Jack Lemmon

American actor (1925–2001)

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Lived 1925–2001, aged 76United States

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United States rank#216
Actors rank#157
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75 languages
Cross-language footprint
Rank in United States
#216
Actors
Era
1925–2001
Aged 76

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Updated 2026-05-29

Jack Lemmon built a career playing anxious, sweating everyman types in films like Some Like It Hot and The Apartment, racking up two Oscars and a reputation as the era's premier tragi-comedian.

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John Uhler Lemmon III was an American actor. Considered proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, he was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in comedy-drama films. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and one Volpi Cup. He also received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1988, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1991, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1996. The Guardian labeled him as "the most successful tragi-comedian of his age".

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