5.8Acting
Jerry Lewis
- Born
- 1926-03-16
- Died
- 2017-08-20
- Birthplace
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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
198 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
100 Years of the Idiot: A Jerry Lewis Centenary
2026 · Movie
Cast
From Darkness to Light
2025 · Movie
Self
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
2025 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024 · TV Show
Self - Comedian (archive footage)
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
2022 · TV Show
Self - actor
Mystery Reel
2022 · Movie
Cast
Rat Pack
2022 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon
2022 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021 · Movie
Self
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
2021 · Movie
Self
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
2020 · Movie
Self
TV Story Superstar
2020 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019 · Movie
Self
Dying Laughing
2017 · Movie
Self
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
2017 · Movie
Self
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
2016 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Max Rose
2016 · Movie
Max Rose
The Clown
2016 · Movie
Self
The Last Laugh
2016 · Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried
2016 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Trust
2016 · Movie
Jim's Father
Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Carsony Brothers – Von Simmering nach Las Vegas
2014 · Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
Self
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
2013 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Till Luck Do Us Part 2
2013 · Movie
Bellboy
Close Up
2012 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · TV Show
Self
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
2011 · Movie
Self
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011 · Movie
Self · Executive Producer
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
2011 · Movie
Self
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
2009 · Movie
Stationmaster (voice)
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009 · TV Show
Cast
The Nutty Professor
2008 · Movie
Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love · Characters
Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis
2006 · Movie
Self
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
2006 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
2005 · Movie
Self
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
2004 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Dean Martin: The One and Only
2004 · Movie
Self
Hollywood Legenden
2004 · Movie
Self
Cher: The Farewell Tour
2003 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
2002 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000 · Movie
Executive Producer · Characters
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
Andrew Munch
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The View
1997 · TV Show
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · TV Show
Self
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996 · Movie
Self
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Nutty Professor
1996 · Movie
Executive Producer · Original Film Writer
Funny Bones
1995 · Movie
George Fawkes
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995 · Movie
Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · TV Show
Self
Arizona Dream
1993 · Movie
Leo Sweetie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Raw
1993 · TV Show
Jerry Lewis (archive footage)
Boy
1992 · Movie
Director · Writer
How Are The Kids?
1992 · Movie
Writer · Director
Mad About You
1992 · TV Show
Freddy Statler
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
1992 · TV Show
Self
Mr. Saturday Night
1992 · Movie
Jerry Lewis
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992 · Movie
Self
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991 · Movie
Self
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · Movie
Self
Super Force
1990 · TV Show
Director
Cookie
1989 · Movie
Arnold Ross
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice)
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
1988 · Movie
Self
Fight for Life
1987 · Movie
Dr. Bernard Abrams
Sacrée soirée
1987 · TV Show
Self · Self (archive footage)
Téléthon
1987 · TV Show
Self
Wiseguy
1987 · TV Show
Eli Sternberg
Classic Comedy Teams
1986 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Rickles... On the Loose
1986 · Movie
Self
Brothers
1984 · TV Show
Director
Goldene Kamera
1984 · TV Show
Self
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
1984 · Movie
Clovis Blaireau
The Defective Detective
1984 · Movie
Jerry Logan
Bonjour Mr Lewis
1983 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
Smorgasbord
1983 · Movie
Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter · Director · Writer
Champs-Elysées
1982 · TV Show
Self
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982 · Movie
Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain
The King of Comedy
1982 · Movie
Jerry Langford
Rascal Dazzle
1981 · Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980 · Movie
Self
Hardly Working
1980 · Movie
Bo Hooper · Director · Screenplay
Pink Lady
1980 · TV Show
Jerry Lewis
The Hollywood Clowns
1979 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Ciné regards
1978 · TV Show
Self
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
1978 · TV Show
Le Zinzin d'Hollywood, Jerry chez les cinoques
Auf los geht's los
1977 · TV Show
Self
Please Turn the Page
1977 · TV Show
Self
Donny & Marie
1976 · TV Show
Self
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976 · Movie
Self
Cher
1975 · TV Show
Self - Guest · Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · TV Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
Self - Host · Writer
Der große Preis
1974 · TV Show
Self
Dinah!
1974 · TV Show
Self
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974 · Movie
Self
Spécial cinéma
1974 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974 · TV Show
Self
Klimbim
1973 · TV Show
Self · Self / Bobby Zischer
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !
1972 · Movie
Self
Medicine Ball Caravan
1971 · Movie
Self
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971 · TV Show
Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971 · TV Show
Self
One More Time
1970 · Movie
Bandleader (voice) · Director
Which Way to the Front?
