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Jack Lemmon's father was the president of a doughnut company. Jack attended Ward Elementary near his Newton, MA home. At age 9 he was sent to Rivers Country Day School, then located in nearby Brookline. After RCDS, he went to high school at Phillips Andover Academy. Jack was a member of the Harvard class of 1947... See full bio »

Born:

John Uhler Lemmon III
in Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 76) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance
Narrator (uncredited) / Old Hardy Greaves (uncredited)
 
1999 Tuesdays with Morrie (TV movie)
Morrie Schwartz
 
1999 Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV series)
 
1999 Inherit the Wind (TV movie)
Henry Drummond
 
1998 Scene by Scene (TV series)
– Jack Lemmon (1998)
 
1998 The Odd Couple II
Felix Ungar
 
1998 Puppies for Sale (short)
Pet Shop Owner
 
1998 The Long Way Home (TV movie)
Thomas Gerrin
 
1997 12 Angry Men (TV movie)
Juror #8
 
1997 Out to Sea
Herb Sullivan
 
1997 The Simpsons (TV series)
Frank Ormand
– The Twisted World of Marge Simpson (1997) … Frank Ormand (voice)
 
1996 Hamlet
Marcellus
 
1996 My Fellow Americans
President Russell P. Kramer
 
1996 A Weekend in the Country (TV movie)
Bud Bailey
 
1996 Getting Away with Murder
Max Mueller / Karl Luger
 
1995 Grumpier Old Men
John Gustafson
 
1995 The Grass Harp
Dr. Morris Ritz
 
1993 Grumpy Old Men
John Gustafson
 
1993 A Life in the Theater (TV movie)
Robert
 
1993 Short Cuts
Paul Finnigan
 
1992 Glengarry Glen Ross
Shelley Levene
 
1992 For Richer, for Poorer (TV movie)
Aram Katourian
 
1991 JFK
Jack Martin
 
1989 Dad
Jake Tremont
 
1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan (TV mini-series)
Gov. John Slaton
 
1987 Long Day's Journey Into Night (TV movie)
James Tyrone Sr.
 
1986 That's Life!
Harvey Fairchild
 
1985 Macaroni
Robert Traven
 
1984 Mass Appeal
Father Tim Farley
 
1982 Missing
Ed Horman
 
1981 Buddy Buddy
Victor Clooney
 
1981 Musical Comedy Tonight II (TV movie)
 
1980 Tribute
Scottie Templeton
 
1979 The China Syndrome
Jack Godell
 
1977 Airport '77
Capt. Don Gallagher
 
1976 Alex & the Gypsy
Alexander Main
 
1976 The Entertainer (TV movie)
Archie Rice
 
1975 La polizia ha le mani legate
Narrator (voice)
 
1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Mel Edison
 
1974 The Front Page
Hildy Johnson
 
1974 Wednesday (short)
Jerry Murphy
 
1973 Get Happy (TV movie)
Host
 
1973 Save the Tiger
Harry Stoner
 
1972 Avanti!
Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
 
1972 The War Between Men and Women
Peter Edward Wilson
 
1971 Kotch
Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
 
1970 The Out of Towners
George Kellerman
 
1969 The April Fools
Howard Brubaker
 
1968 The Odd Couple
Felix Ungar
 
1968 There Comes a Day (short)
 
1967 Luv
Harry Berlin
 
1966 The Fortune Cookie
Harry Hinkle
 
1965 The Great Race
Professor Fate / Crown Prince Frederick Hoepnick
 
1965 How to Murder Your Wife
Stanley Ford
 
1964 Good Neighbor Sam
Sam Bissell
 
1963 Under the Yum Yum Tree
Hogan
 
1963 Irma la Douce
Nestor Patou / Lord X
 
1962 Days of Wine and Roses
Joe Clay
 
1962 The Notorious Landlady
William 'Bill' Gridley
 
1960 The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Lt. Rip Crandall
 
1960 Pepe
Dalphne
 
1960 Le voyage en ballon
Narrator (english version) (voice)
 
1960 The Apartment
C.C. Baxter
 
1959 It Happened to Jane
George Denham
 
1959 Some Like It Hot
Jerry
 
1957-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
David Poole / Dr. Billy Palmer
– Face of a Hero (1959) … David Poole
– The Mystery of Thirteen (1957) … Dr. Billy Palmer
 
1958 Bell Book and Candle
Nicky Holroyd
 
1957-1958 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Charles Dickens / Dr. Cameron / Henry Coyle
– Disappearance (1958) … Henry Coyle
– The Victim (1958)
– Voices in the Fog (1957) … Dr. Cameron
– Lost and Found (1957) … Charles Dickens
 
