Jerry Lewis
Known for ActingBorn 1926-03-16 — died 2017-08-20Newark, New Jersey, USA
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
The King of Comedy
1982 · as Jerry Langford
Arizona Dream
1993 · as Leo Sweetie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · as Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
The Nutty Professor
1963 · as Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
Funny Bones
1995 · as George Fawkes
Artists and Models
1955 · as Eugene Fullstack
The Trust
2016 · as Jim's Father
The Last Laugh
2016 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Mouth
1967 · as Gerald Clamson
Hollywood or Bust
1956 · as Malcolm Smith
Living It Up
1954 · as Homer Flagg
The Geisha Boy
1958 · as Gilbert Wooley
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
2009 · as Stationmaster (voice)
The Errand Boy
1961 · as Morty S. Tashman
Dying Laughing
2017 · as Self
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958 · as Clayton Poole
It's Only Money
1962 · as Lester March
Close Up
2012 · as Self (archive footage)