Acting
Jack Lemmon
- Titles
- 126movies39TV shows
- Career
Active from 1950 to 2011, with a break from 2000 to 2010, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 64top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Some Like It Hot90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy5.3average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.6average 3.7
- Nostalgia5.6average 3.6
- Satire & Parody4.1average 2.3
- Historical4.3average 2.6
- Wholesome4.6average 3.3
- Romance4.8average 3.8
- Physical Comedy3.4average 2.5
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.4, 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
- Social Commentary 10
- Character-Driven 9
- Lighthearted 7
- Romantic Comedy 6
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Situational Humor 5
- Character Study 5
- Witty Dialogue 5
- Dialogue-Driven 5
- Social Satire 4
- Nostalgic 4
- Dialogue-Heavy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Walter MatthauActorGrumpy Old Men, Grumpier Old Men, The Odd Couple, The Odd Couple II, The Front Page, +5 more- CCharles NelsonEditorBell, Book and Candle, It Should Happen to You, Under the Yum Yum Tree, It Happened to Jane, The Wackiest Ship in the Army, +5 more
I. A. L. DiamondWriterSome Like It Hot, The Apartment, Irma la Douce, The Front Page, Avanti!, +2 more
Billy WilderWriterSome Like It Hot, The Apartment, Irma la Douce, The Front Page, Avanti!, +2 more
George DuningComposerBell, Book and Candle, The Wackiest Ship in the Army, Cowboy, Operation Mad Ball, Three for the Show, +2 more
Charles Lawton Jr.CinematographerYou Can't Run Away from It, It Happened to Jane, The Wackiest Ship in the Army, Cowboy, Operation Mad Ball, +1 more
Blake EdwardsDirectorThe Great Race, Days of Wine and Roses, Operation Mad Ball, The Notorious Landlady, That's Life!, +1 more
Richard QuineDirectorBell, Book and Candle, How to Murder Your Wife, It Happened to Jane, Operation Mad Ball, The Notorious Landlady, +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
Henry ManciniComposerThe Great Race, Days of Wine and Roses, That's Life!, Alex & the Gypsy
Movies and TV shows
14Great
Score 80 to 89
1 title
Great
Score 80 to 89
83
The Simpsons (1989)
TV show · as Frank Ormand (voice)
Decent
Score 60 to 69
4 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
68
The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988)
TV show · as Gov. John Slaton
68
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV show · as Cass Kendall
64
Studio One (1948)
TV show · as Fred Stevens / Charlie Bemis
62
Suspense (1949)
TV show
Not rated yet
9 titles
Not rated yet
Heaven for Betsy (1952)
TV show · as Peter Bell
That Wonderful Guy (1950)
TV show · as Harold
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV show · as Alfred Fishkettle
Alcoa Theatre (1957)
TV show · as Ashley
Flick Flack (1974)
TV show