Jerry Lewis
Born
March 16, 1926
Died
August 20, 2017 (91 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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
Mystery Reel
2022
The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon
Himself (archive footage)
2022
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self
2021
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Self
2019
Dying Laughing
Self
2017
Max Rose
Max Rose
2016
The Trust
Jim's Father
2016
The Last Laugh
Self
2016
The Clown
Self
2016
Inside Rupert Pupkin
Self (archive footage)
2014
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
2012
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
2011
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Self
2011
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
Self
2011
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Stationmaster (voice)
2009
The Nutty Professor
Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love
2008
Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis
Self
2006
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
Self (archive footage)
2006
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)
2004
I Know A Riddle
2004
Hollywood Legenden
Self
2004
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
Self (archive footage)
2002
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(archive footage)
2002
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
1997
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Himself
1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
1996
Funny Bones
George Fawkes
1995
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)
1995
Arizona Dream
Leo Sweetie
1993
Cookie
Arnold Ross
1989
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
1988
Fight for Life
Dr. Bernard Abrams
1987
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
Clovis Blaireau
1984
The Defective Detective
Jerry Logan
1984
Smorgasbord
Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter
1983
The King of Comedy
Jerry Langford
1982
Slapstick of Another Kind
Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1982
Hardly Working
Bo Hooper
1980
Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980
The Hollywood Clowns
Self (archive footage)
1979
Medicine Ball Caravan
1971
Which Way to the Front?
Brendan Byers III
1970
Hook, Line and Sinker
Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs
1969
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
Self (uncredited)
1969
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
George Lester
1968
The Big Mouth
Gerald Clamson
1967
Way... Way Out
Pete Mattemore
1966
Three on a Couch
Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather
1966
Boeing, Boeing
Robert Reed
1965
Red Line 7000
Driver (uncredited)
1965
The Family Jewels
Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton
1965
The Disorderly Orderly
Jerome Littlefield
1964
Soap Opera
Himself (Archive footage)
1964
The Patsy
Stanley Belt
1964
Who's Minding the Store?
Norman Phiffer
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
1963
The Nutty Professor
Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
1963
It's Only Money
Lester March
1962
The Errand Boy
Morty S. Tashman
1961
The Ladies Man
Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert
1961
Cinderfella
Cinderfella
1960
The Bellboy
Stanley / Jerry Lewis
1960
Visit to a Small Planet
Kreton
1960
Li'l Abner
Cameo / Itchy McGrathy
1959
Don't Give Up the Ship
John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
1959
The Geisha Boy
Gilbert Wooley
1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Clayton Poole
1958
The Sad Sack
Private Meredith C. Bixby
1957
The Delicate Delinquent
Sidney L. Pythias
1957
Hollywood or Bust
Malcolm Smith
1956
Pardners
Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.
1956
Artists and Models
Eugene Fullstack
1955
You're Never Too Young
Wilbur Hoolick
1955
3 Ring Circus
Jerry Hotchkiss
1954
Living It Up
Homer Flagg
1954
Money from Home
Virgil Yokum
1953
The Caddy
Harvey Miller
1953
Scared Stiff
Myron Mertz
1953
Jumping Jacks
Hap Smith
1952
Sailor Beware
Melvin Jones
1952
The Stooge
Ted Rogers
1951
That's My Boy
'Junior' Jackson
1951
At War with the Army
Alvin Korwin
1950
My Friend Irma Goes West
Seymour
1950
My Friend Irma
Seymour
1949
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949
The Day the Clown Cried
Helmut Doork
From Darkness to Light
Self
2025
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self - Comedian (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2024
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
Self
2021
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
Himself
2020
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2020
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Self
2017
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
Self (archive footage)
2016
The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried
Self (archive footage)
2016
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
Till Luck Do Us Part 2
Bellboy
2013
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
2013
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Self (archive footage)
2011
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
(1 episode)
2009
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
2004
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Andrew Munch · (1 episode)
1999
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
1997
The View
Self · (3 episodes)
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
(2 episodes)
1996
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1993
Raw
Jerry Lewis (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1993
Mr. Saturday Night
Himself
1992
Mad About You
Freddy Statler · (1 episode)
1992
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
Self
1992
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
Self · (3 episodes)
1992
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Self
1991
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1990
The Simpsons
Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Téléthon
Self · (1 episode)
1987
Wiseguy
(5 episodes)
1987
Sacrée soirée
Self · (2 episodes)
1987
Sacrée soirée
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1987
Rickles... On the Loose
Self
1986
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984
Bonjour Mr Lewis
Self (archive footage) · (6 episodes)
1983
Champs-Elysées
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Rascal Dazzle
Self - Narrator (voice)
1981
Pink Lady
Jerry Lewis · (1 episode)
1980
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
Le Zinzin d'Hollywood, Jerry chez les cinoques · (1 episode)
1978
Please Turn the Page
Self · (1 episode)
1977
Auf los geht's los
Self · (1 episode)
1977
Donny & Marie
Self · (1 episode)
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Cher
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1975
Cher
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Himself
1974
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self · (1 episode)
1974
Spécial cinéma
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1974
Der große Preis
Self · (1 episode)
1974
Klimbim
Self · (1 episode)
1973
Klimbim
Self / Bobby Zischer · (1 episode)
1973
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !
Self
1972
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
(1 episode)
1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (1 episode)
1971
One More Time
Bandleader (voice)
1970
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (3 episodes)
1968
The Jerry Lewis Show
Host · (19 episodes)
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
Self · (1 episode)
1967
The Jerry Lewis Show
Himself · (6 episodes)
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (6 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host · (16 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (5 episodes)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (2 episodes)
1961
Ben Casey
(1 episode)
1961
The Joey Bishop Show
Self (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1961
The David Susskind Show
Self · (1 episode)
1959
The Music Shop
(9 episodes)
1959
Kraft Music Hall
Self · (1 episode)
1958
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (1 episode)
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self - Guest Host · (1 episode)
1957
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Cameo · (1 episode)
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1956
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
1954
The Oscars
Self · (3 episodes)
1953
Road to Bali
Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)
1953
Come Back Little Shiksa
1952
Fairfax Avenue
1951
The Jack Benny Program
Self · (1 episode)
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · (29 episodes)
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (5 episodes)
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (6 episodes)
1948