Jack Lemmon Net Worth
Jack Lemmon Net Worth is
$9 Million
Jack Lemmon Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. Lemmon was an eight time Academy Award nominee, with two wins. He starred in more than 60 films, including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973 Academy Award for Best Actor), The Out-of-Towners, The China Syndrome, Missing (for which he won Best Actor at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival), Glengarry Glen Ross, Grumpy Old Men, and Grumpier Old Men. | Full Name | Jack Lemmon |
| Date Of Birth | February 8, 1925, Newton, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | June 27, 2001, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Newton, Massachusetts, USA |
| Height | 5' 9" (1.75 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack, Producer |
| Education | Harvard University, Phillips Academy |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Felicia Farr (m. 1962–2001), Cynthia Stone (m. 1950–1956) |
| Children | Chris Lemmon, Courtney Lemmon |
| Parents | John Uhler Lemmon, Jr., Mildred Burgess LaRue |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, AFI Life Achievement Award, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Kennedy Center Honors, Cannes Best A... |
| Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama, Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program, Drama or Comedy |
| Movies | Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, The Odd Couple, Days of Wine and Roses, The China Syndrome, Mister Roberts, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Fortune Cookie, Save the Tiger, Irma la Douce, Grumpy Old Men, The Front Page, The Great Race, It Should Happen to You, Bell, Book and Candle, Avanti!, The Out-of-Tow... |
| TV Shows | Heaven for Betsy, Alcoa Theatre, The Living Century |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Speedy delivery |
| 2 | Often played average working class men trying to get ahead in life |
| 3 | Known for playing likeable but down on their luck characters |
| 4 | Often cast in films with Walter Matthau. |
| 5 | Frequently worked with Billy Wilder. |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Save the Tiger (1973) | Scale and % of profits. |
| The Odd Couple (1968) | $1,000,000 against 10% of the gross |
| The Great Race (1965) | $125,000 |
| Irma la Douce (1963) | $350,000 + 7.5% of the gross. |
| The Apartment (1960) | $175,000 |
| Some Like It Hot (1959) | $100,000 |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure. |
| 2 | Wilder goes for the home run every time, and sometimes he strikes out. So did Babe Ruth, but Ruth was the greatest of them all, and, in my opinion, so is Billy. |
| 3 | It's better to work with a Billy Wilder once or with a John Ford once than to work with four other directors who do not have that touch of genius. |
| 4 | {On Marilyn Monroe) ... a good light comedienne, unique. She wasn't that enormously talented, but her gift was knowing how to use the special kind of talent she had to great advantage... I really couldn't get to know what was inside her. She would put up a glass window and never let anyone in. |
| 5 | [on Judy Holliday} She was one of the greats, and her early death was one of the great tragedies. She was also one of the nicest people I ever hope to meet. She was hardly the dizzy blonde. If she were alive today, she would've zipped right through the Mensa puzzles. God, I was sweating gumdrops, on the plane coming here trying to do those those suckers. |
| 6 | (In a 1984 interview) "I've worked with great actors, great directors, and had some marvelous parts. Oh, my God, I don't know any actor who has had more tremendous parts! I really don't. I don't know of one, and I think it's why we're sitting here. I think it's why I'm still around. |
| 7 | (On comedic roles in 1970) I really can't be funny unless it's part of the character. It really bugs me when someone thinks of me as a comic. If I read 'comedian Jack Lemmon,' I gag. That means I'm not an actor - which I am. |
| 8 | [on Shirley MacLaine] She hated rehearsals and had a bad habit of ad-libbing, which didn't set well with Billy Wilder. But we got used to each other, because mainly she's a helluva girl. |
| 9 | [on Walter Matthau] Walter is a helluva actor. The best I've ever worked with. |
| 10 | [on Billy Wilder] I've had directors who were marvelous at breaking scenes down and handling people. But when you would string all the pearls together, they wouldn't make a beautiful necklace. But Billy is the kind of picture-maker who can make a beautiful string of pearls. He makes the kind of movies that are classics and last forever. |
| 11 | [on Judy Holliday] She was intelligent and not at all like the dumb blonds she so often depicted. She didn't give a damn where the camera was placed, how she was made to look, or about being a star. She just played the scene -- acted with, not at. She was also one of the nicest people I ever met. |
| 12 | [on Marilyn Monroe] Difficult? Yes. But she was a wonderful comedienne and she had a charisma like no one before or since. |
| 13 | Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor. |
| 14 | It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it's hardest of all to write a drama with comedy. Which is what life is. |
| 15 | I won't quit until I get run over by a truck, a producer or a critic. |
| 16 | The worst part about being me is when people want me to make them laugh. |
| 17 | If you think it's difficult to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball. |
| 18 | [accepting his award at the 2000 Golden Globes] In the spirit of Ving Rhames, I'm going to give this award to Jack Lemmon. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He died on the same day as Chet Atkins, and John Lee Hooker. |
| 2 | Jack's son, Chris Lemmon, wrote a play about his father and their relationship. Performed in the voice of Jack Lemmon and featuring many of his father's Hollywood friends, the play opens at St James Theatre, London on 1st June 2016 - 18th June 2016. |
| 3 | Was just 17 years younger than Burgess Meredith, who played his father in Grumpy Old Men (1993) and Grumpier Old Men (1995). |
| 4 | Named the British classic, The Magic Box (1951), as his favorite film in an AFI poll. |
