Jerry Lewis

Acting

Jerry Lewis

Born March 16, 1926Newark, New Jersey, USA 185 credits

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

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

Movie

2025

From Darkness to Light
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From Darkness to Light

Movie

2025

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

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

Movie

2024

Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

TV

2024

Marilyn Monroe, la célébrité à tout prix
8.0

Marilyn Monroe, la célébrité à tout prix

TV

2022

Mystery Reel

Movie

2022

Filmography

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
2025Stella Stevens: The Last Starletas Self (archive footage)Movie
From Darkness to Light
2025From Darkness to Lightas SelfMovie
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Mozeas Self (Archival Footage)Movie
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapyas Self - Comedian (archive footage)TV
Marilyn Monroe, la célébrité à tout prix
2022Marilyn Monroe, la célébrité à tout prixas Self - actorTV
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2022Mystery ReelMovie
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2022The Dark Side of a Hollywood Iconas Self (archive footage)Movie
Rat Pack
2022Rat Packas Self (archive footage)Movie
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021Dean Martin: King of Coolas SelfMovie
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
2021Kreka: Dreamcatcheras SelfMovie
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
2020Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereoas SelfMovie
TV Story Superstar
2020TV Story Superstaras Self (archive footage)TV
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kaelas SelfMovie
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
2017Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Meas SelfMovie
Dying Laughing
2017Dying Laughingas SelfMovie
Max Rose
2016Max Roseas Max RoseMovie
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
2016Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clownas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Trust
2016The Trustas Jim's FatherMovie
The Last Laugh
2016The Last Laughas SelfMovie
The Clown
2016The Clownas SelfMovie
The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried
2016The Story of... The Day the Clown Criedas Self (archive footage)Movie
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2014Inside Rupert Pupkinas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas SelfTV
Till Luck Do Us Part 2
2013Till Luck Do Us Part 2as BellboyMovie
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
2013The Trials of Muhammad Alias Self (archive footage)Movie
Close Up
2012Close Upas Self (archive footage)Movie
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012Comedians in Cars Getting Coffeeas SelfTV
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroeas Self (archive footage)Movie
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magicas Self (archive footage)Movie
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewisas SelfMovie
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
2011A Tribute to Laurel & Hardyas SelfMovie
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
2011Pierre Étaix, un destin animéas SelfMovie
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009Joy Behar: Say Anything!TV
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
2009Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!as Stationmaster (voice)Movie
The Nutty Professor
2008The Nutty Professoras Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy LoveMovie
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2006Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewisas SelfMovie
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2006Jerry Lewis - König der Komödiantenas Self (archive footage)Movie
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
2005Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometimeas SelfMovie
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004Los Angeles Plays Itselfas Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)Movie
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2004Hollywood Legendenas SelfMovie
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2004A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnellias Self (archive footage)Movie
Dean Martin: The One and Only
2004Dean Martin: The One and Onlyas SelfMovie
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
2002A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'as Self (archive footage)Movie
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002Edith Head: The Paramount Yearsas Self (archive footage)Movie
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000Nutty Professor II: The KlumpsExecutive ProducerMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Andrew MunchTV
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavenderas Self (archive footage)Movie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997Sports on the Silver Screenas Self (archive footage)Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood Storyas SelfTV
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clownas SelfMovie
The Nutty Professor
1996The Nutty ProfessorExecutive ProducerMovie
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heelsas Self (archive footage)Movie
Funny Bones
1995Funny Bonesas George FawkesMovie
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995Theremin: An Electronic Odysseyas Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Inside the Actors Studio
1994Inside the Actors Studioas SelfTV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Raw
1993Rawas Jerry Lewis (archive footage)TV
Arizona Dream
1993Arizona Dreamas Leo SweetieMovie
Mr. Saturday Night
1992Mr. Saturday Nightas Jerry LewisMovie
Mad About You
1992Mad About Youas Freddy StatlerTV
Boy
1992BoyDirectorMovie
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Teamas SelfMovie
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1992Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedyas SelfTV
How Are The Kids?
1992How Are The Kids?WriterMovie
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'as SelfMovie
Super Force
1990Super ForceDirectorTV
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1990Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebrationas SelfMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice)TV
Cookie
1989Cookieas Arnold RossMovie
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
1988An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewisas SelfMovie
Téléthon
1987Téléthonas SelfTV
Wiseguy
1987Wiseguyas Eli SternbergTV
Sacrée Soirée
1987Sacrée Soiréeas SelfTV
Fight for Life
1987Fight for Lifeas Dr. Bernard AbramsMovie
Rickles... On the Loose
1986Rickles... On the Looseas SelfMovie
Classic Comedy Teams
1986Classic Comedy Teamsas Self (archive footage)Movie
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
1984How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leaveas Clovis BlaireauMovie
Brothers
1984BrothersDirectorTV
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1984Goldene Kameraas SelfTV
The Defective Detective
1984The Defective Detectiveas Jerry LoganMovie
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1983Bonjour Mr Lewisas Self (archive footage)TV
