Jerry Lewis
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,…
Known For
The King of Comedy
Jerry Langford
Arizona Dream
Leo Sweetie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
The Nutty Professor
Executive Producer
Saturday Night Live
Writer
The Nutty Professor
Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Characters
Artists and Models
Eugene Fullstack
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Filmography
Acting (175)
Movies (119)
From Darkness to Light
2025as Self
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
2025as Self (archive footage)
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024as Self (Archival Footage)
Rat Pack
2022as Self (archive footage)
Mystery Reel
2022 The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon
2022as Self (archive footage)
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
2021as Self
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021as Self
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
2020as Self
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019as Self
Dying Laughing
2017as Self
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
2017as Self
The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried
2016as Self (archive footage)
The Trust
2016as Jim's Father
Max Rose
2016as Max Rose
The Clown
2016as Self
The Last Laugh
2016as Self
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
2016as Self (archive footage)
Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014as Self (archive footage)
Till Luck Do Us Part 2
2013as Bellboy
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
2013as Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012as Self (archive footage)
Close Up
2012as Self (archive footage)
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011as Self
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011as Self (archive footage)
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
2011as Self
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
2011as Self
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
2009as Stationmaster (voice)
The Nutty Professor
2008as Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
2006as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis
2006as Self
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
2005as Self
Hollywood Legenden
2004as Self
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004as Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)
I Know A Riddle
2004as (archive footage)
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
2004as Self (archive footage)
Dean Martin: The One and Only
2004as Self
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002as (archive footage)
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
2002as Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997as Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997as Self (archive footage)
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996as Self
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996as Self (archive footage)
Funny Bones
1995as George Fawkes
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995as Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arizona Dream
1993as Leo Sweetie
Mr. Saturday Night
1992as Jerry Lewis
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992as Self
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991as Self
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990as Self
Cookie
1989as Arnold Ross
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
1988as Self
Fight for Life
1987as Dr. Bernard Abrams
Rickles... On the Loose
1986as Self
Classic Comedy Teams
1986as Self (archive footage)
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
1984as Clovis Blaireau
The Defective Detective
1984as Jerry Logan
Smorgasbord
1983as Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter
The King of Comedy
1982as Jerry Langford
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982as Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982as Self (archive footage)
Rascal Dazzle
1981as Self - Narrator (voice)
Hardly Working
1980as Bo Hooper
Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980as Self
The Hollywood Clowns
1979as Self (archive footage)
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974as Self
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !
1972as Self
Medicine Ball Caravan
1971as Self
One More Time
1970as Bandleader (voice)
Which Way to the Front?
1970as Brendan Byers III
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969as Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1969as Self (uncredited)
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968as George Lester
The Big Mouth
1967as Gerald Clamson
Three on a Couch
1966as Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather
Way... Way Out
1966as Pete Mattemore
Boeing, Boeing
1965as Robert Reed
The Family Jewels
1965as Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton
Red Line 7000
1965as Driver (uncredited)
The Disorderly Orderly
1964as Jerome Littlefield
The Patsy
1964as Stanley Belt
Soap Opera
1964as Self in Commercial (archive footage)
The Nutty Professor
1963as Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963as Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
Who's Minding the Store?
1963as Norman Phiffer
It's Only Money
1962as Lester March
The Errand Boy
1961as Morty S. Tashman
The Ladies Man
1961as Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert
Cinderfella
1960as Cinderfella
Visit to a Small Planet
1960as Kreton
The Bellboy
1960as Stanley / Jerry Lewis
Li'l Abner
1959as Cameo / Itchy McGrathy
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959as John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
The Jazz Singer
1959as Joey Robin / Joey Rabinowitz
The Geisha Boy
1958as Gilbert Wooley
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958as Clayton Poole
The Delicate Delinquent
1957as Sidney L. Pythias
The Sad Sack
1957as Private Meredith C. Bixby
Pardners
1956as Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.
