Jack Lemmon
One of the most consistently acclaimed actors in motion picture and television history, Jack Lemmon became the first man to win Academy Awards as both Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Mister Roberts" (1955) and Best Actor for "Save the Tiger" (1973). In between and after, Lemmon amassed a résumé of credits that included a wide range of both comedic and dramatic roles. But most importantly, he enjoyed long-running collaborations with director Billy Wilder and actor Walter Matthau, both of whom helped Lemmon produce some of his finest work. Lemmon first worked with Wilder on the iconic comedy "Some Like it Hot" (1959) before again turning in a high-quality performance in "The Apartment" (1960. He went on to establish his dramatic bona fides with "Days of Wine and Rose" (1962) before starring opposite Matthau in their first partnership "The Fortune Cookie" (1966). But it was their iconic clashing of personalities in Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" (1968) that cemented their place as comedy partners in the public's mind. Lemmon went on to a string of critical hits that garnered a number of awards and nominations, including "The China Syndrome" (1979), "Tribute" (1980) and "Missing" (1982). He delivered fine turns in "JFK" (1991) and "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1992) before finding surprising commercial success alongside Matthau with "Grumpy Old Men" (1993) and "Grumpier Old Men" (1995). Though the pair faltered with "Out to Sea" (1997) and the ill-advised sequel "The Odd Couple II" (1998), Lemmon gave searing performances on the small screen in "12 Angry Men" (Showtime, 1997) and "Tuesdays with Morrie" (ABC, 1999), proving that his considerable gifts became more refined with age.
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Jack Lemmon
Filmography
Movies
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43% |
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The Legend of Bagger Vance |
Narrator / |
$30.7M | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Inherit the Wind | Henry Drummond (Character) | - | 1999 |
71% |
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Tuesdays With Morrie | Morrie Schwartz (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Forever Hollywood | Self | - | 1999 |
27% |
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Neil Simon's The Odd Couple II | Felix Ungar (Character) | $18.9M | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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The Long Way Home | Thomas Gerrin (Character) | - | 1998 |
93% |
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12 Angry Men | Juror 8 (Character) | - | 1997 |
36% |
|
Out to Sea | Herb Sullivan (Character) | $28.0M | 1997 |
47% |
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My Fellow Americans | President Russell O. Kramer (Character) | $22.3M | 1996 |
95% |
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Hamlet | Marcellus (Character) | $4.4M | 1996 |
0% |
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Getting Away With Murder |
Max Mueller/ |
$127.7K | 1996 |
50% |
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The Grass Harp | Dr. Morris Ritz (Character) | $511.6K | 1995 |
21% |
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Grumpier Old Men | John Gustafson (Character) | $70.5M | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Weekend in the Country | Bud Bailey (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Life in the Theatre | Robert (Character) | - | 1993 |
65% |
|
Grumpy Old Men | John Gustafson (Character) | $69.3M | 1993 |
95% |
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Short Cuts | Paul Finnigan (Character) | $6.1M | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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For Richer, for Poorer | Aram Katourian (Character) | - | 1992 |
95% |
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Glengarry Glen Ross | Shelley Levene (Character) | $10.7M | 1992 |
84% |
|
JFK | Jack Martin (Character) | - | 1991 |
58% |
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Dad | Jake Tremont (Character) | $19.7M | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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The Murder of Mary Phagan | Gov. John Slaton (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Long Day's Journey into Night | James Tyrone Sr. (Character) | - | 1987 |
60% |
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That's Life! | Harvey Fairchild (Character) | $3.6M | 1986 |
No Score Yet |
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Macaroni | Robert Traven (Character) | $119.6K | 1985 |
100% |
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Mass Appeal | Father Tim Farley (Character) | - | 1984 |
94% |
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Missing | Ed Horman (Character) | - | 1982 |
65% |
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Buddy Buddy | Victor Clooney (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet |
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Tribute | Scottie Templeton (Character) | - | 1980 |
88% |
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The China Syndrome | Jack Godell (Character) | - | 1979 |
40% |
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Airport '77 | Capt. Don Gallagher (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alex and the Gypsy | Alexander Main (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jack Lemmon - A Twist of Lemmon | Self | - | 1976 |
44% |
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Mel Edison (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Entertainer | Archie Rice (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gentleman Tramp | Narrator | - | 1975 |
57% |
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The Front Page | Hildy Johnson (Character) | - | 1974 |
86% |
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Save the Tiger | Harry Stoner (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet |
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The War Between Men and Women | Peter Edward Wilson (Character) | - | 1972 |
79% |
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Avanti! |
Wendell Armbruster, Jr. (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 1972 |
75% |
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Kotch |
Sleeping Bus Passenger (Character), Director |
- | 1971 |
63% |
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The Out-of-Towners | George Kellerman (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet |
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The April Fools | Howard Brubaker (Character) | - | 1969 |
97% |
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The Odd Couple | Felix Ungar (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet |
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Luv | Harry Berlin (Character) | - | 1967 |
96% |
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The Fortune Cookie | Harry Hinkle (Character) | - | 1966 |
64% |
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How to Murder Your Wife | Stanley Ford (Character) | - | 1965 |
67% |
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The Great Race |
Professor Fate / |
- | 1965 |
80% |
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Good Neighbor Sam | Sam Bissell (Character) | - | 1964 |
17% |
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Under the Yum Yum Tree | Hogan (Character) | - | 1963 |
76% |
|
Irma La Douce |
Nestor Patou/ |
- | 1963 |
100% |
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Days of Wine and Roses | Joe Clay (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet |
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The Notorious Landlady | William Gridley (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet |
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The Wackiest Ship in the Army | Lt. Rip Crandall (Character) | - | 1961 |
94% |
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The Apartment | C.C. Baxter (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet |
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It Happened to Jane | George Denham (Character) | - | 1959 |
95% |
|
Some Like It Hot |
Jerry/ |
- | 1959 |
75% |
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Cowboy | Frank Harris (Character) | - | 1958 |
76% |
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Bell, Book and Candle | Nicky Holroyd (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet |
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Fire Down Below | Tony (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet |
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Operation Mad Ball | Pvt. Hogan (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet |
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You Can't Run Away From It | Peter Warne (Character) | - | 1956 |
93% |
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Mister Roberts | Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver (Character) | - | 1955 |
83% |
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My Sister Eileen | Robert "Bob" Baker (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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Three for the Show | Martin "Marty" Stewart (Character) | - | 1955 |
100% |
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It Should Happen to You | Pete Sheppard (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet |
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Phffft! | Robert Tracey (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Studio One Anthology | Unknown (Character) | - | 1948 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Actors Studio | Guest | 1998 |
85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Frank Ormand (Guest Voice) | 1997 |
45% | No Score Yet | The Academy Awards | Host | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1957 1960 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I've Got a Secret | Guest | 1955 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Turn of Fate | Charles Dickens (Character) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Studio One | Unknown (Character) | 1949-1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suspense | Unknown (Character) | 1949 |