Cast

Jack Lemmon

1925 – 2001

Active years (films on this site)

1959–1993

Genres

ComedyDramaRomanceHistoryMusical

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodNew HollywoodPolitical and Investigative Cinema

Directors worked with

Billy Wilder3 filmsCosta-Gavras1 filmOliver Stone1 filmRobert Altman1 film

Biography

John Uhler Lemmon III was an American actor. Considered proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, he was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in comedy-drama films. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and one Volpi Cup. He also received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1988, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1991, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1996. The Guardian labeled him as "the most successful tragi-comedian of his age".

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1956
• BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 1959
• BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 1960
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 1960
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 1961
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series 1972
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 1973
• Academy Award for Best Actor 1974
• BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 1979
• Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor 1979
• Silver Bear for Best Actor 1981
• Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor 1982
• Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award 1991
• Volpi Cup for Best Actor 1992
• Honorary Golden Bear 1996
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film 2000
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 2000
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie 2000
• David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1960
• AFI Life Achievement Award 1988
• SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award 1990
• Kennedy Center Honors 1996

6 films on this site

1. Some Like It Hot 1959 · Billy Wilder · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
2. The Apartment 1960 · Billy Wilder · IMDb 8.3 · Cast
3. Irma la Douce 1963 · Billy Wilder · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
4. Missing 1982 · Costa-Gavras · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
5. JFK 1991 · Oliver Stone · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
6. Short Cuts 1993 · Robert Altman · IMDb 7.6 · Cast