Jerry Lewis

Acting • 1926-03-16 • 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.

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2026
100 Years of the Idiot: A Jerry Lewis CentenaryFilm
2025
From Darkness to LightFilm
Self
★ 6.7
2025
Stella Stevens: The Last StarletFilm
Self (archive footage)
2024
Remembering Gene WilderFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
2024
Stand-Up: The Laughing TherapyTV
Self - Comedian (archive footage) • 1 episodes
2024
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and MozeFilm
Self (archive footage)
2022
Rat PackFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
2022
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn MonroeTV
Self - actor • 3 episodes
★ 7.5
2022
The Dark Side of a Hollywood IconFilm
Self (archive footage)
2022
Mystery ReelFilm
2021
Dean Martin: King of CoolFilm
Self
★ 7.4
2021
Kreka: DreamcatcherFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2020
TV Story SuperstarTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
2020
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome StereoFilm
Self
2019
What She Said: The Art of Pauline KaelFilm
Self
★ 6.7
2017
Dying LaughingFilm
Self
★ 6.4
2017
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be MeFilm
Self
★ 6.9
2016
The TrustFilm
Jim's Father
★ 5.2
2016
The Last LaughFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
2016
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the ClownFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.9
2016
Max RoseFilm
Max Rose
★ 5.6
2016
The ClownFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2016
The Story of... The Day the Clown CriedFilm
Self (archive footage)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
2014
Inside Rupert PupkinFilm
Self (archive footage)
2014
The Carsony Brothers – Von Simmering nach Las VegasFilm
Self
2013
Till Luck Do Us Part 2Film
Bellboy
★ 5.8
2013
The Trials of Muhammad AliFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
2012
Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn MonroeFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
2012
Close UpFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.5
2011
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and MagicFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
2011
Method to the Madness of Jerry LewisFilm
Self
★ 5.6
2011
A Tribute to Laurel & HardyFilm
Self
★ 7.5
2011
Pierre Étaix, un destin animéFilm
Self
★ 5.7
2009
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!Film
Stationmaster (voice)
★ 6.5
2009
Joy Behar: Say Anything!TV
2008
The Nutty ProfessorFilm
Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love
★ 4.7
2006
Jerry Lewis - König der KomödiantenFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
2006
Happy Birthday, Jerry LewisFilm
Self
2005
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody SometimeFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2004
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza MinnelliFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
2004
Hollywood LegendenFilm
Self
★ 4.5
2004
Dean Martin: The One and OnlyFilm
Self
2003
Cher: The Farewell TourFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
2002
Edith Head: The Paramount YearsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
2002
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
Andrew Munch • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1997
The ViewTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 4.3
1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.3
1997
Sports on the Silver ScreenFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
1996
E! True Hollywood StoryTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 8.1
1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her HeelsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.4
1996
Jerry Lewis: The Last American ClownFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1995
Funny BonesFilm
George Fawkes
★ 6.6
1995
Theremin: An Electronic OdysseyFilm
Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1994
Inside the Actors StudioTV
Self • 1 episodes
1993
RawTV
Jerry Lewis (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV
Self - Guest • 2 episodes
★ 7.3
1993
Arizona DreamFilm
Leo Sweetie
★ 7.1
1992
Mad About YouTV
Freddy Statler • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1992
Mr. Saturday NightFilm
Jerry Lewis
★ 5.9
1992
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy TeamFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1992
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of ComedyTV
Self • 3 episodes
1991
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'Film
Self
★ 8.0
1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary CelebrationFilm
Self
★ 8.7
1989
The SimpsonsTV
Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
CookieFilm
Arnold Ross
★ 5.6
1988
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry LewisFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1987
WiseguyTV
Eli Sternberg • 5 episodes
★ 6.6
1987
Sacrée soiréeTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 5.7
1987
Sacrée soiréeTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1987
Fight for LifeFilm
Dr. Bernard Abrams
★ 6.0
1987
TéléthonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
1986
Rickles... On the LooseFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1986
Classic Comedy TeamsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
1984
Goldene KameraTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1984
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You LeaveFilm
Clovis Blaireau
★ 5.8
1984
The Defective DetectiveFilm
Jerry Logan
★ 7.2
1983
SmorgasbordFilm
Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter
★ 5.7
1983
Bonjour Mr LewisTV
Self (archive footage) • 6 episodes
1982
Late Night with David LettermanTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1982
The King of ComedyFilm
Jerry Langford
★ 7.8
1982
Champs-ElyséesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1982
Slapstick of Another KindFilm
Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain
★ 3.1
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
1981
Rascal DazzleFilm
Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0
1980
Hardly WorkingFilm
Bo Hooper
★ 4.5
1980
Pink LadyTV
Jerry Lewis • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1980
Gay, Gay HollywoodFilm
Self
1979
The Hollywood ClownsFilm
Self (archive footage)
1978
