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), Max Rose (2013) and The Trust (2016).
Filmography Martin and Lewis in film
Year Title Lewis role Notes 1949 My Friend Irma Seymour 1950 My Friend Irma Goes West At War with the Army PFC Alvin Korwin 1951 That's My Boy "Junior" Jackson 1952 Sailor Beware Melvin Jones Jumping Jacks Hap Smith Road to Bali "Woman" in Lala's Dream Cameo The Stooge Theodore Rogers Also uncredited writer 1953 Scared Stiff Myron Mertz The Caddy Harvey Miller, Jr. Money from Home Virgil Yokum Filmed and originally released in 3-D 1954 Living It Up Homer Flagg 3 Ring Circus Jerome F. Hotchkiss 1955 You're Never Too Young Wilbur Hoolick Artists and Models Eugene Fullstack 1956 Pardners Wade Kingsley Sr/Wade Kingsley Jr. Hollywood or Bust Malcolm Smith
Jerry Lewis in film Year Title Role Notes 1957 The Delicate Delinquent Sidney L. Pythias Also producer The Sad Sack Private Meredith Bixby 1958 Rock-A-Bye Baby Clayton Poole Also producer The Geisha Boy Gilbert Wooley 1959 Don't Give Up the Ship John Paul Steckler I, IV and VII Li'l Abner Itchy McRabbit Cameo 1960 Visit to a Small Planet Kreton The Bellboy Stanley / Himself Also director, writer and producer Cinderfella Cinderfella Also producer 1961 The Ladies Man Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert Also director, writer and producer 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". It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Man Who Runs Over Hat Cameo Who's Minding the Store? Norman Phiffier 1964 The Patsy Stanley Belt / Singers of the Trio Also director and writer 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 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 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 Which Way to the Front? Brendon Byers III 1972 The Day the Clown Cried Helmut Doork Also director and writer; uncompleted/unreleased 1980 Hardly Working Bo HooperAlso director and writer 1982 Slapstick of Another Kind Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain 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 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! Humbleton Stationmaster (voice) 2013 Max Rose Max Rose Até que a Sorte nos Separe 2 Bellboy 2016 The Trust Mr. Stone
Television Year Title Role Notes1948Toast of the Town Himself With Dean Martin; June 20Texaco Star Theater With Dean Martin; August 3Admiral Presents the Five Star Revue—Welcome Aboard With Dean Martin; October 3, October 10 and October 171949The Damon Runyon Memorial Fund Telethon With Dean Martin; April 9Texaco Star Theater With Dean Martin; October 181950Saturday Night Revue With Dean Martin; April 15Texaco Star Theater With Dean Martin; June 131950–55The Colgate Comedy HourHost 33 appearances (28 as Host) with Dean Martin1952 Olympic Fund Telethon Himself With Dean Martin; June 21–221954What's My Line? Mystery GuestEpisode 191 with Dean Martin; January 24 The Jack Benny Program HimselfEpisode: "Road to Nairobi" with Dean Martin; May 23 Person to Person With Dean Martin; July 21956What's My Line?Mystery GuestEpisode 320; July 22PanelistEpisode 336; November 11 1957The Jerry Lewis Show HimselfSpecial; January 19 Special; June 8Special; November 5 1958Special; February 18Special; April 5Special; May 16 The Eddie Fisher ShowReunion with Dean Martin; September 30 The Jerry Lewis ShowSpecial; October 18Special; December 10 1959Startime Joey Robin/Rabinowitz Episode: "The Jazz Singer"; October 131960Celebrity GolfHimself The Jerry Lewis ShowSpecial; January 16 Special; April 15What's My Line? Mystery GuestEpisode 522; July 17Permanent Waves None Unsold pilot, director only1961The Garry Moore Show June 13 What's My Line? PanelistEpisode 578; August 271962The Wacky World of Jerry Lewis HimselfABC Special; May 29 What's My Line? Mystery GuestEpisode 619; June 24 1963The Jerry Lewis Show 13 episodes 1965Ben Casey Dr. Dennis GreenEpisode: "A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow"; March 81965-1975The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Guest Host 52 episodes 1965The Andy Williams Show Hullabaloo With his son Gary LewisDanny Thomas Presents The Wonderful World of Burlesque HimselfNBC special; December 81966Batman Cameo Episode: "The Bookworm Turns"'; April 20What's My Line? Mystery GuestEpisode 818; June 19Password Game Show Contestant/Celebrity Guest Star Sheriff Who NBC pilot (Unaired)1966–2010The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day TelethonHost 1967–69The Jerry Lewis Show 1968Playboy After Dark 1970The Engelbert Humperdinck Show Himself March 4 The Red Skelton Show Magician's AssistantEpisode, "The Magic Act"; September 14The Klowns HimselfNBC special; November 15The Bold Ones: The New Doctors NoneDirected episode "In Dreams They Run"; December 131971The Carol Burnett Show Episode 04.17; January 11The Kraft Music Hall Himself "The Friar's Roast: Jerry Lewis"; January 271972Carosello Italian television series1973The Dick Cavett ShowKlimbim West German television series1974Celebrity Sportsman1978Circus of the Stars Ringmaster December 81980Rascal Dazzle Narrator HBO documentary on The Little Rascals1983Saturday Night Live Host 1984The Jerry Lewis Show 5 episodes1985Brothers None Directed the episode: "Donald's Dad"; June 131986Comic Relief Himself HBO special; March 291987Brothers "Las Vegas Serenade: Part 2"; September 181988–89Wiseguy Eli Sternberg 5 episodes 1991Good Grief Himself Episode: "The Bear"; January 6. Also directed1993Mad About You Freddy Statler Episode: "The Billionaire"; February 201999Inside the Actors Studio Episode 68; August 15 2003The Simpsons Professor John Frink Sr. Episode: "Treehouse of Horror XIV"; November 22006Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Andrew Munch Episode: "Uncle"; October 102010Michel Legrand & Friends - 50 Years of Movies & Music PBS Special; July 31 2011 Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis Himself Documentary; also produced2018Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeEpisode Heere's Jerry!. Posthumous release; July 6
Commercials Year Commercial Role Notes 1975 Spellbound game 1980 7-Eleven Convenience Stores 1991 Diet Pepsi "You Got the Right One, Baby" 1990s Coca-Cola Directed by John Landis
Other works 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 My Friend Irma Goes West Trailer Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer 1951 Sailor Beware Trailer 1953 Scared Stiff Trailer 1954 Living It Up Trailer 1960 The Bellboy Trailer Raymie Sings the title song only 1964 The Nutty Professor Trailer Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer The Disorderly Orderly 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) 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 Five Came Back Netflix Documentary, Archive footage of Lewis presenting George Stevens Best Director at The 29th Academy Awards Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me Scenes for the documentary on Sammy Davis Jr.
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