Hollywood or Bust
1956as Malcolm Smith
Artists and Models
1955as Eugene Fullstack
You're Never Too Young
1955as Wilbur Hoolick
Living It Up
1954as Homer Flagg
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
1954
3 Ring Circus
1954as Jerry Hotchkiss
Money from Home
1953as Virgil Yokum
The Caddy
1953as Harvey Miller
Scared Stiff
1953as Myron Mertz
Jumping Jacks
1952as Hap Smith
Sailor Beware
1952as Melvin Jones
Come Back Little Shiksa
1952
Road to Bali
1952as Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)
That's My Boy
1951as 'Junior' Jackson
The Stooge
1951as Ted Rogers
Fairfax Avenue
1951
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950as Seymour
At War with the Army
1950as Alvin Korwin
My Friend Irma
1949as Seymour
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949Television (56)
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024as Self - Comedian (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe, La Célébrité à tout prix
2022as Jerry Lewis
TV Story Superstar
2020as Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012as Self
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Andrew Munch
The View
1997as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
1994as Self
Raw
1993as Jerry Lewis (archive footage)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993as Self - Guest
Mad About You
1992as Freddy Statler
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
1992as Self
The Simpsons
1989as Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice)
Sacrée Soirée
1987as Self
Wiseguy
1987as Eli Sternberg
Téléthon
1987as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984as Self
Bonjour Mr Lewis
1983as Self (archive footage)
Late Night with David Letterman
1982as Self - Guest
Champs-Elysées
1982as Self
Pink Lady
1980as Jerry Lewis
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
1978as Le Zinzin d'Hollywood, Jerry chez les cinoques
Please Turn the Page
1977as Self
Auf los geht's los
1977as Self
Donny & Marie
1976as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Host
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975as Self
Cher
1975as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974as Self (archive footage)
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974as Self
Der große Preis
1974as Self
Klimbim
1973as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971as Self
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968as Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968as Self (uncredited)
The Carol Burnett Show
1967as Self
The Jerry Lewis Show
1967as Self - Host
The Jerry Lewis Show
1963as Self - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self - Guest Host
The Merv Griffin Show
1962as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961as Self
Ben Casey
1961as Dr. Dennis Green
The Joey Bishop Show
1961as Self (uncredited)
The David Susskind Show
1959as Self
The Music Shop
1959
Kraft Music Hall
1958as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956as Self - Guest
The Oscars
1953as Self
What's My Line?
1950as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950as Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
Crew (60)
Movies (55)
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011Executive Producer
The Nutty Professor
2008Characters
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000Characters
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000Executive Producer
The Nutty Professor
1996Executive Producer
The Nutty Professor
1996Original Film Writer
Boy
1992Director
Boy
1992Writer
How Are The Kids?
1992Director
How Are The Kids?
1992Writer
Smorgasbord
1983Director
Smorgasbord
1983Writer
Hardly Working
1980Director
Hardly Working
1980Screenplay
One More Time
1970Director
Which Way to the Front?
1970Director
Which Way to the Front?
1970Producer
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969Producer
The Big Mouth
1967Director
The Big Mouth
1967Producer
The Big Mouth
1967Screenplay
Three on a Couch
1966Director
Three on a Couch
1966Producer
The Family Jewels
1965Director
The Family Jewels
1965Producer
The Family Jewels
1965Writer
The Disorderly Orderly
1964Executive Producer
The Patsy
1964Director
The Patsy
1964Writer
The Nutty Professor
1963Director
The Nutty Professor
1963Writer
The Errand Boy
1961Director
The Errand Boy
1961Writer
The Ladies Man
1961Director
The Ladies Man
1961Producer
The Ladies Man
1961Writer
Cinderfella
1960Producer
The Bellboy
1960Director
The Bellboy
1960Producer
The Bellboy
1960Writer
The Geisha Boy
1958Producer
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958Producer
The Delicate Delinquent
1957Producer
Nightmare
1956Director
An Eye for an Eye
1952Director of Photography
Come Back Little Shiksa
1952Director
The Re-Inforcer
1951Director
The Re-Inforcer
1951Director of Photography
The Re-Inforcer
1951Producer
The Re-Inforcer
1951Screenplay
Fairfax Avenue
1951Cinematography
Fairfax Avenue
1951Director
Fairfax Avenue
1951Writer
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949Director
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949Writer
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