1970 · Movie
Brendan Byers III / Field Marshal Erik Kesselring · Director · Producer
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969 · Movie
Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs · Producer
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · TV Show
Director
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1969 · Movie
Self (uncredited)
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968 · Movie
George Lester
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · TV Show
Self (uncredited)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · TV Show
Self - Guest
The Big Mouth
1967 · Movie
Gerald Clamson · Director · Screenplay · Producer
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · TV Show
Self
The Jerry Lewis Show
1967 · TV Show
Self - Host
Three on a Couch
1966 · Movie
Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather · Director · Producer
Way... Way Out
1966 · Movie
Pete Mattemore
Boeing, Boeing
1965 · Movie
Robert Reed
Red Line 7000
1965 · Movie
Driver (uncredited)
The Family Jewels
1965 · Movie
Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton · Director · Writer · Producer
Soap Opera
1964 · Movie
Self in Commercial (archive footage)
The Disorderly Orderly
1964 · Movie
Jerome Littlefield · Executive Producer
The Patsy
1964 · Movie
Stanley Belt · Director · Writer
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · Movie
Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
The Jerry Lewis Show
1963 · TV Show
Self - Host
The Nutty Professor
1963 · Movie
Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp · Director · Writer
Who's Minding the Store?
1963 · Movie
Norman Phiffer
It's Only Money
1962 · Movie
Lester March
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV Show
Self - Guest Host · Self
Ben Casey
1961 · TV Show
Dr. Dennis Green · Director
The Errand Boy
1961 · Movie
Morty S. Tashman · Director · Writer
The Joey Bishop Show
1961 · TV Show
Self (uncredited)
The Ladies Man
1961 · Movie
Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert · Director · Writer · Producer
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
Self · Self - Co-Host
Cinderfella
1960 · Movie
Cinderfella · Producer
Raymie
1960 · Movie
Theme Song Performance
The Bellboy
1960 · Movie
Stanley / Jerry Lewis · Director · Producer · Writer
Visit to a Small Planet
1960 · Movie
Kreton
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959 · Movie
John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
Li'l Abner
1959 · Movie
Cameo / Itchy McGrathy
Startime
1959 · TV Show
Joey Rabinowitz / Joey Robin
The David Susskind Show
1959 · TV Show
Self
The Jazz Singer
1959 · Movie
Joey Robin / Joey Rabinowitz
The Music Shop
1959 · TV Show
Cast
Kraft Music Hall
1958 · TV Show
Self
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958 · Movie
Clayton Poole · Producer
The Geisha Boy
1958 · Movie
Gilbert Wooley · Producer
The Delicate Delinquent
1957 · Movie
Sidney L. Pythias · Producer
The Sad Sack
1957 · Movie
Private Meredith C. Bixby
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · TV Show
Self · Self - Guest Host
Hollywood or Bust
1956 · Movie
Malcolm Smith
Nightmare
1956 · Movie
Director
Pardners
1956 · Movie
Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · TV Show
Self - Guest · Self - Cameo · Self
Artists and Models
1955 · Movie
Eugene Fullstack
You're Never Too Young
1955 · Movie
Wilbur Hoolick
3 Ring Circus
1954 · Movie
Jerry Hotchkiss
Living It Up
1954 · Movie
Homer Flagg
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
1954 · Movie
Cast
Money from Home
1953 · Movie
Virgil Yokum
Scared Stiff
1953 · Movie
Myron Mertz
The Caddy
1953 · Movie
Harvey Miller
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
Self
An Eye for an Eye
1952 · Movie
Director of Photography · Director
Come Back Little Shiksa
1952 · Movie
Cast · Director
Jumping Jacks
1952 · Movie
Hap Smith
Road to Bali
1952 · Movie
Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)
Sailor Beware
1952 · Movie
Melvin Jones
A Spot In The Shade
1951 · Movie
Director · Producer · Director of Photography
Fairfax Avenue
1951 · Movie
Cast · Director · Cinematography · Writer
Nightmare
1951 · Movie
Director · Producer · Director of Photography
That's My Boy
1951 · Movie
'Junior' Jackson
The Re-Inforcer
1951 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Producer · Director of Photography
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · TV Show
Magician's Assistant-Silent Spot
The Stooge
1951 · Movie
Ted Rogers
Watch On The Lime
1951 · Movie
Director · Writer · Director of Photography
At War with the Army
1950 · Movie
Private Korwin
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950 · Movie
Seymour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV Show
Self · Self - Host
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · TV Show
Lewis
What's My Line?
1950 · TV Show
Self
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949 · Movie
Cast · Director · Writer
My Friend Irma
1949 · Movie
Seymour
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV Show
Self
A Suite at the Sands
Date unknown · Movie
Cast · Director
The Day the Clown Cried
Date unknown · Movie
Helmut Doork · Director · Screenplay