Jack Lemmon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

162

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 Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Glengarry Glen Ross

    Glengarry Glen Ross

  • Kotch

    Kotch

  • Phffft

    Phffft

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Tribute

    Tribute

  • Some Like It Hot

    Some Like It Hot

  • Macaroni

    Macaroni

  • Chaplin

    Chaplin

  • Alcoa Theatre

    Alcoa Theatre

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Avanti!

    Avanti!

  • Dad

    Dad

  • The Player

    The Player

  • Irma la Douce

    Irma la Douce

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • JFK

    JFK

  • Luv

    Luv

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • The Apartment

    The Apartment

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Good Neighbor Sam

    Good Neighbor Sam

  • My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Eileen

  • Cowboy

    Cowboy

  • That's Life!

    That's Life!

  • 12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Pepe

    Pepe

  • The April Fools

    The April Fools

  • Hollywood Invasion

    Hollywood Invasion

  • The Notorious Landlady

    The Notorious Landlady

  • Forever Hollywood

    Forever Hollywood

  • Grumpier Old Men

    Grumpier Old Men

  • Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

    Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday

  • Film '72

    Film '72

  • Grumpy Old Men

    Grumpy Old Men

  • The Hollywood Greats

    The Hollywood Greats

  • The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

  • Debonair Dancers

    Debonair Dancers

  • The China Syndrome

    The China Syndrome

  • Short Cuts

    Short Cuts

  • Airport '77

    Airport '77

  • The Great Race

    The Great Race

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • The Odd Couple II

    The Odd Couple II

  • Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

    Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

  • Puppies for Sale

    Puppies for Sale

  • Un film et son époque

    Un film et son époque

  • The Murder of Mary Phagan

    The Murder of Mary Phagan

  • The Legend of Bagger Vance

    The Legend of Bagger Vance

  • Mister Roberts

    Mister Roberts

  • The Front Page

    The Front Page

  • The One, the Only... Groucho

    The One, the Only... Groucho

  • The Max Headroom Show

    The Max Headroom Show

  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

  • Missing

    Missing

  • Flick Flack

    Flick Flack

  • My Fellow Americans

    My Fellow Americans

  • Bell, Book and Candle

    Bell, Book and Candle

  • The Fortune Cookie

    The Fortune Cookie

  • Musical Comedy Tonight II

    Musical Comedy Tonight II

  • Out to Sea

    Out to Sea

  • Days of Wine and Roses

    Days of Wine and Roses

  • Tuesdays with Morrie

    Tuesdays with Morrie

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • Buddy Buddy

    Buddy Buddy

  • How to Murder Your Wife

    How to Murder Your Wife

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • It Should Happen to You

    It Should Happen to You

  • The Out-of-Towners

    The Out-of-Towners

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

  • James Cagney: Top of the World

    James Cagney: Top of the World

  • Save the Tiger

    Save the Tiger

  • Heaven for Betsy

    Heaven for Betsy

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

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

  • Operation Mad Ball

    Operation Mad Ball

  • Alex & the Gypsy

    Alex & the Gypsy

  • Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

    Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

  • The Grass Harp

    The Grass Harp

  • Christmas in Hollywood

    Christmas in Hollywood

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

  • It Happened to Jane

    It Happened to Jane

  • Altman on His Own Terms

    Altman on His Own Terms

  • Under the Yum-Yum Tree

    Under the Yum-Yum Tree

  • Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

    Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

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

    Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

  • Three for the Show

    Three for the Show

  • The Best of Max Headroom

    The Best of Max Headroom

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • The Lady Takes a Sailor

    The Lady Takes a Sailor

  • You Can't Run Away from It

    You Can't Run Away from It

  • Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

    Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

  • The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland

    The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland

  • For Richer, for Poorer

    For Richer, for Poorer

  • Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

    Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

  • Fire Down Below

    Fire Down Below

  • Jack Benny's Bag

    Jack Benny's Bag

  • All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

    All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

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

    Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

  • The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

    The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

  • The Wackiest Ship in the Army

    The Wackiest Ship in the Army

  • Mass Appeal

    Mass Appeal

  • The Long Way Home

    The Long Way Home

  • A Life in the Theatre

    A Life in the Theatre

  • Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

    Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

  • The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy

    The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy

  • The War Between Men and Women

    The War Between Men and Women

  • S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

    S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

  • Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

    Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

  • Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

    Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

  • Inside 'The Apartment'

    Inside 'The Apartment'

  • The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

    The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

  • Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

    Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

  • Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

    Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

  • Getting Away with Murder

    Getting Away with Murder

  • Killer Cop

    Killer Cop

  • Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

    Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

  • Uta Hagen's Acting Class

    Uta Hagen's Acting Class

  • Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

    Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

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

    The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

  • The Gentleman Tramp

    The Gentleman Tramp

  • Inside the Dream Factory

    Inside the Dream Factory

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

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

  • The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

    The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

  • Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

  • On Cukor

    On Cukor

  • Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

    Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

  • A Weekend in the Country

    A Weekend in the Country

  • Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

    Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

  • Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

    Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

  • Gregory Peck: His Own Man

    Gregory Peck: His Own Man

  • Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

    Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

  • The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

    The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

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

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

  • Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist

    Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist

  • Once Too Often

    Once Too Often

  • The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall

    The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall