Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Acting
Born Mar 16, 1926
From Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died Aug 20, 2017

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 — Acting

The King of Comedy
7.8
1982

The King of Comedy

Jerry Langford

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0
1963

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)

The Nutty Professor
6.5
1963

The Nutty Professor

Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
6.6
2009

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

Stationmaster (voice)

Arizona Dream
7.2
1993

Arizona Dream

Leo Sweetie

The Trust
5.2
2016

The Trust

Jim's Father

Close Up
9.5
2012

Close Up

Self (archive footage)

Cookie
5.3
1989

Cookie

Arnold Ross

You're Never Too Young
6.6
1955

You're Never Too Young

Wilbur Hoolick

The Caddy
6.4
1953

The Caddy

Harvey Miller

Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.6
2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)

Artists and Models
6.6
1955

Artists and Models

Eugene Fullstack

Sailor Beware
6.2
1952

Sailor Beware

Melvin Jones

Red Line 7000
5.3
1965

Red Line 7000

Driver (uncredited)

Mr. Saturday Night
5.7
1992

Mr. Saturday Night

Jerry Lewis

Cinderfella
6.1
1960

Cinderfella

Cinderfella

The Last Laugh
6.9
2016

The Last Laugh

Self

Who's Minding the Store?
6.8
1963

Who's Minding the Store?

Norman Phiffer

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
6.7
2019

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Self

The Ladies Man
6.3
1961

The Ladies Man

Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert

Rat Pack
9.0
2022

Rat Pack

Self (archive footage)

The Disorderly Orderly
6.3
1964

The Disorderly Orderly

Jerome Littlefield

Sports on the Silver Screen
10.0
1997

Sports on the Silver Screen

Self (archive footage)

Living It Up
6.4
1954

Living It Up

Homer Flagg

The Patsy
6.2
1964

The Patsy

Stanley Belt

The Geisha Boy
6.2
1958

The Geisha Boy

Gilbert Wooley

Boeing, Boeing
6.3
1965

Boeing, Boeing

Robert Reed

Funny Bones
6.5
1995

Funny Bones

George Fawkes

Dying Laughing
6.4
2017

Dying Laughing

Self

Pardners
6.6
1956

Pardners

Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.

The Bellboy
6.2
1960

The Bellboy

Stanley / Jerry Lewis

From Darkness to Light
6.7
2025

From Darkness to Light

Self

Scared Stiff
6.4
1953

Scared Stiff

Myron Mertz

Hollywood or Bust
6.1
1956

Hollywood or Bust

Malcolm Smith

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
6.9
2017

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

Self

The Stooge
6.6
1951

The Stooge

Ted Rogers

Dean Martin: King of Cool
7.6
2021

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Self

Money from Home
5.9
1953

Money from Home

Virgil Yokum

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
6.0
1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage)

Smorgasbord
5.8
1983

Smorgasbord

Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter

Jumping Jacks
6.4
1952

Jumping Jacks

Hap Smith

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
6.4
1996

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Self (archive footage)

The Nutty Professor
4.8
2008

The Nutty Professor

Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
5.6
2011

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

Self

The Errand Boy
6.1
1961

The Errand Boy

Morty S. Tashman

The Big Mouth
5.2
1967

The Big Mouth

Gerald Clamson

Don't Give Up the Ship
6.3
1959

Don't Give Up the Ship

John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII

Rock-a-Bye Baby
6.8
1958

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Clayton Poole

3 Ring Circus
5.4
1954

3 Ring Circus

Jerry Hotchkiss

Kreka: Dreamcatcher
10.0
2021

Kreka: Dreamcatcher

Self

Road to Bali
6.2
1952

Road to Bali

Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)

The Delicate Delinquent
6.4
1957

The Delicate Delinquent

Sidney L. Pythias

The Sad Sack
5.6
1957

The Sad Sack

Private Meredith C. Bixby

The Family Jewels
6.5
1965

The Family Jewels

Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
7.0
2016

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown

Self (archive footage)

Visit to a Small Planet
5.1
1960

Visit to a Small Planet

Kreton

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
4.9
1997

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage)

Three on a Couch
5.3
1966

Three on a Couch

Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather

Max Rose
5.6
2016

Max Rose

Max Rose

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
6.1
1968

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

George Lester

Fight for Life
5.6
1987

Fight for Life

Dr. Bernard Abrams

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
5.6
1995

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)

That's My Boy
5.8
1951

That's My Boy

'Junior' Jackson

At War with the Army
5.3
1950

At War with the Army

Alvin Korwin

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

Self

The Trials of Muhammad Ali
7.1
2013

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
7.2
2012

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

It's Only Money
6.1
1962

It's Only Money

Lester March

One More Time
4.8
1970

One More Time

Bandleader (voice)

The Defective Detective
7.5
1984

The Defective Detective

Jerry Logan

Which Way to the Front?
4.8
1970

Which Way to the Front?

Brendan Byers III

8.8
1990

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Self

Hook, Line and Sinker
4.2
1969

Hook, Line and Sinker

Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
7.5
2011

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

Self

My Friend Irma Goes West
6.1
1950

My Friend Irma Goes West

Seymour

Li'l Abner
6.0
1959

Li'l Abner

Cameo / Itchy McGrathy

Way... Way Out
5.7
1966

Way... Way Out

Pete Mattemore

2.0
2004

Hollywood Legenden

Self

The Hollywood Clowns
1979

The Hollywood Clowns

Self (archive footage)

Hardly Working
4.6
1980

Hardly Working

Bo Hooper

How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
5.5
1984

How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave

Clovis Blaireau

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

Self

Rickles... On the Loose
1986

Rickles... On the Loose

Self

My Friend Irma
6.8
1949

My Friend Irma

Seymour

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
2025

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

Self (archive footage)

A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
2002

A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'

Self (archive footage)

Slapstick of Another Kind
2.7
1982

Slapstick of Another Kind

Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain

Edith Head: The Paramount Years
7.5
2002

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Self (archive footage)

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
7.7
2011

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

Self (archive footage)

Classic Comedy Teams
1986

Classic Comedy Teams

Self (archive footage)

Till Luck Do Us Part 2
5.8
2013

Till Luck Do Us Part 2

Bellboy

9.0
2004

A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli

Self (archive footage)

2014

Inside Rupert Pupkin

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
6.0
1996

Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

Self

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976

NBC: The First Fifty Years

Self

The Clown
8.0
2016

The Clown

Self

Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980

Gay, Gay Hollywood

Self

1974

Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

Self

Come Back Little Shiksa
1952

Come Back Little Shiksa

6.0
2006

Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

Self (archive footage)

1969

The Jack Benny Birthday Special

Self (uncredited)

2022

The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon

Self (archive footage)

Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !
1972

Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !

Self

1951

Fairfax Avenue

Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
5.7
2011

Pierre Étaix, un destin animé

Self

Rascal Dazzle
7.0
1981

Rascal Dazzle

Self - Narrator (voice)

Medicine Ball Caravan
3.0
1971

Medicine Ball Caravan

Self

An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
1988

An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis

Self

The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried
2016

The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried

Self (archive footage)

Soap Opera
1964

Soap Opera

Self in Commercial (archive footage)

2022

Mystery Reel

Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
2005

Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime

Self

The Jazz Singer
1959

The Jazz Singer

Joey Robin / Joey Rabinowitz

Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
1954

Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood

Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024

Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze

Self (Archival Footage)

Dean Martin: The One and Only
2004

Dean Martin: The One and Only

Self

2006

Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis

Self

Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
2020

Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo

Self

1972

The Day the Clown Cried

Helmut Doork

Filmography — Crew