Jerry Lewis
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.
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- Born:
- Mar 16, 1926 In Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 125
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Ed Sullivan Show 1948-06-20
- Latest Project:
- Movie From Darkness to Light 2025-04-20
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | From Darkness to Light | Self | 2025-04-20 |
| Movie | Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-11 |
| Movie | Kreka: Dreamcatcher | Self | 2021-05-16 |
| Movie | Dean Martin: King of Cool | Self | 2021-11-14 |
| Movie | What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael | Self | 2019-03-22 |
| Movie | Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me | Self | 2017-09-11 |
| Movie | Dying Laughing | Self | 2017-02-24 |
| Movie | The Clown | Self | 2016-02-03 |
| Movie | The Last Laugh | Self | 2016-04-18 |
| Movie | The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried | Self (archive footage) | 2016-01-04 |
| Movie | Max Rose | Max Rose | 2016-09-02 |
| Movie | The Trust | Jim's Father | 2016-04-29 |
| Movie | Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown | Self (archive footage) | 2016-09-02 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Inside Rupert Pupkin | Self (archive footage) | 2014-05-14 |
| Movie | The Trials of Muhammad Ali | 2013-08-23 | |
| Movie | Till Luck Do Us Part 2 | Bellboy | 2013-12-27 |
| Movie | Close Up | Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
| Movie | Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe | Self (archive footage) | 2012-05-15 |
| Movie | Pierre Étaix, un destin animé | Self | 2011-01-01 |
| Movie | A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy | Self | 2011-10-25 |
| Movie | Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis | Self | 2011-12-17 |
| Movie | Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic | Self (archive footage) | 2011-12-28 |
| Movie | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! | Stationmaster (voice) | 2009-08-07 |
| Series | Joy Behar: Say Anything! | Unknown | 2009-09-29 |
| Movie | The Nutty Professor | Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love | 2008-11-24 |
| Movie | Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten | Self (archive footage) | 2006-03-15 |
| Movie | Hollywood Legenden | Self | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | Edith Head: The Paramount Years | (archive footage) | 2002-11-26 |
| Movie | A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy' | Self (archive footage) | 2002-12-17 |
| Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
| Movie | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) | 1997-11-01 |
| Movie | Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | 1997-03-16 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown | Himself | 1996-08-18 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
| Movie | Funny Bones | George Fawkes | 1995-09-20 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-08-14 |
| Movie | Arizona Dream | Leo Sweetie | 1993-01-06 |
| Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
| Movie | Mr. Saturday Night | Himself | 1992-09-23 |
| Series | Mad About You | Unknown | 1992-09-23 |
| Movie | Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' | Self | 1991-01-01 |
| Movie | Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1990-02-04 |
| Movie | Cookie | Arnold Ross | 1989-08-02 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis | 1988-11-05 | |
| Series | Wiseguy | Unknown | 1987-09-16 |
| Movie | Fight for Life | Dr. Bernard Abrams | 1987-03-23 |
| Movie | Rickles... On the Loose | Self | 1986-08-23 |
| Movie | Terror in the Aisles | Myron Mertz (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1984-10-26 |
| Movie | How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave | Clovis Blaireau | 1984-11-18 |
| Movie | The Defective Detective | Jerry Logan | 1984-10-31 |
| Movie | Smorgasbord | Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter | 1983-04-13 |
| Movie | Slapstick of Another Kind | Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain | 1982-12-09 |
| Movie | The King of Comedy | Jerry Langford | 1982-12-18 |
| Movie | Hardly Working | Bo Hooper | 1980-01-30 |
