Jack Lemmon

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 8, 1925

died

June 27, 2001

place of birth

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

also known as

John "Jack" Lemmon · John Lemmon · John Uhler Lemmon III

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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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Known For

Filmography

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Some Like It Hot
8.1

Some Like It Hot

1959as Jerry (Daphne)
The Apartment
8.2

The Apartment

1960as C.C. Baxter
JFK
7.6

JFK

1991as Jack Martin
The Player
7.2

The Player

1992as Jack Lemmon
12 Angry Men
7.7

12 Angry Men

1997as Juror 8
Chaplin
7.4

Chaplin

1992as Self (archive footage)
Grumpy Old Men
6.7

Grumpy Old Men

1993as John Gustafson
Airport '77
5.6

Airport '77

1977as Don Gallagher
Short Cuts
7.2

Short Cuts

1993as Paul Finnigan
The Great Race
7.1

The Great Race

1965as Professor Fate
Hamlet
7.3

Hamlet

1996as Marcellus
The Legend of Bagger Vance
6.6

The Legend of Bagger Vance

2000as Narrator (voice)
Grumpier Old Men
6.5

Grumpier Old Men

1995as John Gustafson
Out to Sea
5.8

Out to Sea

1997as Herb Sullivan
Irma la Douce
7.4

Irma la Douce

1963as Nestor Patou
Glengarry Glen Ross
7.3

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992as Shelley Levene
The China Syndrome
7.1

The China Syndrome

1979as Jack Godell
The Odd Couple
7.4

The Odd Couple

1968as Felix Ungar
The Odd Couple II
6.3

The Odd Couple II

1998as Felix Ungar
The Front Page
7.3

The Front Page

1974as Hildebrand Johnson
Avanti!
6.9

Avanti!

1972as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
Dad
6.4

Dad

1989as Jake Tremont
How to Murder Your Wife
6.3

How to Murder Your Wife

1965as Stanley Ford
Days of Wine and Roses
7.5

Days of Wine and Roses

1963as Joe Clay
Cowboy
6.5

Cowboy

1958as Frank Harris
Mister Roberts
7.1

Mister Roberts

1955as Ensign Frank Pulver
The Grass Harp
5.9

The Grass Harp

1996as Dr. Morris Ritz
My Fellow Americans
6.1

My Fellow Americans

1996as President Russell P. Kramer
Bell, Book and Candle
6.6

Bell, Book and Candle

1958as Nicky Holroyd
Buddy Buddy
6.2

Buddy Buddy

1981as Victor Clooney
Pepe
6.3

Pepe

1960as Jack Lemmon
Missing
7.3

Missing

1982as Ed Horman
The Earth Day Special
6.5

The Earth Day Special

1990as Coach Stewart
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
10.0

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

2005as Self (archive footage)
Good Neighbor Sam
6.6

Good Neighbor Sam

1964as Sam Bissel
The Fortune Cookie
7.2

The Fortune Cookie

1966as Harry Hinkle
Kotch
6.6

Kotch

1971as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Tuesdays with Morrie
7.4

Tuesdays with Morrie

1999as Morrie Schwartz
Save the Tiger
6.6

Save the Tiger

1973as Harry Stoner
Under the Yum Yum Tree
6.0

Under the Yum Yum Tree

1963as Hogan
It Should Happen to You
7.1

It Should Happen to You

1954as Pete Sheppard
That's Life!
5.6

That's Life!

1986as Harvey Fairchild
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
6.6

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975as Mel Edison
Night of 100 Stars
6.8

Night of 100 Stars

1982as Self
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
6.4

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

1996as Self
Inherit the Wind
6.3

Inherit the Wind

1999as Henry Drummond
The Notorious Landlady
6.8

The Notorious Landlady

1962as Bill Gridley
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
7.5

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

1998as Self
The Long Way Home
6.4

The Long Way Home

1998as Tom Gerrin
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6.0

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)