Ciné regardsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
1978
Rire et sourire : Le SplendidTV
Le Zinzin d'Hollywood, Jerry chez les cinoques • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1977
Auf los geht's losTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1977
Please Turn the PageTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1976
Donny & MarieTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1976
NBC: The First Fifty YearsFilm
Self
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1975
CherTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1975
CherTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1974
Spécial cinémaTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 9.5
1974
Dinah!TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1974
Der große PreisTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1974
Tony Orlando and DawnTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 3.5
1974
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. HardyFilm
Self
1973
KlimbimTV
Self / Bobby Zischer • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1973
KlimbimTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1972
The Day the Clown CriedFilm
Helmut Doork
★ 9.0
1972
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !Film
Self
1971
The Sonny & Cher Comedy HourTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1971
V.I.P. SchaukelTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1971
Medicine Ball CaravanFilm
Self
★ 7.3
1970
Which Way to the Front?Film
Brendan Byers III / Field Marshal Erik Kesselring
★ 4.9
1970
One More TimeFilm
Bandleader (voice)
★ 5.0
1969
Hook, Line and SinkerFilm
Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs
★ 4.5
1969
The Jack Benny Birthday SpecialFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 9.0
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InTV
Self (uncredited) • 3 episodes
★ 6.8
1968
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the RiverFilm
George Lester
★ 6.5
1967
The Carol Burnett ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1967
The Big MouthFilm
Gerald Clamson
★ 5.3
1967
The Jerry Lewis ShowTV
Self - Host • 19 episodes
★ 5.5
1966
Three on a CouchFilm
Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather
★ 5.5
1966
Way... Way OutFilm
Pete Mattemore
★ 5.9
1965
Boeing, BoeingFilm
Robert Reed
★ 6.4
1965
The Family JewelsFilm
Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton
★ 6.5
1965
Red Line 7000Film
Driver (uncredited)
★ 5.5
1964
The Disorderly OrderlyFilm
Jerome Littlefield
★ 6.3
1964
The PatsyFilm
Stanley Belt
★ 6.2
1964
Soap OperaFilm
Self in Commercial (archive footage)
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldFilm
Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1963
The Nutty ProfessorFilm
Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
★ 6.5
1963
Who's Minding the Store?Film
Norman Phiffer
★ 6.8
1963
The Jerry Lewis ShowTV
Self - Host • 6 episodes
★ 8.0
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self - Guest Host • 18 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 5 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowTV
Self • 6 episodes
★ 6.8
1962
It's Only MoneyFilm
Lester March
★ 6.2
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 5.8
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self - Co-Host • 3 episodes
★ 5.8
1961
The Ladies ManFilm
Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert
★ 6.3
1961
Ben CaseyTV
Dr. Dennis Green • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1961
The Errand BoyFilm
Morty S. Tashman
★ 6.2
1961
The Joey Bishop ShowTV
Self (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1960
The BellboyFilm
Stanley / Jerry Lewis
★ 6.2
1960
CinderfellaFilm
Cinderfella
★ 6.2
1960
Visit to a Small PlanetFilm
Kreton
★ 5.3
1959
Don't Give Up the ShipFilm
John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
★ 6.4
1959
Li'l AbnerFilm
Cameo / Itchy McGrathy
★ 6.4
1959
StartimeTV
Joey Rabinowitz / Joey Robin • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1959
The David Susskind ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1959
The Music ShopTV
1959
The Jazz SingerFilm
Joey Robin / Joey Rabinowitz
1958
Rock-a-Bye BabyFilm
Clayton Poole
★ 6.9
1958
The Geisha BoyFilm
Gilbert Wooley
★ 6.5
1958
Kraft Music HallTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1957
Tonight Starring Jack PaarTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1957
Tonight Starring Jack PaarTV
Self - Guest Host • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1957
The Delicate DelinquentFilm
Sidney L. Pythias
★ 6.4
1957
The Sad SackFilm
Private Meredith C. Bixby
★ 5.7
1956
Hollywood or BustFilm
Malcolm Smith
★ 6.2
1956
PardnersFilm
Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.
★ 6.7
1956
The Steve Allen ShowTV
Self - Guest • 3 episodes
★ 6.2
1956
The Steve Allen ShowTV
Self - Cameo • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1956
The Steve Allen ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.2
1955
Artists and ModelsFilm
Eugene Fullstack
★ 6.6
1955
You're Never Too YoungFilm
Wilbur Hoolick
★ 6.6
1954
Living It UpFilm
Homer Flagg
★ 6.5
1954
3 Ring CircusFilm
Jerry Hotchkiss
★ 5.6
1954
Miss Glucksman Visits HollywoodFilm
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 7.1
1953
The CaddyFilm
Harvey Miller
★ 6.4
1953
Scared StiffFilm
Myron Mertz
★ 6.5
1953
Money from HomeFilm
Virgil Yokum
★ 6.0
1952
Road to BaliFilm
Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1952
Sailor BewareFilm
Melvin Jones
★ 6.2
1952
Jumping JacksFilm
Hap Smith
★ 6.5
1952
Come Back Little ShiksaFilm
1951
The Red Skelton ShowTV
Magician's Assistant-Silent Spot • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1951
The StoogeFilm
Ted Rogers
★ 6.6
1951
That's My BoyFilm
'Junior' Jackson
★ 5.9
1951
Fairfax AvenueFilm
1950
What's My Line?TV
Self • 6 episodes
★ 7.1
1950
The Jack Benny ProgramTV
Lewis • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourTV
Self • 28 episodes
★ 6.9
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourTV
Self - Host • 2 episodes
★ 6.9
1950
At War with the ArmyFilm
Private Korwin
★ 5.4
1950
My Friend Irma Goes WestFilm
Seymour
★ 6.3
1949
My Friend IrmaFilm
Seymour
★ 6.9
1949
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the BorderFilm
★ 8.0
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 6 episodes
★ 6.8

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The King of Comedy

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