| 5 | In 1958 he turned down the lead in the Broadway production of William Inge's "Two for the Seesaw in 1958. He said, "It's great, but the crux of it is the girl's story." Henry Fonda ultimately played the role. |
| 6 | One of four people to have achieved the rare feat of winning an acting prize in the three major film festivals: Venice Film Festivel, Cannes Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival. The others to do so are Julianne Moore, Sean Penn and Juliette Binoche. Lemmon was the first one to achieve this feat. Additionally, all four actors have won acting Oscars. |
| 7 | Kevin Spacey has frequently said that working with hero Jack Lemmon on stage in a production of "Long Day's Journey into Night" was a transformative experience for him. Spacey described himself as basically a bitter, stand-offish type at that time but was amazed that Lemmon was friendly and generous to everyone he interacted with both backstage and with the audience at the stage door and Spacey said it convinced him that being a great actor and a good person weren't mutually exclusive. The two would later share the screen in Long Day's Journey Into Night (1987), Dad (1989) and Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). |
| 8 | Is one of just 5 actors to win both a leading and supporting actor Oscar. The other 4 are Gene Hackman, Kevin Spacey, Robert De Niro, and Jack Nicholson. |
| 9 | Has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Mister Roberts (1955), The Apartment (1960), Missing (1982), and JFK (1991). The Apartment won in the category. |
| 10 | He had English, Irish, and more distant French, Dutch, and Welsh, ancestry. |
| 11 | Release of the book, "A Twist of Lemmon: A Tribute to My Father" by Chris Lemmon. [2006] |
| 12 | Directed one Oscar-nominated performance: Walter Matthau in Kotch (1971). |
| 13 | "Gil", on The Simpsons (1989), is based on Lemmon's character, "Shelley Levine", from Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). |
| 14 | Was considered for the role of Carl Fox in Wall Street (1987). |
| 15 | Jack Lemmon was the top male Box Office Star of 1964, as ranked by Quigley Publications' survey of movie exhibitors. He ranked #2 that year, topped only by Doris Day. In the 11 years from 1960 to 1970, Lemmon was ranked a Top 10 Box Office Star eight times (1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1970). |
| 16 | Producer Howard Koch originally wanted Art Carney to replicate his role of Felix in The Odd Couple (1968), but Paramount production chief Robert Evans wanted Jack Lemmon, who was a superstar. Carney would later win the Academy Award as Best Actor for Harry and Tonto (1974) (1974) one year after Lemmon picked up his Best Actor Oscar for Save the Tiger (1973). |
| 17 | His father, John Uhler Lemmon II has an uncredited role in The Notorious Landlady (1962). |
| 18 | Openly admitted on Inside the Actors Studio (1994) that he was an alcoholic. |
| 19 | Kevin Spacey dedicated his Oscar for American Beauty (1999) to Lemmon. |
| 20 | During his early days as a contract player with Columbia Pictures, studio head Harry Cohn wanted Lemmon to change his screen name to "Jack Lennon." Cohn feared that critics would make use of Lemmon's last name (i.e., "Jack Lemmon's performance in the film is a lemon."). Lemmon convinced Conn if he changed his name to "Lennon," everyone would think that he was related to V.I. Lenin, the founder of Soviet Communism (this was the 1950s, the time of the McCarthy "Red Scare", and years before the appearance of John Lennon and The Beatles). Referring to Vladimir Lenin, Cohn told Lemmon, "No, that's wrong. They pronounce his name 'Len-IN." "No," Lemmon replied, firmly. "It's pronounced 'LEN-in." After making a phone call to a Russian associate, who confirmed that Lenin's name was pronounced "LEN-in",' Cohn agreed to let Lemmon keep his own name. |
| 21 | Best remembered by the public for his roles playing the "average Joe" and for his many roles opposite good friend Walter Matthau. |
| 22 | Holds the record for most Golden Globe nominations for acting, including both actors and actresses (22 total). |
| 23 | The only actor to be offered the role of George in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) before Richard Burton was cast. He accepted the role but quickly changed his mind the next day without offering any explanation. |
| 24 | Owner of Jalem Productions, which co-produced many of his films as well as Cool Hand Luke (1967) starring Paul Newman. |
| 25 | Father-in-law of Gina Raymond and Peter McCrea. |
| 26 | His performance as Jerry/Daphne in Some Like It Hot (1959) is ranked #29 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. |
| 27 | Starred opposite Henry Fonda in Mister Roberts (1955) in 1955 and opposite Henry's daughter, Jane Fonda, in The China Syndrome (1979) in 1979. |
| 28 | A passionate but unskilled golfer who tried for 33 years to make the cut at Pebble Beach but didn't. |
| 29 | His performance as Jerry/Daphne in Some Like It Hot (1959) is ranked #65 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006). |
| 30 | Appears in Mister Roberts (1955) with Henry Fonda, in which he takes over Fonda's position of Cargo Officer when Fonda is transferred off the USS Reluctant. In 12 Angry Men (1997), Lemmon plays the same juror that Fonda played in the original. |
| 31 | His headstone reads "Jack Lemmon in". |
| 32 | He and The China Syndrome (1979) co-stars Michael Douglas and Jane Fonda have all won Oscars for Leading Roles. Lemmon won for Save the Tiger (1973), Fonda won for Klute (1971), and Douglas won for Wall Street (1987). |
| 33 | Billy Wilder directed him in 7 movies: The Apartment (1960), Avanti! (1972), Buddy Buddy (1981), The Fortune Cookie (1966), The Front Page (1974), Irma la Douce (1963) and Some Like It Hot (1959). |
| 34 | He and Walter Matthau acted together in 10 movies: Buddy Buddy (1981), The Fortune Cookie (1966), The Front Page (1974), The Grass Harp (1995), Grumpier Old Men (1995), Grumpy Old Men (1993), JFK (1991), The Odd Couple II (1998), The Odd Couple (1968) and Out to Sea (1997). Lemmon also directed Matthau in Kotch (1971). |
| 35 | First actor to win two "Best Actor" Award at the Cannes Film Festival. (Dean Stockwell won twice at the festival before, but he had to share both of his awards with his co-stars) |
| 36 | Did all of his own stunts for My Fellow Americans (1996). |
