Jerry Lewis

Mar 16, 1926 - Aug 20, 2017 (91 years old) in 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

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Andrew Munch

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The Simpsons

Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice)

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Mad About You

Freddy Statler

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The Jack Benny Program

Self

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What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

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The Carol Burnett Show

Self

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Self

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The Steve Allen Show

Self - Guest

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Kraft Music Hall

Self

Credits

The Day the Clown Cried Future

Helmut Doork

★ NR
From Darkness to Light 2025

Self

★ NR
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy 2024

Self - Comedian (archive footage)

★ NR
Mystery Reel 2022

★ NR
The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon 2022

Himself (archive footage)

★ NR
Rat Pack 2022

Self (archive footage)

★ 9
Dean Martin: King of Cool 2021

Self

★ 7.5
Kreka: Dreamcatcher 2021

Self

★ 10
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo 2020

Himself

★ NR
TV Story Superstar 2020

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael 2019

Self

★ 6.6
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me 2017

Self

★ 6.9
Dying Laughing 2017

Self

★ 6.3
Max Rose 2016

Max Rose

★ 5.6
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown 2016

Self (archive footage)

★ 7
The Trust 2016

Jim's Father

★ 5.2
The Last Laugh 2016

Self

★ 6.9
The Clown 2016

Self

★ 8
The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried 2016

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Inside Rupert Pupkin 2014

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
And the Oscar Goes To... 2014

Self (archive footage)

★ 7
Till Luck Do Us Part 2 2013

Bellboy

★ 5.8
The Trials of Muhammad Ali 2013

★ 7.1
Close Up 2012

Self (archive footage)

★ 9
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic 2011

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.8
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis 2011

Self

★ 6
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy 2011

Self

★ 7.5
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé 2011

Self

★ 5.7
Joy Behar: Say Anything! 2009

★ NR
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! 2009

Stationmaster (voice)

★ 6.6
The Nutty Professor 2008

Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love

★ 4.8
Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis 2006

Self

★ NR
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten 2006

Self (archive footage)

★ 6
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime 2005

★ NR
Los Angeles Plays Itself 2004

Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)

★ 7.6
I Know A Riddle 2004

★ NR
Hollywood Legenden 2004

Self

★ 2
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli 2004

Self (archive footage)

★ 9
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy' 2002

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Edith Head: The Paramount Years 2002

(archive footage)

★ 7.5
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999

Andrew Munch

★ 7.9
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 1997

Self (archive footage)

★ 5.2
Sports on the Silver Screen 1997

Self (archive footage)

★ 10
E! True Hollywood Story 1996

★ 8.1
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown 1996

Himself

★ 6
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels 1996

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.2
Funny Bones 1995

George Fawkes

★ 6.5
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey 1995

Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 5.4
Raw 1993

Jerry Lewis (archive footage)

★ 6.8
Arizona Dream 1993

Leo Sweetie

★ 7.2
Mr. Saturday Night 1992

Himself

★ 5.7
Mad About You 1992

Freddy Statler

★ 6.7
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team 1992

Self

★ NR
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy 1992

Self

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

Self

★ NR
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration 1990

Self

★ 8.8
The Simpsons 1989

Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice)

★ 8
Cookie 1989

Arnold Ross

★ 5.2
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis 1988

★ NR
Téléthon 1987

Self

★ 5
Wiseguy 1987

★ 6.5
Fight for Life 1987

Dr. Bernard Abrams

★ 5.7
Rickles... On the Loose 1986

Self

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

Clovis Blaireau

★ 5.5
The Defective Detective 1984

Jerry Logan

★ 7.5
Bonjour Mr Lewis 1983

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Smorgasbord 1983

Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter

★ 5.8
The King of Comedy 1982

Jerry Langford

★ 7.8
Slapstick of Another Kind 1982

Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain

★ 2.7
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 1982

Self (archive footage)

★ 6
Rascal Dazzle 1981

Self - Narrator (voice)

