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Jerry Lewis filmography

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Lewis in 1995

Jerry Lewis appeared in movies and television from 1949 to 2017.

Lewis appeared in numerous films alongside singer Dean Martin. He also starred in such films as The Bellboy (1960), Cinderfella (1960), The Errand Boy (1961), The Nutty Professor (1963), The King of Comedy (1982), and The Trust (2016).

Filmography

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Martin and Lewis in film

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Year Title Lewis role Notes
1949 My Friend Irma Seymour
1950 My Friend Irma Goes West Seymour
1950 At War with the Army PFC Alvin Korwin
1951 That's My Boy "Junior" Jackson
1952 Sailor Beware Melvin Jones
1952 Jumping Jacks Hap Smith
1952 Road to Bali "Woman" in Lala's Dream Cameo
1952 The Stooge Theodore Rogers Also uncredited writer
1953 Scared Stiff Myron Mertz
1953 The Caddy Harvey Miller, Jr.
1953 Money from Home Virgil Yokum Filmed and originally released in 3-D
1954 Living It Up Homer Flagg
1954 3 Ring Circus Jerome F. Hotchkiss
1955 You're Never Too Young Wilbur Hoolick
1955 Artists and Models Eugene Fullstack
1956 Pardners Wade Kingsley Sr/Wade Kingsley Jr.
1956 Hollywood or Bust Malcolm Smith

Jerry Lewis in film

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Year Title Role Notes
1957 The Delicate Delinquent Sidney L. Pythias Also producer
1957 The Sad Sack Private Meredith Bixby
1958 Rock-A-Bye Baby Clayton Poole Also producer
1958 The Geisha Boy Gilbert Wooley Also producer
1959 Don't Give Up the Ship John Paul Steckler I, IV, and VII
1959 Li'l Abner Itchy McRabbit Cameo
1960 Visit to a Small Planet Kreton
1960 The Bellboy Stanley / Himself Also director, writer and producer
1960 Cinderfella Cinderfella Also producer
1961 The Ladies Man Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert Also director, writer and producer
1961 The Errand Boy Morty S. Tashman Also director and writer
1962 It's Only Money Lester March
1963 The Nutty Professor Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp Also director and writer. Selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Man Who Runs Over Hat Cameo
1963 Who's Minding the Store? Norman Phiffier
1964 The Patsy Stanley Belt / Singers of the Trio Also director and writer
1964 The Disorderly Orderly Jerome Littlefield Also executive producer
1965 The Family Jewels Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Capt. Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugsy Peyton Also director, writer and producer
1965 Boeing Boeing Robert Reed Final film for Paramount
1966 Three on a Couch Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo Raintree / Rutherford / Heather Also director and producer; first film for Columbia Pictures
1966 Way...Way Out Pete Mattermore 20th Century Fox release
1967 The Big Mouth Gerald Clamson / Syd Valentine Also director and producer
1968 Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River George Lester
1969 Hook, Line & Sinker Peter Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs Also producer
1970 One More Time Offscreen voice of the bandleader Also director and producer
1970 Which Way to the Front? Brendon Byers III Also director and producer
1972 The Day the Clown Cried Helmut Doork Also director and writer; uncompleted/unreleased
1980 Hardly Working Bo Hooper Also director and writer
1982 Slapstick of Another Kind Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain
1982 The King of Comedy Jerry Langford
1983 Cracking Up Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks Also director and writer. Filmed and previewed under the title Smorgasbord
1984 Retenez Moi...Ou Je Fais Un Malheur Jerry Logan
1984 Par où t'es rentré ? On t'a pas vu sortir Clovis Blaireau
1987 Fight For Life Dr. Bernard Abrams Television film
1989 Cookie Arnold Ross
1992 Mr. Saturday Night Himself Cameo
1993 Arizona Dream Leo Sweetie
1995 Funny Bones George Fawkes
2008 The Nutty Professor Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love (voice) Direct-to-DVD
2009 Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! Stationmaster (voice) Direct-to-DVD
2013 Max Rose Max Rose
2013 Até que a Sorte nos Separe 2 Bellboy
2016 The Trust Mr. Stone

