Jerry Lewis
Acting

Jerry Lewis

1926-2017

Known for The King of Comedy, The Nutty Professor, Arizona Dream.

30 linked movie credits shown
Born03/16/1926
Died08/20/2017
AgeDied at 91
BirthplaceNewark, New Jersey, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asJerome Joseph Levitch, Joseph Levitch, The King of Comedy, Martin & Lewis, Τζέρι Λιούις, Τζερόμ Τζόζεφ Λέβιτς, Τζόζεφ Λέβιτς, Μάρτιν & Λιούις, Ο Βασιλιάς της Κωμωδίας, Τζερόμ Λέβιτς, 杰瑞·刘易斯, جری لوئیس

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.

Movie Credits

Max Rose poster

Max Rose (2013)

As Max Rose

Drama

Smorgasbord poster

Smorgasbord (1983)

As Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter

Comedy

Slapstick of Another Kind poster

Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)

As Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain

Comedy, Science Fiction

Way... Way Out poster

Way... Way Out (1966)

As Pete Mattemore

Comedy, Science Fiction

Boeing, Boeing poster

Boeing, Boeing (1965)

As Robert Reed

Comedy

The Family Jewels poster

The Family Jewels (1965)

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

Comedy, Crime

The Disorderly Orderly poster

The Disorderly Orderly (1964)

As Jerome Littlefield

Comedy, Romance

The Nutty Professor poster

The Nutty Professor (1963)

As Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp

Comedy, Science Fiction

Who's Minding the Store? poster

Who's Minding the Store? (1963)

As Norman Phiffer

Comedy

The Bellboy poster

The Bellboy (1960)

As Stanley / Jerry Lewis

Comedy

Visit to a Small Planet poster

Visit to a Small Planet (1960)

As Kreton

Comedy, Science Fiction, Family

The Geisha Boy poster

The Geisha Boy (1958)

As Gilbert Wooley

Comedy

Living It Up poster

Living It Up (1954)

As Homer Flagg

Comedy, Music

The Caddy poster

The Caddy (1953)

As Harvey Miller

Comedy, Music

Arizona Dream poster

Arizona Dream (1993)

As Leo Sweetie

Fantasy, Comedy, Drama, Romance

The King of Comedy poster

The King of Comedy (1982)

As Jerry Langford

Drama, Comedy

Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma ! poster

Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma ! (1972)

As Self

Documentary

Pardners poster

Pardners (1956)

As Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.

Comedy, Western

3 Ring Circus poster

3 Ring Circus (1954)

As Jerry Hotchkiss

Comedy

Scared Stiff poster

Scared Stiff (1953)

As Myron Mertz

Music, Comedy, Horror

Sailor Beware poster

Sailor Beware (1952)

As Melvin Jones

Comedy

The Trust poster

The Trust (2016)

As Jim's Father

Thriller, Drama, Crime, Action, Comedy, Mystery

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic poster

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (2011)

As Self (archive footage)

Documentary, Comedy

Dying Laughing poster

Dying Laughing (2017)

As Self

Documentary

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet (2025)

As Self (archive footage)

Documentary

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! poster

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)

As Stationmaster (voice)

Animation, Family

Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021)

As Self

Documentary

Mr. Saturday Night poster

Mr. Saturday Night (1992)

As Jerry Lewis

Comedy, Drama

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael poster

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (2018)

As Self

Documentary

Fait Vivir poster

Fait Vivir (2019)

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Documentary