Jack Lemmon
Jack LemmonBorn (in a Boston elevator) on Feb. 8, 1925, Jack Lemmon was a Harvard graduate and a Navy veteran. After brief work on New York radio, television and Broadway, he made his debut in two 1954 Judy Holliday comedies (It Should Happen to You and Phffft!). He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his next film, Mister Roberts.

Proving his range in both comedy and drama, Lemmon scored additional Oscar nods for Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Days of Wine and Roses, The China Syndrome, Tribute, Missing and Save the Tiger. With his 1974 win for Tiger, Lemmon became the first actor to win both supporting and leading role Academy Awards.

1966's The Fortune Cookie also marked the first of eight teamings with Walter Matthau. Lemmon's only directing effort was the 1971 Matthau vehicle Kotch. Lemmon died June 27, 2001, having made a final, brief appearance in The Legend of Bagger Vance.

Featured Movies
  • Tuesdays with MorrieTuesdays with Morrie

    When Mitch Albom (Hank Azaria) learns his beloved professor, Morrie Schwartz (Jack Lemmon), is dying with Lou Gehrig's Disease, he reconnects with his mentor and learns from him all over again -- but this time, they're studying life. Mitch might be a successful sports columnist and television host,... Read More

  • The ApartmentThe Apartment

    With furthering his career in mind, an insurance clerk lends his apartment to his adulterous higher-ups for their amorous affairs. But his fast track to an executive suite gets derailed when he becomes involved with his boss's latest conquest. Read More

  • Glengarry Glen RossGlengarry Glen Ross

    Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris and Alan Arkin chew the words of David Mamet's script (based on his own stage play) as a group of Chicago real estate salesmen vying for the best "leads" at a small firm that sells property in resort areas. Read More

  • MissingMissing

    Constantin Costa-Gavras helmed this thriller based on a true story. John Shea plays Charles Horman, an American expatriate living with his wife, Beth (Sissy Spacek), in a South American country in the midst of a coup. When Charles vanishes, Beth turns to his father (Jack Lemmon) for help. But the... Read More

  • Days of Wine and RosesDays of Wine and Roses

    Joe Clay (Jack Lemmon), a San Francisco public relations man who likes to drink, meets secretary Kirsten Arnesen (Lee Remick), who happens to be a teetotaler, and it's a saloon mismatch from the get-go. After a whirlwind courtship and marriage, Kirsten is able to keep pace drinkwise with her husband... Read More

All Jack Lemmon Movies
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On Cukor (2000)
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Out to Sea (1997)
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Hamlet: Special Edition (1996)
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
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For Richer, for Poorer (1992)
Father, Son and the Mistress
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Dad (1989)
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Macaroni (1985)
Maccheroni
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Missing (1982)
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Avanti! (1972)
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Kotch (1971)
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Cowboy (1958)
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Phffft (1954)
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