Jack Lemmon

Born: 1925-02-08

John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973 Best Actor Academy Award), The Out-of-Towners, The China Syndrome, Missing (for which he won 'Best Actor' at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival), Glengarry Glen Ross, Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men.


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Some Like It Hot

as Jerry (Daphne)
Released: 1959-03-19

Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found...

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The Apartment

as C.C. Baxter
Released: 1960-06-21

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way...

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as Jack Martin
Released: 1991-12-20

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans...

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Glengarry Glen Ross

as Shelley Levene
Released: 1992-09-15

When an office full of Chicago real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two...

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The Player

as Jack Lemmon
Released: 1992-04-03

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected -...

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as John Gustafson
Released: 1993-12-25

For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults...

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12 Angry Men

as Juror 8
Released: 1997-08-17

During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the...

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The Odd Couple

as Felix Ungar
Released: 1968-05-16

In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his...

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Sly

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2023-09-16

His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend,...

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Short Cuts

as Paul Finnigan
Released: 1993-09-05

Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond...

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as Narrator
Released: 2000-11-02

World War I has left golfer Rannulph Junuh a poker-playing alcoholic, his perfect swing gone....

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The Great Race

as Professor Fate
Released: 1965-07-01

Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century...

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Airport '77

as Don Gallagher
Released: 1977-03-11

Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving...

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Hamlet

as Marcellus
Released: 1996-12-25

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying...

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Grumpier Old Men

as John Gustafson
Released: 1995-12-22

A family wedding reignites the ancient feud between next-door neighbors and fishing buddies John...

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Irma la Douce

as Nestor Patou
Released: 1963-06-05

When a naive policeman falls in love with a prostitute, he doesn’t want her seeing other men and...

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Days of Wine and Roses

as Joe Clay
Released: 1963-02-04

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically...

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Cowboy

as Frank Harris
Released: 1958-01-23

Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted...

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The China Syndrome

as Jack Godell
Released: 1979-03-16

While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly...

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The Odd Couple II

as Felix Ungar
Released: 1998-04-09

Brucey, the son of Oscar, calls his father to invite him to his wedding to Felix's daughter next...

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Missing

as Ed Horman
Released: 1982-02-12

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to...

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Avanti!

as Wendell Armbruster, Jr.
Released: 1972-12-17

A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon-father's body...

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The Front Page

as Hildebrand Johnson
Released: 1974-11-01

A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss...

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Bell, Book and Candle

as Nicky Holroyd
Released: 1958-12-25

A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her...

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Dad

as Jake Tremont
Released: 1989-10-27

A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her...

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The Fortune Cookie

as Harry Hinkle
Released: 1966-10-19

A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the...

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Out to Sea

as Herb Sullivan
Released: 1997-07-02

Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in...

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How to Murder Your Wife

as Stanley Ford
Released: 1965-01-26

Stanley Ford leads an idyllic bachelor life. He is a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose Bash...

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Under the Yum-Yum Tree

as Hogan
Released: 1963-10-23

A love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.

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My Fellow Americans

as President Russell P. Kramer
Released: 1996-12-20

They used to run the country. Now they're running for their lives! Two on-the-lam former...

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Pepe

as Jack Lemmon
Released: 1960-12-21

Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood...

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Buddy Buddy

as Victor Clooney
Released: 1981-04-02

During a high profile Mafia testimony case, a contract killer checks-in a hotel room near the...

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The Out-of-Towners

as George Kellerman
Released: 1970-05-28

George & Gwen Kellerman make a trip to New York, where George is going to start a new job, it...

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It Should Happen to You

as Pete Sheppard
Released: 1954-01-15

Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a...

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Mister Roberts

as Ensign Frank Pulver
Released: 1955-07-10

Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World...

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And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2014-02-01

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...

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The Grass Harp

as Dr. Morris Ritz
Released: 1995-09-10

Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man...

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Tuesdays with Morrie

as Morrie Schwartz
Released: 1999-12-05

A journalist finds himself questioning his own life when his best friend, a dying man, offers...

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Mass Appeal

as Father Tim Farley
Released: 1984-12-14

A young seminarian rattles the established order at a Catholic parish run by an older pastor.

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The April Fools

as Howard Brubaker
Released: 1969-05-28

Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy company party early...

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My Sister Eileen

as Bob Baker
Released: 1955-09-22

Ruth and her beautiful sister Eileen come to New York's Greenwich Village looking for "fame,...

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It Happened to Jane

as George Denham
Released: 1959-05-24

Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff...

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The Prisoner of Second Avenue

as Mel Edison
Released: 1975-03-14

Mel Edison has just lost his job after many years and now has to cope with being unemployed at...

