Jerry Lewis biography
Jerry Lewis was an American comedian, actor and film director, born on 16 March 1926 in Newark, who died on 20 August 2017.
Jerry Lewis's screen career began in 1949 with How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border.
Jerry Lewis appeared in 84 films and 34 television or streaming titles between 1949 and 2017.
Honours include Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, Commander of the Legion of Honour and New Jersey Hall of Fame.
- Also known as
- Joseph Levitch, The King of Comedy
- Born
- 16 March 1926
- Died
- 20 August 2017 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Newark
- Work
- Comedian, Film actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Singer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1945 to 2017
- Awards
- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- New Jersey Hall of Fame
- Honorary Member of the Order of Australia
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Trustees Award
Jerry Lewis filmography
84 films and 34 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me | Scenes for the documentary on Sammy Davis Jr. | ||
| 2017 | Five Came Back | |||
| 2016 | The Trust | Mr. Stone | ||
| 2016 | Der Clown | Swedish | ||
| 2016 | Dying Laughing | |||
| 2015 | Trumbo | Archive footage of Lewis hosting The 29th Academy Awards | ||
| 2013 | Max Rose | Max Rose | ||
| 2013 | When Comedy Went To School | |||
| 2013 | Até que a Sorte nos Separe 2 | Bellboy | ||
| 2009 | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! | Humbleton Stationmaster (voice) | ||
| 2008 | The Nutty Professor | Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love (voice) | Direct-to-DVD | |
| 2002 | All the Love You Cannes! | English | ||
| 1995 | Funny Bones | George Fawkes | ||
| 1993 | Arizona Dream | Leo Sweetie | ||
| 1992 | Mr. Saturday Night | English | ||
| 1992 | The Making of Mr. Saturday Night | Documentary for Mr. Saturday Night | ||
| 1990 | Boy | |||
| 1989 | Cookie | Arnold Ross | ||
| 1987 | Fight For Life | Dr. Bernard Abrams | Television film | |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | Archival footage of Lewis in Scared Stiff | ||
| 1984 | Retenez-Moi... Ou Je Fais Un Malheur | Jerry Logan | ||
| 1984 | Par où t'es rentré ? On t'a pas vu sortir | Clovis Blaireau | ||
| 1983 | Cracking Up | Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks | ||
| 1982 | The King of Comedy | Jerry Langford | ||
| 1982 | Slapstick of Another Kind | Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain |
Show all 84 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Hardly Working | Bo Hooper | Also director and writer | |
| 1972 | The Day the Clown Cried | Helmut Doork | Also director and writer; uncompleted/unreleased | |
| 1970 | Which Way to the Front? | Brendon Byers III | Also director and producer | |
| 1970 | One More Time | Offscreen voice of the bandleader | Also director and producer | |
| 1969 | Hook, Line & Sinker | Peter Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs | Also producer | |
| 1968 | Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River | George Lester | ||
| 1967 | The Big Mouth | Gerald Clamson / Syd Valentine | Also director and producer | |
| 1966 | Way... Way Out | Pete Mattermore | 20th Century Fox release | |
| 1966 | Three on a Couch | Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo Raintree / Rutherford / Heather | Also director and producer; first film for Columbia Pictures | |
| 1966 | Man in Motion | Production trailer for Three on a Couch | ||
| 1965 | The Family Jewels | Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Capt. Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugsy Peyton | Also director, writer and producer | |
| 1965 | Red Line 7000 | English | ||
| 1965 | Boeing Boeing | Robert Reed | Final film for Paramount | |
| 1964 | The Patsy | Stanley Belt / Singers of the Trio | Also director and writer | |
| 1964 | The Disorderly Orderly | Jerome Littlefield | Also executive producer | |
| 1964 | The Nutty Professor Trailer | Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer | ||
| 1964 | The Disorderly Orderly Trailer | Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer | ||
| 1963 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Man Who Runs Over Hat | Cameo | |
| 1963 | The Nutty Professor | Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp | ||
| 1963 | Who's Minding the Store? | Norman Phiffier | ||
| 1962 | It's Only Money | Lester March | ||
| 1961 | The Ladies Man | Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert | Also director, writer and producer | |
| 1961 | The Errand Boy | Morty S. Tashman | Also director and writer | |
