Known for Acting
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.
Born
March 16, 1926
Died
August 20, 2017 (age 91)
Birthplace
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Filmography
186 films, 64 shows


Boy
1992 · 11m
country: Unknown
Jerry Lewis short film, part of the 1992 omnibus film "How Are the Kids?". It tells the story of a child that faces discrimination as the only white student at his school.


How Are The Kids?
1992 · 1h
country: France
A UNICEF-sponsored six-film anthology depicting childhood horrors around the world. "Hassane" - a malnourished child in Niger needs help from the doctors, but village traditions prohibit it. "Liouba" - a child escapes to the forest after a beating by his alcoholic mother, but the games he plays in the forest mirror his troubles at home. "Boy" - a child faces discrimination as the only white student at his school. "Carmelo" - in Bogota a child living on the streets fights to survive. "Oca" - when his twelve year old brother dies free-diving in the Philippines, seven year old Oca must take his place on the job. "L'enfance de l'art" - children living and playing in a war zone are touched by violence.


Smorgasbord
1983 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Warren Nefron is a hopeless klutz who has some of the worst luck in the world: when he tries to end it all with a foolproof suicide plan, he still manages to mess it up. In desperation, he goes to a psychiatrist to see if there is some way for him to end his troubles.


Hardly Working
1980 · 1h 31m
country: United States
In Jerry Lewis's first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past Lewis movies. He then moves into a succession of jobs that he gets himself fired from including a gas station attendant and a mailman - all with disastrous results.


Which Way to the Front?
1970 · 1h 36m
country: United States
Brendan Byers III, one of the richest men in America, has been pronounced 4-F and can't serve his country in its war against Hitler. Byers does not take "No" for an answer and recruits other 4-F's to fight against Hitler.


One More Time
1970 · 1h 32m
country: United Kingdom
London nightclub buddies Salt and Pepper link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.


The Big Mouth
1967 · 1h 47m
country: United States
A fisherman crosses paths with a diamond-smuggling gangster–who is his doppelgänger—and inadvertently takes his place at a resort hotel where he meets a special girl.


Three on a Couch
1966 · 1h 49m
country: United States
An artist has an opportunity to go to Paris and wants to bring his fiancee along. However, she's a psychiatrist who currently has three female patients who don't like men. So, he guises himself as three different men to gauge their trust and hopefully cure them so that his fiancee can go with him.


The Family Jewels
1965 · 1h 39m
country: United States
A young heiress must choose between six uncles, one of which is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.


The Patsy
1964 · 1h 41m
country: United States
Eccentric bellhop Stanley Belt is recruited unexpectedly by the comedy team of a recently deceased entertainer. Stanley struggles to become a song-and-dance man as the team grooms him to become a star. But as the date of a high-stakes appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show grows near, they begin to fear that the only astonishing thing about Stanley is his utter lack of talent.


The Nutty Professor
1963 · 1h 47m
country: United States
A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.


The Errand Boy
1961 · 1h 32m
country: United States
Paramutual Pictures wants to know where all the money is going so they hire Morty to be their spy. Morty works for Mr. Sneak and gets a job in the mail room so that he can have access to the lot. But all that Morty ever finds is that he can cause havoc no matter what he does.


The Ladies Man
1961 · 1h 35m
country: United States
After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. Can he live in the same home with all these females?


The Bellboy
1960 · 1h 12m
country: United States
Stanley is a bellboy at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, where he performs his duties quietly and without a word to anyone. All he displays are facial expressions and a comedic slapstick style. And anything that can go wrong, does go wrong when Stanley is involved. One day, Jerry Lewis arrives at the hotel and some of the staff notice the striking resemblance.
Nightmare
Nightmare
1956 · 10m
country: Unknown
10-minute short Nightmare, with Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.
An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye
1952 · 10m
country: United States
An Eastman Color short with Leigh and Curtis as a couple dealing with suspicions of infidelity.


Come Back Little Shiksa
1952 · 39m
country: United States
A Jerry Lewis directed home movie remake of the Burt Lancaster drama Come Back Little Sheba. Dean Martin stars as an alcoholic surgeon who fights the temptation to become sober.


The Re-Inforcer
1951 · 45m
country: United States
A Jerry Lewis home movie remake of Humphrey Bogart's The Enforcer. Joe Lasagna (Dean Martin)'s reign as a mob boss is threatened by new blood Baffo (Tony Curtis).
A Spot In The Shade
A Spot In The Shade
1951 · 12m
country: United States
A Jerry Lewis short home movie production featuring Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Patti Lewis, and Mona Freeman.
Nightmare
Nightmare
1951 · 10m
country: United States
Gar-Ron Productions short starring Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis.
Watch On The Lime
Watch On The Lime
1951 · 8m
country: United States
A Gar-Ron Productions parody of Watch On The Rhine, starring Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis.
Fairfax Avenue
Fairfax Avenue
1951 · 30m
country: United States
Janet Leigh commands her close-up as the faux Norma Desmond character in what an elaborate title sequence identifies as “the Jewish Sunset Boulevard.” Tony Curtis finds his inner boy-toy as the Desmond character’s companion and ostensible screenwriter, while Dean Martin defies typecasting as the Italian tenor who croons the title song.


How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949 · 16m
country: United States
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border is a 1949 American short comedy film directed by Jerry Lewis and starring Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, and Tony Curtis. The film was not released commercially. The film is based on a funny story about Dean Martin's wartime personal problems with hernia.