John Uhler Lemmon was born on February 8, 1925 in Newton, Massachusetts and died on June 27, 2001. He better known as Jack Lemmon, was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor and comedian.

He appeared in dozens of high-profile films over 50 years, including the Billy Wilder comedies Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960) and Irma La Douce (1963).

He has also proved himself in dramas, including The Days of Wine and Roses (1962), Missing (1982), and Glengarry Glen Ross (1992).

In 1988 he received the Life Achievement Award of the American Film Institute.

Jack Lemmon died of cancer at the age of 76.

Filmography

• 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" (1 episode, 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)
• 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)
• 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" (1 episode, 1963)
• Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
• The Notorious Landlady (1962)
• The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)
• Voyage en ballon, Le (1960)
• The Apartment (1960)
• It Happened to Jane (1959)
• "Frontier Justice" (1 episode, 1959)
• Some Like It Hot (1959)
• "Playhouse 90" (2 episodes, 1957-1959)
• Bell Book and Candle (1958)
• "Goodyear Theatre" (4 episodes, 1957-1958)
• "Alcoa Theatre" (5 episodes, 1957-1958)
• Cowboy (1958)
• Operation Mad Ball (1957)
• Fire Down Below (1957)
• "Zane Grey Theater" (1 episode, 1957)
• You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
• "Ford Star Jubilee" (1 episode, 1956)
• My Sister Eileen (1955)
• Mister Roberts (1955)
• Three for the Show (1955)
• Phffft (1954)
• "The Ford Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
• It Should Happen to You (1954)
• "The Road of Life" (1954)
• "Campbell Playhouse" (1 episode, 1953)
• "Medallion Theatre" (1 episode, 1953)
• "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1953)
• "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (2 episodes, 1951-1953)
• "Robert Montgomery Presents" (2 episodes, 1952-1953)
• "Kraft Television Theatre" (5 episodes, 1949-1953)
• "Heaven for Betsy" (1952)
• "The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show" (1951)
• "Danger" (1 episode, 1951)
• "The Web" (1 episode, 1951)
• "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1 episode, 1951)
• "Studio One" (2 episodes, 1949-1950)
• "That Wonderful Guy" (1949)
• The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)
• "Suspense" (1 episode, 1949)

Awards

• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie "Oprah Winfrey Presents: Tuesdays with Morrie" 1999
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television "Inherit the Wind" 1999
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award 1999
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries "Oprah Winfrey Presents: Tuesdays with Morrie" 1999
• Los Angeles Drama Critics Lifetime Achievement Award 1997
• Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear 1996
• Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award 1996
• NATO/ShoWest Lifetime Achievement Award 1993
• National Board of Review Award Best Actor "Glengarry Glen Ross" 1992
• Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award "Glengarry Glen Ross" 1992
• Cecil B DeMille Award 1991
• Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award 1989
• American Film Institute Life Achievement Award 1988
• Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award "Missing" 1982
• Berlin Film Festival Best Actor Award "Tribute" 1981
• Genie Best Foreign Actor "Tribute" 1981
• BAFTA Award Best Actor "China Syndrome" 1979
• Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award "The China Syndrome" 1979
• Oscar Best Actor "Save the Tiger" 1973
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) "Avanti" 1972
• Emmy Outstanding Single Program--Variety or Musical (Variety or Popular Music) "Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S arvelous, 'S Gershwin" 1971 - 72
• British Film Academy Award Best Foreign Actor "The Apartment" 1960
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor-Comedy/Musical "The Apartment" 1960
• British Film Academy Award Best Foreign Actor "Some Like it Hot" 1959
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor-Comedy/Musical "Some Like it Hot" 1959
• Oscar Best Supporting Actor "Mister Roberts" 1955