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
Select a genre to see those titles.
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
88Great
Score 80 to 89
5 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
86
as Hildebrand Johnson
82
as C.C. Baxter
82
TV show · as Frank Ormand (voice)
81
as Frank Pulver
81
as Jerry (Daphne)
Good
Score 70 to 79
16 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
76
as Joe Clay
75
as Felix Ungar
74
as Ed Horman
74
as Shelley Levene
74
as Paul Finnigan
73
as Nestor Patou
73
as Morrie Schwartz
72
as Jack Godell
71
as Harry Hinkle
71
as Professor Fate
70
as Pete Sheppard
70
as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
Decent
Score 60 to 69
35 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
68
as John Gustafson
66
as Sam Bissel
66
as Mel Edison
66
as Nicky Holroyd
65
as John Gustafson
64
as President Russell P. Kramer
64
as Felix Ungar
64
as Stanley Ford
63
as Jake Tremont
63
as Victor Clooney
61
as Rip Crandall
60
as Howard Brubaker
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
14 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
59
as Herb Sullivan
59
as Hogan
59
as Tony
59
as Scottie Templeton
58
as Harvey Fairchild
58
as Aram Katourian
57
as George Kellerman
57
as Don Gallagher
53
as Peter Warne
47
as Harry Berlin
46
as Mueller / Luger
45
as Bud Bailey
Not rated yet
18 titles
Not rated yet
as Henry Drummond
as Bill Gridley
as Archie Rice
TV show · as Peter Bell
as Narrator
as Jerry Murphy
as Narrator
TV show · as Alfred Fishkettle
TV show · as Ashley
