Jerry Lewis
March 16, 1926 (98 years old) in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Jerry Lewis (March 16, 1926 - August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director and singer. He is best-known for his slapstick humor in stage, radio, screen, recording and television. Lewis is also known for his charity fund-raising telethons and position as national chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Lewis won several awards for lifetime achievements from The American Comedy Awards, The Golden Camera, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and The Venice Film Festival, and he has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · From Darkness to Light as
- 2022 · Mystery Reel as
- 2022 · The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon as Himself (archive footage)
- 2022 · Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Dean Martin: King of Cool as Self
- 2021 · Kreka: Dreamcatcher as Self
- 2020 · Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo as Himself
- 2020 · TV Story Superstar as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael as Self
- 2017 · Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me as Self
- 2017 · Dying Laughing as Self
- 2016 · Max Rose as Max Rose
- 2016 · Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · The Trust as Jim's Father
- 2016 · The Last Laugh as Self
- 2016 · The Clown as Self
- 2016 · The story of... The Day The Clown Cried as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Inside Rupert Pupkin as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Till Luck Do Us Part 2 as Bellboy
- 2013 · The Trials of Muhammad Ali as
- 2012 · Close Up as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
- 2011 · Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis as Self
- 2011 · A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy as Self
- 2011 · Pierre Étaix, un destin animé as Self
- 2009 · Joy Behar: Say Anything! as
- 2009 · Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! as Stationmaster (voice)
- 2008 · The Nutty Professor as Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love
- 2006 · Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis as Self
- 2005 · Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime as
- 2004 · Los Angeles Plays Itself as Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)
- 2004 · I Know A Riddle as
- 2004 · A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Hollywood Legenden as Self
- 2002 · A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy' as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Edith Head: The Paramount Years as (archive footage)
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Andrew Munch
- 1997 · The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown as Himself
- 1996 · Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · Funny Bones as George Fawkes
- 1995 · Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey as Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Jerry Lewis (archive footage)
- 1993 · Arizona Dream as Leo Sweetie
- 1992 · Mad About You as Freddy Statler
- 1992 · Mr. Saturday Night as Himself
- 1992 · Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy as Self
- 1992 · The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team as Self
- 1991 · Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' as Self
- 1990 · Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice)
- 1989 · Cookie as Arnold Ross
- 1988 · An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis as
- 1987 · Téléthon as Self
- 1987 · Wiseguy as
- 1987 · Fight for Life as Dr. Bernard Abrams
- 1986 · Rickles... On the Loose as Self
- 1984 · How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave as Clovis Blaireau
- 1984 · The Defective Detective as Jerry Logan
- 1983 · Bonjour Mr Lewis as Self (archive footage)
- 1983 · Smorgasbord as Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter
- 1982 · The King of Comedy as Jerry Langford
- 1982 · Slapstick of Another Kind as Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1982 · Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
- 1981 · Rascal Dazzle as Self (Voice)
- 1980 · Pink Lady as Jerry Lewis
- 1980 · Hardly Working as Bo Hooper
- 1980 · Gay, Gay Hollywood as
- 1979 · The Hollywood Clowns as Self (archive footage)
- 1978 · Rire et sourire : Le Splendid as Le Zinzin d'Hollywood, Jerry chez les cinoques
- 1977 · Bitte umblättern as Self
- 1977 · Auf los geht's los as Self
- 1976 · Donny & Marie as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Cher as Self - Guest
- 1975 · Cher as Self
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1974 · Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy as Himself
- 1974 · Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 · Der große Preis as Self
- 1973 · Klimbim as Self / Bobby Zischer
- 1973 · Klimbim as Self
- 1972 · Vive le cinema! as
- 1971 · Medicine Ball Caravan as
- 1971 · The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour as
- 1971 · V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- 1970 · Which Way to the Front? as Brendan Byers III
- 1970 · One More Time as Bandleader (voice)
- 1969 · The Jerry Lewis Show as Host
- 1969 · Hook, Line and Sinker as Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs
- 1969 · The Jack Benny Birthday Special as Self (uncredited)
- 1968 · Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River as George Lester
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1967 · The Big Mouth as Gerald Clamson
- 1966 · Way... Way Out as Pete Mattemore
- 1966 · Three on a Couch as Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather
- 1966 · Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self
- 1965 · Boeing, Boeing as Robert Reed
- 1965 · Red Line 7000 as Driver (uncredited)
- 1965 · The Family Jewels as Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton
- 1964 · The Disorderly Orderly as Jerome Littlefield
- 1964 · Soap Opera as Himself (Archive footage)
- 1964 · The Patsy as Stanley Belt
- 1963 · Who's Minding the Store? as Norman Phiffer
- 1963 · It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
- 1963 · The Jerry Lewis Show as Himself
- 1963 · The Nutty Professor as Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
- 1962 · It's Only Money as Lester March
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · The Errand Boy as Morty S. Tashman
- 1961 · Ben Casey as
- 1961 · The Joey Bishop Show as Self (uncredited)
- 1961 · The Ladies Man as Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert
- 1960 · Cinderfella as Cinderfella
- 1960 · The Bellboy as Stanley / Himself
- 1960 · Visit to a Small Planet as Kreton
- 1959 · Li'l Abner as Cameo
- 1959 · Don't Give Up the Ship as John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
- 1959 · The David Susskind Show as Self
- 1959 · The Music Shop as
- 1958 · The Geisha Boy as Gilbert Wooley
- 1958 · Kraft Music Hall as Self
- 1958 · Rock-a-Bye Baby as Clayton Poole
- 1957 · The Sad Sack as Private Meredith C. Bixby
- 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self - Guest Host
- 1957 · The Delicate Delinquent as Sidney L. Pythias
- 1956 · Hollywood or Bust as Malcolm Smith
- 1956 · Pardners as Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Self - Cameo
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Self
- 1955 · Artists and Models as Eugene Fullstack
- 1955 · You're Never Too Young as Wilbur Hoolick
- 1954 · 3 Ring Circus as Jerry Hotchkiss
- 1954 · Living It Up as Homer Flagg
- 1953 · Money from Home as Virgil Yokum
- 1953 · The Caddy as Harvey Miller
- 1953 · Scared Stiff as Myron Mertz
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1953 · Road to Bali as Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)
- 1952 · Jumping Jacks as Hap Smith
- 1952 · Sailor Beware as Melvin Jones
- 1952 · Come Back Little Shiksa as
- 1951 · The Stooge as Ted Rogers
- 1951 · That's My Boy as 'Junior' Jackson
- 1951 · Fairfax Avenue as
- 1950 · At War with the Army as Alvin Korwin
- 1950 · The Jack Benny Program as Self
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1950 · My Friend Irma Goes West as Seymour
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
- 1949 · My Friend Irma as Seymour
- 1949 · How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border as
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Comedian / Singer
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Comedian
- Future · The Day the Clown Cried as Helmut Doork