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That's Life!

as Harvey Fairchild
Released: 1986-10-10

A wealthy architect struggles with a severe case of male menopause at the approach of his 60th...

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Fire Down Below

as Tony
Released: 1957-05-30

Tony and Felix own a tramp boat, and sail around the Caribbean doing odd jobs and drinking a...

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The Notorious Landlady

as Bill Gridley
Released: 1962-04-13

An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman...

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Night of 100 Stars

as Self
Released: 1982-03-08

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took...

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The Wackiest Ship in the Army

as Rip Crandall
Released: 1960-12-29

Lieutenant Rip Crandall is hoodwinked into taking command of the "Wackiest Ship in the Navy" – a...

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For Richer, for Poorer

as Aram Katourian
Released: 1992-01-01

Fresh out of college, a young man lazes about his family's estate, which irritates his father, a...

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Always at The Carlyle

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-05-11

The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet set as well...

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Save the Tiger

as Harry Stoner
Released: 1973-02-14

A businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course...

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Kotch

as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Released: 1971-09-17

When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares...

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Inherit the Wind

as Henry Drummond
Released: 1999-05-29

Two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of...

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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

as Self
Released: 2005-03-01

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Phffft

as Robert Tracey
Released: 1954-11-10

Robert and Nina Tracey resolve to live separate lives when their eight-year marriage dissolves...

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Forever Hollywood

as Self
Released: 1999-01-01

Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in...

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Good Neighbor Sam

as Sam Bissel
Released: 1964-07-22

To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her...

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Operation Mad Ball

as Pvt. Hogan
Released: 1957-08-17

In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits...

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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

as Self
Released: 1996-05-19

Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her...

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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as Self (from Some Like It Hot [1959]) (archive footage)
Released: 1986-04-19

Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she...

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The Earth Day Special

as Coach Stewart
Released: 1990-04-22

The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on...

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Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

as Self
Released: 1998-06-19

In 1995, Chasen's closed its doors after 60 years of serving chili to movie stars and visiting...

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The War Between Men and Women

as Peter Wilson
Released: 1972-06-01

A sarcastic near-sighted cartoonist, averse to commitment, falls for a single mother of three —...

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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1988-05-16

Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.

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Earth and the American Dream

as Reader (voice)
Released: 1992-10-01

A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view....

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Getting Away with Murder

as Mueller / Luger
Released: 1996-04-12

When the very moralistic college ethics instructor Jack Lambert finds himself living next door...

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The Long Way Home

as Tom Gerrin
Released: 1998-03-01

A retired widower wanders away from his daughter's home, hooks up with a free-spirited young...

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Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

as Self
Released: 1993-01-20

This spellbinding documentary re-examines the issues raised by Oliver Stone's JFK, and explores...

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Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

as Self
Released: 2009-11-04

Commemorating the centennial of Mercer's birth, this documentary is part biography, part...

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Macaroni

as Robert Traven
Released: 1985-10-24

A businessman from the United States returns to Italy for the first time in four decades only to...

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Luv

as Harry Berlin
Released: 1967-07-26

Depressed by the direction his life is taking, Harry decides to take his own life by jumping off...

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You Can't Run Away from It

as Peter Warne
Released: 1956-10-30

A reporter stumbles on a runaway heiress whose story could salvage his career.

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Three for the Show

as Martin 'Marty' Stewart
Released: 1955-02-24

This musical reworking of Too Many Husbands (1940), features Grable as a top singer and dancer...

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A Life in the Theatre

as Robert
Released: 1993-10-09

A veteran actor and a young up-and-comer join for a season of reparatory theatre.

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Killer Cop

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1975-03-27

The investigation of the bombing of a hotel lobby as seen through the eyes of a young detective.

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Christmas in Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2003-11-13

Dozens of stars--including Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Bob Hope, and more--demonstrate how the...

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A Weekend in the Country

as Bud Bailey
Released: 1996-06-12

Six people. One weekend. The possibilities are endless when city meets country in this roundelay...

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Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years

as Self
Released: 1985-06-23

Documentary about the life of explorer Jacques Cousteau.

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Tribute

as Scottie Templeton
Released: 1980-12-15

A shallow Broadway press agent learns he is dying just as his son by his ex-wife arrives for a...

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S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

as Self - Host
Released: 1972-01-17

A musical tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin

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The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-10-26

Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "The China Syndrome."

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Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

as Self
Released: 1989-11-15

A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.

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Alex & the Gypsy

as Alexander Main
Released: 1976-10-03

A bail bondsman falls in love with one of his "customers" — a gypsy girl, who's been accused of...

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Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

as Self
Released: 1996-11-25

Jack Lemmon made over 60 films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award...

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Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2002-11-19

Documentary on Jack Lemmon featuring interviews with those who knew him and worked with him.

