotch

    Kotch

  • Buddy Buddy

    Buddy Buddy

  • On Cukor

    On Cukor

  • Phffft

    Phffft

  • Tribute

    Tribute

  • Irma la Douce

    Irma la Douce

  • Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

  • The Legend of Bagger Vance

    The Legend of Bagger Vance

  • Missing

    Missing

  • Glengarry Glen Ross

    Glengarry Glen Ross

  • Avanti!

    Avanti!

  • Pepe

    Pepe

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

    The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

  • Film '72

    Film '72

  • Mass Appeal

    Mass Appeal

  • Under the Yum-Yum Tree

    Under the Yum-Yum Tree

  • Grumpier Old Men

    Grumpier Old Men

  • Bell, Book and Candle

    Bell, Book and Candle

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • The Player

    The Player

  • The Front Page

    The Front Page

  • Save the Tiger

    Save the Tiger

  • Fire Down Below

    Fire Down Below

  • The Max Headroom Show

    The Max Headroom Show

  • Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

  • Tuesdays with Morrie

    Tuesdays with Morrie

  • The Lady Takes a Sailor

    The Lady Takes a Sailor

  • Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

    Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

  • The War Between Men and Women

    The War Between Men and Women

  • The Long Way Home

    The Long Way Home

  • For Richer, for Poorer

    For Richer, for Poorer

  • Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

    Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

  • Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

    Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

  • Killer Cop

    Killer Cop

  • Good Neighbor Sam

    Good Neighbor Sam

  • The Hollywood Greats

    The Hollywood Greats

  • A Life in the Theatre

    A Life in the Theatre

  • Debonair Dancers

    Debonair Dancers

  • It Happened to Jane

    It Happened to Jane

  • Operation Mad Ball

    Operation Mad Ball

  • The Wackiest Ship in the Army

    The Wackiest Ship in the Army

  • The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

  • The Fortune Cookie

    The Fortune Cookie

  • Luv

    Luv

  • My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Eileen

  • The China Syndrome

    The China Syndrome

  • The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

    The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

  • Un film et son époque

    Un film et son époque

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Odd Couple II

    The Odd Couple II

  • Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

    Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

  • S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

    S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • Out to Sea

    Out to Sea

  • The Murder of Mary Phagan

    The Murder of Mary Phagan

  • My Fellow Americans

    My Fellow Americans

  • It Should Happen to You

    It Should Happen to You

  • Musical Comedy Tonight II

    Musical Comedy Tonight II

  • Inside 'The Apartment'

    Inside 'The Apartment'

  • Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

    Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

  • Three for the Show

    Three for the Show

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

    Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

  • Getting Away with Murder

    Getting Away with Murder

  • Gregory Peck: His Own Man

    Gregory Peck: His Own Man

  • The Grass Harp

    The Grass Harp

  • The Notorious Landlady

    The Notorious Landlady

  • Flick Flack

    Flick Flack

  • Alex & the Gypsy

    Alex & the Gypsy

  • The Out-of-Towners

    The Out-of-Towners

  • Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

    Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

  • Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

    Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

  • That's Life!

    That's Life!

  • A Weekend in the Country

    A Weekend in the Country

  • You Can't Run Away from It

    You Can't Run Away from It

  • Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

    Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

  • The April Fools

    The April Fools

  • Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder

    Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder

  • Forever Hollywood

    Forever Hollywood

  • Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

    Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

  • Christmas in Hollywood

    Christmas in Hollywood

  • Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

    Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

  • Days of Wine and Roses

    Days of Wine and Roses

  • The Gentleman Tramp

    The Gentleman Tramp

  • Inside the Dream Factory

    Inside the Dream Factory

  • Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

    Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

  • Uta Hagen's Acting Class

    Uta Hagen's Acting Class

  • The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards

    The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

  • Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist

    Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • The One, the Only... Groucho

    The One, the Only... Groucho

  • The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

    The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

    Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

  • Puppies for Sale

    Puppies for Sale

  • The Best of Max Headroom

    The Best of Max Headroom

  • Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

    Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

  • The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

    The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

  • The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall

    The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall

  • The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland

    The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland

  • Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

    Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

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

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

  • Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

    Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

  • The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy

    The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy

  • James Cagney: Top of the World

    James Cagney: Top of the World

  • Heaven for Betsy

    Heaven for Betsy

  • The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

  • Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

    Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

  • The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

    The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

  • Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

    Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

  • Jack Benny's Bag

    Jack Benny's Bag

  • Once Too Often

    Once Too Often

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday