Jack Lemmon on screen and stage explained

Jack Lemmon was an American actor. He collaborated with Billy Wilder and Walter Matthau on many films.

Film

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1949The Lady Takes a SailorPlastererMichael CurtizUncredited
1950Once Too OftenMikeU.S Army training film, Short; Uncredited
1954It Should Happen to YouPete SheppardGeorge Cukor
1954PhffftRobert TraceyMark Robson
1955Three for the ShowMartin "Marty" StewartH. C. Potter
1955Mister RobertsEnsign Frank Thurlowe PulverJohn Ford
Mervyn LeRoy
1955My Sister EileenRobert "Bob" BakerRichard Quine
1955Hollywood Bronc BustersHimselfRalph StaubShort
1956You Can't Run Away from ItPeter WarneDick Powell
1957Fire Down BelowTonyRobert Parrish
1957Operation Mad BallPrivate HoganRichard Quine
1958CowboyFrank HarrisDelmer Daves
1958Bell, Book and CandleNicky HolroydRichard Quine
1959Some Like It HotJerry "Gerald" / "Daphne"Billy Wilder
1959It Happened to JaneGeorge DenhamRichard Quine
1960The ApartmentC. C. BaxterBilly Wilder
1960Stowaway in the SkyNarratorAlbert LamorisseVoice
1960PepeDaphneGeorge SidneyCameo
1960The Wackiest Ship in the ArmyLt. Rip CrandallRichard Murphy
1962The Notorious LandladyWilliam "Bill" GridleyRichard Quine
1962Days of Wine and RosesJoe ClayBlake Edwards
1963Irma la DouceNestor Patou / Lord XBilly Wilder
1963Under the Yum Yum TreeHoganDavid Swift
1964Good Neighbor SamSam BissellDavid Swift
1965How to Murder Your WifeStanley FordRichard Quine
1965The Great RaceProfessor Fate / Prince HapnickBlake Edwards
1966The Fortune CookieHarold "Harry" HinkleBilly Wilder
1967LuvHarry BerlinClive Donner
1968There Comes a DayShort
1968The Odd CoupleFelix UngarGene Saks
1969The April FoolsHoward BrubakerStuart Rosenberg
1970The Out-of-TownersGeorge KellermanArthur Hiller
1971KotchSleeping Bus PassengerHimselfUncredited
1972The War Between Men and WomenPeter Edward WilsonMelville Shavelson
1972Avanti!Wendell Armbruster, Jr.Billy Wilder
1973Save the TigerHarry StonerJohn G. Avildsen
1974Killer CopNarratorLuciano ErcoliVoice
1974The Front PageHildebrand "Hildy" JohnsonBilly Wilder
1975WednesdayJerry MurphyMarvin KupferShort
1975The Prisoner of Second AvenueMel EdisonMelvin Frank
1976The Gentleman TrampNarratorRichard PattersonVoice
1976Alex & the GypsyAlexander MainJohn Korty
1977Airport '77Captain Don GallagherJerry Jameson
1979The China SyndromeJack GodellJames Bridges
1980TributeScottie TempletonBob Clark
1981Buddy BuddyVictor ClooneyBilly Wilder
1982MissingEd HormanCosta-Gavras
1984Mass AppealFather Tim FarleyGlenn Jordan
1985MacaroniRobert TravenEttore Scola
1986That's Life!Harvey FairchildBlake Edwards
1989DadJake TremontGary David Goldberg
1991JFKJack MartinOliver Stone
1992Beyond JFK:
The Question of Conspiracy
HimselfBarbara Kopple
Danny Schechter
1992The PlayerHimselfRobert Altman
1992Glengarry Glen RossSheldon "Shelley the Machine" LeveneJames Foley
1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup:
Robert Altman In Carver County
HimselfJohn Dorr
Mike Kaplan
1993Short CutsPaul FinniganRobert Altman
1993Grumpy Old MenJohn GustafsonDonald Petrie
1995The Grass HarpDr. Morris RitzCharles Matthau
1995Grumpier Old MenJohn GustafsonHoward Deutch
1996Getting Away with MurderMax Mueller / Karl LugerHarvey Miller
1996My Fellow AmericansPresident Russell P. KramerPeter Segal
1996HamletMarcellusKenneth Branagh
1997Out to SeaHerb SullivanMartha Coolidge
1997Off the Menu:
The Last Days of Chasen's
HimselfShari Springer Berman
Robert Pulcini
1998Puppies for SalePet Shop OwnerRonald KraussShort
1998The Odd Couple IIFelix UngarHoward Deutch
2000The Legend of Bagger VanceNarrator / Hardy GreavesRobert RedfordUncredited

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1948Studio OneFred StevensEpisode: "June Moon"
1949–50That Wonderful GuyHarold3 episodes
1950Toni Twin TimeHostEpisode dated May 31, 1950
1951The Ad-LibbersCelebrity panelist5 episodes
1951–52The Frances Langford-Don Ameche ShowNewlywed"The Couple Next Door" sketches
1952Heaven for BetsyPete Bell13 episodes
1954The Road of LifeSurgeon
1956Ford Star JubileeJohn Wilkes Booth[1] Episode: "The Day Lincoln Was Shot"
1957The Mystery of ThirteenDr. Billy PalmerPlayhouse 90, Season 2, Episode 7
1957What's My Line?Mystery GuestSeason 9, Episode 10
1957–58Alcoa TheatreHenry 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"
1959Playhouse 90David PooleEpisode: "Face of a Hero"
1972S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S GershwinHostTelevision special
1976The EntertainerArchie RiceTelevision film
1987Long Day's Journey into NightJames Tyrone, Sr.Television film
1988The Murder of Mary PhaganGovernor John SlatonMiniseries
1990The Earth Day SpecialCoach StewartTelevision special
1992For Richer, for PoorerAram KatourianTelevision film
1993A Life in the TheatreRobertTelevision film
1994Wild WestHostMiniseries
1996A Weekend in the CountryBud BaileyTelevision film
1997The SimpsonsFrank Ormand (voice)Episode: "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson"
199712 Angry MenJuror #8Television film
1998The Long Way HomeThomas GerrinTelevision film
1999Inherit the WindHenry DrummondTelevision film
1999Tuesdays with MorrieMorrie SchwartzTelevision film

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Shipman, David. The Great Movie Stars: The International Years. London. Macdonald. 1989. 320.