"Jack Lemmon, the versatile actor and beloved star, died Wednesday evening at the USC/Norris Cancer Center in Los Angeles, California at age 76. Lemmon had a career that spanned over 50 years, starring in Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, The Days of Wine and Roses, and The China Syndrome. "Lemmon was nominated for numerous awards for excellence in his craft, including eight Academy Awards, winning two. He won an Oscar® for his lead role as Harry Stoner in 1973's Save the Tiger and for Best Supporting Actor in 1955's Mister Roberts , playing Ensign Pulver. It was a role that launched him into the public eye. He frequently starred as an Everyman, beset by the problems of the modern world, as well as his own foibles, but Lemmon never settled for a type. His range included dramas as painful as Glengarry Glen Ross and Missing and comedies as broad as Grumpy Old Men or even with Broadway roots such as The Odd Couple. In The Apartment Lemmon's character, C.C. Baxter, who is rather a sycophant, is exhorted by his neighbor, to straighten up and act like a mensch, a human being. Above all things Jack Lemmon was a mensch." 3 days from now will mark the year anniversary of Walter Matthau's death. Very eerie how that works out... RIP Jack ------------------ This post contains no smilies, you must judge my seriousness on your own...
He and Walter Mathau made one hell of a team. RIP Jack. ------------------ I would rather have Mo Taylor and his love of the Rockets than Webber and his love of our money.
Filmography 1.AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV) .... Himself 2.Living Century, The (2000) (host) .... Himself 3.American Masters: On Cukor (2000) (TV) .... Himself 4.Legend of Bagger Vance, The (2000) (uncredited) (voice) .... Old Hardy Greaves 5.Forever Hollywood (1999) .... Himself 6.Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) (TV) 7.Inherit the Wind (1999) (TV) .... Henry Drummond 8.Kennedy Center Honors, The (1998) (TV) .... Himself 9.Odd Couple II, The (1998) .... 10.Long Way Home, The (1998) (TV) .... Tom Gerrin 11.Puppies for Sale (1997) 12.12 Angry Men (1997) (TV) .... Juror #8 13.Out to Sea (1997) .... Herb Sullivan 14.Hamlet (1996) .... Marcellus 15.My Fellow Americans (1996) .... Russell P. Kramer 16.Weekend in the Country, A (1996) (TV) .... Bud Bailey 17.Getting Away with Murder (1996) .... Max Mueller/Luger 18.Jane Goodall: My Life with the Chimpanzees (1995) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator 19.Grumpier Old Men (1995) .... John Gustafson 20.Grass Harp, The (1995) .... Morris Ritz 21.Grumpy Old Men (1993) .... John Gustafson 22.Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman In Carver Country (1993) .Himself/Interviewee 23.Life in the Theater, A (1993) (TV) .... Robert 24.Short Cuts (1993) .... Paul Finnigan 25."Wild West, The" (1993) (mini) TV Series .... Narrator 26.Beyond 'JFK': The Question of Conspiracy (1992) (also archive footage) .... Himself 27.Chaplin (1992) (archive footage) (uncredited) .... Himself in Oscar sequence 28.Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) .... Shelley Levene 29.Player, The (1992) .... Himself 30.For Richer, for Poorer (1992) (TV) .... Aram Katourian 31.JFK (1991) .... Jack Martin 32.Dad (1989) .... Jake Tremont 33.Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989) .... Himself 34.Salute to Jack Lemmon, A (1988) (TV) .... Himself 35.Murder of Mary Phagan, The (1988) (TV) .... John Slaton 36.Long Day's Journey Into Night (1987) (TV) .... James Tyrone, Sr. 37.Salute to Billy Wilder, A (1986) (TV) .... Himself 38.That's Life! (1986) .... Harvey Fairchild 39.Maccheroni (1985) .... Robert Traven 40.Mass Appeal (1984) .... Father Farley 41.Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius (1982) (TV) 42.Salute to Frank Capra, A (1982) (TV) .... Himself 43.Missing (1982) .... Ed Horman 44.Buddy Buddy (1981) .... Victor Clooney 45.Tribute (1980) .... Scottie Templeton 46.Ken Murray Shooting Stars (1979) 47.China Syndrome, The (1979) .... Jack Godell 48.Making of 'The China Syndrome', The (1979) (TV) .... Himself 49.Airport '77 (1977) .... Don Gallagher 50.Alex & the Gypsy (1976) .... Alexander Main 51.Entertainer, The (1976) (TV) .... Archie Rice 52.Gentleman Tramp, The (1975) 53.Wednesday (1975) .... Jerry Murphy 54.Front Page, The (1974) .... Hildy Johnson 55.Polizia ha le mani legate, La (1974) (voice) .... Narrator 56.Prisoner of Second Avenue, The (1974) .... Mel 57.Save the Tiger (1973) .... Harry Stoner 58.Avanti! (1972) .... Wendell Armbruster 59.Costa del Sol malagueña (1972) (archive footage) 60.War Between Men and Women, The (1972) .... Peter Wilson 61.Kotch (1971) (uncredited) .... Cameo 62.Out-of-Towners, The (1970) .... George Kellerman 63.April Fools, The (1969) .... Howard Brubaker 64.There Comes a Day (1968) 65.Odd Couple, The (1968) .... Felix Unger 66.Luv (1967) .... Harry Berlin 67.Fortune Cookie, The (1966) .... Harry Hinkle 68.Great Race, The (1965) .... Professor Fate/Prince Hapnik 69.How to Murder Your Wife (1965) .... Stanley Ford 70.Good Neighbor Sam (1964) .... Sam Bissel 71.Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963) .... Mr. Hogan 72.Irma la Douce (1963) .... Nestor Patou/Lord X 73.Days of Wine and Roses (1962) .... Joe Clay 74.Notorious Landlady, The (1962) .... William Gridley 75.Pepe (1960) .... Cameo appearance 76.Wackiest Ship in the Army, The (1960) .... Lieutenant Rip Crandall 77.Voyage en ballon, Le (1960) (voice) .... Narrator 78.Apartment, The (1960) .... C. C. (Bud) Baxter 79.It Happened to Jane (1959) .... George Denham 80.Some Like It Hot (1959) .... Jerry/Daphne 81.Bell, Book and Candle (1958) .... Nicky Holroyd 82.Cowboy (1958) .... Frank Harris 83.Fire Down Below (1957) .... Tony 84."Alcoa Theatre" (1957) TV Series .... Rotating Star 85.Operation Mad Ball (1957) .... Private Hogan 86.Hollywood Bronc Busters (1956) .... Himself 87.You Can't Run Away from It (1956) .... Peter Warne 88.My Sister Eileen (1955) .... Bob Baker 89.Mister Roberts (1955) .... Ensign Frank T. Pulver 90.Three for the Show (1955) .... Marty Stewart 91.Phffft! (1954) .... Robert Tracey 92.It Should Happen to You (1954) .... Pete Sheppard 93."Heaven for Betsy" (1952) TV Series .... Pete Bell 94."Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show, The" (1951) TV Series 95."Ad-Libbers, The" (1951) TV Series .... Celebrity Panelist 96."Toni Twin Time" (1950) TV Series .... Host (1950) 97."That Wonderful Guy" (1949) TV Series .... Harold Notable TV guest appearances 1."Larry King Live" (1985) playing "Himself" 7/13/2000 2."Biography" (1987) playing "Himself" in episode: "Ernie Kovacs" 1/14/1999 3."Simpsons, The" (1989) playing "Frank Ormand"(voice) in episode: "Twisted World of Marge, The" 4."Inside the Actors Studio" (1994) 5."Front Page Challenge" (1957) playing "Guest" 1973 6."Playhouse 90" (1956) in episode: "Face of a Hero" 1/1/1959 7."What's My Line?" (1950) playing "Mystery Guest" 11/3/1957 8."Zane Grey Theater" (1956) in episode: "Three Graves, The" (episode # 1.14) 1/4/1957 9."Ford Star Jubilee" (1955) playing "John Wilkes Booth" in episode: "Day Lincoln Was Shot, The" 2/11/1956 10."Medallion Theatre" (1953) in episode: "Grand Cross of the Crescent, The" 7/25/1953 11."Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950) in episode: "Dinah, Kip, and Mr. Barlow" 2/23/1953 12."Danger" (1950) in episode: "Sparrow Cop" 7/24/1951 13."Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1950) in episode: "Happy Journey, The" 5/4/1951 14."Studio One" (1948) in episode: "Wisdom Tooth, The" (episode # 2.24) 2/20/1950 15."Suspense" (1949) in episode: "Gray Helmet, The" (episode # 2.15) 12/13/1949 16."Studio One" (1948) in episode: "June Moon" (episode # 1.19) 6/22/1949 17."Hollywood Screen Test" (1948) ------------------ Everything you do, effects everything that is.
------------------ My doctor says I am bipolar. I am going to get a second opinion. I have never had intimate desires for polar bears.
They say they go in 3s! ------------------ "Win if you can, lose if you must but always cheat!" - Jesse Ventura
------------------ "norm, would you like to buy an indian scalp ? This deal isn't gonna make or break me Norm, so don't jerk me around." Harry Carey "Norm, if I had a mohawk scalp, I wouldn't be sitting here talking to you."
One hell of an actor. If you've never seen "Days of Wine and Roses", go rent it. ------------------ "Blues is a Healer" --John Lee Hooker