| 37 | He was voted the 45th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Premiere Magazine. |
| 38 | Appeared on an episode of The Simpsons (1989), in which he convinced Marge to get into the pretzel business. Shelley Levene, his character from Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), was the inspiration for another Simpsons character, the usually jobless Gil, who Marge first met while working at a real estate firm. |
| 39 | He once had a Baskin-Robbins ice cream flavor named after him: "Jack Lemmon". It was still being produced in the early 1980s but has since been discontinued and is not listed on the Baskin-Robbins website. |
| 40 | He was voted the 33rd Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly. |
| 41 | Was good friends with Walter Matthau and Biff Elliot. |
| 42 | Is a recipient of the Connor Award, an award given to someone who displays an excellence in the communicative arts, handed out by the brothers of the fraternity Phi Alpha Tau from Emerson College in Boston. |
| 43 | Before any take he would say, "It's magic time." |
| 44 | During WW II, he served in the Naval Reserve and was the communications officer on the USS Lake Champlain. |
| 45 | Graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, in 1943. |
| 46 | Was president of the Harvard Hasty Pudding Club. |
| 47 | Lemmon passed away four days shy of one year after his frequent co-star, Walter Matthau. |
| 48 | 1947 graduate of Harvard University. |
| 49 | Was born February 8, 1925, in an elevator at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts. |
| 50 | Lemmon's dad, a bakery executive, didn't approve of his son taking up acting, but told him he should continue with it only as long as he felt passion for it, adding: "The day I don't find romance in a loaf of bread..." His dying words to Jack were: "Spread a little sunshine." |
| 51 | He studied with Uta Hagen, and considers her his prime early mentor. |
| 52 | In Harvard, he was in Navy ROTC and graduated with a degree in "War Service Sciences." |
| 53 | Since his middle initial was U., he had to deal with ribbing from kids who taunted him with, "Jack, u lemon". |
| 54 | Described his flamboyant, authoritarian mother as "Tallulah Bankhead on a road show." Laughed about how she used to hang out with her girlfriends at the Ritz Bar in Boston and how she tried to have her cremation ashes placed on the bar (the management refused). |
| 55 | He was pleasantly shocked by Golden Globe winner Ving Rhames in 1998 when Rhames called him up to the stage and actually gave him the award for Best Actor in a TV Movie, which he had just won, to express his admiration to the veteran actor. |
| 56 | Lemmon admitted to having had a serious drinking problem at one time, which is one reason he looked back on his Oscar-winning role as Harry Stoner in Save the Tiger (1973) as perhaps the most gratifying, emotionally fulfilling performance of his career. |
| 57 | Born at 2:00pm-EST. |
| 58 | Became a father for the 2nd time at age 40 when his 2nd wife Felicia Farr gave birth to their daughter Courtney Noelle Lemmon [aka Courtney Lemmon] on January 7, 1966. |
| 59 | Became a father for the 1st time at age 29 when his 1st [now ex] wife Cynthia Stone gave birth to their son Christopher Boyd Lemmon [aka Chris Lemmon] on June 22, 1954. |
| 60 | His son, Chris Lemmon, appeared with him in Airport '77 (1977). |
| 61 | Ranked #47 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997] |
| 62 | An accomplished, self-taught pianist, he wrote the theme for the movie Tribute (1980) and played jazz in a Bobby Short TV special. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Bagger Vance | 2000 | Narrator / Old Hardy Greaves (uncredited) | |
| Tuesdays with Morrie | 1999 | TV Movie | Morrie Schwartz |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul | 1999 | TV Series | |
| Inherit the Wind | 1999 | TV Movie | Henry Drummond |
| The Odd Couple II | 1998 | Felix Ungar | |
| Puppies for Sale | 1998 | Short | Pet Shop Owner |
| The Long Way Home | 1998 | TV Movie | Thomas Gerrin |
| 12 Angry Men | 1997 | TV Movie | Juror #8 |
| Out to Sea | 1997 | Herb Sullivan | |
| The Simpsons | 1997 | TV Series | Frank Ormand |
| Hamlet | 1996 | Marcellus | |
| My Fellow Americans | 1996 | President Russell P. Kramer | |
| A Weekend in the Country | 1996 | TV Movie | Bud Bailey |
| Getting Away with Murder | 1996 | Max Mueller / Karl Luger | |
| Grumpier Old Men | 1995 | John Gustafson | |
| The Grass Harp | 1995 | Dr. Morris Ritz | |
| Grumpy Old Men | 1993 | John Gustafson | |
| A Life in the Theater | 1993 | TV Movie | Robert |
| Short Cuts | 1993 | Paul Finnigan | |
| Glengarry Glen Ross | 1992 | Shelley Levene | |
| The Player | 1992 | Jack Lemmon | |
| For Richer, for Poorer | 1992 | TV Movie | Aram Katourian |
| JFK | 1991 | Jack Martin | |
| Dad | 1989 | Jake Tremont | |
| The Murder of Mary Phagan | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | Gov. John Slaton |
| Long Day's Journey Into Night | 1987 | TV Movie | James Tyrone Sr. |
| That's Life! | 1986 | Harvey Fairchild | |
| Maccheroni | 1985 | Robert Traven | |
| Mass Appeal | 1984 | Father Tim Farley | |
| Missing | 1982 | Ed Horman | |
| Buddy Buddy | 1981 | Victor Clooney | |
| Tribute | 1980 | Scottie Templeton | |
| The China Syndrome | 1979 | Jack Godell | |
| Airport '77 | 1977 | Capt. Don Gallagher | |
| Alex & the Gypsy | 1976 | Alexander Main | |
| The Entertainer | 1976 | TV Movie | Archie Rice |
| La polizia ha le mani legate | 1975 | Narrator (voice) | |
| The Prisoner of Second Avenue | 1975 | Mel Edison | |
| The Front Page | 1974 | Hildy Johnson | |
| Wednesday | 1974 | Short | Jerry Murphy |
| Save the Tiger | 1973 | Harry Stoner | |
| Avanti! | 1972 | Wendell Armbruster, Jr. | |
| The War Between Men and Women | 1972 | Peter Edward Wilson | |
| Kotch | 1971 | Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited) | |
| The Out of Towners | 1970 | George Kellerman | |
| The April Fools | 1969 | Howard Brubaker | |
| There Comes a Day | 1968 | Short | |
| The Odd Couple | 1968 | Felix Ungar | |
| Luv | 1967 | Harry Berlin | |
| The Fortune Cookie | 1966 | Harry Hinkle | |
| The Great Race | 1965 | Professor Fate / Crown Prince Frederick Hoepnick | |
| How to Murder Your Wife | 1965 | Stanley Ford | |
