Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

161

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-02-08

Deathday

2001-06-27 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

John "Jack" Lemmon
John Lemmon
John Uhler Lemmon III
جک لمون

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.

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Acting

2023

Sly as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018

Always at The Carlyle as Self (archive footage)

2017

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs as Self (voice)/(archive footage)

2014

And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)

2009

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me as Self

2008		Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen as Self (archive footage)
2008		Inside 'The Apartment' as Self (archive footage)

2007

Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon as Self (archive footage)

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

2005

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self

2004		The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent as Self (archive footage)
2004		The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy as Self (archive footage)
2004		Uta Hagen's Acting Class as Self

2003		Christmas in Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2003		Un film et son époque as Self (archive footage)

2002

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon as Self (archive footage)

2001

Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot as Self

2000		On Cukor as Self
2000		The Legend of Bagger Vance as Narrator
2000		Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor as Self (archive footage)
2000		Altman on His Own Terms as Self

1999		Tuesdays with Morrie as Morrie Schwartz
1999		Inherit the Wind as Henry Drummond
1999		Forever Hollywood as Self

1998		Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as Self
1998		Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's as Self
1998		The Odd Couple II as Felix Ungar
1998		Puppies for Sale
1998		The Long Way Home as Tom Gerrin
1998		Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy as Self
1998		Parkinson as Self (archive footage)

1997		12 Angry Men as Juror 8
1997		Out to Sea as Herb Sullivan
1997		Scene by Scene as Self
1997		Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough as Self

1996		Hamlet as Marcellus
1996		My Fellow Americans as President Russell P. Kramer
1996		Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door as Self
1996		Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman as Self
1996		A Weekend in the Country as Bud Bailey
1996		Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self
1996		Getting Away with Murder as Mueller / Luger

1995		Grumpier Old Men as John Gustafson
1995		Inside the Dream Factory as Self
1995		The Grass Harp as Dr. Morris Ritz

1994

Inside the Actors Studio as Self

1993		Grumpy Old Men as John Gustafson
1993		A Life in the Theatre as Robert
1993		Short Cuts as Paul Finnigan
1993		Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
1993		Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy as Self

1992		Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
1992		Glengarry Glen Ross as Shelley Levene
1992		James Cagney: Top of the World as Self
1992		The Player as Jack Lemmon
1992		For Richer, for Poorer as Aram Katourian

1991		JFK as Jack Martin
1991		The One, the Only... Groucho as Self

1990		The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? as Self - Host
1990		The Earth Day Special as Coach Stewart
1990		Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream as Self
1990		The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall as Self - Narrator (voice)

1989		The Simpsons as Frank Ormand (voice)
1989		Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius as Self
1989		Dad as Jake Tremont

1988		Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage)
1988		Gregory Peck: His Own Man as Self
1988		The Murder of Mary Phagan as Gov. John Slaton

1987		Long Day's Journey Into Night as James Tyrone
1987		The Best of Max Headroom as Himself

1986		That's Life! as Harvey Fairchild
1986		Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend as Self (from Some Like It Hot [1959]) (archive footage)
1986		Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special as Self
1986		Debonair Dancers as Narrator

1985		Macaroni as Robert Traven
1985		Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years as Self
1985		The Max Headroom Show as Self

1984

Mass Appeal as Father Tim Farley

1982		Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder as Self
1982		Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter as Self
1982		Night of 100 Stars as Self
1982		Missing as Ed Horman

1981		All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds as Self
1981		Buddy Buddy as Victor Clooney
1981		Musical Comedy Tonight II as Self

1980

Tribute as Scottie Templeton

1979

The China Syndrome as Jack Godell

1978

The Kennedy Center Honors as Self

1977		The Hollywood Greats as Self
1977		Airport '77 as Don Gallagher

1976		The Gentleman Tramp as Narrator
1976		Alex & the Gypsy as Alexander Main
1976		The Entertainer as Archie Rice

1975		Killer Cop as Narrator (voice)
1975		The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Mel Edison
1975		Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self

1974		The Front Page as Hildebrand Johnson
1974		Flick Flack
1974		Wednesday as Jerry Murphy

1973		The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
1973		Save the Tiger as Harry Stoner

1972		Avanti! as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
1972		The War Between Men and Women as Peter Wilson
1972		S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin as Self - Host

1971		Kotch as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1971		V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
1971		Great Performances as Self

1970

The Out-of-Towners as George Kellerman

1969

The April Fools as Howard Brubaker

1968		Jack Benny's Bag as Self
1968		The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968		The Odd Couple as Felix Ungar
1968		Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self

1967

Luv as Harry Berlin

1966

The Fortune Cookie as Harry Hinkle

1965		The Great Race as Professor Fate
1965		How to Murder Your Wife as Stanley Ford

1964

Good Neighbor Sam as Sam Bissel

1963		Under the Yum-Yum Tree as Hogan
1963		Irma la Douce as Nestor Patou
1963		Days of Wine and Roses as Joe Clay

1962		The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962		The Notorious Landlady as Bill Gridley
1962		The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self

1961

The Mike Douglas Show as Self

1960		The Wackiest Ship in the Army as Rip Crandall
1960		Pepe as Jack Lemmon
1960		The Apartment as C.C. Baxter

1959		It Happened to Jane as George Denham
1959		Some Like It Hot as Jerry (Daphne)

1958		Bell, Book and Candle as Nicky Holroyd
1958		Cowboy as Frank Harris

1957		Alcoa Theatre as Ashley
1957		Operation Mad Ball as Pvt. Hogan
1957		Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
1957		Fire Down Below as Tony

1956		You Can't Run Away from It as Peter Warne
1956		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Cass Kendall
1956		The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956		The Steve Allen Show as Self - Pianist
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Host
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Presenter

1955		My Sister Eileen as Bob Baker
1955		Mister Roberts as Ensign Frank Pulver
1955		Three for the Show as Martin 'Marty' Stewart

1954		Phffft as Robert Tracey
1954		It Should Happen to You as Pete Sheppard

1953

The Oscars as Self

1952

Heaven for Betsy as Peter Bell

1950		Once Too Often as Mike (uncredited)
1950		Lux Video Theatre as Alfred Fishkettle
1950		What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
1950		What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1950		Robert Montgomery Presents

1949		The Lady Takes a Sailor as Plasterer (uncredited)
1949		Suspense

1948		Studio One as Fred Stevens
1948		Studio One as Charlie Bemis
1948		The Philco Television Playhouse
1948		The Ed Sullivan Show as Self

Crew

1991

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier as Thanks

Directing

1971

Kotch as Director

Production

1996

A Weekend in the Country as Executive Producer

1973

Save the Tiger as Executive Producer

1972		Avanti! as Executive Producer
1972		The War Between Men and Women as Executive Producer