Jack Lemmon

Acting

February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001 (aged 76)

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Filmography

The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin2021 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marilyn at the Movies

Marilyn at the Movies2011 · Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Invasion

Hollywood Invasion2011 · Self (archive footage)

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me2009 · Self

Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen2008 · Self (archive footage)

Inside 'The Apartment'

Inside 'The Apartment'2008 · Self (archive footage)

Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon2007 · Self (archive footage)

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'2006 · Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'

The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'2006 · Self (archive footage)

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood2005 · Self (archive footage)

The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy

The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy2004 · Self (archive footage)

The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent2004 · Self (archive footage)

Uta Hagen's Acting Class

Uta Hagen's Acting Class2004 · Self

Hos Hans

Hos Hans2003 · Self (archive footage)

Un film et son époque

Un film et son époque2003 · Self (archive footage)

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon2002 · Self (archive footage)

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

Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot2001 · Self

On Cukor

On Cukor2000 · Self

The Legend of Bagger Vance

The Legend of Bagger Vance2000 · Narrator (voice)

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor2000 · Self (archive footage)

Altman on His Own Terms

Altman on His Own Terms2000 · Self

Tuesdays with Morrie

Tuesdays with Morrie1999 · Morrie Schwartz

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind1999 · Henry Drummond

Forever Hollywood

Forever Hollywood1999 · Self

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's1998 · Self

The Odd Couple II

The Odd Couple II1998 · Felix Ungar

Puppies for Sale

Puppies for Sale1998

The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home1998 · Tom Gerrin

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy1998 · Self

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men1997 · Juror 8

Out to Sea

Out to Sea1997 · Herb

Scene by Scene

Scene by Scene1997 · Self

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough1997 · Self

Hamlet

Hamlet1996 · Marcellus

My Fellow Americans

My Fellow Americans1996 · President Russell P. Kramer

Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door1996 · Self

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman1996 · Self

MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards1996 · Dr. Morris Ritz

A Weekend in the Country

A Weekend in the Country1996 · Bud Bailey

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels1996 · Self

Getting Away with Murder

Getting Away with Murder1996

Grumpier Old Men

Grumpier Old Men1995

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men1993

Short Cuts

For Richer, for Poorer

For Richer, for Poorer1992

The Marilyn Files

The Marilyn Files1992

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream1990

Dad

The Murder of Mary Phagan

The Murder of Mary Phagan1988

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night1987

That's Life!

That's Life!1986

Macaroni

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years1985

Mass Appeal

Mass Appeal1984

Missing

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

Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder1982

Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy1981

Tribute

Alex & the Gypsy

Alex & the Gypsy1976

The Entertainer

The Entertainer1976

The Gentleman Tramp

The Gentleman Tramp1976

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Prisoner of Second Avenue1975

Save the Tiger

Save the Tiger1973

Avanti!

The War Between Men and Women

The War Between Men and Women1972

The April Fools

The April Fools1969

Jack Benny's Bag

Jack Benny's Bag1968

Luv

The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie1966

How to Murder Your Wife

How to Murder Your Wife1965

The Great Race

The Great Race1965

Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam1964

Days of Wine and Roses

Days of Wine and Roses1963

Irma la Douce

Irma la Douce1963

The Notorious Landlady

The Notorious Landlady1962

The Apartment

The Apartment1960

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

The Wackiest Ship in the Army1960

It Happened to Jane

It Happened to Jane1959

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot1959

Operation Mad Ball

Operation Mad Ball1957

The Mystery of Thirteen

The Mystery of Thirteen1957

Fire Down Below

Fire Down Below1957

You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It1956

Three for the Show

Three for the Show1955

Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts1955

Phffft

It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You1954

That Wonderful Guy

That Wonderful Guy1950

Once Too Often1950