| Good Neighbor Sam | 1964 | Sam Bissell | |
| Under the Yum Yum Tree | 1963 | Hogan | |
| Irma la Douce | 1963 | Nestor Patou / Lord X | |
| Days of Wine and Roses | 1962 | Joe Clay | |
| The Notorious Landlady | 1962 | William 'Bill' Gridley | |
| The Wackiest Ship in the Army | 1960 | Lt. Rip Crandall | |
| Pepe | 1960 | Jack Lemmon | |
| Stowaway in the Sky | 1960 | Narrator (english version) (voice) | |
| The Apartment | 1960 | C.C. Baxter | |
| It Happened to Jane | 1959 | George Denham | |
| Some Like It Hot | 1959 | Jerry Daphne | |
| Playhouse 90 | 1957-1959 | TV Series | David Poole / Dr. Billy Palmer |
| Bell Book and Candle | 1958 | Nicky Holroyd | |
| Alcoa Theatre | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Henry Coyle / Steve Tyler / Wally Mall / ... |
| Goodyear Theatre | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Henry Coyle / Dr. Cameron / Charles Dickens |
| Cowboy | 1958 | Frank Harris | |
| Operation Mad Ball | 1957 | Pvt. Hogan | |
| Fire Down Below | 1957 | Tony | |
| Zane Grey Theater | 1957 | TV Series | Cass Kendall |
| You Can't Run Away from It | 1956 | Peter Warne | |
| Ford Star Jubilee | 1956 | TV Series | John Wilkes Booth |
| My Sister Eileen | 1955 | Robert 'Bob' Baker | |
| Mister Roberts | 1955 | Ens. Frank Thurlowe Pulver | |
| Three for the Show | 1955 | Martin 'Marty' Stewart | |
| The Road of Life | 1954 | TV Series | Surgeon |
| Phffft | 1954 | Robert Tracey | |
| The Ford Television Theatre | 1954 | TV Series | Barney Evans |
| It Should Happen to You | 1954 | Pete Sheppard | |
| Campbell Summer Soundstage | 1953 | TV Series | |
| Medallion Theatre | 1953 | TV Series | |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1953 | TV Series | Alfred Fishkettle |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | 1951-1953 | TV Series | |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | 1952-1953 | TV Series | |
| Kraft Theatre | 1949-1953 | TV Series | |
| Heaven for Betsy | 1952 | TV Series | Peter Bell |
| The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show | 1951 | TV Series | Newlywed (1951-1952) (in 'The Couple Next Door' sketches) |
| Danger | 1951 | TV Series | |
| The Web | 1951 | TV Series | |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | 1951 | TV Series | |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | 1950 | TV Series | Tweedledum |
| That Wonderful Guy | 1949-1950 | TV Series | Harold |
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1949-1950 | TV Series | Fred Stevens |
| Suspense | 1949 | TV Series | |
| The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse | 1949 | TV Series |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show | 2003 | TV Movie documentary performer: "They Can't Take That Away from Me", "Cheek to Cheek" | |
| The Grass Harp | 1995 | performer: "WHEN YOU SAY YOUR EVER-LOVIN'S DOUBLE-CROSSIN' YOU" / writer: "WHEN YOU SAY YOUR EVER-LOVIN'S DOUBLE-CROSSIN' YOU" | |
| Grumpy Old Men | 1993 | performer: "Ode to Sydney" / writer: "Ode to Sydney" | |
| All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds | 1984 | TV Movie music: "It's Him" | |
| The 37th Annual Tony Awards | 1983 | TV Special performer: "Somebody Loves Me", "Oh, Lady Be Good!", "Off Thee I Sing", "Mine", "I Got Plenty of Nothing", "I've Got a Crush on You" | |
| Tribute | 1980 | writer: "It's All For the Best" | |
| The Front Page | 1974 | performer: "Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine" | |
| The Notorious Landlady | 1962 | "A Foggy Day in London Town", uncredited | |
| Bell Book and Candle | 1958 | performer: "Stormy Weather" 1933 - uncredited | |
| You Can't Run Away from It | 1956 | performer: "Howdy Friends and Neighbors", "Thumbin' A Ride", "Temporarily" | |
| My Sister Eileen | 1955 | performer: "It's Bigger Than You And Me" | |
| Mister Roberts | 1955 | performer: "IF I COULD BE WITH YOU ONE HOUR TONIGHT" | |
| Three for the Show | 1955 | performer: "I've Got A Crush On You", "Down Boy" | |
| It Should Happen to You | 1954 | performer: "Let's Fall in Love" 1933 - uncredited |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Weekend in the Country | 1996 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Save the Tiger | 1973 | executive producer - uncredited | |
| Avanti! | 1972 | executive producer - uncredited | |
| The War Between Men and Women | 1972 | executive producer - uncredited |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotch | 1971 |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Down Below | 1957 | composer: harmonica theme "Fire Down Below" |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2013 | TV Series in memory of - 1 episode | |
| Chaplin | 1992 | thanks | |
| James Cagney: Top of the World | 1992 | TV Movie documentary special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Living Century | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| American Masters | 1989-2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| Larry King Live | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 1993-2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
| Forever Hollywood | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
| The 1999 Annual Los Angeles Ovation Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1992-1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert Wise | 1998 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Inside the Actors Studio | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| Scene by Scene | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| Private Screenings | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Original Screenplay |
| The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
| Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | 1997 | Documentary | Himself |
| In Search of Hamlet | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Bloopers | 1997 | Video short | Himself |
| Mundo VIP | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Martin Scorsese | 1997 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1994-1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet | 1997 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Honoree |
| Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 1996 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Jack Lemmon | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Shirley MacLaine: Kicking Up Her Heels | 1996 | Video documentary | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| 1996 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Intimate Portrait | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Jane Goodall: My Life with the Chimpanzees | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Inside the Dream Factory | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Great Performances | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Annual 1995 ShoWest Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The 67th Annual Academy Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself - 'Cabin Boy' Audition Reel (pre-recorded) (uncredited) |
| The 20th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| The 16th Annual CableACE Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
| Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | 1993 | Documentary | Himself |
| The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame | 1993 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Wild West | 1993 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Narrator |
| This Joint Is Jumpin' | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier | 1992 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| Beyond 'JFK': The Question of Conspiracy | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 1992 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Earth and the American Dream | 1992 | Documentary | Reader (voice) |
| Larry King TNT Extra 3 | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
| James Cagney: Top of the World | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Actor |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1968-1992 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Reflections on the Silver Screen | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The One, the Only... Groucho | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Movie Memories with Debbie Reynolds | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 63rd Annual Academy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: 'Ghost' Film Clip |
| The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Cecil B. DeMille Award |
| The Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to David Lean | 1990 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1990 | TV Special | Himself |
| Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come | 1990 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Kodak Century Presentes a Salute to Milos Forman | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
| Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | 1988-1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The 14th Annual Women in Film Crystal Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Earth Day Special | 1990 | TV Special | Coach Stewart |
| The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film |
| Cinema 3 | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | |
| A Conversation with Dinah | 1989 | TV Series | Himself (1990) |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon | 1988 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Guest of Honor |
| The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Cinéma cinémas | 1988 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 60th Annual Academy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| Gregory Peck: His Own Man | 1988 | Documentary | Himself |
| Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | 1987 | Documentary | Jerry |
| Parkinson One to One | 1987 | TV Series | |
| The Annual National Board of Review Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Career Achievement Award |
| Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years | 1986 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee, Presenter & Performer |
| The Eleventh Hour | 1986 | TV Series | Himself |
| Treffpunkt Kino | 1986 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Liberty Weekend | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Host |
| George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Cameo |
| The 57th Annual Academy Awards | 1985 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Host |
| All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds | 1984 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Hour Magazine | 1984 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood '84 | 1984 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Olympic Gala | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Guest |
| Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration | 1984 | TV Special | Himself |
| The South Bank Show | 1983 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 37th Annual Tony Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Host & Performer |
| The 55th Annual Academy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| The 19th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself |
| Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 1982 Annual Vision Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself - Speaker |
| Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Co-Host |
| Live from Lincoln Center | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stars Over Texas | 1982 | TV Movie | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra | 1982 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder | 1982 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 54th Annual Academy Awards | 1982 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Presenter: Best Director |
| Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The 53rd Annual Academy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role and Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| The 33th Annual Directors Guild Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Musical Comedy Tonight II | 1981 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| Signature | 1981 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 52nd Annual Academy Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee & Presenter |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart | 1980 | TV Special documentary | Himself / Speaker (uncredited) |
| The American Movie Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Milton Berle | 1980 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1973-1980 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
| The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Best Joke I Ever Heard | 1980 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1976-1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ken Murray Shooting Stars | 1979 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 33rd Annual Tony Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee & Performer |
| Les rendez-vous du dimanche | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 1970-1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Making of 'The China Syndrome' | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| A Tribute to Neil Simon | 1978 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 32nd Annual Tony Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Good Morning America | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda | 1978 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1971-1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Paul Ryan Show | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| Film '72 | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Gentleman Tramp | 1976 | Documentary | Narrator |
| The 1976 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to William Wyler | 1976 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Celebration: The American Spirit | 1976 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Jack Lemmon: A Twist of Lemmon | 1976 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 29th Annual Tony Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The 47th Annual Academy Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| V.I.P.-Schaukel | 1975 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 1975 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Sunshine Boys | 1975/II | Documentary short | Himself |
| Urban Living: Funny and Formidable | 1975 | Short | Himself |
| The 1974 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 46th Annual Academy Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Honorary Award to Groucho Marx |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney | 1974 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford | 1973 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 45th Annual Academy Awards | 1973 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Get Happy | 1973 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Jack Paar Tonite | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Parkinson | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 44th Annual Academy Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Host |
| 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin | 1972 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The David Frost Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 23rd Annual Tony Awards | 1969 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Jack Benny's Bag | 1968 | TV Special | Himself |
| Laugh-In | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| Off to See the Wizard | 1967 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The 38th Annual Academy Awards | 1966 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Picture and Recalling His Award |
| What's My Line? | 1957-1965 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Mystery Guest #2 |
| Behind the Scenes with Blake Edwards' 'The Great Race' | 1965 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The 36th Annual Academy Awards | 1964 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| The 35th Annual Academy Awards | 1963 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| Howard K. Smith | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Delta Kappa Alpha Silver Anniversary Banquet | 1963 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Co-Host |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1960-1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
| The 34th Annual Academy Awards | 1962 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers | 1962 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 33rd Annual Academy Awards | 1961 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1955-1960 | TV Series | Himself / Actor |
| The 32nd Annual Academy Awards | 1960 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor |
| It Happened in Hollywood | 1960 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| I've Got a Secret | 1955-1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself - Pianist |
| The 30th Annual Academy Awards | 1958 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Host |
| The 29th Annual Academy Awards | 1957 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Film Fanfare | 1956 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 28th Annual Academy Awards | 1956 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards |
| Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Bronc Busters | 1955 | Short | Himself |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1955 | TV Series | Himself / Award for Most Promising Newcomer |
| The Ad-Libbers | 1951 | TV Series | Celebrity Panelist |
| The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue | 1950 | TV Series | Himself |
| Toni Twin Time | 1950 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself |
| Amen. Il pittore che fece sognare Hollywood | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest Films | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Directors | 1999-2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | 2017 | Documentary | Himself |
| National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts | 2017 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| Ridendo e scherzando - Ritratto di un regista all'italiana | 2015 | Documentary | |
| Welcome to the Basement | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Shelley Levene / Shelley Levine |
| King Craig Aka King Louis IX of France &Sons | 2015 | Video short | Himself |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2014 | TV Series | Felix Ungar |
| Stossel | 2014 | TV Series | Jack Godell (from 'The China Syndrome') |
| And the Oscar Goes To... | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Love, Marilyn | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| American Masters | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Invasion | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 30 Rock | 2009 | TV Series | Jerry in Some Like it Hot |
| Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Il falso bugiardo | 2008 | Himself | |
| 60/90 | 2008 | TV Series | Felix Ungar |
| Il était une fois... | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| Jack Taylor of Beverly Hills | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Carta blanca | 2006 | TV Series | C.C. 'Bud' Baxter |
| The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Billy Wilder Speaks | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| ¿De qué te ríes? | 2006 | TV Movie | Felix Ungar / Jerry - 'Daphne' |
| Hollywood Greats | 2006 | TV Series documentary | |
| The 50 Greatest Comedy Films | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| La Marató 2005 | 2005 | TV Special | Jake Tremont |
| Corazón de... | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cinema mil | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Jack Godell |
| The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent | 2004 | Video documentary short | Jack Godell |
| The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy | 2004 | Video documentary short | Jack Godell |
| Marilyn's Man | 2004 | Documentary | |
| Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 74th Annual Academy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself (Memorial Tribute) |
| 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Memories from the Sweet Sue's | 2001 | Video short | Daphne |
| Klaus Kinski - Ich bin kein Schauspieler | 2000 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Best of Hollywood | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Interview |
| 50 Years of Funny Females | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Best of the Don Lane Show | 1994 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Hey Folks, It's Intermission Time | 1993 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Poetry Hall of Fame | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Chaplin | 1992 | Himself - Oscar Sequence (uncredited) | |
| It's Garry Shandling's Show. | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | 1988 | TV Special | Himself |
| Red Skelton: A Comedy Scrapbook | 1981 | Video documentary | Himself |
| V.I.P.-Schaukel | 1980 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Clapper Board | 1979 | TV Series | |
| America at the Movies | 1976 | Documentary | George Kellerman |
| Costa del Sol malagueña | 1972 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Hollywood My Home Town | 1965 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1956-1963 | TV Series | Himself / Ensign Pulver - scene from 'Mr. Roberts' |
| Hollywood: The Great Stars | 1963 | TV Movie documentary | Actor 'Irma La Douce' (uncredited) |
| Hollywood Without Make-Up | 1963 | Documentary | Himself |
| Frontier Justice | 1959 | TV Series | Cass Kendall |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | OFTA Film Hall of Fame | Online Film & Television Association | Acting | |
| 2000 | Hollywood Legend Award | Golden Apple Awards | ||
| 2000 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | ||
| 2000 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) |
| 2000 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries | Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) |
| 2000 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Inherit the Wind (1999) |
| 2000 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) |
| 1999 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Hollywood Film Awards | ||
| 1996 | Honorary Golden Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | ||
| 1994 | Special Award | Golden Globes, USA | Short Cuts (1993) | |
| 1993 | Gala Tribute | Film Society of Lincoln Center | ||
| 1993 | Lifetime Achievement Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | ||
| 1993 | Special Volpi Cup | Venice Film Festival | Short Cuts (1993) | |
| 1992 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Chicago International Film Festival | ||
| 1992 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Actor | Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) |
| 1992 | Best Actor | Valladolid International Film Festival | Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) | |
| 1992 | Volpi Cup | Venice Film Festival | Best Actor | Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) |
| 1992 | Golden Ciak | Venice Film Festival | Best Actor | Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) |
| 1991 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Golden Globes, USA | ||
| 1991 | Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy | American Comedy Awards, USA | ||
| 1990 | Life Achievement Award | Screen Actors Guild Awards | ||
| 1988 | Life Achievement Award | American Film Institute, USA | ||
| 1986 | Career Achievement Award | National Board of Review, USA | ||
| 1982 | Best Actor | Cannes Film Festival | Missing (1982) | |
| 1981 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by a Foreign Actor | Tribute (1980) |
| 1981 | Silver Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Best Actor | Tribute (1980) |
| 1980 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) | The China Syndrome (1979) |
| 1980 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | The China Syndrome (1979) |
| 1979 | Best Actor | Cannes Film Festival | The China Syndrome (1979) | |
| 1975 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) | The Front Page (1974) |
| 1974 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Save the Tiger (1973) |
| 1973 | Man of the Year | Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA | ||
| 1973 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Avanti! (1972) |
| 1972 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Variety and Popular Music | 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972) |
| 1970 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Male Comedy Performance | The April Fools (1969) |
| 1967 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Male Star | |
| 1965 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Male Star | |