| Series | Pink Lady | Unknown | 1980-03-01 |
| Movie | The Hollywood Clowns | Self (archive footage) | 1979-03-23 |
| Series | Rire et sourire : Le Splendid | Le Zinzin d'Hollywood, Jerry chez les cinoques | 1978-11-19 |
| Series | Donny & Marie | Unknown | 1976-01-23 |
| Series | Cher | Unknown | 1975-02-16 |
| Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
| Series | Tony Orlando and Dawn | Unknown | 1974-12-04 |
| Movie | Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy | Himself | 1974-12-21 |
| Series | Klimbim | Unknown | 1973-07-24 |
| Series | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1971-08-01 |
| Movie | One More Time | Bandleader (voice) | 1970-05-01 |
| Movie | Which Way to the Front? | Brendan Byers III | 1970-09-03 |
| Movie | The Jack Benny Birthday Special | Self (uncredited) | 1969-02-17 |
| Movie | Hook, Line and Sinker | Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs | 1969-06-06 |
| Series | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Unknown | 1968-01-22 |
| Movie | Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River | George Lester | 1968-07-12 |
| Movie | The Big Mouth | Gerald Clamson | 1967-07-12 |
| Series | The Jerry Lewis Show | Host | 1967-09-12 |
| Movie | Way... Way Out | Pete Mattemore | 1966-10-26 |
| Movie | Three on a Couch | Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather | 1966-03-01 |
| Movie | The Family Jewels | Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton | 1965-07-01 |
| Movie | Boeing, Boeing | Robert Reed | 1965-12-22 |
| Movie | Red Line 7000 | Driver (uncredited) | 1965-11-09 |
| Movie | The Patsy | Stanley Belt | 1964-06-24 |
| Movie | Soap Opera | Himself (Archive footage) | 1964-06-27 |
| Movie | The Disorderly Orderly | Jerome Littlefield | 1964-12-16 |
| Movie | The Nutty Professor | Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp | 1963-06-04 |
| Series | The Jerry Lewis Show | Himself | 1963-09-21 |
| Movie | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited) | 1963-11-07 |
| Movie | Who's Minding the Store? | Norman Phiffer | 1963-11-28 |
| Movie | It's Only Money | Lester March | 1962-11-20 |
| Movie | The Ladies Man | Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert | 1961-06-21 |
| Movie | The Errand Boy | Morty S. Tashman | 1961-11-28 |
| Series | Ben Casey | Unknown | 1961-10-02 |
| Movie | The Bellboy | Stanley / Jerry Lewis | 1960-07-20 |
| Movie | Visit to a Small Planet | Kreton | 1960-02-04 |
| Movie | Cinderfella | Cinderfella | 1960-12-18 |
| Series | The Music Shop | 1959-01-11 | |
| Movie | Don't Give Up the Ship | John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII | 1959-07-03 |
| Movie | Li'l Abner | Cameo / Itchy McGrathy | 1959-12-11 |
| Movie | Rock-a-Bye Baby | Clayton Poole | 1958-07-23 |
| Movie | The Geisha Boy | Gilbert Wooley | 1958-11-02 |
| Movie | The Sad Sack | Private Meredith C. Bixby | 1957-11-27 |
| Movie | The Delicate Delinquent | Sidney L. Pythias | 1957-06-06 |
| Series | The Steve Allen Show | Unknown | 1956-06-24 |
| Movie | Hollywood or Bust | Malcolm Smith | 1956-12-06 |
| Movie | Pardners | Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr. | 1956-08-01 |
| Movie | You're Never Too Young | Wilbur Hoolick | 1955-08-25 |
| Movie | Artists and Models | Eugene Fullstack | 1955-11-07 |
| Movie | Living It Up | Homer Flagg | 1954-08-04 |
| Movie | 3 Ring Circus | Jerry Hotchkiss | 1954-12-22 |
| Movie | Road to Bali | Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited) | 1953-01-29 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
| Movie | Money from Home | Virgil Yokum | 1953-12-31 |
| Movie | Scared Stiff | Myron Mertz | 1953-04-27 |
| Movie | The Caddy | Harvey Miller | 1953-08-10 |
| Movie | Come Back Little Shiksa | 1952-01-01 | |
| Movie | Sailor Beware | Melvin Jones | 1952-02-08 |
| Movie | Jumping Jacks | Hap Smith | 1952-06-11 |
| Series | This Is Your Life | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | That's My Boy | 'Junior' Jackson | 1951-05-31 |
| Movie | The Stooge | Ted Rogers | 1951-11-15 |
| Movie | At War with the Army | Alvin Korwin | 1950-12-31 |
| Movie | My Friend Irma Goes West | Seymour | 1950-06-25 |
| Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1950-09-10 | |
| Movie | My Friend Irma | Seymour | 1949-10-14 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |