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Jerry Lewis (I) (1926–2017)
Actor | Writer | Soundtrack
Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) was an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He ...
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Known for
The Nutty Professor (1963),
The King of Comedy (1982),
The Ladies Man (1961),
The Family Jewels (1965)
Details
Mar
16,
1926 (died Aug
20,
2017)
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5' 10½"
(1.79m)
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$43MM
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$119MM
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Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993)
Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited), Special Thanks |
$8K
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$19MM
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Which Way to the Front? (1970)
Brendan Byers III / Field Marshal Erik Kesselring, Director, Producer |
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Three on a Couch (1966)
Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather, Director, Producer, Lyrics ("A Now and a Later Love") |
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The Family Jewels (1965)
Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Capt. Eddie Peyton / …, Director, Producer, Writer See more |
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The Patsy (1964)
Stanley Belt / Singers of the Trio, Director, Performer ("I Lost My Heart in a Drive-In Movie"), Writer |
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$46MM
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The Nutty Professor (1963)
Prof. Julius Kelp / Buddy Love, Director, Performer ("That Old Black Magic" (uncredited), "We've Got a World That Swings", "I'm in the Mood for Love" (uncredited)), Writer |
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The Ladies Man (1961)
Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert, Director, Producer, Performer ("Bang Tail"), Writer |
$3.1MM
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Cinderfella (1960)
Cinderfella, Producer, Performer ("Let Me Be a People (Plain Old Me)", "The Other Fella (A Soliloquy)", "The Princess Waltz (Once Upon A Time)", "Somebody"), Writer (story) (uncredited) |
$3MM
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The Bellboy (1960)
Stanley / Jerry Lewis, Director, Composer (theme song) (uncredited), Producer, Writer |
$900K
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Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
Clayton Poole, Producer, Performer ("Dormi-Dormi-Dormi (Sleep-Sleep-Sleep)", "The Land of La-La-La", "Love Is a Lonely Thing", "Rock-a-Bye Baby") |
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Artists and Models (1955)
Eugene Fullstack, Soundtrack ("Artists and Models"), Performer ("When You Pretend") |
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3 Ring Circus (1954)
Jerome F. 'Jerry' Hotchkiss, Performer ("Hey, Punchinello", "Time to Shave" (uncredited)) |
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Living It Up (1954)
Homer Flagg, Producer (uncredited), Performer ("Ev'ry Street's a Boulevard in Old New York") |
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Money from Home (1953)
Virgil Yokum, Stager Of Special Material In Song Numbers, Performer ("Be Careful Song") |
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The Caddy (1953)
Harvey Miller, Jr, Producer (uncredited), Performer ("The Gay Continental", "(It Takes A Lot Of Little Likes To Make) One Big Love", "That's Amoré (That's Love)", "What Wouldcha Do Without Me?") |
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Scared Stiff (1953)
Myron Mertz, Performer ("What Have You Done for Me Lately", "Bongo Bingo", "Mamãe eu quero (Mama yo quiero)", "Enchiladas") (uncredited) |
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Jumping Jacks (1952)
Hap Smith, Performer ("I CAN'T RESIST A BOY IN A UNIFORM", "KEEP A LITTLE DREAM HANDY") |
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At War with the Army (1950)
Pfc. Alvin Korwin, Producer (uncredited), Performer ("Tonda Wanda Hoy", "Beans") |
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My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)
Seymour, Performer ("Baby, Obey Me", "Singing a Vagabond Song", "Fiddle and Gittar Band") |
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Entertainment Tonight (2017)
(TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2017), In Memory Of (1 episode, 2017) |
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America's News Headquarters (2017)
(TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2017), In Memory Of (1 episode, 2017) |
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Pink Lady (1980)
(TV Series) - Writer (special material) (1 episode, 1980), Himself (1 episode, 1980) |
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NBC Follies (1973)
(TV Series) - Performer ("Smile", "Consider Yourself", "Be a Clown", "Without You I'm Nothing", "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening") (1 episode, 1973), Himself (1 episode, 1973)
Episode #1.1 (Sep
13,
1973)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Himself,
Performer ("Smile", "Consider Yourself", "Be a Clown", "Without You I'm Nothing", "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening")
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1970)
(TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1970), Himself (1 episode, 1970) |