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1948 Toast of the Town Himself With Dean Martin; June 20
1948 Texaco Star Theater Himself With Dean Martin; August 3
1948 Admiral Presents the Five Star Revue—Welcome Aboard Himself With Dean Martin; October 3, October 10, and October 17
1949 The Damon Runyon Memorial Fund Telethon Himself With Dean Martin; April 9
1949 Texaco Star Theater Himself With Dean Martin; October 18
1950 Saturday Night Revue Himself With Dean Martin; April 15
1950 Texaco Star Theater Himself With Dean Martin; June 13
1950–55 The Colgate Comedy Hour Host 33 appearances (28 as Host)[a] with Dean Martin
1952 Olympic Fund Telethon[1] Himself With Dean Martin; June 21-22
1954 What's My Line? Mystery Guest Episode 191 with Dean Martin; January 24
1954 The Jack Benny Program Himself Episode "Road to Nairobi" with Dean Martin; May 23
1954 Person to Person Himself With Dean Martin; July 2
1956 What's My Line? Mystery Guest Episode 320; July 22
1956 What's My Line? Panelist Episode 336; November 11
1957 The Jerry Lewis Show Himself Special; January 19
1957 The Jerry Lewis Show Himself Special; June 8
1957 The Jerry Lewis Show Himself Special; November 5
1958 The Jerry Lewis Show Himself Special; February 18
1958 The Jerry Lewis Show Himself Special; April 5
1958 The Jerry Lewis Show Himself Special; May 16
1958 The Eddie Fisher Show Himself Reunion with Dean Martin;[2] September 30
1958 The Jerry Lewis Show Himself Special; October 18
1958 The Jerry Lewis Show Himself Special; December 10
1959 Startime Joey Robin/Rabinowitz Episode, "The Jazz Singer"; October 13
1960 Celebrity Golf Himself
1960 The Jerry Lewis Show Himself Special; January 16
1960 The Jerry Lewis Show Himself Special; April 15
1960 What's My Line? Mystery Guest Episode 522; July 17
1960 Permanent Waves None Unsold pilot,[3] director only
1961 The Garry Moore Show June 13[4]
1961 What's My Line? Panelist Episode 578; August 27
1962 The Wacky World of Jerry Lewis[5] Himself ABC Special; May 29
1962 What's My Line? Mystery Guest Episode 619; June 24
1963 The Jerry Lewis Show 13 episodes
1965 Ben Casey Dr. Dennis Green Episode, "A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow"; March 8
1965-1975 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Guest Host 52 episodes
1965 The Andy Williams Show
1965 Hullabaloo With his son Gary Lewis
1965 Danny Thomas Presents The Wonderful World of Burlesque[6] Himself NBC special; December 8
1966 Batman Episode: "The Bookworm Turns"; April 20
1966 What's My Line? Mystery Guest Episode 818; June 19
1966 Password Game Show Contestant/Celebrity Guest Star
1966 Sheriff Who NBC pilot (Unaired)
1966–2010 The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon Host
1967–69 The Jerry Lewis Show
1968 Playboy After Dark
1970 The Engelbert Humperdinck Show Himself March 4
1970 The Red Skelton Show Magician's Assistant Episode, "The Magic Act"; September 14
1970 The Klowns[7] Himself NBC special; November 15
1970 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors None Directed episode "In Dreams They Run"; December 13
1971 The Carol Burnett Show Episode 04.17; January 11
1972 Carosello[8] Himself Italian television series
1973 The Dick Cavett Show Himself
1974 Celebrity Sportsman Himself
1978 Circus of the Stars Ringmaster December 8
1980 Rascal Dazzle Narrator HBO documentary on The Little Rascals
1983 Saturday Night Live Host
1984 The Jerry Lewis Show 5 episodes
1985 Brothers None Directed episode, "Donald's Dad"; June 13
1986 Comic Relief[9] Himself HBO special; March 29
1987 Brothers Himself "Las Vegas Serenade: Part 2"; September 18
1988–89 Wiseguy Eli Sternberg 5 episodes
1991 Good Grief Himself Episode: "The Bear"; January 6. Also directed
1993 Mad About You Freddy Statler Episode: "The Billionaire"; February 20
1999 Inside the Actors Studio[10] Episode 68; August 15
2003 The Simpsons Professor John Frink Sr. Episode, "Treehouse of Horror XIV"; November 2
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Andrew Munch Episode, "Uncle" ; October 10
2010 Michel Legrand & Friends - 50 Years of Movies & Music PBS Special; July 31
2011 Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis Himself Documentary; also produced
2018 Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee[11] Himself Episode Heere's Jerry!. Posthumous release; July 6

