Portrait of Jerry Lewis

Acting

Jerry Lewis

Career

Active from 1949 to 2016, with a break from 1996 to 2007, busiest in 1951 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
50
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jerry Lewis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.0, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Comedy 10
  • Slapstick Humor 9
  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Lighthearted 8
  • Wholesome Entertainment 7
  • Slapstick 6
  • Slapstick Comedy 6
  • Family-Friendly 6
  • Romantic Comedy 5
  • Showbiz Satire 5
  • Physical Humor 5
  • Jerry Lewis Vehicle 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Day the Clown Cried
The Day the Clown Cried

as Helmut Doork

A Suite at the Sands
A Suite at the Sands

Director

2010s

4 titles · average score 53
The Trust
The Trust (2016)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jim's Father

Max Rose
Max Rose (2016)
GoodWatch score 40

as Max Rose

Till Luck Do Us Part 2
Till Luck Do Us Part 2 (2013)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bellboy

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011)
GoodWatch score 68

Executive Producer

2000s

4 titles · average score 48
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
GoodWatch score 58

as Stationmaster (voice)

Joy Behar: Say Anything!
Joy Behar: Say Anything! (2009)

TV show

The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor (2008)
GoodWatch score 46

as Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
GoodWatch score 38

Executive Producer, Characters

1990s

10 titles · average score 69
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Andrew Munch

The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Film Writer, Executive Producer

Funny Bones
Funny Bones (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

as George Fawkes

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1995)
GoodWatch score 83

as Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)

Arizona Dream
Arizona Dream (1993)
GoodWatch score 73

as Leo Sweetie

Raw
Raw (1993)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Jerry Lewis (archive footage)

Mad About You
Mad About You (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Freddy Statler

How Are The Kids?
How Are The Kids? (1992)

Writer, Director

Boy
Boy (1992)

Director, Writer

Mr. Saturday Night
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jerry Lewis

1980s

11 titles · average score 51
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice)

Cookie
Cookie (1989)
GoodWatch score 31

as Arnold Ross

Fight for Life
Fight for Life (1987)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dr. Bernard Abrams

Wiseguy
Wiseguy (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Eli Sternberg

How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave (1984)

as Clovis Blaireau

The Defective Detective
The Defective Detective (1984)

as Jerry Logan

Smorgasbord
Smorgasbord (1983)
GoodWatch score 53

as Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter

The King of Comedy
The King of Comedy (1982)
GoodWatch score 81

as Jerry Langford

Slapstick of Another Kind
Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)
GoodWatch score 23

as Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain

Hardly Working
Hardly Working (1980)
GoodWatch score 23

as Bo Hooper

Pink Lady
Pink Lady (1980)

TV show · as Jerry Lewis

1970s

3 titles · average score 29
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid (1978)

TV show · as Le Zinzin d'Hollywood, Jerry chez les cinoques

Which Way to the Front?
Which Way to the Front? (1970)
GoodWatch score 38

as Brendan Byers III / Field Marshal Erik Kesselring

One More Time
One More Time (1970)
GoodWatch score 20

as Bandleader (voice)

1960s

21 titles · average score 61
Hook, Line and Sinker
Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)
GoodWatch score 45

as Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs

Boeing, Boeing
Boeing, Boeing (1965)
GoodWatch score 66

as Robert Reed

The Patsy
The Patsy (1964)
GoodWatch score 58

as Stanley Belt

The Disorderly Orderly
The Disorderly Orderly (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jerome Littlefield

The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

as Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp

Who's Minding the Store?
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
GoodWatch score 61

as Norman Phiffer

It's Only Money
It's Only Money (1962)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lester March

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Dr. Dennis Green

The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man (1961)
GoodWatch score 82

as Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert

Cinderfella
Cinderfella (1960)
GoodWatch score 55

as Cinderfella

The Bellboy
The Bellboy (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Stanley / Jerry Lewis

Visit to a Small Planet
Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
GoodWatch score 50

as Kreton

1950s

35 titles · average score 62
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

as Clayton Poole

The Geisha Boy
The Geisha Boy (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gilbert Wooley

The Delicate Delinquent
The Delicate Delinquent (1957)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sidney L. Pythias

Hollywood or Bust
Hollywood or Bust (1956)
GoodWatch score 71

as Malcolm Smith

Artists and Models
Artists and Models (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

as Eugene Fullstack

You're Never Too Young
You're Never Too Young (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

as Wilbur Hoolick

Living It Up
Living It Up (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Homer Flagg

Money from Home
Money from Home (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Virgil Yokum

The Caddy
The Caddy (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Harvey Miller

Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

as Myron Mertz

That's My Boy
That's My Boy (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

as 'Junior' Jackson

At War with the Army
At War with the Army (1950)
GoodWatch score 55

as Private Korwin

1940s

2 titles · average score 65
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border (1949)

Writer, Director

My Friend Irma
My Friend Irma (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

as Seymour