1957-1958 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Edward King / Henry Coyle / Lieutenant Tony Crawford / …
– Disappearance (1958) … Henry Coyle
– Most Likely to Succeed (1958) … Steve Tyler
– Loudmouth (1958) … Wally Mall
– The Days of November (1958) … Lieutenant Tony Crawford
– Souvenir (1957) … Edward King
 
1958 Cowboy
Frank Harris
 
1957 Operation Mad Ball
Pvt. Hogan
 
1957 Fire Down Below
Tony
 
1957 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Cass Kendall
– Three Graves (1957) … Cass Kendall
 
1956 You Can't Run Away from It
Peter Warne
 
1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV series)
John Wilkes Booth
– The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1956) … John Wilkes Booth
 
1955 My Sister Eileen
Robert 'Bob' Baker
 
1955 Mister Roberts
Ens. Frank Thurlowe Pulver
 
1955 Three for the Show
Martin 'Marty' Stewart
 
1954 The Road of Life (TV series)
Surgeon
 
1954 Phffft
Robert Tracey
 
1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Barney Evans
– Marriageable Male (1954) … Barney Evans
 
1954 It Should Happen to You
Pete Sheppard
 
1953 Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV series)
– One Swell Guy (1953)
 
1953 Medallion Theatre (TV series)
– The Grand Cross of the Crescent (1953)
 
1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Alfred Fishkettle
– The Ascent of Alfred Fishkettle (1953) … Alfred Fishkettle
 
1951-1953 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– The Checkerboard Heart (1953)
– Last Chance (1951)
 
1952-1953 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Dinah, Kip, and Mr. Barlow (1953)
– Mr. Dobie takes a Powder (1952)
 
1949-1953 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Snooksie (1953)
– Duet (1953)
– The Easy Mark (1951)
– The Fortune Hunter (1951)
– Whistling in the Dark (1949)
 
1952 Heaven for Betsy (TV series)
Peter Bell
– Episode #1.2 (1952) … Peter Bell
– Episode #1.1 (1952) … Peter Bell
 
1951 The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show (TV series)
Newlywed (1951-1952) (in 'The Couple Next Door' sketches)
 
1951 Danger (TV series)
– Sparrow Cop (1951)
 
1951 The Web (TV series)
– Cops Must Be Tough (1951)
 
1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– The Happy Journey (1951)
 
1950 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
– Another Darling (1950)
 
1949-1950 That Wonderful Guy (TV series)
Harold
– Episode dated 7 April 1950 (1950) … Harold
– Episode dated 25 January 1950 (1950) … Harold
– Episode dated 28 December 1949 (1949) … Harold
 
1949-1950 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– The Wisdom Tooth (1950)
– June Moon (1949)
 
1949 Suspense (TV series)
– The Gray Helmet (1949)
 
1949 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Pride's Castle (1949)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (10 titles)
2003 Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (TV documentary) (performer: "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "Cheek to Cheek")
 
1995 The Grass Harp (writer: "WHEN YOU SAY YOUR EVER-LOVIN'S DOUBLE-CROSSIN' YOU" / performer: "WHEN YOU SAY YOUR EVER-LOVIN'S DOUBLE-CROSSIN' YOU")
 
1980 Tribute (writer: "It's All For the Best")
 
1974 The Front Page (performer: "Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine")
 
1958 Bell Book and Candle (performer: "Stormy Weather" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1956 You Can't Run Away from It (performer: "Howdy Friends and Neighbors", "Thumbin' A Ride", "Temporarily")
 
1955 My Sister Eileen (performer: "It's Bigger Than You And Me")
 
1955 Mister Roberts (performer: "IF I COULD BE WITH YOU ONE HOUR TONIGHT")
 
1955 Three for the Show (performer: "I've Got A Crush On You", "Down Boy")
 
1954 It Should Happen to You (performer: "Let's Fall in Love" 1933 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
1996 A Weekend in the Country (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1973 Save the Tiger (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1972 Avanti! (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1972 The War Between Men and Women (executive producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1971 Kotch
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1957 Fire Down Below (composer: harmonica theme "Fire Down Below")
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2013 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– La carrera del siglo (2013) (in memory of)
 
1992 Chaplin (thanks)
 
1992 James Cagney: Top of the World (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (174 titles)
2001 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Robert Altman (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Living Century (TV series documentary)
Himself
– A Teacher and Student for Life (2001) … Himself
– Three Miracles (2001) … Himself
 
1989-2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– On Cukor (2000) … Himself
– Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998) … Himself
– Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989) … Himself
 
