Jack Lemmon

John Uhler Lemmon III
1925 - 2001 (bladder cancer)
American born Boston, Massachusetts

Height 5' 9" (1.75 m) . Jack Lemmon's father was the president of a doughnut company, and Jack attended prep schools before Harvard, where he was in the Dramatic Club. After service as a Navy ensign, he worked in a beer hall (playing piano), on radio, off Broadway, TV and Broadway. His movie debut was with Judy Holliday in It Should Happen to You (1954). He won Best Supporting Actor as Ensign Pulver in Mister Roberts (1955). He received nominations in comedy (Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960)) and drama (Days of Wine and Roses (1962), The China Syndrome (1979), Tribute (1980) and Missing (1982)). He won the Best Actor Oscar for Save the Tiger (1973) and the Cannes Best Actor award for "Syndrome" and "Missing". He made his debut as a director with Kotch (1971) and in 1985 on Broadway in "Long Day's Journey into Night". In 1988 he received the Life Achievement Award of the American Film Institute. Spouse Felicia Farr (17 August 1962 - 27 June 2001) (his death) 1 child, Cynthia Stone (7 May 1950 - 1956) (divorced) 1 child.

The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) , Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) , "Chicken Soup for the Soul" (1999) , Inherit the Wind (1999) , The Odd Couple II (1998) , Puppies for Sale (1998) , The Long Way Home (1998) , 12 Angry Men (1997) , Out to Sea (1997) , "The Simpsons" (1997) , Hamlet (1996) , My Fellow Americans (1996) , A Weekend in the Country (1996) , Getting Away with Murder (1996) , Grumpier Old Men (1995) , The Grass Harp (1995) , Grumpy Old Men (1993) , A Life in the Theater (1993) , Short Cuts (1993) , Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) , For Richer, for Poorer (1992) , JFK (1991) , Dad (1989) , The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988) , "Parkinson One to One" (1987) , Long Day's Journey Into Night (1987) ,That's Life! (1986) , Maccheroni (1985) , Mass Appeal (1984) , Stars Over Texas (1982) , Missing (1982) , Buddy Buddy (1981) , Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981) , Tribute (1980) , The China Syndrome (1979) , Airport '77 (1977) , Alex & the Gypsy (1976) , The Entertainer (1976) , Celebration: The American Spirit (1976) , The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) , The Front Page (1974) , Wednesday (1974) , Polizia ha le mani legate, La (1974) , Get Happy (1973) , Save the Tiger (1973) , Avanti! (1972) , The War Between Men and Women (1972) , Kotch (1971) , The Out of Towners (1970) , The April Fools (1969) , The Odd Couple (1968) , There Comes a Day (1968) , Luv (1967) , The Fortune Cookie (1966) , The Great Race (1965) , How to Murder Your Wife (1965) , Good Neighbor Sam (1964) , Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963) , Irma la Douce (1963) , "The Dick Powell Show" (1963) , Days of Wine and Roses (1962) , The Notorious Landlady (1962) , The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960) , Pepe (1960) , Voyage en ballon, Le (1960) , The Apartment (1960) , It Happened to Jane (1959) , "Frontier Justice" (1959) , Some Like It Hot (1959) , "Playhouse 90" (1957) , Bell Book and Candle (1958) , "Goodyear Theatre" (1957) , "Alcoa Theatre" (1957) , Cowboy (1958) , Operation Mad Ball (1957) , Fire Down Below (1957) , "Zane Grey Theater" (1957) , You Can't Run Away from It (1956) , "Ford Star Jubilee" (1956), My Sister Eileen (1955) , Mister Roberts (1955) , Three for the Show (1955) , Phffft! (1954) , "The Ford Television Theatre" (1954) , It Should Happen to You (1954) , "The Road of Life" (1954) , "Campbell Playhouse" (1953) , "Medallion Theatre" (1953) , "Lux Video Theatre" (1953) , "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1951) , "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1952) ,"Kraft Television Theatre" (1949) , "Heaven for Betsy" (1952) , "The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show" (1951) , "Danger" (1951) , "The Web" (1951) , "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1951) , "Studio One" (1949) , "That Wonderful Guy" (1949) , The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949) , "Suspense" (1949)