Jerry Lewis

Known for: Acting

Born: 1926-03-16 – 2017-08-20 (aged 91)

From: 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.

Filmography (177)

MOVIE
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
From Darkness to Light
2025
as Self
MOVIE
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024
as Self (Archival Footage)
TV
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024
as Self - Comedian (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 8.0
Marilyn Monroe, la célébrité à tout prix
2022
as Self - actor
MOVIE
Mystery Reel
2022
MOVIE
The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.6
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
2021
as Self
MOVIE
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
2020
as Self
TV
TV Story Superstar
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Dying Laughing
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Max Rose
2016
as Max Rose
MOVIE★ 7.0
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Trust
2016
as Jim's Father
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Clown
2016
as Self
MOVIE
The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
Till Luck Do Us Part 2
2013
as Bellboy
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.5
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.1
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.7
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
2011
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
2011
as Self
TV
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009
MOVIE★ 6.6
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
2009
as Stationmaster (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Nutty Professor
2008
as Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love
MOVIE
Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
2006
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.5
Hollywood Legenden
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Dean Martin: The One and Only
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.7
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Andrew Munch
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 8.2
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Funny Bones
1995
as George Fawkes
MOVIE★ 5.8
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995
as Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV★ 7.6
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
TV★ 7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.8
Raw
1993
as Jerry Lewis (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Arizona Dream
1993
as Leo Sweetie
MOVIE★ 5.9
Mr. Saturday Night
1992
as Jerry Lewis
TV★ 6.7
Mad About You
1992
as Freddy Statler
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992
as Self
TV
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
1992
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.7
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990
as Self
TV★ 8.0
The Simpsons
1989
as Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Cookie
1989
as Arnold Ross
MOVIE★ 10.0
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
1988
as Self
TV★ 5.0
Téléthon
1987
as Self
TV★ 6.6
Wiseguy
1987
as Eli Sternberg
TV★ 5.7
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Fight for Life
1987
as Dr. Bernard Abrams
MOVIE★ 7.0
Rickles... On the Loose
1986
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.8
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
1984
as Clovis Blaireau
TV★ 5.7
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Defective Detective
1984
as Jerry Logan
TV
Bonjour Mr Lewis
1983
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Smorgasbord
1983
as Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter
MOVIE★ 7.8
The King of Comedy
1982
as Jerry Langford
MOVIE★ 3.0
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982
as Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain
TV★ 6.1
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.8
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Rascal Dazzle
1981
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV★ 7.0
Pink Lady
1980
as Jerry Lewis
MOVIE★ 4.7
Hardly Working
1980
as Bo Hooper
MOVIE
Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980
as Self
MOVIE
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 8.0
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
1978
as Le Zinzin d'Hollywood, Jerry chez les cinoques
TV★ 6.0
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self
TV★ 8.0
Auf los geht's los
1977
as Self
MOVIE
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976
as Self
TV★ 6.8
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.0
Cher
1975
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
MOVIE
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974
as Self
TV★ 3.5
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
TV★ 9.5
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.3
Der große Preis
1974
as Self
TV★ 6.1
Klimbim
1973
as Self
MOVIE
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !
1972
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Day the Clown Cried
1972
as Helmut Doork
MOVIE★ 7.3
Medicine Ball Caravan
1971
as Self
TV★ 6.7
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
as Self
TV★ 8.0
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.8
Which Way to the Front?
1970
as Brendan Byers III
MOVIE★ 5.0
One More Time
1970
as Bandleader (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.4
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969
as Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1969
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968
as George Lester
TV★ 6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
TV★ 5.5
The Jerry Lewis Show
1967
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Big Mouth
1967
as Gerald Clamson
MOVIE★ 5.9
Way... Way Out
1966
as Pete Mattemore
MOVIE★ 5.4
Three on a Couch
1966
as Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather
MOVIE★ 6.3
Boeing, Boeing
1965
as Robert Reed
MOVIE★ 5.4
Red Line 7000
1965
as Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Family Jewels
1965
as Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Disorderly Orderly
1964
as Jerome Littlefield
MOVIE
Soap Opera
1964
as Self in Commercial (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Patsy
1964
as Stanley Belt
MOVIE★ 6.8
Who's Minding the Store?
1963
as Norman Phiffer
MOVIE★ 7.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
TV★ 8.0
The Jerry Lewis Show
1963
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Nutty Professor
1963
as Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
MOVIE★ 6.2
It's Only Money
1962
as Lester March
TV★ 6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self - Guest Host
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Errand Boy
1961
as Morty S. Tashman
TV★ 5.9
Ben Casey
1961
as Dr. Dennis Green
TV★ 6.0
The Joey Bishop Show
1961
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Ladies Man
1961
as Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert
MOVIE★ 6.1
Cinderfella
1960
as Cinderfella
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Bellboy
1960
as Stanley / Jerry Lewis
MOVIE★ 5.3
Visit to a Small Planet
1960
as Kreton
MOVIE★ 6.2
Li'l Abner
1959
as Cameo / Itchy McGrathy
MOVIE
The Jazz Singer
1959
as Joey Robin / Joey Rabinowitz
TV★ 6.8
Startime
1959
as Joey Rabinowitz / Joey Robin
MOVIE★ 6.4
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959
as John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
TV★ 7.0
The David Susskind Show
1959
as Self
TV
The Music Shop
1959
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Geisha Boy
1958
as Gilbert Wooley
TV★ 5.4
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
as Clayton Poole
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Sad Sack
1957
as Private Meredith C. Bixby
TV★ 7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Delicate Delinquent
1957
as Sidney L. Pythias
MOVIE★ 6.2
Hollywood or Bust
1956
as Malcolm Smith
MOVIE★ 6.7
Pardners
1956
as Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.
TV★ 6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.7
Artists and Models
1955
as Eugene Fullstack
MOVIE★ 6.6
You're Never Too Young
1955
as Wilbur Hoolick
MOVIE★ 5.6
3 Ring Circus
1954
as Jerry Hotchkiss
MOVIE★ 6.5
Living It Up
1954
as Homer Flagg
MOVIE
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
1954
MOVIE★ 6.0
Money from Home
1953
as Virgil Yokum
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Caddy
1953
as Harvey Miller
MOVIE★ 6.5
Scared Stiff
1953
as Myron Mertz
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Road to Bali
1952
as Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Jumping Jacks
1952
as Hap Smith
MOVIE★ 6.3
Sailor Beware
1952
as Melvin Jones
MOVIE
Come Back Little Shiksa
1952
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Stooge
1951
as Ted Rogers
MOVIE★ 5.9
That's My Boy
1951
as 'Junior' Jackson
MOVIE
Fairfax Avenue
1951
MOVIE★ 5.3
At War with the Army
1950
as Private Korwin
TV★ 7.8
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Lewis
TV★ 6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950
as Seymour
TV★ 7.0
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
My Friend Irma
1949
as Seymour
MOVIE★ 8.0
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self