Jerry Lewis
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
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100 Years of the Idiot: A Jerry Lewis Centenary
2026
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
2025
as Self (archive footage)
From Darkness to Light
2025
as Self
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024
as Self (Archival Footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self (archive footage)
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Mystery Reel
2022
The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
as Self
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
2021
as Self
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
2020
as Self
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019
as Self
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
2017
as Self
Dying Laughing
2017
as Self
Max Rose
2016
as Max Rose
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
2016
as Self (archive footage)
The Trust
2016
as Jim's Father
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Clown
2016
as Self
The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried
2016
as Self (archive footage)
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Inside Rupert Pupkin
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Till Luck Do Us Part 2
2013
as Bellboy
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)