| 1960 | Cinderfella | Cinderfella | Also producer | |
| 1960 | Visit to a Small Planet | Kreton | ||
| 1960 | The Bellboy | Stanley / Himself | Also director, writer and producer | |
| 1960 | The Bellboy Trailer | Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer | ||
| 1960 | Raymie | Sings the title song only | ||
| 1959 | Don't Give Up the Ship | John Paul Steckler I, IV and VII | ||
| 1959 | The Jazz Singer | English | ||
| 1959 | Li'l Abner | Itchy McRabbit | Cameo | |
| 1958 | The Geisha Boy | Gilbert Wooley | Also producer | |
| 1958 | Rock-A-Bye Baby | Clayton Poole | Also producer | |
| 1957 | The Sad Sack | Private Meredith Bixby | ||
| 1957 | The Delicate Delinquent | Sidney L. Pythias | Also producer | |
| 1956 | Pardners | Wade Kingsley Sr/Wade Kingsley Jr. | ||
| 1956 | Hollywood or Bust | Malcolm Smith | ||
| 1955 | You're Never Too Young | Wilbur Hoolick | ||
| 1955 | Artists and Models | Eugene Fullstack | ||
| 1954 | Living It Up | Homer Flagg | ||
| 1954 | 3 Ring Circus | Jerome F. Hotchkiss | ||
| 1954 | Living It Up Trailer | Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer | ||
| 1953 | The Caddy | Harvey Miller, Jr. | ||
| 1953 | Scared Stiff | Myron Mertz | ||
| 1953 | Money from Home | Virgil Yokum | Filmed and originally released in 3-D | |
| 1953 | Scared Stiff Trailer | Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer | ||
| 1952 | The Stooge | Theodore Rogers | Also uncredited writer | |
| 1952 | Sailor Beware | Melvin Jones | ||
| 1952 | Road to Bali | "Woman" in Lala's Dream | Cameo | |
| 1952 | Jumping Jacks | Hap Smith | ||
| 1951 | That's My Boy | "Junior" Jackson | ||
| 1951 | Sailor Beware Trailer | Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer | ||
| 1950 | The Milkman | English | ||
| 1950 | My Friend Irma Goes West | Seymour | ||
| 1950 | At War with the Army | PFC Alvin Korwin | ||
| 1950 | Screen Snapshots: Thirtieth Anniversary Special | Short subject | ||
| 1950 | My Friend Irma Goes West Trailer | Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer | ||
| 1949 | My Friend Irma | Seymour | ||
| 1949 | How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border | Privately made short film, never commercially released |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Michel Legrand & Friends - 50 Years of Movies & Music | PBS Special; July 31 | ||
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Andrew Munch | Episode: "Uncle"; October 10 | |
| 2003 | The Simpsons | Professor John Frink Sr. | Episode: "Treehouse of Horror XIV"; November 2 | |
| 1999 | Inside the Actors Studio | Episode 68; August 15 | ||
| 1993 | Mad About You | Freddy Statler | Episode: "The Billionaire"; February 20 | |
| 1988 | Wiseguy | Eli Sternberg | 5 episodes | |
| 1985 | Brothers | Directed the episode: "Donald's Dad"; June 13 | ||
| 1984 | The Jerry Lewis Show | 5 episodes | ||
| 1983 | Saturday Night Live | Host | ||
| 1980 | Rascal Dazzle | Narrator | HBO documentary on The Little Rascals | |
| 1978 | Circus of the Stars | Ringmaster | December 8 | |
| 1971 | The Carol Burnett Show | Episode 04.17; January 11 | ||
| 1970 | The Red Skelton Show | Magician's Assistant | Episode, "The Magic Act"; September 14 | |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Directed episode "In Dreams They Run"; December 13 | ||
| 1968 | Playboy After Dark | |||
| 1967 | The Jerry Lewis Show | |||
| 1966 | What's My Line? | Mystery Guest | Episode 818; June 19 | |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | Host | ||
| 1966 | Sheriff Who | NBC pilot (Unaired) | ||
| 1966 | Password | Game Show Contestant/Celebrity Guest Star | ||
| 1966 | Batman | Cameo | Episode: "The Bookworm Turns"'; April 20 | |
| 1965 | The Andy Williams Show | |||
| 1965 | Hullabaloo | With his son Gary Lewis | ||
| 1965 | Ben Casey | Dr. Dennis Green | Episode: "A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow"; March 8 | |
| 1963 | The Jerry Lewis Show | 13 episodes |
Show all 34 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | What's My Line? | Mystery Guest | Episode 619; June 24 | |
| 1961 | What's My Line? | Panelist | Episode 578; August 27 | |
| 1961 | The Garry Moore Show | June 13 | ||
| 1960 | What's My Line? | Mystery Guest | Episode 522; July 17 | |
| 1960 | Permanent Waves | Unsold pilot, director only | ||
| 1959 | Startime | Joey Robin/Rabinowitz | Episode: "The Jazz Singer"; October 13 | |
| 1956 | What's My Line? | Mystery Guest | Episode 320; July 22 | |
| 1954 | What's My Line? | Mystery Guest | Episode 191 with Dean Martin; January 24 | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Host | 33 appearances (28 as Host) with Dean Martin |