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Jack Lemmon
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Died aged 76
Also known asJohn "Jack" Lemmon, John Lemmon, John Uhler Lemmon IIIGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn08/02/1925Born inNewton, Massachusetts, USADied27/06/2001Died inLos AngelesCausebladder cancerWikidataQ94123Buried atWestwood Village Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#3151

John Uhler Lemmon III was an American actor. Considered proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, he was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in comedy-drama films. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and one Volpi Cup. He also received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1988, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1991, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1996.

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Filmography130 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2021The Real Charlie ChaplinMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)96
2011Marilyn at the MoviesMovieSelf (archive footage)86
2011Hollywood InvasionMoviearchive footage86
2009Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on MeMovieSelf84
2008Starz Inside: Ladies or GentlemenMovieSelf (archive footage)83
2006The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'MovieSelf (archive footage)81
2003Un film et son époqueSeriesSelf (archive footage)78
2003Christmas in HollywoodMovieSelf (archive footage)78
2001Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It HotMovieSelf76
2000The Legend of Bagger VanceMovieNarrator (voice)75
1999Inherit the WindMovieHenry Drummond74
1999Tuesdays with MorrieMovieMorrie Schwartz74
1999Forever HollywoodMovieSelf74
1998Billy Wilder: The Human ComedyMovieSelf73
1998The Odd Couple IIMovieFelix Ungar73
1998The Long Way HomeMovieTom Gerrin73
1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen'sMovieSelf73
1997Out to SeaMovieHerb Sullivan72
199712 Angry MenMovieJuror 872
1996HamletMovieMarcellus71
1996Getting Away with MurderMovieMueller / Luger71
1996Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next DoorMovieSelf71
1996The Grass HarpMovieDr. Morris Ritz71
1996Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her HeelsMovieSelf71
1996My Fellow AmericansMoviePresident Russell P. Kramer71
1995Grumpier Old MenMovieJohn Gustafson70
1995Inside the Dream FactoryMovieSelf70
1994Inside the Actors StudioSeriesSelf69
1993Short CutsMoviePaul Finnigan68
1993Grumpy Old MenMovieJohn Gustafson68
1993A Life in the TheatreMovieRobert68
1993Beyond JFK: The Question of ConspiracyMovieSelf68
1992The PlayerMovieJack Lemmon67
1992ChaplinMovieSelf (archive footage)67
1992Earth and the American DreamMovieReader (voice)67
1992Glengarry Glen RossMovieShelley Levene67
1992For Richer, for PoorerMovieAram Katourian67
1991JFKMovieJack Martin66
1991The One, the Only... GrouchoMovieSelf66
1990The Earth Day SpecialMovieCoach Stewart65
1990Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the DreamMovieSelf65
1989The SimpsonsSeriesFrank Ormand (voice)64
1989DadMovieJake Tremont64
1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBCMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)63
1988The Murder of Mary PhaganSeriesGov. John Slaton63
1988Gregory Peck: His Own ManMovieSelf63
1987Long Day's Journey Into NightMovieJames Tyrone62
1986That's Life!MovieHarvey Fairchild61
1986Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday SpecialMovieSelf61
1985MacaroniMovieRobert Traven60
1985The Max Headroom ShowSeriesSelf60
1985Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 YearsMovieSelf60
1984Mass AppealMovieFather Tim Farley59
1982MissingMovieEd Horman57
1982Night of 100 StarsMovieSelf57
1982Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy WilderMovieSelf57
1982Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original GeniusMovieSelf57
1981Musical Comedy Tonight IIMovieSelf56
1981Buddy BuddyMovieVictor Clooney56
1981All-Star Party for Burt ReynoldsMovieSelf56
1980TributeMovieScottie Templeton55
1979The China SyndromeMovieJack Godell54
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSeriesSelf53
1978Ciné regardsSeriesSelf53
1977Airport '77MovieDon Gallagher52
1976The Gentleman TrampMovieNarrator51
1976Alex & the GypsyMovieAlexander Main51
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeriesSelf50
1975The Prisoner of Second AvenueMovieMel Edison50
1975Killer CopMovieNarrator (voice)50
1974The Front PageMovieHildebrand Johnson49
1974Flick FlackSeries49
1973Save the TigerMovieHarry Stoner48
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...SeriesSelf48
1972Avanti!MovieWendell Armbruster, Jr.47
1972The War Between Men and WomenMoviePeter Wilson47
1971Film '72SeriesSelf46
1971V.I.P. SchaukelSeriesSelf46
1971Great PerformancesSeriesSelf46
1971KotchMovieSleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)46
1970The Out-of-TownersMovieGeorge Kellerman45
1969The April FoolsMovieHoward Brubaker44
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest43
1968The Odd CoupleMovieFelix Ungar43
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeriesSelf (uncredited)43
1968Jack Benny's BagMovieSelf43
1967LuvMovieHarry Berlin42
1966The Fortune CookieMovieHarry Hinkle41
1965The Great RaceMovieProfessor Fate40
1965How to Murder Your WifeMovieStanley Ford40
1964Good Neighbor SamMovieSam Bissel39
1963Irma la DouceMovieNestor Patou38
1963Days of Wine and RosesMovieJoe Clay38
1963Under the Yum Yum TreeMovieHogan38
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf37
1962The Notorious LandladyMovieBill Gridley37
1962The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersMovieSelf37
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf36
1960The ApartmentMovieC.C. Baxter35
1960The Wackiest Ship in the ArmyMovieRip Crandall35
1960PepeMovieJack Lemmon35
1959Some Like It HotMovieJerry (Daphne)34
1959It Happened to JaneMovieGeorge Denham34
1958CowboyMovieFrank Harris33
1958Bell, Book and CandleMovieNicky Holroyd33
1957Alcoa TheatreSeriesAshley32
1957Operation Mad BallMoviePvt. Hogan32
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeriesSelf32
1957Fire Down BelowMovieTony32
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesCass Kendall31
1956You Can't Run Away from ItMoviePeter Warne31
1956The Steve Allen ShowSeriesSelf - Pianist31
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeriesSelf31
1955Mister RobertsMovieEnsign Frank Pulver30
1955My Sister EileenMovieBob Baker30
1955Three for the ShowMovieMarty Stewart30
1954PhffftMovieRobert Tracey29
1954It Should Happen to YouMoviePete Sheppard29
1953The OscarsSeriesSelf28
1951The Red Skelton ShowSeriesSelf - Most Promising Newcomer26
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries25
1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesAlfred Fishkettle25
1950Armstrong Circle TheatreSeries25
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf25
1949SuspenseSeries24
1949The Lady Takes a SailorMoviePlasterer (uncredited)24
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries23
1948Studio OneSeriesCharlie Bemis23
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf23
1944Golden Globe AwardsSeriesSelf - Nominee / Presenter19