Smorgasbord
1983Smorgasbordas Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed ArmeterMovie
The King of Comedy
1982The King of Comedyas Jerry LangfordMovie
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982Slapstick of Another Kindas Wilbur Swain / Caleb SwainMovie
Late Night with David Letterman
1982Late Night with David Lettermanas Self - GuestTV
Champs-Elysées
1982Champs-Elyséesas SelfTV
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!as Self (archive footage)Movie
Rascal Dazzle
1981Rascal Dazzleas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Pink Lady
1980Pink Ladyas Jerry LewisTV
Hardly Working
1980Hardly Workingas Bo HooperMovie
Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980Gay, Gay Hollywoodas SelfMovie
The Hollywood Clowns
1979The Hollywood Clownsas Self (archive footage)Movie
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
1978Rire et sourire : Le Splendidas Le Zinzin d'Hollywood, Jerry chez les cinoquesTV
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1977Please Turn the Pageas SelfTV
Auf los geht's los
1977Auf los geht's losas SelfTV
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976NBC: The First Fifty Yearsas SelfMovie
Donny & Marie
1976Donny & Marieas SelfTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
Cher
1975Cheras Self - GuestTV
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheas SelfTV
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1974Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardyas SelfMovie
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974Tony Orlando and Dawnas SelfTV
Spécial cinéma
1974Spécial cinémaas Self (archive footage)TV
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1974Der große Preisas SelfTV
Klimbim
1973Klimbimas Self / Bobby ZischerTV
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !
1972Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !as SelfMovie
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1972The Day the Clown Criedas Helmut DoorkMovie
Medicine Ball Caravan
1971Medicine Ball Caravanas SelfMovie
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971The Sonny & Cher Comedy Houras SelfTV
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1971V.I.P. Schaukelas SelfTV
Which Way to the Front?
1970Which Way to the Front?as Brendan Byers IIIMovie
One More Time
1970One More Timeas Bandleader (voice)Movie
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsDirectorTV
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969Hook, Line and Sinkeras Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred DobbsMovie
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1969The Jack Benny Birthday Specialas Self (uncredited)Movie
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the Riveras George LesterMovie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - GuestTV
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self (uncredited)TV
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1967The Jerry Lewis Showas Self - HostTV
The Carol Burnett Show
1967The Carol Burnett Showas SelfTV
The Big Mouth
1967The Big Mouthas Gerald ClamsonMovie
Way... Way Out
1966Way... Way Outas Pete MattemoreMovie
Three on a Couch
1966Three on a Couchas Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / HeatherMovie
Boeing, Boeing
1965Boeing, Boeingas Robert ReedMovie
Red Line 7000
1965Red Line 7000as Driver (uncredited)Movie
The Family Jewels
1965The Family Jewelsas Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs PeytonMovie
The Disorderly Orderly
1964The Disorderly Orderlyas Jerome LittlefieldMovie
Soap Opera
1964Soap Operaas Self in Commercial (archive footage)Movie
The Patsy
1964The Patsyas Stanley BeltMovie
Who's Minding the Store?
1963Who's Minding the Store?as Norman PhifferMovie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Worldas Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)Movie
The Jerry Lewis Show
1963The Jerry Lewis Showas Self - HostTV
The Nutty Professor
1963The Nutty Professoras Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby KelpMovie
It's Only Money
1962It's Only Moneyas Lester MarchMovie
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self - Guest HostTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
The Errand Boy
1961The Errand Boyas Morty S. TashmanMovie
Ben Casey
1961Ben Caseyas Dr. Dennis GreenTV
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1961The Joey Bishop Showas Self (uncredited)TV
The Ladies Man
1961The Ladies Manas Herbert H. Heebert / Mama HeebertMovie
Cinderfella
1960Cinderfellaas CinderfellaMovie
The Bellboy
1960The Bellboyas Stanley / Jerry LewisMovie
Visit to a Small Planet
1960Visit to a Small Planetas KretonMovie
Li'l Abner
1959Li'l Abneras Cameo / Itchy McGrathyMovie
The Jazz Singer
1959The Jazz Singeras Joey Robin / Joey RabinowitzMovie
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959Don't Give Up the Shipas John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VIIMovie
The David Susskind Show
1959The David Susskind Showas SelfTV
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1959The Music ShopTV
The Geisha Boy
1958The Geisha Boyas Gilbert WooleyMovie
Kraft Music Hall
1958Kraft Music Hallas SelfTV
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958Rock-a-Bye Babyas Clayton PooleMovie
The Sad Sack
1957The Sad Sackas Private Meredith C. BixbyMovie
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1957Tonight Starring Jack Paaras SelfTV
The Delicate Delinquent
1957The Delicate Delinquentas Sidney L. PythiasMovie
Hollywood or Bust
1956Hollywood or Bustas Malcolm SmithMovie
Pardners
1956Pardnersas Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.Movie
The Steve Allen Show
1956The Steve Allen Showas Self - GuestTV
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1956NightmareDirectorMovie
Artists and Models
1955Artists and Modelsas Eugene FullstackMovie
You're Never Too Young
1955You're Never Too Youngas Wilbur HoolickMovie
3 Ring Circus
19543 Ring Circusas Jerry HotchkissMovie
Living It Up
1954Living It Upas Homer FlaggMovie
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
1954Miss Glucksman Visits HollywoodMovie
Money from Home
1953Money from Homeas Virgil YokumMovie
The Caddy
1953The Caddyas Harvey MillerMovie
Scared Stiff
1953Scared Stiffas Myron MertzMovie
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Road to Bali
1952Road to Balias Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)Movie
Jumping Jacks
1952Jumping Jacksas Hap SmithMovie
Sailor Beware
1952Sailor Bewareas Melvin JonesMovie
Come Back Little Shiksa
1952Come Back Little ShiksaMovie
The Stooge
1951The Stoogeas Ted RogersMovie
The Re-Inforcer
1951The Re-InforcerDirectorMovie
That's My Boy
1951That's My Boyas 'Junior' JacksonMovie
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1951Fairfax AvenueMovie
At War with the Army
1950At War with the Armyas Alvin KorwinMovie
The Jack Benny Program
1950The Jack Benny Programas SelfTV
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950The Colgate Comedy Houras SelfTV
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950My Friend Irma Goes Westas SeymourMovie
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?as SelfTV
My Friend Irma
1949My Friend Irmaas SeymourMovie
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the BorderMovie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV