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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Newton, Massachusetts, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1925-02-08 |
| Died | 2001-06-27 |
Movies
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Always at The Carlyle
as Self (archive footage)
2018
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
as Self
2009
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Inside 'The Apartment'
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon
as Self (archive footage)
2007
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
as Self (archive footage)
2006
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self
2005
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
2004
Christmas in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
as Self (archive footage)
2002
2001
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
Tuesdays with Morrie
as Morrie Schwartz
1999
Inherit the Wind
as Henry Drummond
1999
Forever Hollywood
as Self
1999
1998
1998
The Odd Couple II
as Felix Ungar
1998
The Long Way Home
as Tom Gerrin
1998
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
as Self
1998
12 Angry Men
as Juror 8
1997
Out to Sea
as Herb Sullivan
1997
1997
Hamlet
as Marcellus
1996
My Fellow Americans
as President Russell P. Kramer
1996
1996
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
as Self
1996
A Weekend in the Country
as Bud Bailey
1996
1996
Getting Away with Murder
as Mueller / Luger
1996
Grumpier Old Men
as John Gustafson
1995
Inside the Dream Factory
as Self
1995
The Grass Harp
as Dr. Morris Ritz
1995
Grumpy Old Men
as John Gustafson
1993
A Life in the Theatre
as Robert
1993
Short Cuts
as Paul Finnigan
1993
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
1992
For Richer, for Poorer
as Aram Katourian
1992
JFK
as Jack Martin
1991
The One, the Only... Groucho
as Self
1991
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
as Self - Host
1990
The Earth Day Special
as Coach Stewart
1990
The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1990
1990
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
as Self
1989
Dad
as Jake Tremont
1989
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Gregory Peck: His Own Man
as Self
1988
Long Day's Journey Into Night
as James Tyrone
1987
That's Life!
as Harvey Fairchild
1986
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as Self (from Some Like It Hot [1959]) (archive footage)
1986
Debonair Dancers
as Narrator
1986
Macaroni
as Robert Traven
1985
1985
Mass Appeal
as Father Tim Farley
1984
1982
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
as Self
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
Missing
as Ed Horman
1982
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
as Self
1981
Buddy Buddy
as Victor Clooney
1981
Musical Comedy Tonight II
as Self
1981
Tribute
as Scottie Templeton
1980
The China Syndrome
as Jack Godell
1979
Airport '77
as Don Gallagher
1977
The Gentleman Tramp
as Narrator
1976
Alex & the Gypsy
as Alexander Main
1976
The Entertainer
as Archie Rice
1976
Killer Cop
as Narrator (voice)
1975
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Mel Edison
1975
The Front Page
as Hildebrand Johnson
1974
Wednesday
as Jerry Murphy
1974
Save the Tiger
as Harry Stoner
1973
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
1972
Kotch
as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1971
The Out-of-Towners
as George Kellerman
1970
The April Fools
as Howard Brubaker
1969
The Odd Couple
as Felix Ungar
1968
Luv
as Harry Berlin
1967
The Fortune Cookie
as Harry Hinkle
1966
The Great Race
as Professor Fate / Crown Prince Frederick Hoepnick
1965
How to Murder Your Wife
as Stanley Ford
1965
Good Neighbor Sam
as Sam Bissel
1964
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
as Hogan
1963
Irma la Douce
as Nestor Patou
1963
Days of Wine and Roses
as Joe Clay
1963
The Notorious Landlady
as Bill Gridley
1962
1962
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
as Rip Crandall
1960
Pepe
as Jack Lemmon
1960
The Apartment
as C.C. Baxter
1960
It Happened to Jane
as George Denham
1959
Some Like It Hot
as Jerry / Daphne
1959
Bell, Book and Candle
as Nicky Holroyd
1958
Cowboy
as Frank Harris
1958
Operation Mad Ball
as Pvt. Hogan
1957
Fire Down Below
as Tony
1957
You Can't Run Away from It
as Peter Warne
1956
My Sister Eileen
as Bob Baker
1955
Mister Roberts
as Ensign Pulver
1955
Three for the Show
as Martin 'Marty' Stewart
1955
Phffft
as Robert Tracey
1954
It Should Happen to You
as Pete Sheppard
1954
Once Too Often
as Mike (uncredited)
1950
Movies
A Weekend in the Country
Executive Producer
1996
Save the Tiger
Executive Producer
1973
Avanti!
Executive Producer
1972
The War Between Men and Women
Executive Producer
1972
Kotch
Director
1971