2000 The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 July 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1993-2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Shirley MacLaine: This Time Around (2000) … Himself
– Ann-Margret: Sugar & Spice (1998) … Himself
– Ernie Kovacs: Please Stand By (1998) … Himself
– Bing Crosby: America's Crooner (1993) … Himself
– Milton Berle: Mr. Television … Himself
 
2000 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1999 The 1999 Annual Los Angeles Ovation Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1999 E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV series)
Himself
– Harry Cohn (1999) … Himself
 
1992-1999 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 May 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 April 1998 (1998) … Himself
– Episode #2.228 (1993) … Himself
– Episode #2.177 (1993) … Himself
– Episode #2.3 (1993) … Himself
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1999 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1999 Forever Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.10 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Private Screenings (TV series)
Himself
– Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau (1998) … Himself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Original Screenplay
 
1998 The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1998 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert Wise (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Himself
– Show nº58 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Martin Scorsese (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 February 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 February 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– My Fellow Americans (1996) … Himself
 
1996 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Himself - Honoree
 
1996 Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Jack Lemmon (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Shirley MacLaine (1996) … Himself
 
1995 Inside the Dream Factory (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Julie Andrews: Back on Broadway (1995) … Himself
 
1995 The Annual 1995 ShoWest Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - 'Cabin Boy' Audition Reel (pre-recorded) (uncredited)
 
1995 The 20th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 Jane Goodall: My Life with the Chimpanzees (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1994 The 16th Annual CableACE Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1994 The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1993 The 53th Annual Golden Apple Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 The Wild West (TV mini-series documentary)
Narrator
 
1993 This Joint Is Jumpin' (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The 52th Annual Golden Apple Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
1992 Earth and the American Dream (documentary)
Reader (voice)
 
1992 Larry King TNT Extra 3 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 James Cagney: Top of the World (TV documentary)
Himself - Actor
 
1970-1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 May 1992 (1992) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 March 1985 (1985) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 January 1983 (1983) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 December 1981 (1981) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 December 1975 (1975) … Himself
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1992 The Player
Himself
 
1992 Reflections on the Silver Screen (TV series)
Himself
– Jack Lemmon (1992) … Himself
 
1992 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1992 Beyond 'JFK': The Question of Conspiracy (documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1991 The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Movie Memories with Debbie Reynolds (TV series)
Himself
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: 'Ghost' Film Clip
 
1991 The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Cecil B. DeMille Award
 
1991 The Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1991 The One, the Only... Groucho (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 A Conversation with Dinah (TV series)
Himself
 
1990 Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The Kodak Century Presentes a Salute to Milos Forman (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1990 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV series)
Himself
– Telethon 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1990 The 14th Annual Women in Film Crystal Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special)
Coach Stewart
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
 
1990 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 March 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream (TV documentary)
 
1990 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to David Lean (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1988 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (TV special documentary)
Himself - Guest of Honor
 
1988 The 40th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1988 The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1988 Cinéma cinémas (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jack Lemmon: Hollywood Juillet 1987 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 The 60th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
 
1988 Gregory Peck: His Own Man (documentary)
 
1987 Parkinson One to One (TV series)
– Episode #1.8 (1987)
– Episode #1.1 (1987)
 
1987 The Annual National Board of Review Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Career Achievement Award
 
1986 Liberty Weekend (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1986 George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special (TV movie)
Himself - Cameo
 
1986 The 40th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter & Performer
 
1986 Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years (documentary)
Himself
 
1986 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder (TV special documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1984 All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 Olympic Gala (TV special documentary)
Himself - Guest
 
1984 Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV special)
Himself
 
1983 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jack Lemmon (1983) … Himself
 
1983 The 37th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Co-Host & Performer
 
1983 The 55th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1983 The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
 
1982 Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 The 1982 Annual Vision Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Speaker
 
1982 Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV documentary)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1982 Stars Over Texas (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)
Himself
– The Film Society of Lincoln Center: A Tribute to Billy Wilder (1982) … Himself
 
1982 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Director
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1982 The 19th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1981 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1981 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role and Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1981 The 33th Annual Directors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1981 The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture [Drama]
 
1981 Signature (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Jack Lemmon … Himself - Guest
 
1980 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1980 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart (TV special)
Himself
 
1980 The American Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1980 The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Milton Berle (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1980 The Best Joke I Ever Heard (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
1979 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 September 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1979 Ken Murray Shooting Stars (documentary)
Himself
 
1979 The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1970-1979 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 April 1979 (1979) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 June 1978 (1978) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 February 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 May 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1979 The Making of 'The China Syndrome' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1978 A Tribute to Neil Simon (TV movie)
Himself
 
