Jerry Lewis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

179

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-03-16

Deathday

2017-08-20 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

  • Jerome Joseph Levitch
  • Joseph Levitch
  • The King of Comedy
  • Martin & Lewis
  • Τζέρι Λιούις
  • Τζερόμ Τζόζεφ Λέβιτς
  • Τζόζεφ Λέβιτς
  • Μάρτιν & Λιούις
  • Ο Βασιλιάς της Κωμωδίας
  • Τζερόμ Λέβιτς
  • 杰瑞·刘易斯
  • جری لوئیس

Jerry Lewis

Biography

Jerry Lewis (March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director and singer. He is best-known for his slapstick humor in stage, radio, screen, recording and television. Lewis is also known for his charity fund-raising telethons and position as national chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Lewis won several awards for lifetime achievements from The American Comedy Awards, The Golden Camera, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and The Venice Film Festival, and he has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Known For

The Simpsons
8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

The King of Comedy
7.8%

The King of Comedy

Dec 18, 1982

Arizona Dream
7.2%

Arizona Dream

Jan 6, 1993

The Trust
5.2%

The Trust

Apr 29, 2016

Saturday Night Live
6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

The Nutty Professor
6.6%

The Nutty Professor

Jun 4, 1963

Raw
6.8%

Raw

Jan 11, 1993

Till Luck Do Us Part 2
5.7%

Till Luck Do Us Part 2

Dec 27, 2013

Mad About You
6.7%

Mad About You

Sep 23, 1992

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Acting

The Day the Clown Cried as Helmut Doork
2025
From Darkness to Light as Self
2024
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy as Self - Comedian (archive footage)
2022
Mystery Reel
2022
The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon as Himself (archive footage)
2022
Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
2021
Dean Martin: King of Cool as Self
2021
Kreka: Dreamcatcher as Self
2020
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo as Himself
2020
TV Story Superstar as Self (archive footage)
2019
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael as Self
2017
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me as Self
2017
Dying Laughing as Self
2016
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown as Self (archive footage)
2016
Max Rose as Max Rose
2016
The Trust as Jim's Father
2016
The Last Laugh as Self
2016
The Clown as Self
2016
The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried as Self (archive footage)
2014
Inside Rupert Pupkin as Self (archive footage)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
2013
Till Luck Do Us Part 2 as Bellboy
2013
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
2012
Close Up as Self (archive footage)
2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
2011
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage)
2011
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis as Self
2011
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy as Self
2011
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé as Self
2009
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! as Stationmaster (voice)
2008
The Nutty Professor as Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love
2006
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten as Self (archive footage)
2006
Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis as Self
2005
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself as Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)
2004
I Know A Riddle
2004
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli as Self (archive footage)
2004
Hollywood Legenden as Self
2002
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy' as Self (archive footage)
2002
Edith Head: The Paramount Years as (archive footage)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Andrew Munch
1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)
1997
The View as Self
1997
Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown as Himself
1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self (archive footage)
1995
Funny Bones as George Fawkes
1995
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey as Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993
Raw as Jerry Lewis (archive footage)
1993
Arizona Dream as Leo Sweetie
1992
Mad About You as Freddy Statler
1992
Mr. Saturday Night as Himself
1992
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team as Self
1992
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy as Self
1991
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' as Self
1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration as Self
1989
The Simpsons as Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice)
1989
Cookie as Arnold Ross
1988
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
1987
Téléthon as Self
1987
Wiseguy
1987
Sacrée soirée as Self
1987
Sacrée soirée as Self (archive footage)
1987
Fight for Life as Dr. Bernard Abrams
1986
Rickles... On the Loose as Self
1984
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave as Clovis Blaireau
1984
The Defective Detective as Jerry Logan
1984
Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self
1983
Bonjour Mr Lewis as Self (archive footage)
1983
Smorgasbord as Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter
1982
The King of Comedy as Jerry Langford
1982
Slapstick of Another Kind as Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain
1982
Champs-Elysées as Self
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
1981
Rascal Dazzle as Self - Narrator (voice)
1980
Pink Lady as Jerry Lewis
1980
Hardly Working as Bo Hooper
1980
Gay, Gay Hollywood
1979
The Hollywood Clowns as Self (archive footage)
1978
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid as Le Zinzin d'Hollywood, Jerry chez les cinoques
1977
Please Turn the Page as Self
1977
Auf los geht's los as Self
1976
Donny & Marie as Self
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975
Cher as Self - Guest
1975
Cher as Self
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
1974
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy as Himself
1974
Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
1974
Spécial cinéma as Self (archive footage)
1974
Der große Preis as Self
1973
Klimbim as Self / Bobby Zischer
1973
Klimbim as Self
1972
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma ! as Self
1971
Medicine Ball Caravan
1971
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
1970
Which Way to the Front? as Brendan Byers III
1970
One More Time as Bandleader (voice)
1969
Hook, Line and Sinker as Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs
1969
The Jack Benny Birthday Special as Self (uncredited)
1968
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River as George Lester
1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
1967
The Jerry Lewis Show as Host
1967
The Carol Burnett Show as Self
1967
The Big Mouth as Gerald Clamson
1966
Way... Way Out as Pete Mattemore
1966
Three on a Couch as Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather
1965
Boeing, Boeing as Robert Reed
1965
Red Line 7000 as Driver (uncredited)
1965
The Family Jewels as Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton
1964
The Disorderly Orderly as Jerome Littlefield
1964
Soap Opera as Himself (Archive footage)
1964
The Patsy as Stanley Belt
1963
Who's Minding the Store? as Norman Phiffer
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
1963
The Jerry Lewis Show as Himself
1963
The Nutty Professor as Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
1962
It's Only Money as Lester March
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962
The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1961
The Errand Boy as Morty S. Tashman
1961
Ben Casey
1961
The Joey Bishop Show as Self (uncredited)
1961
The Ladies Man as Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert
1960
Cinderfella as Cinderfella
1960
The Bellboy as Stanley / Jerry Lewis
1960
Visit to a Small Planet as Kreton
1959
Li'l Abner as Cameo / Itchy McGrathy
1959
Don't Give Up the Ship as John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
1959
The David Susskind Show as Self
1959
The Music Shop
1958
The Geisha Boy as Gilbert Wooley
1958
Kraft Music Hall as Self
1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby as Clayton Poole
1957
The Sad Sack as Private Meredith C. Bixby
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self - Guest Host
1957
The Delicate Delinquent as Sidney L. Pythias
1956
Hollywood or Bust as Malcolm Smith
1956
Pardners as Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.
1956
The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
1956
The Steve Allen Show as Self - Cameo
1956
The Steve Allen Show as Self
1955
Artists and Models as Eugene Fullstack
1955
You're Never Too Young as Wilbur Hoolick
1954
3 Ring Circus as Jerry Hotchkiss
1954
Living It Up as Homer Flagg
1954
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
1953
Money from Home as Virgil Yokum
1953
The Caddy as Harvey Miller
1953
Scared Stiff as Myron Mertz
1953
The Oscars as Self
1953
Road to Bali as Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)
1952
Jumping Jacks as Hap Smith
1952
Sailor Beware as Melvin Jones
1952
Come Back Little Shiksa
1951
The Stooge as Ted Rogers
1951
That's My Boy as 'Junior' Jackson
1951
Fairfax Avenue
1950
At War with the Army as Alvin Korwin
1950
The Jack Benny Program as Self
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self - Host
1950
My Friend Irma Goes West as Seymour
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
1949
My Friend Irma as Seymour
1949
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self

