

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
191990s
5 titles · average score 74
55
My Fellow Americans (1996)
as President Russell P. Kramer
87
Hamlet (1996)
as Marcellus
61
The Grass Harp (1996)
as Dr. Morris Ritz
84
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
as Shelley Levene
84
The Player (1992)
as Jack Lemmon
1980s
4 titles · average score 75
83
The Simpsons (1989)
TV show · as Frank Ormand (voice)
84
Mass Appeal (1984)
as Father Tim Farley
59
Buddy Buddy (1981)
as Victor Clooney
1970s
2 titles · average score 70
65
The Front Page (1974)
as Hildebrand Johnson
75
Avanti! (1972)
as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
1960s
4 titles · average score 78
85
The Odd Couple (1968)
as Felix Ungar
67
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
as Harry Hinkle
72
Irma la Douce (1963)
as Nestor Patou
90
The Apartment (1960)
as C.C. Baxter
1950s
4 titles · average score 78
90
Some Like It Hot (1959)
as Jerry (Daphne)
77
Mister Roberts (1955)
as Frank Pulver
86
It Should Happen to You (1954)
as Pete Sheppard
59
Phffft (1954)
as Robert Tracey
