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.

His titles like Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, and Glengarry Glen Ross - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Watched: 0/80
Weighted avg: 6.99 /10
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    Some Like It Hot
    1959March 1959 by Billy Wilder
    Starring as Jerry (Daphne)
    Starring as Jerry (Daphne)
    7.77 Excellent
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    The Apartment
    1960June 1960 by Billy Wilder
    Lead role as C.C. Baxter
    Lead role as C.C. Baxter
    7.88 Excellent
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    3
    Glengarry Glen Ross
    1992September 1992 by James Foley
    Starring as Shelley Levene
    Starring as Shelley Levene
    6.89 Good+
  • 4
    4
    JFK
    1991December 1991 by Oliver Stone
    Supporting as Jack Martin
    Supporting as Jack Martin
    7.22 Good++
  • 5
    5
    Grumpy Old Men
    1993December 1993 by Donald Petrie
    Lead role as John Gustafson
    Lead role as John Gustafson
    6.23 Good--
  • 6
    6
    The Odd Couple
    1968May 1968 by Gene Saks
    Lead role as Felix Ungar
    Lead role as Felix Ungar
    6.96 Good+
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    7
    Missing
    1982February 1982 by Costa-Gavras
    Lead role as Ed Horman
    Lead role as Ed Horman
    6.78 Good
  • 8
    8
    Short Cuts
    1993October 1993 by Robert Altman
    Starring as Paul Finnigan
    Starring as Paul Finnigan
    6.77 Good
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    9
    The Front Page
    1974November 1974 by Billy Wilder
    Lead role as Hildebrand Johnson
    Lead role as Hildebrand Johnson
    6.82 Good+
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    The Great Race
    1965July 1965 by Blake Edwards
    Lead role as Professor Fate
    Lead role as Professor Fate
    6.62 Good
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    11
    The Fortune Cookie
    1966October 1966 by Billy Wilder
    Lead role as Harry Hinkle
    Lead role as Harry Hinkle
    6.68 Good
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    12
    Irma la Douce
    1963January 1963 by Billy Wilder
    Starring as Nestor Patou
    Starring as Nestor Patou
    6.93 Good+
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    13
    Airport '77
    1977March 1977 by Jerry Jameson
    Lead role as Don Gallagher
    Lead role as Don Gallagher
    5.19 Okay--
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    The Legend of Bagger Vance
    2000November 2000 by Robert Redford
    Minor role as Narrator (voice)
    Minor role as Narrator (voice)
    6.15 Good--
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    Grumpier Old Men
    1995December 1995 by Howard Deutch
    Starring as John Gustafson
    Starring as John Gustafson
    6.01 Okay++
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    The China Syndrome
    1979March 1979 by James Bridges
    Starring as Jack Godell
    Starring as Jack Godell
    6.66 Good
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    Avanti!
    1972December 1972 by Billy Wilder
    Lead role as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
    Lead role as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
    6.44 Good-
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    Days of Wine and Roses
    1963February 1963 by Blake Edwards
    Lead role as Joe Clay
    Lead role as Joe Clay
    6.93 Good+
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    My Fellow Americans
    1996December 1996 by Peter Segal
    Lead role as President Russell P. Kramer
    Lead role as President Russell P. Kramer
    5.66 Okay
  • 20
    20
    12 Angry Men
    1998May 1998 by William Friedkin
    Supporting as Juror 8
    Supporting as Juror 8
    7.22 Excellent--
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    The Odd Couple II
    1998April 1998 by Howard Deutch
    Lead role as Felix Ungar
    Lead role as Felix Ungar
    5.86 Okay+
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    How to Murder Your Wife
    1965January 1965 by Richard Quine
    Lead role as Stanley Ford
    Lead role as Stanley Ford
    5.87 Okay+
  • 23
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    Bell, Book and Candle
    1958December 1958 by Richard Quine
    Starring as Nicky Holroyd
    Starring as Nicky Holroyd
    6.13 Good--
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    24
    The Out-of-Towners
    1970May 1970 by Arthur Hiller
    Lead role as George Kellerman
    Lead role as George Kellerman
    6.28 Good--
  • 25
    25
    Hamlet
    1996December 1996 by Kenneth Branagh
    Minor role as Marcellus
    Minor role as Marcellus
    6.85 Good+
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    Out to Sea
    1997July 1997 by Martha Coolidge
