Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

American actor (1925–2001)

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. The Guardian labeled him as "the most successful tragi-comedian of his age".

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 42 films (1954–1993) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 15 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1993 Short Cuts Robert Altman 187 min Color
1991 JFK Oliver Stone 189 min 16mm B&W sound
1980 Tribute Bob Clark
1979 The China Syndrome James Bridges 117 min Color
1977 Airport ’77 Universal Pictures 114 min Color sound
1975 The Prisoner Of Second Avenue Warner Brothers, Inc 103 min Color sound
1974 The Front Page Billy Wilder 105 min Color
1972 Avanti Mirisch Corp 144 min Color sound
1972 Save The Tiger Filmways, Jalem Productions & Cirandinha Productions 100 min Color sound
1972 The War Between Men And Women Cinema Center Films 110 min Color sound
1971 Kotch Kotch Company production, a division of Frugal Films 114 min Color sound
1969 The April Fools. Jalem Productions Inc. 95 min 35mm Color sound
1969 The Out Of Towners Jalem Productions 98 min Color sound
1968 The Odd Couple. Paramount Pictures Corp. 101 min 35mm Color sound
1967 Luv. Manulis-Jalem Productions Inc. 93 min 35mm Color sound
1966 The Fortune Cookie Billy Wilder 125 min B&W
1965 How To Murder Your Wife. Murder Inc. 118 min 35mm Color sound
1965 The Great Race warner brothers 152 min 16mm Color sound
1964 Good Neighbor Sam Columbia Picture Corp 130 min 16mm Color sound
1963 Hollywood and the stars. Funny men. Part 2 sponsored by Purex and Timex ; a David L. Wolper production ; United Artists Television ; production executive, Al Ramrus ; associate producer, Julian Ludwig ; written and produced by Irwin Rosten ; series producer- director, Jack Haley, Jr. 26 16mm B&W sound
1963 Irma La Douce. Mirisch Co. Inc. & Phalanx Productions Inc. 1:20 35mm Color sound
1963 Under The Yum Yum Tree. Sonnis-Swift Productions Co. 110 min 35mm Color sound
1962 Days Of Wine And Roses. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. & Martin Manulis-Jalem Productions 117 min 35mm B&W sound
1962 Stowaway In The Sky. Lopert Pictures Corp. 85 min 35mm Color sound
1962 The Notorious Landlady Columbia Picture Corp 123 min 16mm B&W sound
1961 The Wackiest Ship In The Army Columbia Picture Corp 99 min 16mm Color sound
1960 The Apartment. Mirisch Co. Inc. 125 min 35mm B&W sound
1959 It happened to Jane. Arwin Productions Inc. 98 min. 35mm Color sound
1959 Some like it hot unknown 120 min 16mm B&W sound
1959 Some like it hot MGM/UA 1:21 16mm Color sound
1959 SOME LIKE IT HOT. Ashton Productions Inc. 120 min 35mm B&W sound
1958 Bell, Book And Candle. Phoenix Productions Inc. 103 min 35mm Color sound
1958 Cowboy Columbia Picture Corp 92 min 16mm sound
1957 Fire down below Robert Parrish 115 min Color
1957 Fire Down Below. Warwick Film Productions Ltd. 1Jul57 11 reels. 35mm Color sound
1957 Operation Mad Ball. Columbia Pictures Corp. 12 reels 35mm B&W sound
1956 You Can’t Run Away From It. Columbia Pictures Corp. 10 reels 35mm Color sound
1955 Mister Roberts. Orange Productions Ltd. 123 min 35mm Color sound
1955 Three For The Show Ideal Pictures Inc 93 16mm Color sound
1955 Three For The Show. Columbia Pictures Corp. 12 reels 35mm Color sound
1954 It Should Happen To You. Columbia Pictures Corp. 87 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 Phffft! Mark Robson 88 min Color & B&W