Acting
Jack Lemmon
- Titles
- 128movies36TV shows
- Career
Active from 1950 to 1999, busiest in 1996 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 63top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Front Page86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy5.3average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.7average 3.7
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
- Satire & Parody4.1average 2.3
- Historical4.3average 2.6
- Wholesome4.6average 3.3
- Romance4.9average 3.8
- Physical Comedy3.4average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.5, average 4.3
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
- Adrenaline3.6, average 5.1
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 9
- Social Commentary 8
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Romantic Comedy 6
- Lighthearted 6
- Witty Dialogue 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Social Satire 4
- Character Study 4
- Dialogue-Driven 4
- Situational Humor 4
- New York Setting 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Walter MatthauActorGrumpy Old Men, The Front Page, The Odd Couple, Grumpier Old Men, The Odd Couple II, +6 more- CCharles NelsonEditorBell, Book and Candle, It Should Happen to You, The Wackiest Ship in the Army, Under the Yum-Yum Tree, Good Neighbor Sam, +5 more
Billy WilderDirectorSome Like It Hot, The Apartment, The Front Page, Irma la Douce, The Fortune Cookie, +2 more
I. A. L. DiamondWriterSome Like It Hot, The Apartment, The Front Page, Irma la Douce, The Fortune Cookie, +2 more
Blake EdwardsDirectorThe Great Race, Days of Wine and Roses, My Sister Eileen, Operation Mad Ball, The Notorious Landlady, +1 more
George DuningComposerBell, Book and Candle, The Wackiest Ship in the Army, Cowboy, Operation Mad Ball, The Notorious Landlady, +1 more
Richard QuineDirectorBell, Book and Candle, How to Murder Your Wife, It Happened to Jane, My Sister Eileen, Operation Mad Ball, +1 more
Charles Lawton Jr.CinematographerThe Wackiest Ship in the Army, It Happened to Jane, Cowboy, My Sister Eileen, You Can't Run Away from It, +1 more
Marvin HamlischComposerThe Prisoner of Second Avenue, The April Fools, The War Between Men and Women, Save the Tiger, Kotch
Joan ShawleeActorSome Like It Hot, The Apartment, Irma la Douce, Buddy Buddy
Kevin SpaceyActorGlengarry Glen Ross, The Murder of Mary Phagan, Dad, Long Day's Journey Into Night
Neil SimonWriterThe Odd Couple, The Odd Couple II, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, The Out-of-Towners
Movies and TV shows
201950s
20 titles · average score 66
81
Some Like It Hot (1959)
as Jerry (Daphne)
63
It Happened to Jane (1959)
as George Denham
66
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
as Nicky Holroyd
65
Cowboy (1958)
as Frank Harris
59
Fire Down Below (1957)
as Tony
65
Operation Mad Ball (1957)
as Pvt. Hogan
Alcoa Theatre (1957)
TV show · as Ashley
The Mystery of Thirteen (1957)
as Dr. Billy Palmer
53
You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
as Peter Warne
65
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV show · as Cass Kendall
66
My Sister Eileen (1955)
as Bob Baker
60
Three for the Show (1955)
as Martin 'Marty' Stewart
81
Mister Roberts (1955)
as Frank Pulver
70
It Should Happen to You (1954)
as Pete Sheppard
64
Phffft (1954)
as Robert Tracey
Heaven for Betsy (1952)
TV show · as Peter Bell
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV show · as Alfred Fishkettle
Once Too Often (1950)
as Mike (uncredited)
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland (1950)
as Tweedledum