Commercials

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Year Commercial Role Notes
1975 Spellbound game[12]
1980 7-Eleven Convenience Stores[13]
1991 Diet Pepsi "You Got the Right One, Baby"[14]
1990s Coca-Cola [15] Directed by John Landis

Other works

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Year Title Notes
1949 How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border Privately made short film; never commercially released
1950 Screen Snapshots: Thirtieth Anniversary Special Short subject
1950 My Friend Irma Goes West Trailer Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer
1951 Sailor Beware Trailer Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer
1953 Scared Stiff Trailer Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer
1954 Living It Up Trailer Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer
1960 The Bellboy Trailer Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer
1960 Raymie Sings the title song only
1964 The Nutty Professor Trailer Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer
1964 The Disorderly Orderly Trailer Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer
1966 Man in Motion Production trailer for Three on a Couch
1984 Terror in the Aisles Archival footage of Lewis in Scared Stiff
1990 Boy 8-minute short from the compilation film How Are the Kids? (writer and director only)[16]
1992 The Making of Mr. Saturday Night Documentary for Mr. Saturday Night
2013 When Comedy Went To School Interviewed for the documentary on The Borscht Belt comedians
2015 Trumbo Archive footage of Lewis hosting The 29th Academy Awards
2017 Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me Scenes for the documentary on Sammy Davis Jr.
2017 Five Came Back Netflix Documentary; Archive footage of Lewis presenting George Stevens Best Director at The 29th Academy Awards

Notes

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  1. ^ September 17, 1950; October 15, 1950; November 12, 1050; February 4, 1951; April 29, 1951; May 6, 1951 (guest); May 20, 1951; June 3, 1951; June 24, 1951; November 4, 1951; December 30, 1951; February 10, 1952; March 23, 1952; April 27, 1952; September 21, 1952; November 30, 1952; January 25, 1953; March 22, 1953; May 3, 1953; May 31, 1953; October 4, 1953; November 1, 1953 (guest); January 10, 1954; May 2, 1954; May 30, 1954; November 21, 1954 (guest); December 19, 1954; February 13, 1955; May 8, 1955; June 5, 1955; September 18, 1955; October 16, 1955 (guest); November 13, 1955

References

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  1. ^ Hicks, L. Wayne. "1952 Olympics Telethon". TV Party. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ Hall, Phil (2 July 2021). "The Bootleg Files: The First Martin and Lewis Reunion". Cinema-Crazed. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ Lisanti, Thomas (2005). Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969. McFarland. p. 416. ISBN 978-0786421046. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. ^ "The Garry Moore Show: June 13, 1961". tv.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  5. ^ "1962 Tv Ad's~The Wacky World Of Jerry Lewis~1St Tv Special In 3 Years". Pickclick. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  6. ^ "1965 - "The Wonderful World of Burlesque"". YouTube. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  7. ^ Cain, Scott (November 6, 1970). "Kowns? Others Weren't Enough". The Atlanta Journal. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Carosello con Jerry Lewis Carosello 1972". YouTube. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Comic Relief 1986 (TV)". Paley Center. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  10. ^ Rosenfeld, Laura (24 August 2017). "James Lipton Shares His Favorite Memory of Jerry Lewis in a Touching Tribute". Bravo. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  11. ^ Real, Evan (7 June 2018). "Dave Chappelle, Kate McKinnon and More to Appear on New Season of 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  12. ^ spuzzlightyeartoo (24 November 2012). ""Spellbound" game commercial with Jerry Lewis 1970's". Retrieved 23 December 2016 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ Lottoman17 (3 February 2012). "' 7 Eleven Convenience Stores ' [ 01 ] 1980 TV Commercial feat. Jerry Lewis". Retrieved 23 December 2016 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Beta MAX (17 November 2014). "1991 Diet Pepsi Commercial "You Got the Right One, Baby!"". Retrieved 23 December 2016 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ Justin Bozung (5 December 2013). "Jerry Lewis Coke Commercial Directed By John Landis". Retrieved 23 December 2016 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ "BBC 1990". UK Christmas TV. Retrieved 2019-09-16.