| 1965 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Comedy Performance, Male | How to Murder Your Wife (1965) |
| 1964 | Fotogramas de Plata | Fotogramas de Plata | Best Foreign Performer (Mejor intérprete de cine extranjero) | Days of Wine and Roses (1962) |
| 1964 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Male Comedy Performance | Irma la Douce (1963) |
| 1964 | Sant Jordi | Sant Jordi Awards | Best Performance in a Foreign Film (Mejor Interpretación en Película Extranjera) | Days of Wine and Roses (1962) |
| 1963 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Male Dramatic Performance | Days of Wine and Roses (1962) |
| 1963 | Prize San Sebastián | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Best Actor | Days of Wine and Roses (1962) |
| 1961 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Male Comedy Performance | The Apartment (1960) |
| 1961 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | The Apartment (1960) |
| 1961 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Foreign Actor | The Apartment (1960) |
| 1960 | Golden Apple | Golden Apple Awards | Most Cooperative Actor | |
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 8 February 1960. At 6357 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 1960 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Some Like It Hot (1959) |
| 1960 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Foreign Actor | Some Like It Hot (1959) |
| 1956 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Mister Roberts (1955) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) |
| 1999 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Inherit the Wind (1999) |
| 1998 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | 12 Angry Men (1997) |
| 1998 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries | 12 Angry Men (1997) |
| 1998 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | 12 Angry Men (1997) |
| 1998 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | 12 Angry Men (1997) |
| 1996 | American Comedy Award | American Comedy Awards, USA | Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Grumpier Old Men (1995) |
| 1995 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Actor in a Movie or Miniseries | A Life in the Theater (1993) |
| 1994 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | A Life in the Theater (1993) |
| 1993 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Actor in a Movie or Miniseries | For Richer, for Poorer (1992) |
| 1990 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Dad (1989) |
| 1989 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988) |
| 1988 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Long Day's Journey Into Night (1987) |
| 1988 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988) |
| 1987 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | That's Life! (1986) |
| 1983 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) | Missing (1982) |
| 1983 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Missing (1982) |
| 1983 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Missing (1982) |
| 1983 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Missing (1982) |
| 1981 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Tribute (1980) |
| 1981 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Tribute (1980) |
| 1980 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Actor | The China Syndrome (1979) |
| 1980 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The China Syndrome (1979) |
| 1980 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | The China Syndrome (1979) |
| 1976 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special | The Entertainer (1976) |
| 1975 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | The Front Page (1974) |
| 1974 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Save the Tiger (1973) |
| 1971 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | The Out of Towners (1970) |
| 1970 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Male Star | 6th place. |
| 1969 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | The Odd Couple (1968) |
| 1968 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Male Star | 7th place. |
| 1966 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | The Great Race (1965) |
| 1966 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Foreign Actor | Good Neighbor Sam (1964) |
| 1966 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Foreign Actor | How to Murder Your Wife (1965) |
| 1964 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Irma la Douce (1963) |
| 1964 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963) |
| 1964 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Foreign Actor | Days of Wine and Roses (1962) |
| 1963 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Male Star | 5th place. |
| 1963 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Days of Wine and Roses (1962) |
| 1963 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor - Drama | Days of Wine and Roses (1962) |
| 1962 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Male Star | 10th place. |
| 1961 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Apartment (1960) |
| 1960 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Male Star | 10th place. |
| 1960 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Some Like It Hot (1959) |
| 1956 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Foreign Actor | Mister Roberts (1955) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Male Comedy Performance | The Odd Couple (1968) |
| 1966 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Male Star | |
| 1966 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Comedy Performance, Male | The Great Race (1965) |
| 1960 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Male Comedy Performance | Some Like It Hot (1959) |
| 1958 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Male Comedy Performance | Operation Mad Ball (1957) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Male Star | |
| 1961 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Male Star |
Known for movies
The Apartment (1960)
as C.C. Baxter
Some Like It Hot (1959)
as Jerry / Daphne
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
as Shelley Levene
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
as John Gustafson