Jack Lemmon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

160

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

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • 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 Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Grumpy Old Men

    Grumpy Old Men

  • Days of Wine and Roses

    Days of Wine and Roses

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Alcoa Theatre

    Alcoa Theatre

  • Grumpier Old Men

    Grumpier Old Men

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Under the Yum-Yum Tree

    Under the Yum-Yum Tree

  • Some Like It Hot

    Some Like It Hot

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • JFK

    JFK

  • The Apartment

    The Apartment

  • Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

    Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

  • 12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

  • Glengarry Glen Ross

    Glengarry Glen Ross

  • Un film et son époque

    Un film et son époque

  • Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

    Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

    Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

  • The Great Race

    The Great Race

  • Airport '77

    Airport '77

  • Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

    Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

  • It Happened to Jane

    It Happened to Jane

  • Three for the Show

    Three for the Show

  • The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

  • The Player

    The Player

  • The Long Way Home

    The Long Way Home

  • The Odd Couple II

    The Odd Couple II

  • Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

    Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

  • Phffft

    Phffft

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Save the Tiger

    Save the Tiger

  • S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

    S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

  • Killer Cop

    Killer Cop

  • The War Between Men and Women

    The War Between Men and Women

  • The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

    The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

  • Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

  • A Life in the Theatre

    A Life in the Theatre

  • How to Murder Your Wife

    How to Murder Your Wife

  • Kotch

    Kotch

  • Irma la Douce

    Irma la Douce

  • Short Cuts

    Short Cuts

  • Getting Away with Murder

    Getting Away with Murder

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

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

  • The Legend of Bagger Vance

    The Legend of Bagger Vance

  • The Lady Takes a Sailor

    The Lady Takes a Sailor

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • Tuesdays with Morrie

    Tuesdays with Morrie

  • Cowboy

    Cowboy

  • Alex & the Gypsy

    Alex & the Gypsy

  • Dad

    Dad

  • Macaroni

    Macaroni

  • For Richer, for Poorer

    For Richer, for Poorer

  • Tribute

    Tribute

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

    Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

  • The Hollywood Greats

    The Hollywood Greats

  • Fire Down Below

    Fire Down Below

  • Musical Comedy Tonight II

    Musical Comedy Tonight II

  • Operation Mad Ball

    Operation Mad Ball

  • Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

    Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

  • The Front Page

    The Front Page

  • On Cukor

    On Cukor

  • Mister Roberts

    Mister Roberts

  • My Fellow Americans

    My Fellow Americans

  • A Weekend in the Country

    A Weekend in the Country

  • Missing

    Missing

  • The Murder of Mary Phagan

    The Murder of Mary Phagan

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

    The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

  • Luv

    Luv

  • Altman on His Own Terms

    Altman on His Own Terms

  • It Should Happen to You

    It Should Happen to You

  • Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

    Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

  • The Max Headroom Show

    The Max Headroom Show

  • That's Life!

    That's Life!

  • Pepe

    Pepe

  • The Grass Harp

    The Grass Harp

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Avanti!

    Avanti!

  • The Fortune Cookie

    The Fortune Cookie

  • The China Syndrome

    The China Syndrome

  • The Out-of-Towners

    The Out-of-Towners

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

    Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

  • Bell, Book and Candle

    Bell, Book and Candle

  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

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

    Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

  • The Wackiest Ship in the Army

    The Wackiest Ship in the Army

  • Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

    Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

  • The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall

    The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall

  • Flick Flack

    Flick Flack

  • Inside the Dream Factory

    Inside the Dream Factory

  • Buddy Buddy

    Buddy Buddy

  • Out to Sea

    Out to Sea

  • Good Neighbor Sam

    Good Neighbor Sam

  • Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

    Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

  • My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Eileen

  • Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

    Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

  • All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

    All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

  • Heaven for Betsy

    Heaven for Betsy

  • Uta Hagen's Acting Class

    Uta Hagen's Acting Class

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Forever Hollywood

    Forever Hollywood

  • Inside 'The Apartment'

    Inside 'The Apartment'

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

    The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

  • Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

  • Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

    Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

  • The One, the Only... Groucho

    The One, the Only... Groucho

  • The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

    The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

  • The Gentleman Tramp

    The Gentleman Tramp

  • The April Fools

    The April Fools

  • Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

    Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

  • You Can't Run Away from It

    You Can't Run Away from It

  • Puppies for Sale

    Puppies for Sale

  • The Best of Max Headroom

    The Best of Max Headroom

  • The Notorious Landlady

    The Notorious Landlady

  • Jack Benny's Bag

    Jack Benny's Bag

  • Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

    Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

  • James Cagney: Top of the World

    James Cagney: Top of the World

  • The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

  • Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

    Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

  • The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland

    The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland

  • Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

    Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

  • Christmas in Hollywood

    Christmas in Hollywood

  • Mass Appeal

    Mass Appeal

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

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

  • Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist

    Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist

  • Once Too Often

    Once Too Often

  • Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

    Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday

  • Debonair Dancers

    Debonair Dancers

  • The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

    The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

  • Gregory Peck: His Own Man

    Gregory Peck: His Own Man

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

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

  • The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy

    The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy