Jerry Lewis

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.

Known For

Jerry Langford

The King of Comedy

Leo Sweetie

Arizona Dream

Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.

Pardners

Stanley Belt

The Patsy

Alvin Korwin

At War with the Army

Self (archive footage)

A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'

Myron Mertz

Scared Stiff

(archive footage)

I Know A Riddle

Self (archive footage)

The Hollywood Clowns

Cameo / Itchy McGrathy

Li'l Abner

Self

Hollywood Legenden

Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert

The Ladies Man

Jerome Littlefield

The Disorderly Orderly

Morty S. Tashman

The Errand Boy

Lester March

It's Only Money

George Fawkes

Funny Bones

Norman Phiffer

Who's Minding the Store?

Self

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Clayton Poole

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter

Smorgasbord

Private Meredith C. Bixby

The Sad Sack

Malcolm Smith

Hollywood or Bust

Eugene Fullstack

Artists and Models

Hap Smith

Jumping Jacks

Gilbert Wooley

The Geisha Boy

Harvey Miller

The Caddy

Jerry Hotchkiss

3 Ring Circus

Sidney L. Pythias

The Delicate Delinquent

Stanley / Jerry Lewis

The Bellboy

Robert Reed

Boeing, Boeing

Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather

Three on a Couch

Self (archive footage)

Close Up

Melvin Jones

Sailor Beware

Homer Flagg

Living It Up

Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love

The Nutty Professor

Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp

The Nutty Professor

Cinderfella

Cinderfella

Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton

The Family Jewels

Wilbur Hoolick

You're Never Too Young

Virgil Yokum

Money from Home

'Junior' Jackson

That's My Boy

Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain

Slapstick of Another Kind

George Lester

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Ted Rogers

The Stooge

Self

Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime

Arnold Ross

Cookie

Self (archive footage)

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Seymour

My Friend Irma

Seymour

My Friend Irma Goes West

Kreton

Visit to a Small Planet

Himself (archive footage)

The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon

Pete Mattemore

Way... Way Out

Self (uncredited)

The Jack Benny Birthday Special

Gerald Clamson

The Big Mouth

Brendan Byers III

Which Way to the Front?

Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs

Hook, Line and Sinker

Self

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII

Don't Give Up the Ship

Bo Hooper

Hardly Working

Clovis Blaireau

Par où t'es rentré? On t'a pas vu sortir

Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Self (archive footage)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Max Rose

Max Rose

Self

Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis

Self

The Last Laugh

An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

Self (archive footage)

Sports on the Silver Screen

Dr. Bernard Abrams

Fight for Life

Himself

Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

Mystery Reel

Jerry Logan

Retenez-moi... ou je fais un malheur !

Self (archive footage)

Rat Pack

Himself (Archive footage)

Soap Opera

(archive footage)

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Driver (uncredited)

Red Line 7000

Self

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Self

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

Jim's Father

The Trust

Self

Pierre Étaix, un destin animé

Self (archive footage)

Inside Rupert Pupkin

Self

Gay, Gay Hollywood

Helmut Doork

The Day the Clown Cried

Medicine Ball Caravan

Stationmaster (voice)

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

Self

Dying Laughing

Self

Der Clown

Bandleader (voice)

One More Time

Self

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Self (archive footage)

A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli

Bellboy

Até Que a Sorte nos Separe 2

Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)

Road to Bali

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Lewis, clown rebelle

Self (archive footage)

The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried

Himself

Mr. Saturday Night

Self

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

Self

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

Self

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

Come Back Little Shiksa

Fairfax Avenue

Self (archive footage)

Laurel & Hardy - Die komische Liebesgeschichte von Dick und Doof

Self

Rickles... On the Loose

Self (archive footage)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Himself

Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

Self - Narrator (voice)

Rascal Dazzle

Self

Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !

Himself

Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo

Self

Kрека: Ловац на снове

Self

From Darkness to Light

Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

Classic Comedy Teams

Self

Dean Martin: The One and Only

Self (archive footage)

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

118

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-03-16

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Jerome Joseph Levitch