    Lead role as Herb Sullivan
    Lead role as Herb Sullivan
    5.51 Okay
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    27
    Buddy Buddy
    1981April 1981 by Billy Wilder
    Lead role as Victor Clooney
    Lead role as Victor Clooney
    5.74 Okay+
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    28
    Dad
    1989October 1989 by Gary David Goldberg
    Lead role as Jake Tremont
    Lead role as Jake Tremont
    5.93 Okay++
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    29
    Save the Tiger
    1973February 1973 by John G. Avildsen
    Lead role as Harry Stoner
    Lead role as Harry Stoner
    6.10 Okay++
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    Mister Roberts
    1955July 1955 by John Ford
    Supporting as Ensign Frank Pulver
    Supporting as Ensign Frank Pulver
    6.50 Good-
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    The Prisoner of Second Avenue
    1975March 1975 by Melvin Frank
    Lead role as Mel Edison
    Lead role as Mel Edison
    6.16 Good--
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    Good Neighbor Sam
    1964July 1964 by David Swift
    Lead role as Sam Bissel
    Lead role as Sam Bissel
    6.07 Okay++
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    Cowboy
    1958January 1958 by Delmer Daves
    Starring as Frank Harris
    Starring as Frank Harris
    6.00 Okay++
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    34
    It Happened to Jane
    1959May 1959 by Richard Quine
    Starring as George Denham
    Starring as George Denham
    5.84 Okay+
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    35
    The Wackiest Ship in the Army
    1960December 1960 by Richard Murphy
    Lead role as Rip Crandall
    Lead role as Rip Crandall
    5.82 Okay+
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    Tuesdays with Morrie
    1999December 1999 by Mick Jackson
    Lead role as Morrie Schwartz
    Lead role as Morrie Schwartz
    6.46 Good-
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    37
    The Notorious Landlady
    1962April 1962 by Richard Quine
    Starring as Bill Gridley
    Starring as Bill Gridley
    6.20 Good--
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    38
    Inherit the Wind
    1999May 1999 by Daniel Petrie
    Lead role as Henry Drummond
    Lead role as Henry Drummond
    5.93 Okay++
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    39
    The April Fools
    1969May 1969 by Stuart Rosenberg
    Lead role as Howard Brubaker
    Lead role as Howard Brubaker
    5.73 Okay+
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    It Should Happen to You
    1954January 1954 by George Cukor
    Starring as Pete Sheppard
    Starring as Pete Sheppard
    6.42 Good-
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    41
    The War Between Men and Women
    1972June 1972 by Melville Shavelson
    Lead role as Peter Wilson
    Lead role as Peter Wilson
    5.98 Okay++
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    Under the Yum Yum Tree
    1963October 1963 by David Swift
    Lead role as Hogan
    Lead role as Hogan
    5.84 Okay+
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    43
    That's Life!
    1986October 1986 by Blake Edwards
    Lead role as Harvey Fairchild
    Lead role as Harvey Fairchild
    5.68 Okay+
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    Phffft
    1954November 1954 by Mark Robson
    Starring as Robert Tracey
    Starring as Robert Tracey
    5.87 Okay+
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    45
    Operation Mad Ball
    1957August 1957 by Richard Quine
    Lead role as Pvt. Hogan
    Lead role as Pvt. Hogan
    6.08 Okay++
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    Macaroni Italian
    1985October 1985 by Ettore Scola
    Starring as Robert Traven
    Starring as Robert Traven
    5.96 Okay++
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    My Sister Eileen
    1955September 1955 by Richard Quine
    Starring as Bob Baker
    Starring as Bob Baker
    6.06 Okay++
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    48
    Fire Down Below
    1957May 1957 by Robert Parrish
    Starring as Tony
    Starring as Tony
    5.64 Okay
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    49
    Luv
    1967July 1967 by Clive Donner
    Lead role as Harry Berlin
    Lead role as Harry Berlin
    5.58 Okay
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    50
    The Long Way Home
    1998March 1998 by Glenn Jordan
    Lead role as Tom Gerrin
    Lead role as Tom Gerrin
    5.99 Okay++
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    51
    Mass Appeal
    1984December 1984 by Glenn Jordan
    Lead role as Father Tim Farley
    Lead role as Father Tim Farley
    5.88 Okay+
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    For Richer, for Poorer
