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 King of Comedy
(1982)
Jerry Langford
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(1963)
Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
The Nutty Professor
(1963)
Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
(2009)
Stationmaster (voice)
Arizona Dream
(1993)
Leo Sweetie
The Trust
(2016)
Jim's Father
Cinderfella
(1960)
Cinderfella
The Patsy
(1964)
Stanley Belt
The Bellboy
(1960)
Stanley / Himself
The Disorderly Orderly
(1964)
Jerome Littlefield
Artists and Models
(1955)
Eugene Fullstack
The Last Laugh
(2016)
Self
The Geisha Boy
(1958)
Gilbert Wooley
Boeing, Boeing
(1965)
Robert Reed
The Big Mouth
(1967)
Gerald Clamson
The Ladies Man
(1961)
Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert
Full Filmography
Acting
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
(1949)
My Friend Irma
(1949)
Seymour
At War with the Army
(1950)
Alvin Korwin
My Friend Irma Goes West
(1950)
Seymour
The Stooge
(1951)
Ted Rogers
That's My Boy
(1951)
'Junior' Jackson
Fairfax Avenue
(1951)
Sailor Beware
(1952)
Melvin Jones
Jumping Jacks
(1952)
Hap Smith
Come Back Little Shiksa
(1952)
Scared Stiff
(1953)
Myron Mertz
The Caddy
(1953)
Harvey Miller
Road to Bali
(1953)
Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)
Money from Home
(1953)
Virgil Yokum
Living It Up
(1954)
Homer Flagg
3 Ring Circus
(1954)
Jerry Hotchkiss
You're Never Too Young
(1955)
Wilbur Hoolick
Artists and Models
(1955)
Eugene Fullstack
Pardners
(1956)
Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.
Hollywood or Bust
(1956)
Malcolm Smith
The Delicate Delinquent
(1957)
Sidney L. Pythias
The Sad Sack
(1957)
Private Meredith C. Bixby
Rock-a-Bye Baby
(1958)
Clayton Poole
The Geisha Boy
(1958)
Gilbert Wooley
Li'l Abner
(1959)
Cameo
Don't Give Up the Ship
(1959)
John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
The Bellboy
(1960)
Stanley / Himself
Visit to a Small Planet
(1960)
Kreton
Cinderfella
(1960)
Cinderfella
The Errand Boy
(1961)
Morty S. Tashman
The Ladies Man
(1961)
Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert
It's Only Money
(1962)
Lester March
Who's Minding the Store?
(1963)
Norman Phiffer
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(1963)
Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
The Nutty Professor
(1963)
Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
The Disorderly Orderly
(1964)
Jerome Littlefield
The Patsy
(1964)
Stanley Belt
Soap Opera
(1964)
Himself (Archive footage)
The Family Jewels
(1965)
Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton
Boeing, Boeing
(1965)
Robert Reed
Red Line 7000
(1965)
Driver (uncredited)
Three on a Couch
(1966)
Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather
Way... Way Out
(1966)
Pete Mattemore
The Big Mouth
(1967)
Gerald Clamson
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
(1968)
George Lester
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
(1969)
Self (uncredited)
Hook, Line and Sinker
(1969)
Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs
One More Time
(1970)
Bandleader (voice)
Which Way to the Front?
(1970)
Brendan Byers III
We Have Come for Your Daughters
(1971)
The Day the Clown Cried
(1972)
Helmut Doork
Vive le cinema!
