Jack Lemmon

Actor. Born 8 February 1925 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. Died 27 June 2001.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 10 titles

Oscars2 won · 6 nominated

Born

8 February 1925, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Died

27 June 2001

Active

1955–1996

Frequently works with

Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

74Critics

We rate Jack’s work 7 points above the press, across 9 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above8

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 10 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 5 of 8 billed first or second
Reviewed: 9 films, 1 series
Screen time: 22 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $327m across 9 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 6 nominated
Active: 1955–1996

Genres

Drama7
Comedy6
Crime2
Mystery2
Romance2
Thriller2

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestSome Like It Hot1959

60WorstThe Front Page1974

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41940s

221950s

141960s

141970s

121980s

231990s

12000s

Directors most worked with

Billy Wilder3 titles