★ 7
Pink Lady 1980

Jerry Lewis

★ 5
Hardly Working 1980

Bo Hooper

★ 4.6
Gay, Gay Hollywood 1980

★ NR
The Hollywood Clowns 1979

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid 1978

Le Zinzin d'Hollywood, Jerry chez les cinoques

★ 8
Auf los geht's los 1977

Self

★ NR
Cher 1975

Self - Guest

★ 6.3
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy 1974

Himself

★ NR
Tony Orlando and Dawn 1974

Self

★ 3.5
Der große Preis 1974

Self

★ 6
Klimbim 1973

Self

★ 6.5
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma ! 1972

Self

★ NR
Medicine Ball Caravan 1971

★ 3
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour 1971

★ 6.5
Which Way to the Front? 1970

Brendan Byers III

★ 4.8
One More Time 1970

Bandleader (voice)

★ 4.3
Hook, Line and Sinker 1969

Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs

★ 4.1
The Jack Benny Birthday Special 1969

Self (uncredited)

★ NR
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River 1968

George Lester

★ 6.1
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1968

Self

★ 6.5
The Jerry Lewis Show 1967

Host

★ 5
The Carol Burnett Show 1967

Self

★ 7.7
The Big Mouth 1967

Gerald Clamson

★ 5.3
Way... Way Out 1966

Pete Mattemore

★ 5.7
Three on a Couch 1966

Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather

★ 5.4
Boeing, Boeing 1965

Robert Reed

★ 6.3
Red Line 7000 1965

Driver (uncredited)

★ 5.4
The Family Jewels 1965

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

★ 6.4
The Disorderly Orderly 1964

Jerome Littlefield

★ 6.3
Soap Opera 1964

Himself (Archive footage)

★ NR
The Patsy 1964

Stanley Belt

★ 6.2
Who's Minding the Store? 1963

Norman Phiffer

★ 6.9
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963

Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)

★ 7
It's Only Money 1962

Lester March

★ 6.1
The Errand Boy 1961

Morty S. Tashman

★ 6.1
Ben Casey 1961

★ 5.6
The Ladies Man 1961

Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert

★ 6.3
Cinderfella 1960

Cinderfella

★ 6.1
The Bellboy 1960

Stanley / Jerry Lewis

★ 6.3
Visit to a Small Planet 1960

Kreton

★ 5.3
Li'l Abner 1959

Cameo / Itchy McGrathy

★ 6
Don't Give Up the Ship 1959

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

★ 6.4
The Music Shop 1959

★ NR
The Geisha Boy 1958

Gilbert Wooley

★ 6.4
Kraft Music Hall 1958

Self

★ 4.7
Rock-a-Bye Baby 1958

Clayton Poole

★ 6.8
The Sad Sack 1957

Private Meredith C. Bixby

★ 5.6
The Delicate Delinquent 1957

Sidney L. Pythias

★ 6.4
Hollywood or Bust 1956

Malcolm Smith

★ 6.1
Pardners 1956

Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.

★ 6.7
The Steve Allen Show 1956

Self - Guest

★ 5.6
Artists and Models 1955

Eugene Fullstack

★ 6.7
You're Never Too Young 1955

Wilbur Hoolick

★ 6.5
3 Ring Circus 1954

Jerry Hotchkiss

★ 5.5
Living It Up 1954

Homer Flagg

★ 6.4
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood 1954

★ NR
Money from Home 1953

Virgil Yokum

★ 5.8
The Caddy 1953

Harvey Miller

★ 6.4
Scared Stiff 1953

Myron Mertz

★ 6.4
The Oscars 1953

Self

★ 6.9
Road to Bali 1953

Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Jumping Jacks 1952

Hap Smith

★ 6.3
Sailor Beware 1952

Melvin Jones

★ 6.2
Come Back Little Shiksa 1952

★ NR
The Stooge 1951

Ted Rogers

★ 6.6
That's My Boy 1951

'Junior' Jackson

★ 5.8
Fairfax Avenue 1951

★ NR
At War with the Army 1950

Alvin Korwin

★ 5.4
The Jack Benny Program 1950

Self

★ 7.8
The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950

Self

★ 6.8
My Friend Irma Goes West 1950

Seymour

★ 6.1
What's My Line? 1950

Self - Mystery Guest

★ 6.9
My Friend Irma 1949

Seymour

★ 6.8
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border 1949

★ NR

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