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Jerry Lee Lewis
Deceased

How Did Jerry Lee Lewis Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 87
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn29/09/1935Born inFerriday, Louisiana, USADied28/10/2022 (aged 87)Died inNesbitCausepneumoniaWikidataQ202729 ↗Buried atHerron Family CemeteryTMDb#22859 ↗

Jerry Lee Lewis was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock 'n' roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1952 at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, and early recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. He later became known for his chart topping country music recordings from the 1960s and 1970s.

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Filmography53 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025Merci Dorothée !MovieSelf (archive footage)90
2022Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in MindMovieSelf87
2021Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-TorresMovieSelf (archival footage)86
2015It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBCMovieSelf (archive footage)80
2014Country Kings at the BBCMovie—79
2013Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: 'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home MoviesMovieSelf78
2012Becoming the BeatlesMovieSelf77
2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ConcertsMovieSelf74
2007Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, LiveMovieSelf72
2007Fats and FriendsMovieSelf72
2007Fats Domino: Walking to New OrleansMovieSelf72
2006Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash: The Road ShowMovieSelf (archive footage)71
2004Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon EverybodyMovieSelf (archive footage)69
2004Country Anthology Classics Volume 2Movie(archive footage)69
2004Rockin' PianosMovieSelf69
2003Rock 'n' Roll and the 1950's Vol. 2MovieSelf (archive footage)68
2001Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun RecordsMovieSelf66
2000Piano Grand! A Smithsonian CelebrationMovieSelf65
1999Where Are They Now?SeriesSelf64
1999Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50sMovieSelf (archive footage)64
1998WCW ThunderSeries—63
1997Behind the MusicSeriesSelf62
1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowSeriesSelf60
1993Late Show with David LettermanSeriesSelf - Musical Guest58
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeriesSelf - Musical Guest58
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries—57
1989Legends of Rock 'n' RollMovieJerry Lee Lewis54
1987Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' RollMovieSelf52
1987Jerry Lee Lewis: I Am What I AmMovie—52
1984Rock and Roll: The Early DaysMovieHimself49
1982T. J. HookerSeriesJerry Lee Lewis47
1982WoganSeriesSelf47
1982Jerry Lee Lewis 25th anniversary concertMovieSelf47
1978American Hot WaxMovieSelf43
1977Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th AnniversaryMovieSelf - Performer42
1977The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977MovieSelf42
1973Police StorySeries—38
1973The London Rock and Roll ShowMovieSelf38
1972The Midnight SpecialSeriesSelf37
1971Sweet TorontoMovieSelf36
1969The Johnny Cash ShowSeriesSelf34
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSeriesSelf34
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest33
1964Shindig!SeriesSelf - Singer / Pianist29
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf27
1958High School Confidential!MovieSelf23
1958The Dick Clark ShowSeriesSelf23
1957American BandstandSeriesSelf22
1957Jamboree!MovieJerry Lee Lewis22
1956The Steve Allen ShowSeriesSelf - Singer21
1952TodaySeriesSelf17
0Jerry Lee Lewis: The Jerry Lee Lewis ShowMovie——
0Don't Knock The Rock U.K. 1964MovieJerry Lee Lewis—