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Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

John Lemmon

Born February 8, 1925· Newton, Massachusetts, USA

† Died June 27, 2001

54Roles★ 6.7Average rating

Born in an elevator at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts, he grew up as the only child of a corporate executive and was raised Catholic. After schooling at Phillips Andover and a stint in the Navy, he graduated from Harvard in 1947 and refined his craft with Uta Hagen at New York’s HB Studio, while also working as a pianist and waiter to support himself. His screen career combined comi…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Apartment★ 8.2
The Apartment1960
C.C. Baxter
Some Like It Hot★ 8.1
Some Like It Hot1959
Jerry (Daphne)
The SimpsonsSeries★ 8
The Simpsons1989
Frank Ormand (voice)
JFK★ 7.6
JFK1991
Jack Martin
The Odd Couple★ 7.4
The Odd Couple1968
Felix Ungar
Irma la Douce★ 7.4
Irma la Douce1963
Nestor Patou
Missing★ 7.2
Missing1982
Ed Horman
The Fortune Cookie★ 7.2
The Fortune Cookie1966
Harry Hinkle
The China Syndrome★ 7.1
The China Syndrome1979
Jack Godell
The Great Race★ 7.1
The Great Race1965
Professor Fate
Grumpy Old Men★ 6.7
Grumpy Old Men1993
John Gustafson
Bell, Book and Candle★ 6.6
Bell, Book and Candle1958
Nicky Holroyd
Grumpier Old Men★ 6.5
Grumpier Old Men1995
John Gustafson
The Odd Couple II★ 6.3
The Odd Couple II1998
Felix Ungar