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The Jerry Lewis Show (1967–1969)
(TV Series) - Himself - Host (7 episodes, 1967), Writer (4 episodes, 1967), Writer (3 episodes, 1968) |
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The Jerry Lewis Show (1963)
(TV Series) - Himself - Host (6 episodes, 1963), Writer (5 episodes, 1963), Writer (1 episode, 1963), Performer ("When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along", "Birth of the Blues", "Nessun Dorma") (1 episode, 1963) |
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The 60th Annual Grammy Awards (2018)
(TV Special) - Himself - Comedian, Singer (In Memoriam) (credit only) |
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Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1966–2010)
(TV Series) - Himself - Host / Himself (27 episodes, 1966) |
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The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009)
(TV Special) - Himself - Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Recipient |
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Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991)
(TV Movie) - Himself |
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Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1984)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest / Himself (3 episodes, 1982) |
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1965–1984)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Guest Host / Himself - Host / Herself - Guest Host / Himself - Guest (82 episodes, 1965) |
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The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1978)
(TV Series) - Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Entertainer / Himself - Comedian / Himself - Guest Host (26 episodes, 1966) |
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The Merv Griffin Show (1965–1970)
(TV Series) - Himself (11 episodes, 1965)
Jerry Lewis, Mickey Rooney, Bob Cummings, Mel Torme, Edy Williams, Carol Worthington (Jun
15,
1970)
Season 7,
Episode 216
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Himself
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Laugh-In (1968)
(TV Series) - Himself (3 episodes, 1968)
Barbara Feldon, Sonny Bono, Cher, Pat Morita, Paul Winchell, Anissa Jones, Jerry Lewis, Dinah Shore, John Wayne (Mar
11,
1968)
Season 1,
Episode 8
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Himself (uncredited)
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The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)
(TV Series) - Himself - Brief Walking Man (1 episode, 1967)
Danny Thomas' Wonderful World of Burlesque: Fourth Edition (Sep
11,
1967)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Himself - Brief Walking Man (uncredited)
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What's My Line? (1954–1966)
(TV Series) - Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist (7 episodes, 1954) |
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Toast of the Town (1948–1964)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Comedian / Singer (7 episodes, 1948)
Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Sophie Tucker, Bob Lewis, Piccolo Pupa, Betsy Palmer, Allen & Rossi, Gary Lewis & The Playboys (Dec
6,
1964)
Season 18,
Episode 11
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957–1962)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest Host / Himself (17 episodes, 1957) |
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Person to Person (1954–1958)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guest / Himself - Guest Host (3 episodes, 1954) |
The Steve Allen Show (1956–1958)
(TV Series) - Himself - Cameo / Himself - Guest / Himself (6 episodes, 1956) |
The Perry Como Show (1957)
(TV Series) - Himself - walk-on for MDA / Himself (2 episodes, 1957)
Ginger Rogers, Gertrude Berg, Johnny Puleo and His Harmonica Gang, cameo by Jerry Lewis (Nov
30,
1957)
Season 10,
Episode 11
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Himself - walk-on for MDA
Jerry Lewis, Patti Page, Jackie Robinson, Robert Lamouret, The Four Aces (Jan
12,
1957)
Season 9,
Episode 18
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Himself
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The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
(TV Series) - Himself - Host / Himself - Guest Host (161 episodes, 1950) |
Texaco Star Theatre Starring Milton Berle (1948–1955)
(TV Series) - Himself - Comedian (7 episodes, 1948) |
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America's Clown: An Intimate Biography of Red Skelton (2014)
(Video) - Himself / Magician's Assistant (archive footage) |
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The O'Reilly Factor (2008)
(TV Series) - Himself - (segment "Pinheads & Patriots") (1 episode, 2008)
Episode dated 2 September 2008 (Sep
2,
2008)
Himself - (segment "Pinheads & Patriots") (archive footage)
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American Experience (2005)
(TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2005)
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 1 (Nov
14,
2005)
Season 18,
Episode 3
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Himself (archive footage)
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Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Louis de Funès ou Le pouvoir de faire rire (2003)
(TV Movie) - Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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