Deceased

How Did Jack Lemmon Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 76

Also known asJohn "Jack" Lemmon, John Lemmon, John Uhler Lemmon IIIGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn08/02/1925Born inNewton, Massachusetts, USADied27/06/2001 (aged 76)Died inLos AngelesCausebladder cancerWikidataQ94123 ↗Buried 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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Filmography150 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2021	The Real Charlie ChaplinMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	96
2011	Marilyn at the MoviesMovie	Self (archive footage)	86
2011	Hollywood InvasionMovie	archive footage	86
2009	Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on MeMovie	Self	84
2008	Starz Inside: Ladies or GentlemenMovie	Self (archive footage)	83
2006	The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'Movie	Self (archive footage)	81
2006	The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'Movie	Self (archive footage)	81
2004	Uta Hagen's Acting ClassMovie	Self	79
2003	Un film et son époqueSeries	Self (archive footage)	78
2003	Christmas in HollywoodMovie	Self (archive footage)	78
2002	Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack LemmonMovie	Self (archive footage)	77
2001	Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It HotMovie	Self	76
2000	The Legend of Bagger VanceMovie	Narrator (voice)	75
2000	On CukorMovie	Self	75
2000	Altman on His Own TermsMovie	Self	75
2000	Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actorMovie	Self (archive footage)	75
1999	Inherit the WindMovie	Henry Drummond	74
1999	Tuesdays with MorrieMovie	Morrie Schwartz	74
1999	Forever HollywoodMovie	Self	74
1998	Billy Wilder: The Human ComedyMovie	Self	73
1998	The Odd Couple IIMovie	Felix Ungar	73
1998	The Long Way HomeMovie	Tom Gerrin	73
1998	Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen'sMovie	Self	73
1997	Out to SeaMovie	Herb Sullivan	72
1997	12 Angry MenMovie	Juror 8	72
1997	Scene by SceneSeries	Self	72
1997	Walter Matthau: Diamond in the RoughMovie	Self	72
1996	HamletMovie	Marcellus	71
1996	Getting Away with MurderMovie	Mueller / Luger	71
1996	Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next DoorMovie	Self	71
1996	The Grass HarpMovie	Dr. Morris Ritz	71
1996	Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her HeelsMovie	Self	71
1996	My Fellow AmericansMovie	President Russell P. Kramer	71
1996	A Weekend in the CountryMovie	Bud Bailey	71
1996	Jack Lemmon: America's EverymanMovie	Self	71
1995	Grumpier Old MenMovie	John Gustafson	70
1995	Inside the Dream FactoryMovie	Self	70
1994	Inside the Actors StudioSeries	Self	69
1993	Short CutsMovie	Paul Finnigan	68
1993	Grumpy Old MenMovie	John Gustafson	68
1993	A Life in the TheatreMovie	Robert	68
1993	Beyond JFK: The Question of ConspiracyMovie	Self	68
1992	The PlayerMovie	Jack Lemmon	67
1992	ChaplinMovie	Self (archive footage)	67
1992	Earth and the American DreamMovie	Reader (voice)	67
1992	Glengarry Glen RossMovie	Shelley Levene	67
1992	For Richer, for PoorerMovie	Aram Katourian	67
1992	James Cagney: Top of the WorldMovie	Self	67
1991	JFKMovie	Jack Martin	66
1991	The One, the Only... GrouchoMovie	Self	66
1990	The Earth Day SpecialMovie	Coach Stewart	65
1990	Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the DreamMovie	Self	65
1989	The SimpsonsSeries	Frank Ormand (voice)	64
1989	DadMovie	Jake Tremont	64
1988	Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBCMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	63
1988	The Murder of Mary PhaganSeries	Gov. John Slaton	63
1988	Gregory Peck: His Own ManMovie	Self	63
1988	The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourSeries	—	63
1987	Long Day's Journey Into NightMovie	James Tyrone	62
1987	The Best of Max HeadroomMovie	Self	62
1986	That's Life!Movie	Harvey Fairchild	61
1986	Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday SpecialMovie	Self	61
1985	MacaroniMovie	Robert Traven	60
1985	The Max Headroom ShowSeries	Self	60
1985	Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 YearsMovie	Self	60
1984	Mass AppealMovie	Father Tim Farley	59
1982	MissingMovie	Ed Horman	57