1978 The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 May 1978 (1978) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 April 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1978 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 January 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1976 The Gentleman Tramp (documentary)
Narrator
 
1976 The 1976 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1976 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to William Wyler (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredit)
 
1976 Celebration: The American Spirit (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 The 29th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1975 The 47th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1975 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #5.2 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 The 1975 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975/II The Sunshine Boys (documentary short)
Himself
 
1975 Urban Living: Funny and Formidable (short)
Himself
 
1974 The 1974 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1974 The 46th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Honorary Award to Groucho Marx
 
1974 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1973 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1973 The 45th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards
 
1972 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.22 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1972 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.29 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.191 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.95 (1970) … Himself
 
1967-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.50 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #2.156 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.30 (1967) … Himself
 
1969 The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.2 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.1 (1968) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1966 The 38th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Picture and Recalling His Award
 
1957-1965 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Mystery Guest #2
– Episode dated 24 January 1965 (1965) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 17 May 1964 (1964) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 6 November 1960 (1960) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 10 April 1960 (1960) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 8 March 1959 (1959) … Himself - Guest Panelist
See all 8 episodes »
 
1965 Behind the Scenes with Blake Edwards' 'The Great Race' (documentary short)
Himself
 
1964 The 36th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1963 The 35th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1963 Howard K. Smith (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Hollywood: What's Happened to the Star System? (1963) … Himself - Guest
 
1962 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.4 (1962) … Himself
 
1962 The 34th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards
 
1962 The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers (TV movie)
Himself
 
1961 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in Leading Role
 
1960 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 October 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1955-1960 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Actor
– Episode #13.36 (1960) … Actor
– Episode #9.24 (1956) … Himself
– Episode #8.40 (1955) … Himself
– Episode #8.22 (1955) … Himself
 
1960 It Happened in Hollywood (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Western (1960) … Himself
 
1955-1959 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 May 1959 (1959) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 June 1955 (1955)
 
1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Pianist
– Episode #3.38 (1958) … Himself - Pianist
 
1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1957 The 29th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1956 The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards
 
1955 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Bronc Busters (short)
Himself
 
1955 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Award for Most Promising Newcomer / Himself
– Look Magazine Movie Awards Show (1955) … Himself/Award for Most Promising Newcomer
 
1951 The Ad-Libbers (TV series)
Celebrity Panelist
 
1950 The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.10 (1950) … Himself
 
1950 Toni Twin Time (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode dated 31 May 1950 (1950) … Himself - Host
 
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2012 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2011 Hollywood Invasion (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 30 Rock (TV series)
 
2008 Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Il falso bugiardo
Himself
 
2008 60/90 (TV series)
 
2008 Il était une fois... (TV series documentary)
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2007 Jack Taylor of Beverly Hills (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Carta blanca (TV series)
 
2006 The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Billy Wilder Speaks (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 ¿De qué te ríes? (TV movie)
Felix Ungar/Jerry - 'Daphne'
 
2006 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
 
2006 The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 La Marató 2005 (TV special)
Jake Tremont
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Cuando España se desnudó (TV documentary)
C.C. 'Bud' Baxter/Daphne
 
2005 ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (TV documentary)
Jack Godell
 
2004 The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy (video documentary short)
Jack Godell
 
2004 The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent (video documentary short)
Jack Godell
 
2004 Marilyn's Man (documentary)
 
2003 Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2002 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Memories from the Sweet Sue's (video short)
Daphne
 
1998 The Best of Hollywood (TV documentary)
Interview
 
1995 50 Years of Funny Females (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Best of the Don Lane Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Hey Folks, It's Intermission Time (video documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The Poetry Hall of Fame (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 Chaplin
Himself - Oscar Sequence (uncredited)
 
1989 It's Garry Shandling's Show. (TV series)
 
1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (documentary)
Jerry (archive footage: Some Like it Hot [1959])
 
1981 Clapper Board (TV series)
 
1980 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
George Kellerman
 
1972 Costa del Sol malagueña (documentary short)
Himself
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Himself
 
1956-1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 
1959 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 

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(????) Album: "A Twist of Lemmon" See more »

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4 Print Biographies  | 5 Interviews  | 21 Articles  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on Walter Matthau] Walter is a helluva actor. The best I've ever worked with. See more »

Trivia:

He and Walter Matthau acted together in 10 movies: Buddy Buddy, The Fortune Cookie, The Front Page, The Grass Harp, Grumpier Old Men, Grumpy Old Men, JFK, The Odd Couple II, The Odd Couple and Out to Sea. Lemmon also directed Matthau in Kotch. See more »

Trademark:

Often cast in films with Walter Matthau. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius