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
121980s
12 titles · average score 66
63
Dad (1989)
as Jake Tremont
82
The Simpsons (1989)
TV show · as Frank Ormand (voice)
66
The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988)
TV show · as Gov. John Slaton
67
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1987)
as James Tyrone
58
That's Life! (1986)
as Harvey Fairchild
Debonair Dancers (1986)
as Narrator
63
Macaroni (1985)
as Robert Traven
64
Mass Appeal (1984)
as Father Tim Farley
74
Missing (1982)
as Ed Horman
63
Buddy Buddy (1981)
as Victor Clooney
59
Tribute (1980)
as Scottie Templeton