1982	Night of 100 StarsMovie	Self	57
1982	Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy WilderMovie	Self	57
1982	Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original GeniusMovie	Self	57
1981	Musical Comedy Tonight IIMovie	Self	56
1981	Buddy BuddyMovie	Victor Clooney	56
1981	All-Star Party for Burt ReynoldsMovie	Self	56
1980	TributeMovie	Scottie Templeton	55
1979	The China SyndromeMovie	Jack Godell	54
1978	The Kennedy Center HonorsSeries	Self	53
1978	Ciné regardsSeries	Self	53
1977	Airport '77Movie	Don Gallagher	52
1976	The Gentleman TrampMovie	Narrator	51
1976	Alex & the GypsyMovie	Alexander Main	51
1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries	Self	50
1975	The Prisoner of Second AvenueMovie	Mel Edison	50
1975	Killer CopMovie	Narrator (voice)	50
1974	The Front PageMovie	Hildebrand Johnson	49
1974	Flick FlackSeries	—	49
1974	Oscars, Actors and The ExorcistMovie	Self	49
1973	Save the TigerMovie	Harry Stoner	48
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series	Self	48
1972	Avanti!Movie	Wendell Armbruster, Jr.	47
1972	The War Between Men and WomenMovie	Peter Wilson	47
1972	S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S GershwinMovie	Self - Host	47
1971	Film '72Series	Self	46
1971	V.I.P. SchaukelSeries	Self	46
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	Self	46
1971	KotchMovie	Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)	46
1970	The Out-of-TownersMovie	George Kellerman	45
1969	The April FoolsMovie	Howard Brubaker	44
1968	The Dick Cavett ShowSeries	Self - Guest	43
1968	The Odd CoupleMovie	Felix Ungar	43
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeries	Self (uncredited)	43
1968	Jack Benny's BagMovie	Self	43
1967	LuvMovie	Harry Berlin	42
1966	The Fortune CookieMovie	Harry Hinkle	41
1965	The Great RaceMovie	Professor Fate	40
1965	How to Murder Your WifeMovie	Stanley Ford	40
1964	Good Neighbor SamMovie	Sam Bissel	39
1963	Irma la DouceMovie	Nestor Patou	38
1963	Days of Wine and RosesMovie	Joe Clay	38
1963	Under the Yum Yum TreeMovie	Hogan	38
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	37
1962	The Notorious LandladyMovie	Bill Gridley	37
1962	The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersMovie	Self	37
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	36
1960	The ApartmentMovie	C.C. Baxter	35
1960	The Wackiest Ship in the ArmyMovie	Rip Crandall	35
1960	PepeMovie	Jack Lemmon	35
1959	Some Like It HotMovie	Jerry (Daphne)	34
1959	It Happened to JaneMovie	George Denham	34
1958	CowboyMovie	Frank Harris	33
1958	Bell, Book and CandleMovie	Nicky Holroyd	33
1957	Alcoa TheatreSeries	Ashley	32
1957	Operation Mad BallMovie	Pvt. Hogan	32
1957	Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries	Self	32
1957	Fire Down BelowMovie	Tony	32
1957	The Mystery of ThirteenMovie	Dr. Billy Palmer	32
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Cass Kendall	31
1956	You Can't Run Away from ItMovie	Peter Warne	31
1956	The Steve Allen ShowSeries	Self - Pianist	31
1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries	Self	31
1955	Mister RobertsMovie	Ensign Frank Pulver	30
1955	My Sister EileenMovie	Bob Baker	30
1955	Three for the ShowMovie	Marty Stewart	30
1954	PhffftMovie	Robert Tracey	29
1954	It Should Happen to YouMovie	Pete Sheppard	29
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	28
1952	Heaven for BetsySeries	Peter Bell	27
1951	The Red Skelton ShowSeries	Self - Most Promising Newcomer	26
1950	Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries	—	25
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Alfred Fishkettle	25
1950	Armstrong Circle TheatreSeries	—	25
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self	25
1950	The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in WonderlandMovie	Tweedledum	25
1950	Once Too OftenMovie	Mike (uncredited)	25
1950	That Wonderful GuySeries	Harold	25
1949	SuspenseSeries	—	24
1949	The Lady Takes a SailorMovie	Plasterer (uncredited)	24
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	—	23
1948	Studio OneSeries	Charlie Bemis	23
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	23
1944	Golden Globe AwardsSeries	Self - Nominee / Presenter	19