Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

b. 1926 — d. 2017 (aged 91) Newark, New Jersey, USA
Actor Director Writer

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

The Caddy
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★ 6.3
The Caddy
1953
The Nutty Professor
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★ 6.6
The Nutty Professor
1963
The King of Comedy
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★ 7.8
The King of Comedy
1982
Arizona Dream
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★ 7.2
Arizona Dream
1993

Filmography

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
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★ 7.9
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
2024 Self
From Darkness to Light
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★ 7.3
From Darkness to Light
2024 Self
The Trust
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★ 5.5
The Trust
2016 Actor
Stone's Father
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
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★ 7.5
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
2016 Self
Der Clown
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★ 7.8
Der Clown
2016 Self
The Friars Club Super Bowl Roast of Terry Bradshaw
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The Friars Club Super Bowl Roast of Terry Bradshaw
2015 Self
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2015 NAB Television Luncheon
2015 Self
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Telethon
2014 Self
Max Rose
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★ 6.2
Max Rose
2013 Actor
Max Rose
When Comedy Went to School
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★ 6.2
When Comedy Went to School
2013 Self
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
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★ 7.2
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011 Self
Pierre Etaix, un destin animé
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★ 6.6
Pierre Etaix, un destin animé
2011 Self
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Treasures of New York
2011 Self
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Michel Legrand and Friends
2010 Self
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
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★ 7.3
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
2006 Self
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★ 5.8
Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis
2006 Self
Shot Heard 'Round the World
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★ 7.4
Shot Heard 'Round the World
2001 Self
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
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★ 4.5
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000 Writer
The Nutty Professor
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★ 5.7
The Nutty Professor
1996 Writer
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★ 4.4
The World Over Live
1996 Self
Funny Bones
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★ 6.7
Funny Bones
1995 Actor
George Fawkes
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★ 7.0
Jerry Lewis Stars Across America
1995 Self
Arizona Dream
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★ 7.2
Arizona Dream
1993 Actor
Leo Sweetie
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Martin & Lewis at the Movies
1993 Self
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Nix is fix
1993 Self
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Liza and Friends: A Tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr.
1993 Self
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
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★ 7.7
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
1992 Self
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Larry King TNT Extra 2
1991 Self
Super Force
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★ 6.8
Super Force
1990 Director
How Are the Kids?
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★ 6.0
How Are the Kids?
1990 Director Writer
Good Grief
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★ 7.6
Good Grief
1990 Director
Cookie
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★ 5.4
Cookie
1989 Actor
Arnold Ross
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
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★ 7.7
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
1988 Self
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America's All-Time Favorite Movies
1988 Self
Fight for Life
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★ 5.8
Fight for Life
1987 Actor
Dr. Bernard Abrams
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Soirée in Wien
1987 Self
Don Rickles: Rickles on the Loose
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★ 7.1
Don Rickles: Rickles on the Loose
1986 Self
Brothers
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★ 8.0
Brothers
1984 Director
To Catch a Cop
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★ 3.4
To Catch a Cop
1984 Actor
Jerry Logan
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
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★ 3.0
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
1984 Actor
Clovis Blaireau
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★ 7.3
Jerry Lewis Live
1984 Self Writer
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The Jerry Lewis Show
1984 Self
Cracking Up
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★ 5.7
Cracking Up
1983 Actor Director Writer
Warren Nefron
The King of Comedy
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★ 7.8
The King of Comedy
1982 Actor
Jerry Langford
Slapstick of Another Kind
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★ 2.5
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982 Actor
Wilbur Swain
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Bonjour Mr. Lewis
1982 Self
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Tom Cottle: Up Close
1982 Self
Rascal Dazzle
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★ 5.7
Rascal Dazzle
1981 Self
Hardly Working
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★ 4.7
Hardly Working
1980 Actor Director Writer
Bo Hooper
Pink Lady
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★ 4.4
Pink Lady
1980 Writer
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Absichten eines Clowns - Die Jerry Lewis Show
1980 Self
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Horas doradas
1980 Self
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Nils Petter Sundgren möter Jerry Lewis
1980 Self
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★ 6.9
Circus of the Stars #3
1979 Self
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That's Life
1979 Director
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The 3th Annual People's Command Performance
1979 Self
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Michel Legrand in Concert
1978 Self
Saturday Night Live
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★ 8.0
Saturday Night Live
1975 Writer
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Oral Roberts: Christmas Is Love
1975 Self
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The World of Jerry Lewis
1973 Self
Vive le cinéma!
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★ 5.6
Vive le cinéma!
1972 Self
The Day the Clown Cried
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The Day the Clown Cried
1972 Actor Director Writer
Helmut Doork
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 10th Anniversary
1972 Self
Which Way to the Front?
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★ 4.6
Which Way to the Front?
1970 Actor Director
Field Marshal Erik Kesselring
One More Time
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★ 5.0
One More Time
1970 Director
Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down
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★ 7.2
Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down
1970 Writer
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The Klowns
1970 Self
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Robert Kennedy - The Last Campaign
1970 Self
Hook, Line and Sinker
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★ 5.4
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969 Actor
Peter Ingersoll
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
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★ 7.0
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 Director
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TV0 slut
1969 Self
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
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★ 4.7
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968 Actor
George Lester
The Big Mouth
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★ 5.5
The Big Mouth
1967 Actor Director Writer
Syd Valentine
The Jerry Lewis Show
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★ 6.2
The Jerry Lewis Show
1967 Self Writer
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The Movies
1967 Self
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You Only Live Twice: The Royal Premiere
1967 Self
Three on a Couch
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★ 5.8
Three on a Couch
1966 Actor Director
Warren
Way... Way Out
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★ 5.3
Way... Way Out
1966 Actor
Peter Mattemore
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
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★ 6.8
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
1966 Self
The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show
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★ 7.6
The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show
1966 Writer
Boeing, Boeing
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★ 6.4
Boeing, Boeing
1965 Actor
Robert Reed
The Family Jewels
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★ 6.2
The Family Jewels
1965 Actor Director Writer
Willard Woodward
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★ 8.0
Danny Thomas' the Wonderful World of Burlesque: Second Edition
1965 Self
The Disorderly Orderly
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★ 6.4
The Disorderly Orderly
1964 Actor
Jerome Littlefield
The Patsy
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★ 6.2
The Patsy
1964 Actor Director Writer
Stanley Belt
The Nutty Professor
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★ 6.6
The Nutty Professor
1963 Actor Director Writer
Prof. Julius Kelp
Who's Minding the Store?
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★ 6.7
Who's Minding the Store?
1963 Actor
Norman Phiffier
The Jerry Lewis Show
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★ 6.8
The Jerry Lewis Show
1963 Self Writer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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★ 8.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 Director
It's Only Money
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★ 6.3
It's Only Money
1962 Actor
Lester March
The Tonight Show
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★ 7.8
The Tonight Show
1962 Self
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The Jerry Lewis Show: From This Moment On
1962 Self
The Ladies Man
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★ 6.3
The Ladies Man
1961 Actor Director Writer
Mama Heebert
The Errand Boy
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★ 6.4
The Errand Boy
1961 Actor Director Writer
Morty S. Tashman
Ben Casey
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★ 7.1
Ben Casey
1961 Director
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Dateline
1961 Self
The Bellboy
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★ 6.5
The Bellboy
1960 Actor Director Writer
Stanley
Cinderfella
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★ 5.9
Cinderfella
1960 Actor Writer
Cinderfella
Visit to a Small Planet
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★ 5.9
Visit to a Small Planet
1960 Actor
Kreton
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★ 7.1
Celebrity Golf
1960 Self
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