Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
From Darkness to Light
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2025
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Character: Self - Comedian (archive footage)
TV • 2024
Mystery Reel
Character:
MOVIE • 2022
The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon
Character: Himself (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2022
Rat Pack
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2022
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2021
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2021
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2020
TV Story Superstar
Character: Self (archive footage)
TV • 2020
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2019
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2017
Dying Laughing
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2017
Max Rose
Character: Max Rose
MOVIE • 2016
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2016
The Trust
Character: Jim's Father
MOVIE • 2016
The Last Laugh
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2016
The Clown
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2016
The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2016
Inside Rupert Pupkin
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character: Self
TV • 2014
Crew
Crew Credits
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2011
The Nutty Professor
Role: Characters
MOVIE • 2008
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Role: Characters
MOVIE • 2000
The Nutty Professor
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 1996
The Nutty Professor
Role: Original Film Writer
MOVIE • 1996
How Are The Kids?
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1993
How Are The Kids?
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1993
Boy
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1992
Boy
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1992
Super Force
Role: Director
TV • 1990
Brothers
Role: Director
TV • 1984
Smorgasbord
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1983
Smorgasbord
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1983
Hardly Working
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1980
Hardly Working
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1980
The Day the Clown Cried
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1972
The Day the Clown Cried
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1972
Which Way to the Front?
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1970
Which Way to the Front?
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1970