Jerry Lewis
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Way... Way Out
1966
as Pete Mattemore
The King of Comedy
1982
as Jerry Langford
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
Arizona Dream
1993
as Leo Sweetie
The Ladies Man
1961
as Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert
The Trust
2016
as Jim's Father
The Nutty Professor
1963
as Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
The Patsy
1964
as Stanley Belt
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
2009
as Stationmaster (voice)
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Mouth
1967
as Gerald Clamson
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)
The Stooge
1951
as Ted Rogers
Pardners
1956
as Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.
Funny Bones
1995
as George Fawkes
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Who's Minding the Store?
1963
as Norman Phiffer
Cinderfella
1960
as Cinderfella
At War with the Army
1950
as Alvin Korwin
My Friend Irma
1949
as Seymour