Jack Lemmon

February 8, 1925 - June 27, 2001 Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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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.

Their titles like Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, and Glengarry Glen Ross - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

62 titles
Community avg: 8.34 /10
  • 1
    1
    1959March 1959 by Billy Wilder
    Comedy, Romance, Crime
    Comedy, Romance, Crime
    9.02 Masterpiece
  • 2
    2
    1960June 1960 by Billy Wilder
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    9.11 Masterpiece+
  • 3
    3
    1992September 1992 by James Foley
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    8.25 Excellent+
  • 4
    4
    JFK
    1991December 1991 by Oliver Stone
    Drama, Thriller, History
    Drama, Thriller, History
    8.52 Masterpiece--
  • 5
    5
    1993December 1993 by Donald Petrie
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 6
    6
    1968May 1968 by Gene Saks
    Comedy
    Comedy
    8.32 Excellent++
  • 7
    7
    1982February 1982 by Costa-Gavras
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    8.15 Excellent+
  • 8
    8
    1993October 1993 by Robert Altman
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    8.11 Excellent+
  • 9
    9
    1974November 1974 by Billy Wilder
    Comedy
    Comedy
    8.19 Excellent+
  • 10
    10
    1965July 1965 by Blake Edwards
    Comedy, Adventure, Action
    Comedy, Adventure, Action
    8.00 Excellent
  • 11
    11
    1966October 1966 by Billy Wilder
    Comedy, Drama, Crime
    Comedy, Drama, Crime
    8.10 Excellent
  • 12
    12
    1963January 1963 by Billy Wilder
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    8.28 Excellent+
  • 13
    13
    1977March 1977 by Jerry Jameson
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    6.74 Good-
  • 14
    14
    2000November 2000 by Robert Redford
    Drama, Romance, Fantasy
    Drama, Romance, Fantasy
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 15
    15
    1995December 1995 by Howard Deutch
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    7.47 Good++
  • 16
    16
    1979March 1979 by James Bridges
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    8.05 Excellent
  • 17
    17
    1972December 1972 by Billy Wilder
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 18
    18
    1963February 1963 by Blake Edwards
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    8.32 Excellent++
  • 19
    19
    1996December 1996 by Peter Segal
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.20 Good+
  • 20
    20
    1997August 1997 by William Friedkin
    Drama
    Drama
    8.54 Masterpiece--
  • 21
    21
    1998April 1998 by Howard Deutch
    Adventure, Comedy
    Adventure, Comedy
    7.40 Good++
  • 22
    22
    1965January 1965 by Richard Quine
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.40 Good++
  • 23
    23
    1958December 1958 by Richard Quine
    Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
    Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 24
    24
    1970May 1970 by Arthur Hiller
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 25
    25
    1996December 1996 by Kenneth Branagh
    Drama
    Drama
    8.20 Excellent+
  • 26
    26
    1997July 1997 by Martha Coolidge
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.09 Good
  • 27
    27
    1981April 1981 by Billy Wilder
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    7.37 Good++
  • 28
    28
    Dad
    1989October 1989 by Gary David Goldberg
    Drama
    Drama
    7.50 Good++
  • 29
    29
    1973February 1973 by John G. Avildsen
    Drama
    Drama
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 30
    30
    1955July 1955 by John Ford
    Comedy, Drama, War
    Comedy, Drama, War
    7.99 Excellent
  • 31
    31
    1975March 1975 by Melvin Frank
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 32
    32
    1964July 1964 by David Swift
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.70 Excellent--
  • 33
    33
    1958January 1958 by Delmer Daves
    Western
    Western
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 34
    34
    1959May 1959 by Richard Quine
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.45 Good++
  • 35
    35
    1999December 1999 by Mick Jackson
    Drama
    Drama
    8.07 Excellent
  • 36
    36
    1962April 1962 by Richard Quine
    Comedy, Mystery
    Comedy, Mystery
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 37
    37
    1999May 1999 by Daniel Petrie
    Drama
    Drama
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 38
    38
    1954January 1954 by George Cukor
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.95 Excellent
  • 39
    39
    1969May 1969 by Stuart Rosenberg
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    7.43 Good++
  • 40
    40
    1972June 1972 by Melville Shavelson
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 41
    41
    1963October 1963 by David Swift
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 42
    42
    1986October 1986 by Blake Edwards
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.42 Good++
  • 43
    43
    1954November 1954 by Mark Robson
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.53 Excellent--
  • 44
    44
    1957August 1957 by Richard Quine
    Comedy, War
    Comedy, War
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 45
    45
    1985October 1985 by Ettore Scola
    Drama, Comedy, Italian
    Drama, Comedy, Italian
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 46
    46
    1955September 1955 by Richard Quine
    Music, Comedy, Romance
    Music, Comedy, Romance
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 47
    47
    1957May 1957 by Robert Parrish
    Drama, Adventure, Romance
    Drama, Adventure, Romance
    7.46 Good++
  • 48
    48
    Luv
    1967July 1967 by Clive Donner
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    7.38 Good++
  • 49
    49
    1984December 1984 by Glenn Jordan
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 50
    50
    1996October 1996 by Charles Matthau
    Comedy, Drama, Family
    Comedy, Drama, Family
    7.46 Good++
  • 51
    51
    1988
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 52
    52
    1955February 1955 by H. C. Potter
    Music, Comedy
    Music, Comedy
    7.73 Excellent-
  • 53
    53
    1976October 1976 by Richard Patterson
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.89 Excellent-
  • 54
    54
    1993January 1993 by Danny Schechter
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 55
    55
    1996May 1996 by Suzette Winter
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 56
    56
    1976March 1976 by Donald Wrye
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    Needs more reviews
  • 57
    57
    1998June 1998 by Shari Springer Berman
    Documentary, Drama
    Documentary, Drama
    7.92 Excellent
  • 58
    58
    1952
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
  • 59
    59
    1993March 1993 by Mike Kaplan
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.95 Excellent
  • 60
    60
    1992October 1992 by Bill Couturié
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 61
    61
    1995November 1995 by Mark Woods
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 62
    62
    1991May 1991 by Susan F. Walker
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews