Jack Lemmon on screen and stage
Jack Lemmon was an American actor, executive producer, and director. He collaborated with Billy Wilder and Walter Matthau on many films.
In addition to acting in a number of films, he also directed the 1971 film Kotch. He executive produced several films through his production company, Jalem Productions, including Stowaway in the Sky (1962), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), How to Murder Your Wife (1965), The Great Race (1965), The Fortune Cookie (1966), Luv (1967), Cool Hand Luke (1967), The April Fools (1969), The Out-of-Towners (1970), Kotch (1971), The War Between Men and Women (1972), Avanti! (1972), and Save the Tiger (1973).
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 1949 | The Lady Takes a Sailor | Plasterer | Michael Curtiz | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Once Too Often[1] | Mike | U.S Army training film, Short; Uncredited | |
| 1954 | It Should Happen to You | Pete Sheppard | George Cukor | |
| 1954 | Phffft | Robert Tracey | Mark Robson | |
| 1955 | Three for the Show | Martin "Marty" Stewart | H. C. Potter | |
| 1955 | Mister Roberts | Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver | John Ford Mervyn LeRoy |
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| 1955 | My Sister Eileen | Robert "Bob" Baker | Richard Quine | |
| 1955 | Hollywood Bronc Busters | Himself | Ralph Staub | Short |
| 1956 | You Can't Run Away from It | Peter Warne | Dick Powell | |
| 1957 | Fire Down Below | Tony | Robert Parrish | |
| 1957 | Operation Mad Ball | Private Hogan | Richard Quine | |
| 1958 | Cowboy | Frank Harris | Delmer Daves | |
| 1958 | Bell, Book and Candle | Nicky Holroyd | Richard Quine | |
| 1959 | Some Like It Hot | Jerry "Gerald" / "Daphne" | Billy Wilder | |
| 1959 | It Happened to Jane | George Denham | Richard Quine | |
| 1960 | The Apartment | C. C. Baxter | Billy Wilder | |
| 1960 | Pepe | Daphne | George Sidney | Cameo |
| 1960 | The Wackiest Ship in the Army | Lt. Rip Crandall | Richard Murphy | |
| 1962 | The Notorious Landlady | William "Bill" Gridley | Richard Quine | |
| 1962 | Stowaway in the Sky | Narrator | Albert Lamorisse | Voice, 1962 US release (also presenter via Jalem Productions)[2][3] |
| 1962 | Days of Wine and Roses | Joe Clay | Blake Edwards | Also executive producer via Jalem Productions |
| 1963 | Irma la Douce | Nestor Patou / Lord X | Billy Wilder | |
| 1963 | Under the Yum Yum Tree | Hogan | David Swift | |
| 1964 | Good Neighbor Sam | Sam Bissell | David Swift | |
| 1965 | How to Murder Your Wife | Stanley Ford | Richard Quine | Also executive producer via Jalem Productions |
| 1965 | The Great Race | Professor Fate / Prince Hapnick | Blake Edwards | Also executive producer via Jalem Productions |
| 1966 | The Fortune Cookie | Harold "Harry" Hinkle | Billy Wilder | Also executive producer via Jalem Productions |
| 1967 | Luv | Harry Berlin | Clive Donner | Also executive producer via Jalem Productions |
| 1967 | Cool Hand Luke | — | Stuart Rosenberg | Executive producer via Jalem Productions |
| 1968 | There Comes a Day | Short | ||
| 1968 | The Odd Couple | Felix Ungar | Gene Saks | |
| 1969 | The April Fools | Howard Brubaker | Stuart Rosenberg | Also executive producer via Jalem Productions |
| 1970 | The Out-of-Towners | George Kellerman | Arthur Hiller | Also executive producer via Jalem Productions |
| 1971 | Kotch | Sleeping Bus Passenger | Himself | Cameo - also director and executive producer via Jalem Productions |
| 1972 | The War Between Men and Women | Peter Edward Wilson | Melville Shavelson | Also executive producer via Jalem Productions |
| 1972 | Avanti! | Wendell Armbruster, Jr. | Billy Wilder | Also executive producer via Jalem Productions |
| 1973 | Save the Tiger | Harry Stoner | John G. Avildsen | Also executive producer via Jalem Productions |
| 1974 | Killer Cop | Narrator | Luciano Ercoli | Voice |
| 1974 | The Front Page | Hildebrand "Hildy" Johnson | Billy Wilder | |
| 1975 | Wednesday | Jerry Murphy | Marvin Kupfer | Short |
| 1975 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Mel Edison | Melvin Frank | |
| 1976 | The Gentleman Tramp | Narrator | Richard Patterson | Voice |
| 1976 | Alex & the Gypsy | Alexander Main | John Korty | |
| 1977 | Airport '77 | Captain Don Gallagher | Jerry Jameson | |
| 1979 | The China Syndrome | Jack Godell | James Bridges | |
| 1980 | Tribute | Scottie Templeton | Bob Clark | |
| 1981 | Buddy Buddy | Victor Clooney | Billy Wilder | |
| 1982 | Missing | Ed Horman | Costa-Gavras | |
| 1984 | Mass Appeal | Father Tim Farley | Glenn Jordan | |
| 1985 | Macaroni | Robert Traven | Ettore Scola | |
| 1986 | That's Life! | Harvey Fairchild | Blake Edwards | |
| 1989 | Dad | Jake Tremont | Gary David Goldberg | |
| 1991 | JFK | Jack Martin | Oliver Stone | |
| 1992 | Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy |
Himself | Barbara Kopple Danny Schechter |
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| 1992 | The Player | Himself | Robert Altman | |
| 1992 | Glengarry Glen Ross | Sheldon "Shelley the Machine" Levene | James Foley | |
| 1993 | Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman In Carver County |
Himself | John Dorr Mike Kaplan |
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| 1993 | Short Cuts | Paul Finnigan | Robert Altman | |
| 1993 | Grumpy Old Men | John Gustafson | Donald Petrie | |
| 1995 | The Grass Harp | Dr. Morris Ritz | Charles Matthau | |
| 1995 | Grumpier Old Men | John Gustafson | Howard Deutch | |
| 1996 | Getting Away with Murder | Max Mueller / Karl Luger | Harvey Miller | |
| 1996 | My Fellow Americans | President Russell P. Kramer | Peter Segal | |
| 1996 | Hamlet | Marcellus | Kenneth Branagh | |
| 1997 | Out to Sea | Herb Sullivan | Martha Coolidge | |
| 1997 | Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's |
Himself | Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini |
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| 1998 | Puppies for Sale | Pet Shop Owner | Ronald Krauss | Short |
| 1998 | The Odd Couple II | Felix Ungar | Howard Deutch | |
| 2000 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | Narrator / Hardy Greaves | Robert Redford | Uncredited |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Studio One | Fred Stevens | Episode: "June Moon" |
| 1949–50 | That Wonderful Guy | Harold | 3 episodes |
| 1950 | Toni Twin Time | Host | Episode dated May 31, 1950 |
| 1951 | The Ad-Libbers | Celebrity panelist | 5 episodes |
| 1951–52 | The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show | Newlywed | "The Couple Next Door" sketches |
| 1952 | Heaven for Betsy | Pete Bell | 13 episodes |
| 1954 | The Road of Life | Surgeon | |
| 1956 | Ford Star Jubilee | John Wilkes Booth[4] | Episode: "The Day Lincoln Was Shot" |
| 1957 | The Mystery of Thirteen | Dr. Billy Palmer | Playhouse 90, Season 2, Episode 7 |
| 1957 | What's My Line? | Mystery Guest | Season 9, Episode 10 |
| 1957–58 | Alcoa Theatre | Henry Coyle Steve Tyler Wally Mall Lieutenant Tony Crawford Edward King |
Episode: "Disappearance" Episode: "Most Likely to Succeed" Episode: "Loudmouth" Episode: "The Days of November" Episode: "Souvenir" |
| 1959 | Playhouse 90 | David Poole | Episode: "Face of a Hero" |
| 1972 | 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin | Host | Television special |
| 1976 | The Entertainer | Archie Rice | Television film |
| 1987 | Long Day's Journey into Night | James Tyrone, Sr. | Television film |
| 1988 | The Murder of Mary Phagan | Governor John Slaton | Miniseries |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Coach Stewart | Television special |
| 1992 | For Richer, for Poorer | Aram Katourian | Television film |
| 1993 | A Life in the Theatre | Robert | Television film |
| 1994 | Wild West | Host | Miniseries |
| 1996 | A Weekend in the Country | Bud Bailey | Television film |
| 1997 | The Simpsons | Frank Ormand (voice) | Episode: "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men | Juror #8 | Television film |
| 1998 | The Long Way Home | Thomas Gerrin | Television film |
| 1999 | Inherit the Wind | Henry Drummond | Television film |
| 1999 | Tuesdays with Morrie | Morrie Schwartz | Television film |
Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Room Service | Leo Davis | Playhouse Theatre |
| 1960 | Face of a Hero | David Poole | Eugene O'Neill Theatre |
| 1978 | Tribute | Scottie Templeton | Brooks Atkinson Theatre |
| 1986 | Long Day's Journey into Night | James Tyrone | Broadhurst Theatre |
Discography
[edit]- A Twist of Lemmon (Eic, 1958)
- Some Like It Hot (1959)
- "Daphne"/"Sleepy Lagoon" (single not contained in the above album, 1959)
- "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles"/"I Cover the Waterfront" (single, 1960)
- "The Apartment"/"Lemmon Blues" (single, piano solos, 1960)
- Jack Lemmon Plays Piano Selections from "Irma La Douce" (Capitol, 1963)
- Piano and Vocals (1990)
- Peter and the Wolf (1991)
- A Twist of Lemmon/Some Like It Hot (Collector's Choice reissue, 2001)
References
[edit]- ^ US National Archives (2015-10-27), Once Too Often, retrieved 2018-04-23
- ^ "Los Angeles Evening Citizen News from Hollywood, California". Newspapers.com. 1962-01-17. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ "Daily News from New York, New York". Newspapers.com. 1962-06-18. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ^ Shipman, David (1989). The Great Movie Stars: The International Years. London: Macdonald. p. 320.