Jerry Lewis

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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor
The King of Comedy
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Birth Location Newark, New Jersey, USA
Born 1926-03-16
Died 2017-08-20

Movies

The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon as Himself (archive footage)
2022
Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
2022
2021
Dying Laughing as Himself
2017
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)
2016
Inside Rupert Pupkin as Self (archive footage)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
2014
2013
Close Up as Self (archive footage)
2012
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage)
2011
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! as Stationmaster (voice)
2009
The Nutty Professor as Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love
2008
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten as Self (archive footage)
2006
Los Angeles Plays Itself as Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)
2004
2004
Edith Head: The Paramount Years as (archive footage)
2002
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)
1997
Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
1997
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self (archive footage)
1996
Funny Bones as George Fawkes
1995
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey as Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)
1995
Arizona Dream as Leo Sweetie
1993
Mr. Saturday Night as Himself
1992
Cookie as Arnold Ross
1989
Fight for Life as Dr. Bernard Abrams
1987
The Defective Detective as Jerry Logan
1984
Terror in the Aisles as Myron Mertz (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
Smorgasbord as Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter
1983
The King of Comedy as Jerry Langford
1982
Slapstick (Of Another Kind) as Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
1982
Rascal Dazzle as Self (Voice)
1981
Hardly Working as Bo Hooper
1980
The Hollywood Clowns as Self (archive footage)
1979
The Day the Clown Cried as Helmut Doork
1972
Which Way to the Front? as Brendan Byers III
1970
One More Time as Bandleader (voice)
1970
Hook, Line and Sinker as Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs
1969
The Jack Benny Birthday Special as Self (uncredited)
1969
The Big Mouth as Gerald Clamson
1967
Way... Way Out as Pete Mattemore
1966
Three on a Couch as Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather
1966
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
1965
The Disorderly Orderly as Jerome Littlefield
1964
Soap Opera as Himself (Archive footage)
1964
The Patsy as Stanley Belt
1964
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 Nutty Professor as Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
1963
It's Only Money as Lester March
1962
The Errand Boy as Morty S. Tashman
1961
The Ladies Man as Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert
1961
Cinderfella as Cinderfella
1960
The Bellboy as Stanley / Himself
1960
1960
Li'l Abner as Cameo
1959
Don't Give Up the Ship as John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
1959
The Geisha Boy as Gilbert Wooley
1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby as Clayton Poole
1958
The Sad Sack as Private Meredith C. Bixby
1957
The Delicate Delinquent as Sidney L. Pythias
1957
Hollywood or Bust as Malcolm Smith
1956
Pardners as Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.
1956
Artists and Models as Eugene Fullstack
1955
You're Never Too Young as Wilbur Hoolick
1955
3 Ring Circus as Jerry Hotchkiss
1954
Living It Up as Homer Flagg
1954
Money from Home as Virgil Yokum
1953
The Caddy as Harvey Miller
1953
Scared Stiff as Myron Mertz
1953
Road to Bali as Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)
1953
Jumping Jacks as Hap Smith
1952
Sailor Beware as Melvin Jones
1952
The Stooge as Ted Rogers
1951
That's My Boy as 'Junior' Jackson
1951
At War with the Army as Alvin Korwin
1950
1950
My Friend Irma as Seymour
1949

Movies

2011
The Nutty Professor Characters
2008
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Executive Producer
2000
The Nutty Professor Original Film Writer
1996
The Nutty Professor Executive Producer
1996
1993
1993
Boy Writer
1992
Boy Director
1992
Smorgasbord Writer
1983
Smorgasbord Director
1983
Hardly Working Screenplay
1980
Hardly Working Director
1980
1972
1970
1970
One More Time Director
1970
1969
The Big Mouth Director
1967
The Big Mouth Producer
1967
The Big Mouth Screenplay
1967
Three on a Couch Producer
1966
Three on a Couch Director
1966
1965
1965
1965
The Disorderly Orderly Executive Producer
1964
The Patsy Writer
1964
The Patsy Director
1964
1963
1963
The Errand Boy Director
1961
1961
The Ladies Man Producer
1961
1961
The Ladies Man Director
1961
Cinderfella Producer
1960
The Bellboy Writer
1960
The Bellboy Producer
1960
The Bellboy Director
1960
The Geisha Boy Producer
1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby Producer
1958
1957
1952
The Re-Inforcer Director
1951
Fairfax Avenue Cinematography
1951
Fairfax Avenue Director
1951
1951
An Eye for an Eye Director of Photography
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