Camera

1952
An Eye for an Eye as Director of Photography

Crew

1951
Fairfax Avenue as Cinematography

Directing

The Day the Clown Cried as Director
1993
How Are The Kids? as Director
1992
Boy as Director
1990
Super Force as Director
1984
Brothers as Director
1983
Smorgasbord as Director
1980
Hardly Working as Director
1970
Which Way to the Front? as Director
1970
One More Time as Director
1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Director
1967
The Big Mouth as Director
1966
Three on a Couch as Director
1965
The Family Jewels as Director
1964
The Patsy as Director
1963
The Nutty Professor as Director
1961
The Errand Boy as Director
1961
Ben Casey as Director
1961
The Ladies Man as Director
1960
The Bellboy as Director
1956
Nightmare as Director
1952
Come Back Little Shiksa as Director
1951
The Re-Inforcer as Director
1951
Fairfax Avenue as Director
1949
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border as Director

Production

2011
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis as Executive Producer
2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps as Executive Producer
1996
The Nutty Professor as Executive Producer
1970
Which Way to the Front? as Producer
1969
Hook, Line and Sinker as Producer
1967
The Big Mouth as Producer
1966
Three on a Couch as Producer
1965
The Family Jewels as Producer
1964
The Disorderly Orderly as Executive Producer
1961
The Ladies Man as Producer
1960
Cinderfella as Producer
1960
The Bellboy as Producer
1958
The Geisha Boy as Producer
1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby as Producer
1957
The Delicate Delinquent as Producer

Writing

The Day the Clown Cried as Writer
2008
The Nutty Professor as Characters
2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps as Characters
1996
The Nutty Professor as Original Film Writer
1993
How Are The Kids? as Writer
1992
Boy as Writer
1983
Smorgasbord as Writer
1980
Hardly Working as Screenplay
1967
The Big Mouth as Screenplay
1965
The Family Jewels as Writer
1964
The Patsy as Writer
1963
The Nutty Professor as Writer
1961
The Errand Boy as Writer
1961
The Ladies Man as Writer
1960
The Bellboy as Writer
1951
Fairfax Avenue as Writer
1949
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border as Writer
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