Jack Lemmon



First NameJack
Last NameLemmon
Full Name at BirthJohn Uhler Lemmon
Age76 (age at death)
Date of BirthFebruary 8, 1925
BirthplaceNewton, MA
Date of DeathJune 27, 2001
Location of DeathLos Angeles, CA
Cause of DeathCancer - Colon
Height5' 9" (175 cm)
Star SignAquarius
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolPhillips Andover Academy, Andover, MA (1943)
UniversityHarvard University (1947)
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameThe Odd Couple
FatherJohn Uhler Lemmon, Jr
MotherMildred Burgess LaRue
FriendsWalter Matthau, Tony Curtis, Ernie Kovacs, Kevin Spacey

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.


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Filmography

Selected Jack Lemmon film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2000
Narrator , Old Hardy Greaves

1999
Inherit the Wind
Henry Drummond

1999
Morrie Schwartz

1999
Chicken Soup for the Soul
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1998
Felix Ungar

1998
Puppies for Sale
Pet Shop Owner

1998
The Long Way Home
Thomas Gerrin

1997
Herb Sullivan

1997
Juror #8

1996
Max Mueller, Karl Luger

1996
Marcellus

1996
President Russell P. Kramer

1996
A Weekend in the Country
Bud Bailey

1995
John Gustafson

1995
Dr. Morris Ritz

1993
John Gustafson

1993
Paul Finnigan

1993
A Life in the Theater
Robert

1992
Shelley Levene

1992
For Richer, for Poorer
Aram Katourian

1991
JFK
Jack Martin

1989
Dad
Jake Tremont

1989
Frank Ormand

1988
Gov. John Slaton

1987
Long Day's Journey Into Night
James Tyrone Sr.

1986
Harvey Fairchild

1985
Robert Traven

1984
Father Tim Farley

1982
Ed Horman

1981
Victor Clooney

1981
Musical Comedy Tonight II
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1980
Scottie Templeton

1979
Jack Godell

1977
Capt. Don Gallagher

1976
Alexander Main

1976
The Entertainer
Archie Rice

1974
La polizia ha le mani legate
Narrator

1974
Wednesday
Jerry Murphy

1973
Harry Stoner

1973
Get Happy
Host

1972
Wendell Armbruster, Jr.

1972
Peter Edward Wilson

1971
Sleeping Bus Passenger

1970
George Kellerman

1969
Howard Brubaker

1968
Felix Ungar

1968
There Comes a Day
-

1967
Luv
Harry Berlin

1966
Harry Hinkle

1965
Stanley Ford

1965
Professor Fate, Crown Prince Frederick Hoepnick

1964
Sam Bissell

1963
Nestor Patou, Lord X

1962
Joe Clay

1962
William 'Bill' Gridley

1960
C.C. Baxter

1960
Lt. Rip Crandall

1960
Narrator

1959
George Denham

1959
Jerry

1958
Nicky Holroyd

1958
Frank Harris

1957
Tony

1957
Pvt. Hogan

1957
Goodyear Theatre
Charles Dickens, Dr. Cameron, Henry Coyle

1957
Alcoa Theatre
Edward King, Henry Coyle, Lieutenant Tony Crawford, Lieutenant Tony Crawford

1956
Peter Warne

1956
David Poole, Dr. Billy Palmer

1956
Cass Kendall

1955
Ens. Frank Thurlowe Pulver

1955
Robert 'Bob' Baker

1955
Martin 'Marty' Stewart

1955
Ford Star Jubilee
John Wilkes Booth

1954
Pete Sheppard

1954
Robert Tracey

1954
The Road of Life
Surgeon

1953
Medallion Theatre
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1952
Barney Evans

1952
Campbell Summer Soundstage
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1952
Heaven for Betsy
Pete Bell

1951
The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show
Newlywed

1950
Armstrong Circle Theatre
-

1950
Danger
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1950
Alfred Fishkettle

1950
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
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1950
The Web
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1949
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1949
That Wonderful Guy
Harold

1947
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Director Credits

1971
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Producer Credits

1996
A Weekend in the Country
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Soundtrack Credits

2003
Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show
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1980
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