Jack Lemmon biography
Jack Lemmon was an American actor, born on 8 February 1925 in Newton, who died on 27 June 2001.
Jack Lemmon's screen career began in 1948 with Studio One, playing Fred Stevens.
Jack Lemmon appeared in 66 films and 27 television or streaming titles between 1948 and 2000.
Honours include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Academy Award for Best Actor.
- Also known as
- John Lemmon, John Uhler Lemmon
- Born
- 8 February 1925
- Died
- 27 June 2001 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Newton
- Work
- Film actor, Character actor, Television actor, Actor, Television presenter
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1949 to 2001
- Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
- Kennedy Center Honors
- AFI Life Achievement Award
Jack Lemmon filmography
66 films and 27 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | Narrator / Hardy Greaves | Uncredited | |
| 1998 | The Odd Couple II | Felix Ungar | ||
| 1998 | Puppies for Sale | Pet Shop Owner | Short | |
| 1997 | Out to Sea | Herb Sullivan | ||
| 1996 | Hamlet | Marcellus | ||
| 1996 | My Fellow Americans | President Russell P. Kramer | ||
| 1996 | Getting Away with Murder | Max Mueller / Karl Luger | ||
| 1995 | Grumpier Old Men | John Gustafson | ||
| 1995 | The Grass Harp | Dr. Morris Ritz | ||
| 1993 | Short Cuts | Paul Finnigan | ||
| 1993 | Grumpy Old Men | John Gustafson | ||
| 1992 | The Player | English | ||
| 1992 | Glengarry Glen Ross | Sheldon "Shelley the Machine" Levene | ||
| 1991 | JFK | Jack Martin | ||
| 1989 | Dad | Jake Tremont | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1980 | Tribute | Scottie Templeton | ||
| 1979 | The China Syndrome | Jack Godell | ||
| 1977 | Airport '77 | Captain Don Gallagher | ||
| 1976 | Alex & the Gypsy | Alexander Main | ||
| 1976 | The Gentleman Tramp | Narrator | Voice |
Show all 66 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Mel Edison | ||
| 1975 | Wednesday | Jerry Murphy | Short | |
| 1974 | Killer Cop | Narrator | Voice | |
| 1974 | The Front Page | Hildebrand "Hildy" Johnson | ||
| 1973 | Save the Tiger | Harry Stoner | ||
| 1972 | The War Between Men and Women | Peter Edward Wilson | ||
| 1972 | Avanti! | Wendell Armbruster, Jr. | ||
| 1971 | Kotch | Sleeping Bus Passenger | Cameo - also director | |
| 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 | ||
| 1967 | Cool Hand Luke | , N/a | ||
| 1966 | The Fortune Cookie | Harold "Harry" Hinkle | ||
| 1965 | The Great Race | Professor Fate / Prince Hapnick | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1963 | Hollywood Without Make-Up | English | ||
| 1962 | The Notorious Landlady | William "Bill" Gridley | ||
| 1962 | Days of Wine and Roses | Joe Clay | ||
| 1962 | Stowaway in the Sky | Narrator | Voice, 1962 US release; also presenter via Jalem Productions | |
| 1960 | The Apartment | C. C. Baxter | ||
| 1960 | The Wackiest Ship in the Army | Lt. Rip Crandall | ||
| 1960 | Pepe | Daphne | Cameo | |
| 1959 | Some Like It Hot | Jerry "Gerald" / "Daphne" | ||
| 1959 | It Happened to Jane | George Denham | ||
| 1958 | Bell, Book and Candle | Nicky Holroyd | ||
| 1958 | Cowboy | Frank Harris | ||
| 1957 | Operation Mad Ball | Private Hogan | ||
| 1957 | Fire Down Below | Tony | ||
| 1956 | You Can't Run Away from It | Peter Warne | ||
| 1955 | Three for the Show | Martin "Marty" Stewart | ||
| 1955 | My Sister Eileen | Robert "Bob" Baker | ||
| 1955 | Mister Roberts | Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver | ||
| 1954 | It Should Happen to You | Pete Sheppard | ||
| 1954 | Phffft | Robert Tracey | ||
| 1950 | Once Too Often | Mike | Uncredited; U.S Army training film, Short | |
| 1949 | The Lady Takes a Sailor | Plasterer | Uncredited |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tuesdays with Morrie | Morrie Schwartz | Television film | |
| 1999 | Inherit the Wind | Henry Drummond | Television film | |
| 1998 | The Long Way Home | Thomas Gerrin | Television film | |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men | Juror #8 | Television film | |
| 1997 | The Simpsons | Frank Ormand (voice) | Episode: "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" | |
| 1996 | A Weekend in the Country | Bud Bailey | Television film | |
| 1994 | Wild West | Host | Miniseries | |
| 1993 | A Life in the Theatre | Robert | ||
| 1992 | For Richer, for Poorer | Aram Katourian | Television film | |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Coach Stewart | Television special | |
| 1988 | The Murder of Mary Phagan | Governor John Slaton | Miniseries | |
| 1987 | Long Day's Journey into Night | James Tyrone, Sr. | Television film | |
| 1976 | The Entertainer | Archie Rice | Television film | |
| 1972 | 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin | Host | Television special | |
| 1959 | Playhouse 90 | David Poole | Episode: "Face of a Hero" | |
| 1957 | What's My Line? | Mystery Guest | Season 9, Episode 10 | |
| 1957 | The Mystery of Thirteen | Dr. Billy Palmer | Playhouse 90, Season 2, Episode 7 | |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre | Henry Coyle Steve Tyler Wally Mall Lieutenant Tony Crawford Edward King | ||
| 1956 | Ford Star Jubilee | John Wilkes Booth | Episode: "The Day Lincoln Was Shot" | |
| 1954 | The Road of Life | Surgeon | ||
| 1954 | Marriageable Male | Barney Evans | The Ford Television Theatre Episode aired Feb 25, 1954 | |
| 1952 | Heaven for Betsy | Pete Bell | 13 episodes | |
| 1951 | The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show | Newlywed | "The Couple Next Door" sketches | |
| 1951 | The Ad-Libbers | Celebrity panelist | 5 episodes | |
| 1950 | Toni Twin Time | Host | Episode dated May 31, 1950 |
Show all 27 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | That Wonderful Guy | Harold | 3 episodes | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Fred Stevens | Episode: "June Moon" |