Person file · Acting
Jack Lemmon
Born 1925-02-08Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Real Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Marilyn at the MoviesSelf (archive footage)Hollywood Invasionarchive footageJohnny Mercer: The Dream's on MeSelfStarz Inside: Ladies or GentlemenSelf (archive footage)Inside 'The Apartment'Self (archive footage)Magic Time: The Art of Jack LemmonSelf (archive footage)The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'Self (archive footage)The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'Self (archive footage)Nos Bastidores de HollywoodSelf (archive footage)The China Syndrome: Creating a ControversySelf (archive footage)The China Syndrome: A Fusion of TalentSelf (archive footage)Uta Hagen's Acting ClassSelfChristmas in HollywoodSelf (archive footage)Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack LemmonSelf (archive footage)Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It HotSelfOn CukorSelfThe Legend of Bagger VanceNarrator (voice)Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actorSelf (archive footage)Altman on His Own TermsSelfTuesdays with MorrieMorrie SchwartzInherit the WindHenry DrummondForever HollywoodSelfPrivate Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter MatthauSelf