(1972)
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
(1974)
Himself
The Hollywood Clowns
(1979)
Self (archive footage)
Gay, Gay Hollywood
(1980)
Hardly Working
(1980)
Bo Hooper
Rascal Dazzle
(1981)
Self (Voice)
Slapstick (Of Another Kind)
(1982)
Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain
The King of Comedy
(1982)
Jerry Langford
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
(1982)
Self (archive footage)
Smorgasbord
(1983)
Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter
Terror in the Aisles
(1984)
Myron Mertz (archive footage) (uncredited)
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
(1984)
Clovis Blaireau
The Defective Detective
(1984)
Jerry Logan
Rickles... On the Loose
(1986)
Self
Fight for Life
(1987)
Dr. Bernard Abrams
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
(1988)
Cookie
(1989)
Arnold Ross
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
(1990)
Self
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
(1991)
Self
Mr. Saturday Night
(1992)
Himself
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
(1992)
Self
Arizona Dream
(1993)
Leo Sweetie
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
(1995)
Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)
Funny Bones
(1995)
George Fawkes
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
(1996)
Self (archive footage)
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
(1996)
Himself
Sports on the Silver Screen
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(2002)
(archive footage)
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
(2002)
Self (archive footage)
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
I Know A Riddle
(2004)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
(2004)
Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)
Hollywood Legenden
(2004)
Self
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
(2005)
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis
(2006)
Self
The Nutty Professor
(2008)
Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
(2009)
Stationmaster (voice)
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
(2011)
Self
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
(2011)
Self
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
(2011)
Self (archive footage)
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
(2011)
Self
Close Up
(2012)
Self (archive footage)
Till Luck Do Us Part 2
(2013)
Bellboy
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
(2013)
Inside Rupert Pupkin
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
The Clown
(2016)
Self
The Trust
(2016)
Jim's Father
Max Rose
(2016)
Max Rose
The Last Laugh
(2016)
Self
The story of... The Day The Clown Cried
(2016)
Self (archive footage)
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
(2016)
Self (archive footage)
Dying Laughing
(2017)
Himself
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
(2017)
Self
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
(2019)
Self
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
(2020)
Himself
Dean Martin: King of Cool
(2021)
Self
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
(2021)
Self
Mystery Reel
(2022)
The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon
(2022)
Himself (archive footage)
Rat Pack
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Writing
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
(1949)
Writer
Fairfax Avenue
(1951)
Writer
The Bellboy
(1960)
Writer
The Ladies Man
(1961)
Writer
The Errand Boy
(1961)
Writer
The Nutty Professor
(1963)
Writer
The Patsy
(1964)
Writer
The Family Jewels
(1965)
Writer
The Big Mouth
(1967)
Screenplay
The Day the Clown Cried
(1972)
Writer
Hardly Working
(1980)
Screenplay
Smorgasbord
(1983)
Writer
Boy
(1992)
Writer
How Are The Kids?
(1993)
Writer
The Nutty Professor
(1996)
Original Film Writer
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
(2000)
Characters
The Nutty Professor
(2008)
Characters
Docteur Alil et Mister Vardar
(2022)
Writer
Directing
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
(1949)
Director
Fairfax Avenue
(1951)
Director
The Re-Inforcer
(1951)
Director
Come Back Little Shiksa
(1952)
Director
The Bellboy
(1960)
Director
The Errand Boy
(1961)
Director
The Ladies Man
(1961)
Director
The Nutty Professor
(1963)
Director
The Patsy
(1964)
Director
The Family Jewels
(1965)
Director
Three on a Couch
(1966)
Director
The Big Mouth
(1967)
Director
Which Way to the Front?
(1970)
Director
One More Time
(1970)
Director
The Day the Clown Cried
(1972)
Director
Hardly Working
(1980)
Director
Smorgasbord
(1983)
Director
Boy
(1992)
Director
How Are The Kids?
(1993)
Director
Crew
Production
The Delicate Delinquent
(1957)
Producer
Rock-a-Bye Baby
(1958)
Producer
The Geisha Boy
(1958)
Producer
The Bellboy
(1960)
Producer
Cinderfella
(1960)
Producer
The Ladies Man
(1961)
Producer
The Disorderly Orderly
(1964)
Executive Producer
The Family Jewels
(1965)
Producer
Three on a Couch
(1966)
Producer
The Big Mouth
(1967)
Producer
Hook, Line and Sinker
(1969)
Producer
Which Way to the Front?
(1970)
Producer
The Nutty Professor
(1996)
Executive Producer
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
(2000)
Executive Producer
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
(2011)
Executive Producer