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
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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
271990s
5 titles · average score 53
44
The Odd Couple II (1998)
as Felix Ungar
50
Out to Sea (1997)
as Herb
55
My Fellow Americans (1996)
as President Russell P. Kramer
49
Grumpier Old Men (1995)
as John Gustafson
65
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
as John Gustafson
1980s
3 titles · average score 71
83
The Simpsons (1989)
TV show · as Frank Ormand (voice)
59
Buddy Buddy (1981)
as Victor Clooney
1970s
4 titles · average score 67
59
The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
as Mel Edison
65
The Front Page (1974)
as Hildebrand Johnson
75
Avanti! (1972)
as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
70
The Out-of-Towners (1970)
as George Kellerman
1960s
9 titles · average score 66
85
The Odd Couple (1968)
as Felix Ungar
67
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
as Harry Hinkle
63
How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
as Stanley Ford
72
Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
as Sam Bissel
72
Irma la Douce (1963)
as Nestor Patou
37
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
as Hogan
90
The Apartment (1960)
as C.C. Baxter
55
The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)
as Rip Crandall
56
Pepe (1960)
as Jack Lemmon
1950s
6 titles · average score 69
90
Some Like It Hot (1959)
as Jerry (Daphne)
73
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
as Nicky Holroyd
45
You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
as Peter Warne
77
Mister Roberts (1955)
as Frank Pulver
59
Phffft (1954)
as Robert Tracey
Heaven for Betsy (1952)
TV show · as Peter Bell