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Musical Comedy Tonight II

as Self
Released: 1981-02-11

A tribute to American musical theater, featuring scenes from "Show Boat", "South Pacific,"...

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The Lady Takes a Sailor

as Plasterer (uncredited)
Released: 1949-12-16

Jennifer Smith heads a "Consumer Reports"-type company and her reputation for honesty is her...

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Uta Hagen's Acting Class

as Self
Released: 2004-04-06

Uta Hagen comments on acting

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The One, the Only... Groucho

as Self
Released: 1991-05-28

Groucho's life story, with jokes

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Gregory Peck: His Own Man

as Self
Released: 1988-03-08

Talented and enduring Academy Award-winning star, Gregory Peck, tells how it was when studios...

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Wednesday

as Jerry Murphy
Released: 1974-01-01

Jack Lemmon stars as a talk radio DJ who runs into some serious trouble live on the air.

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Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

as Self
Released: 1993-03-26

A documentary insight behind the scenes of Roberts Altman's Short Cuts.

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The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-10-26

Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "The China Syndrome."

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The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2006-06-25

A look back at the impact Billy Wilder's comedy classic "Some Like It Hot" has left since it's...

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Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door

as Self
Released: 1996-12-17

Amiable and unassuming, Fred MacMurray went from small-town boy to one of Hollywood and...

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Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot

as Self
Released: 2001-12-31

Documentary discussing the casting and making of "Some Like It Hot", the film voted as the Best...

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The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 1990-01-01

Born in London in 1934, Jane Goodall spent decades in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park,...

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Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

as Self
Released: 1998-02-04

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

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Inside the Dream Factory

as Self
Released: 1995-11-01

Faye Dunaway hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the Hollywood star-making machine.

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Inside 'The Apartment'

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2008-01-06

A 2007 documentary on the making of "The Apartment."

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Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder

as Self
Released: 1982-05-21

French film critic Michel Ciment interviews Billy Wilder about his life and filmmaking.

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The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

as Self
Released: 1962-01-06

A TV movie with intertwining music numbers and sketches.

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Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2008-12-16

Why do movie audiences find men in skirts and women in pants anything but a drag? Discover the...

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Long Day's Journey Into Night

as James Tyrone
Released: 1987-04-13

Originally staged (with these actors) in 1986 at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theater (appearing first...

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Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

as Self
Released: 1997-01-01

A profile of the life of actor Walter Matthau.

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The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

as Self - Host
Released: 1990-08-31

Novice writers from a writers workshop wrote the show's sketches.

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Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter

as Self
Released: 1982-05-16

A retrospective look at 60 years of great moments in film comedy, from the 1920s to 1982.

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The Gentleman Tramp

as Narrator
Released: 1976-10-10

A film about the life and work of the master comedy filmmaker, Charles Chaplin.

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The Entertainer

as Archie Rice
Released: 1976-03-10

A vaudeville entertainer approaches middle age still not having attained success or stardom.

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On Cukor

as Self
Released: 2000-11-22

Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with...

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Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

as Self
Released: 1986-01-17

An all-star cast celebrates George Burn's 90th birthday and showcases highlights in Burns' career.

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Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2007-01-01

A documentary about actor Jack Lemmon.

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Debonair Dancers

as Narrator
Released: 1986-01-01

Debonair Dancers is a 1986 short American documentary film produced and directed by Alison...

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The Simpsons

as Frank Ormand (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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Great Performances

as Self
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as uncredited
First aired: 1950-01-30

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Host
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Cass Kendall
First aired: 1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...

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The Philco Television Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1948-10-03

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Pianist
First aired: 1956-06-24

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-12

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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Studio One

as Fred Stevens
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Studio One

as Charlie Bemis
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Suspense

as uncredited
First aired: 1949-01-06

An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program,...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self
First aired: 1956-10-05

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...

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The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self
First aired: 1978-12-28

The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their...

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Un film et son époque

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2003-05-17

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-09

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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Alcoa Theatre

as Ashley
First aired: 1957-09-30

Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate...

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Parkinson

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1998-01-09

Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.

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Scene by Scene

as Self
First aired: 1997-05-10

Mark Cousins invites film actors and directors to watch major scenes in their career to date,...

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self
First aired: 1973-04-02

In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a...

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The Murder of Mary Phagan

as Gov. John Slaton
First aired: 1988-01-24

In early-twentieth-century Atlanta, the murder of a young girl prompts strong reactions from the...

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The Hollywood Greats

as Self
First aired: 1977-08-04

Hollywood Greats was a BBC Television series, which began in 1977. The film critic Barry Norman...

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Flick Flack

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-01-07

Flick Flack was a Canadian television series broadcast by Global Television Network in 1974. The...

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Inside the Actors Studio

as Self
First aired: 1994-08-14

James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for...

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