    1992January 1992 by Jay Sandrich
    Lead role as Aram Katourian
    Lead role as Aram Katourian
    5.85 Okay+
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    53
    Getting Away with Murder
    1996April 1996 by Harvey Miller
    Starring as Mueller / Luger
    Starring as Mueller / Luger
    5.49 Okay
  • 54
    54
    The Grass Harp
    1996October 1996 by Charles Matthau
    Minor role as Dr. Morris Ritz
    Minor role as Dr. Morris Ritz
    5.76 Okay+
  • 55
    55
    Tribute
    1980December 1980 by Bob Clark
    Lead role as Scottie Templeton
    Lead role as Scottie Templeton
    Needs more reviews
  • 56
    56
    Alex & the Gypsy
    1976October 1976 by John Korty
    Lead role as Alexander Main
    Lead role as Alexander Main
    Needs more reviews
  • 57
    57
    The Murder of Mary Phagan
    1988
    Lead role as Gov. John Slaton
    Lead role as Gov. John Slaton
    Needs more reviews
  • 58
    58
    You Can't Run Away from It
    1956October 1956 by Dick Powell
    Starring as Peter Warne
    Starring as Peter Warne
    Needs more reviews
  • 59
    59
    Long Day's Journey Into Night
    1987April 1987 by Jonathan Miller
    Lead role as James Tyrone
    Lead role as James Tyrone
    Needs more reviews
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    60
    Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
    1982May 1982 by Annie Tresgot
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    6.09 Okay++
  • 61
    61
    Debonair Dancers
    1986January 1986 by Alison Nigh-Strelich
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 62
    62
    A Life in the Theatre
    1993October 1993 by Gregory Mosher
    Starring as Robert
    Starring as Robert
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    Three for the Show
    1955February 1955 by H. C. Potter
    Supporting as Marty Stewart
    Supporting as Marty Stewart
    Needs more reviews
  • 64
    64
    The Gentleman Tramp
    1976October 1976 by Richard Patterson
    Starring as Narrator
    Starring as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 65
    65
    S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
    1972January 1972 by Walter C. Miller
    Lead role as Self - Host
    Lead role as Self - Host
    Needs more reviews
  • 66
    66
    The Lady Takes a Sailor
    1949December 1949 by Michael Curtiz
    Minor role as Plasterer (uncredited)
    Minor role as Plasterer (uncredited)
    Needs more reviews
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    67
    Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
    1993January 1993 by Danny Schechter
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    5.88 Okay+
  • 68
    68
    A Weekend in the Country
    1996June 1996 by Martin Bergman
    Starring as Bud Bailey
    Starring as Bud Bailey
    Needs more reviews
  • 69
    69
    Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
    1989November 1989 by David Gill
    Starring as Self
    Starring as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 70
    70
    Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
    2008December 2008 by Kevin Burns
    Starring as Self (archive footage)
    Starring as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 71
    71
    Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
    1996May 1996 by Suzette Winter
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 72
    72
    Heaven for Betsy
    1952
    Lead role as Peter Bell
    Lead role as Peter Bell
    Needs more reviews
  • 73
    73
    Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
    1990January 1990 by Arthur Barron
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
    2004October 2004 by Laurent Bouzereau
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
    1998June 1998 by Shari Springer Berman
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Gregory Peck: His Own Man
    1988March 1988 by Gene Feldman
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
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    77
    Musical Comedy Tonight II
    1981February 1981 by Tony Charmoli
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
    1993March 1993 by John Dorr
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
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    79
    Earth and the American Dream
    1992October 1992 by Bill Couturié
    Minor role as Reader (voice)
    Minor role as Reader (voice)
    Needs more reviews
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    80
    Forever Hollywood
    1999January 1999 by Todd McCarthy
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Walter Matthau 13 titles
Shirley MacLaine 4 titles
Kevin Spacey 5 titles
Tony Curtis 2 titles
Peter Gallagher 4 titles
Peter Falk 2 titles
Dan Aykroyd 2 titles
Ann-Margret 2 titles
Ossie Davis 2 titles