Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

1925–2001 (aged 76)·Newton, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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43Credits13 TV · 30 films
1948–1999Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedWarrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
7.0 Average ratingacross 42 titles

Top TV shows 13best Jack Lemmon shows

  1. 1The Simpsons posterThe SimpsonsFrank Ormand (voice) · 1 ep · 19898.0
  2. 2Heaven for BetsyPeter Bell · 26 eps · 19528.0
  3. 3The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour1 ep · 19887.5
  4. 4Alcoa Theatre posterAlcoa TheatreAshley · 1 ep · 19577.0
  5. 5Lux Video TheatreAlfred Fishkettle · 1 ep · 19506.7
  6. 6The Philco Television Playhouse posterThe Philco Television Playhouse1 ep · 19486.6
  7. 7Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre posterDick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreCass Kendall · 1 ep · 19566.2
  8. 8The Murder of Mary Phagan posterThe Murder of Mary PhaganGov. John Slaton · 2 eps · 19886.2
  9. 9Robert Montgomery Presents posterRobert Montgomery Presents2 eps · 19506.0
  10. 10Studio One posterStudio OneFred Stevens · 1 ep · 19485.4
  11. 11Suspense posterSuspense1 ep · 19495.1
  12. 12Armstrong Circle Theatre posterArmstrong Circle Theatre1 ep · 19504.5
  13. 13That Wonderful GuyHarold · 17 eps · 1950

Top movies 30best Jack Lemmon movies

  1. 1Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier posterWarrior: The Life of Leonard PeltierThanks · 199110.0
  2. 2The Apartment posterThe ApartmentC.C. Baxter · 19608.2
  3. 3Some Like It Hot posterSome Like It HotJerry (Daphne) · 1959 · Comedy8.1
  4. 412 Angry Men poster12 Angry MenJuror 8 · 19977.7
  5. 5JFK posterJFKJack Martin · 19917.6
  6. 6Days of Wine and Roses posterDays of Wine and RosesJoe Clay · 19637.5
  7. 7The Odd Couple posterThe Odd CoupleFelix Ungar · 19687.4
  8. 8Irma la Douce posterIrma la DouceNestor Patou · 19637.4
  9. 9Tuesdays with Morrie posterTuesdays with MorrieMorrie Schwartz · 19997.4
  10. 10Hamlet posterHamletMarcellus · 19967.3
  11. 11Glengarry Glen Ross posterGlengarry Glen RossShelley Levene · 19927.3
  12. 12The Front Page posterThe Front PageHildebrand Johnson · 19747.3
  13. 13Missing posterMissingEd Horman · 19827.3
  14. 14The Player posterThe PlayerJack Lemmon · 19927.2
  15. 15Short Cuts posterShort CutsPaul Finnigan · 19937.2
  16. 16The Fortune Cookie posterThe Fortune CookieHarry Hinkle · 19667.2
  17. 17The Great Race posterThe Great RaceProfessor Fate · 19657.1
  18. 18The China Syndrome posterThe China SyndromeJack Godell · 19797.1
  19. 19The Gentleman Tramp posterThe Gentleman TrampNarrator · 19767.1
  20. 20Mister Roberts posterMister RobertsEnsign Frank Pulver · 19557.1
  21. 21It Should Happen to You posterIt Should Happen to YouPete Sheppard · 19547.1
  22. 22Avanti! posterAvanti!Wendell Armbruster, Jr. · 19726.9
  23. 23The Notorious Landlady posterThe Notorious LandladyBill Gridley · 19626.8
  24. 24The Out-of-Towners posterThe Out-of-TownersGeorge Kellerman · 19706.8
  25. 25Long Day's Journey Into Night posterLong Day's Journey Into NightJames Tyrone · 19876.8
  26. 26Debonair Dancers posterDebonair DancersNarrator · 19866.8
  27. 27Earth and the American Dream posterEarth and the American DreamReader (voice) · 19926.7
  28. 28Operation Mad Ball posterOperation Mad BallPvt. Hogan · 19576.7
  29. 29Grumpy Old Men posterGrumpy Old MenJohn Gustafson · 19936.7
  30. 30The Prisoner of Second Avenue posterThe Prisoner of Second AvenueMel Edison · 19756.6

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