Jack Lemmon

Birthday: 8 February 1925, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name: John Uhler Lemmon III

Height: 175 cm

Jack Lemmon was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Mildred Burgess LaRue (Noel) and John Uhler Lemmon, Jr., the president of a doughnut company. His ancestry included Irish (from his paternal grandmoth ...Show More

[on Judy Holliday] She was intelligent and not at all like the dumb blonds she so often depicted. Sh Show more [on Judy Holliday] She was intelligent and not at all like the dumb blonds she so often depicted. She didn't give a damn where the camera was placed, how she was made to look, or about being a star. She just played the scene -- acted with, not at. She was also one of the nicest people I ever met. Hide

[on Walter Matthau] Walter is a helluva actor. The best I've ever worked with. [on Walter Matthau] Walter is a helluva actor. The best I've ever worked with.

It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it's hardest of Show more It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it's hardest of all to write a drama with comedy. Which is what life is. Hide

(On comedic roles in 1970) I really can't be funny unless it's part of the character. It really bugs Show more (On comedic roles in 1970) I really can't be funny unless it's part of the character. It really bugs me when someone thinks of me as a comic. If I read 'comedian Jack Lemmon,' I gag. That means I'm not an actor - which I am. Hide

[on Marilyn Monroe] Difficult? Yes. But she was a wonderful comedienne and she had a charisma like n Show more [on Marilyn Monroe] Difficult? Yes. But she was a wonderful comedienne and she had a charisma like no one before or since. Hide

[on Shirley MacLaine] She hated rehearsals and had a bad habit of ad-libbing, which didn't set well Show more [on Shirley MacLaine] She hated rehearsals and had a bad habit of ad-libbing, which didn't set well with Billy Wilder. But we got used to each other, because mainly she's a helluva girl. Hide

If you think it's difficult to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball. If you think it's difficult to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.

[on Billy Wilder] I've had directors who were marvelous at breaking scenes down and handling people. Show more [on Billy Wilder] I've had directors who were marvelous at breaking scenes down and handling people. But when you would string all the pearls together, they wouldn't make a beautiful necklace. But Billy is the kind of picture-maker who can make a beautiful string of pearls. He makes the kind of movies that are classics and last forever. Hide

(In a 1984 interview) "I've worked with great actors, great directors, and had some marvelous parts. Show more (In a 1984 interview) "I've worked with great actors, great directors, and had some marvelous parts. Oh, my God, I don't know any actor who has had more tremendous parts! I really don't. I don't know of one, and I think it's why we're sitting here. I think it's why I'm still around. Hide

Create a list » User Lists Related lists from IMDb users Most Humorus Peeps :) :P a list Show more Create a list » User Lists Related lists from IMDb users Most Humorus Peeps :) :P a list of 40 people created 24 May 2013 A List of Awesome Actors a list of 25 people created 09 Jul 2015 Best Leading Actor a list of 44 people created 25 Jan 2016 Oscar Two (Or More) Timers a list of 42 people created 02 Feb 2016 See all related lists » Hide

[on Judy Holliday} She was one of the greats, and her early death was one of the great tragedies. Sh Show more [on Judy Holliday} She was one of the greats, and her early death was one of the great tragedies. She was also one of the nicest people I ever hope to meet. She was hardly the dizzy blonde. If she were alive today, she would've zipped right through the Mensa puzzles. God, I was sweating gumdrops, on the plane coming here trying to do those those suckers. Hide

Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor. Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor.

The worst part about being me is when people want me to make them laugh. The worst part about being me is when people want me to make them laugh.

[accepting his award at the 2000 Golden Globes] In the spirit of Ving Rhames, I'm going to give this Show more [accepting his award at the 2000 Golden Globes] In the spirit of Ving Rhames, I'm going to give this award to Jack Lemmon. Hide

I won't quit until I get run over by a truck, a producer or a critic. I won't quit until I get run over by a truck, a producer or a critic.

Jack Lemmon's FILMOGRAPHY

All as Actor (105)

The Player

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

The Simpsons - Season 26

My Sister Eileen

The Simpsons - Season 27

The Simpsons - Season 1

The Simpsons - Season 13

The Simpsons - Season 4

The Great Race

Inherit the Wind

Maccheroni

The Simpsons - Season 12

The Simpsons - Season 23

30 Rock - Season 3

The Simpsons - Season 37

Grumpy Old Men

Dolemite Is My Name

The Out of Towners

Rowan and Martins Laugh-In - Season 2

The Simpsons - Season 5

Irma la Douce

The Simpsons - Season 15

Out to Sea

The China Syndrome

The Fortune Cookie

The Simpsons - Season 20

Jack Lemmon'S roles

Professor Fate

Wendell Armbruster, Jr.

Joe Clay

Jerry

Ed Horman

C.C. 'Bud' Baxter

Capt. Don Gallagher

Frank Ormand

Jack Martin

Herb Sullivan

Hildy Johnson

Jack Godell

Peter Edward Wilson

Paul Finnigan

Shelley Levene

John Gustafson