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Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Acting

Born: March 16, 1926Newark, 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
Filmography
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

Self (archive footage)

2025
From Darkness to Light

From Darkness to Light

Self

2025
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze

Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze

Self (Archival Footage)

2024

Mystery Reel

2022

The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon

Self (archive footage)

2022
Rat Pack

Rat Pack

Self (archive footage)

2022
Dean Martin: King of Cool

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Self

2021
Kreka: Dreamcatcher

Kreka: Dreamcatcher

Self

2021
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo

Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo

Self

2020
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Self

2019
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

Self

2017
Dying Laughing

Dying Laughing

Self

2017
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown

Self (archive footage)

2016
Max Rose

Max Rose

Max Rose

2016
The Trust

The Trust

Jim's Father

2016
The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

Self

2016
The Clown

The Clown

Self

2016
The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried

The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried

Self (archive footage)

2016

Inside Rupert Pupkin

Self (archive footage)

2014
Till Luck Do Us Part 2

Till Luck Do Us Part 2

Bellboy

2013
The Trials of Muhammad Ali

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

2013
Close Up

Close Up

Self (archive footage)

2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

2012
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

Self (archive footage)

2011
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

Self

2011
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

Self

2011
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé

Pierre Étaix, un destin animé

Self

2011
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

Stationmaster (voice)

2009
The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor

Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love

2008

Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

Self (archive footage)

2006

Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis

Self

2006
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime

Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime

Self

2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)

2004
I Know A Riddle

I Know A Riddle

(archive footage)

2004
Dean Martin: The One and Only

Dean Martin: The One and Only

Self

2004

A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli

Self (archive footage)

2004

Hollywood Legenden

Self

2004
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'

A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'

Self (archive footage)

2002
Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Self (archive footage)

2002
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage)

1997
Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen

Self (archive footage)

1997
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

Self

1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Self (archive footage)

1996
Funny Bones

Funny Bones

George Fawkes

1995
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)

1995
Arizona Dream

Arizona Dream

Leo Sweetie

1993
Mr. Saturday Night

Mr. Saturday Night

Jerry Lewis

1992
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

Self

1992
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

Self

1991

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Self

1990
Cookie

Cookie

Arnold Ross

1989
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis

An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis

Self

1988
Fight for Life

Fight for Life

Dr. Bernard Abrams

1987
Rickles... On the Loose

Rickles... On the Loose

Self

1986
Classic Comedy Teams

Classic Comedy Teams

Self (archive footage)

1986
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave

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

Clovis Blaireau

1984
The Defective Detective

The Defective Detective

Jerry Logan

1984
Smorgasbord

Smorgasbord

Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter

1983
The King of Comedy

The King of Comedy

Jerry Langford

1982
Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind

Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain

1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage)

1982
Rascal Dazzle

Rascal Dazzle

Self - Narrator (voice)

1981
Hardly Working

Hardly Working

Bo Hooper

1980
Gay, Gay Hollywood

Gay, Gay Hollywood

Self

1980
The Hollywood Clowns

The Hollywood Clowns

Self (archive footage)

1979
NBC: The First Fifty Years

NBC: The First Fifty Years

Self

1976

Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

Self

1974
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !

Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !

Self

1972
Medicine Ball Caravan

Medicine Ball Caravan

Self

1971
Which Way to the Front?

Which Way to the Front?

Brendan Byers III

1970
One More Time

One More Time

Bandleader (voice)

1970
Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker

Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs

1969

The Jack Benny Birthday Special

Self (uncredited)

1969
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

George Lester

1968
The Big Mouth

The Big Mouth

Gerald Clamson

1967
Way... Way Out

Way... Way Out

Pete Mattemore

1966
Three on a Couch

Three on a Couch

Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather

1966
Boeing, Boeing

Boeing, Boeing

Robert Reed

1965
Red Line 7000

Red Line 7000

Driver (uncredited)

1965
The Family Jewels

The Family Jewels

Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton

1965
The Disorderly Orderly

The Disorderly Orderly

Jerome Littlefield

1964
Soap Opera

Soap Opera

Self in Commercial (archive footage)

1964
The Patsy

The Patsy

Stanley Belt

1964
Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

Norman Phiffer

1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)

1963
The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor

Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp

1963
It's Only Money

It's Only Money

Lester March

1962
The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy

Morty S. Tashman

1961
The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man

Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert

1961
Cinderfella

Cinderfella

Cinderfella

1960
The Bellboy

The Bellboy

Stanley / Jerry Lewis

1960
Visit to a Small Planet

Visit to a Small Planet

Kreton

1960
Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner

Cameo / Itchy McGrathy

1959
The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

Joey Robin / Joey Rabinowitz

1959
Don't Give Up the Ship

Don't Give Up the Ship

John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII

1959
The Geisha Boy

The Geisha Boy

Gilbert Wooley

1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Clayton Poole

1958
The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack

Private Meredith C. Bixby

1957
The Delicate Delinquent

The Delicate Delinquent

Sidney L. Pythias

1957
Hollywood or Bust

Hollywood or Bust

Malcolm Smith

1956
Pardners

Pardners

Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.

1956
Artists and Models

Artists and Models

Eugene Fullstack

1955
You're Never Too Young

You're Never Too Young

Wilbur Hoolick

1955
3 Ring Circus

3 Ring Circus

Jerry Hotchkiss

1954
Living It Up

Living It Up

Homer Flagg

1954
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood

Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood

1954
Money from Home

Money from Home

Virgil Yokum

1953
The Caddy

The Caddy

Harvey Miller

1953
Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

Myron Mertz

1953
Road to Bali

Road to Bali

Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)

1952
Jumping Jacks

Jumping Jacks

Hap Smith

1952
Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware

Melvin Jones

1952
Come Back Little Shiksa

Come Back Little Shiksa

1952
The Stooge

The Stooge

Ted Rogers

1951
That's My Boy

That's My Boy

'Junior' Jackson

1951

Fairfax Avenue

1951
At War with the Army

At War with the Army

Alvin Korwin

1950
My Friend Irma Goes West

My Friend Irma Goes West

Seymour

1950
My Friend Irma

My Friend Irma

Seymour

1949
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

1949