Acting

Jack Lemmon

1925–2001 · Acting

68.8avg grm

26titles

#77best rank

18honors

best title · #77 on siteThe Apartment1960 · as C.C. Baxter82.5

Honors

18

1960Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

2000Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

1996Honorary Golden Bear

1956Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor

1974Academy Award — Best Actor

Bio

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.

Filmography

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1990s4 titles

Scene by Scene1997 · as Self · series64.1 S

Short Cuts1993 · as Paul Finnigan75.5 G

Glengarry Glen Ross1992 · as Shelley Levene75.7 J

JFK1991 · as Jack Martin76.8

1980s2 titles

Missing1982 · as Ed Horman75.8 P

Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder1980 · as Self58.5

1970s8 titles

The China Syndrome1979 · as Jack Godell72.8 G

The Gentleman Tramp1975 · as Narrator58.5 F

The Front Page1974 · as Hildy Johnson66.2 A

AFI Life Achievement Award1973 · as Self - Audience Member · series61.5 A

AFI Life Achievement Award1973 · as Self - Guest of Honor · series61.5 A

AFI Life Achievement Award1973 · as Self · series61.5 A

Avanti!1972 · as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.52.9 O

The Out of Towners1970 · as George Kellerman53.1

1960s8 titles

The Odd Couple1968 · as Felix Ungar76.2 F

The Fortune Cookie1966 · as Harry Hinkle71.0 G

The Great Race1965 · as Crown Prince Frederick Hoepnick67.7 G

The Great Race1965 · as Professor Fate67.7 I

Irma la Douce1963 · as Lord X68.8 I

Irma la Douce1963 · as Nestor Patou68.8 D

Days of Wine and Roses1962 · as Joe Clay77.0 A

The Apartment1960 · as C.C. Baxter82.5

1950s4 titles

Some Like It Hot1959 · as Jerry82.1 S

Some Like It Hot1959 · as Daphne82.1 M

Mister Roberts1955 · as Ensign Pulver74.4 I

It Should Happen to You1954 · as Pete Sheppard55.1

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Jack Lemmon

J

born1925

died2001

known forActing

titles on site26

best title rank#77 · The Apartment (1960)

avg GRM68.8

honors18 · Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, 1960

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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

1990s

4 titles

64.1Scene by Scene1997 · as Self · series S

75.5Short Cuts1993 · as Paul Finnigan G

75.7Glengarry Glen Ross1992 · as Shelley Levene J

76.8JFK1991 · as Jack Martin

1980s

2 titles

75.8Missing1982 · as Ed Horman P

58.5Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder1980 · as Self

1970s

8 titles

72.8The China Syndrome1979 · as Jack Godell G

58.5The Gentleman Tramp1975 · as Narrator F

66.2The Front Page1974 · as Hildy Johnson A

61.5AFI Life Achievement Award1973 · as Self - Audience Member · series A

61.5AFI Life Achievement Award1973 · as Self - Guest of Honor · series A

61.5AFI Life Achievement Award1973 · as Self · series A

52.9Avanti!1972 · as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.O

53.1The Out of Towners1970 · as George Kellerman

1960s

8 titles

76.2The Odd Couple1968 · as Felix Ungar F

71.0The Fortune Cookie1966 · as Harry Hinkle G

67.7The Great Race1965 · as Crown Prince Frederick Hoepnick G

67.7The Great Race1965 · as Professor Fate I

68.8Irma la Douce1963 · as Lord X I

68.8Irma la Douce1963 · as Nestor Patou D

77.0Days of Wine and Roses1962 · as Joe Clay A

82.5The Apartment1960 · as C.C. Baxter

1950s

4 titles

82.1Some Like It Hot1959 · as Jerry S

82.1Some Like It Hot1959 · as Daphne M

74.4Mister Roberts1955 · as Ensign Pulver I

55.1It Should Happen to You1954 · as Pete Sheppard

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