Jerry Lewis

Deceased · Born: Mar 16, 1926 · Died: Aug 20, 2017

Personal Details

Born Mar 16, 1926 Newark, New Jersey, USA

Spouse

SanDee Pitnick
( Feb 13, 1983 to Aug 20, 2017 )
Patti Lewis
( Oct 3, 1944 to Jan 27, 1983 )

Parents

Rachel Levitch (Brodsky)
Danny 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, and The Venice Film Festival, and he has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Career

acting

2024

The Day the Clown Cried

The Day the Clown Cried as Helmut Doork

2016

The Trust as Jim's Father

Max Rose as Max Rose

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2013

Till Luck Do Us Part 2

Till Luck Do Us Part 2 as Chamberlain

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

2008

The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor as Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love

2006

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Andrew Munch

2004

I Know A Riddle

I Know A Riddle

2003

The Simpsons as Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice)

1995

Funny Bones as George Fawkes

1993

Arizona Dream as Leo Sweetie

1992

1989

Cookie as Arnold Ross

1988

An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis

An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis

1987

Fight for Life as Dr. Bernard Abrams

1984

To Catch a Cop as Jerry Logan

1983

Smorgasbord (The Movie)

Smorgasbord (The Movie) as Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter

1982

Slapstick of Another Kind

Slapstick of Another Kind as Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain

The King of Comedy

The King of Comedy as Jerry Langford

1980

Hardly Working as Bo Hooper

1970

Which Way to the Front?

Which Way to the Front? as Brendan Byers III

1969

Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker as Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs

1968

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River as George Lester

1967

The Big Mouth as Gerald Clamson

1966

Way... Way Out as Pete Mattemore

Three on a Couch

Three on a Couch as Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather

1965

The Family Jewels

The Family Jewels as Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton

Boeing, Boeing as Robert Reed

1964

The Patsy as Stanley Belt

The Disorderly Orderly

The Disorderly Orderly as Jerome Littlefield

1963

Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store? as Norman Phiffer

The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor as Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp

1962

It's Only Money

It's Only Money as Lester March

1961

The Errand Boy as Morty S. Tashman

The Ladies Man as Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert

1960

Cinderfella as Cinderfella

Visit to a Small Planet

Visit to a Small Planet as Kreton

1959

Don't Give Up the Ship

Don't Give Up the Ship as John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII

1958

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Rock-a-Bye Baby as Clayton Poole

The Geisha Boy as Gilbert Wooley

1957

The Sad Sack as Private Meredith C. Bixby

The Delicate Delinquent

The Delicate Delinquent as Sidney L. Pythias

1956

Pardners as Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.

Hollywood or Bust

Hollywood or Bust as Malcolm Smith

1955

You're Never Too Young

You're Never Too Young as Wilbur Hoolick

Artists and Models

Artists and Models as Eugene Fullstack

1954

Living It Up as Homer Flagg

3 Ring Circus as Jerry Hotchkiss

1953

Road to Bali as Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)

Money from Home

Money from Home as Virgil Yokum

Scared Stiff as Myron Mertz

The Caddy as Harvey Miller

1952

Jumping Jacks as Hap Smith

Sailor Beware as Melvin Jones

The Stooge as Ted Rogers

1951

That's My Boy as 'Junior' Jackson

1950

My Friend Irma Goes West

My Friend Irma Goes West as Seymour

At War with the Army

At War with the Army as Alvin Korwin

1949

My Friend Irma as Seymour

appearances

2018

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

2017

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

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

2016

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown

The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried

The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried

2013

When Comedy Went to School

When Comedy Went to School

2012

Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man

Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man

2011

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

2006

Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

2002

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

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

2001

Shot Heard 'Round the World

Shot Heard 'Round the World

1996

1992

Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy

Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy

1990

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

1981

1974

1971

Cinéastes de notre temps

Cinéastes de notre temps

1964

1963

The Jerry Lewis Show

The Jerry Lewis Show

1960

writing

2008

The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor as Characters

2000

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps as Characters

directing

2024

The Day the Clown Cried

The Day the Clown Cried as Director, Writer

1983

Smorgasbord (The Movie)

Smorgasbord (The Movie) as Director, Writer

1980

Hardly Working as Director, Screenplay

1970

Which Way to the Front?

Which Way to the Front? as Director

One More Time as Director

1967

The Big Mouth as Director, Screenplay

1966

Three on a Couch

Three on a Couch as Director

1965

The Family Jewels

The Family Jewels as Director, Writer

1964

The Patsy as Director, Writer

1963

The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor as Director, Writer

1961

The Ladies Man as Director, Writer

The Errand Boy as Director, Writer

1960

The Bellboy as Director, Writer