Cast & creator
Jerry Lewis
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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.
Also known as: Jerome Joseph Levitch, Joseph Levitch, The King of Comedy, Martin & Lewis, Τζέρι Λιούις
192
film credits
74
television credits
193
1948–2026 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (266)
Showing 266 of 266 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Andrew Munch
1999
The Simpsons
Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice)
1989
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Raw
Jerry Lewis (archive footage)
1993
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Writer
1975
The View
Self
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987Sacrée soirée
Self (archive footage)
1987
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Mad About You
Freddy Statler
1992
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
The Red Skelton Show
Magician's Assistant-Silent Spot
1951
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self - Guest Host
1957
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Ben Casey
Dr. Dennis Green
1961Ben Casey
Director
1961
Spécial cinéma
Self (archive footage)
1974
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self - Host
1950
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
1956The Steve Allen Show
Self - Cameo
1956The Steve Allen Show
Self
1956
The Jack Benny Program
Lewis
1950
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
The Oscars
Self
1953
Wiseguy
Eli Sternberg
1987
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
2012
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Brothers
Director
1984
Donny & Marie
Self
1976
Ciné regards
Self
1978
Startime
Joey Rabinowitz / Joey Robin
1959
Téléthon
Self
1987
The Joey Bishop Show
Self (uncredited)
1961Der große Preis
Self
1974V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Self
1971
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Director
1969
Auf los geht's los
Self
1977
Super Force
Director
1990
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self - Comedian (archive footage)
2024Please Turn the Page
Self
1977
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
1974
The David Susskind Show
Self
1959
The King of Comedy
Jerry Langford
1982
The Nutty Professor
Executive Producer
1996The Nutty Professor
Original Film Writer
1996
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009
Cher
Self - Guest
1975Cher
Self
1975
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
1963
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Executive Producer
2000Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Characters
2000
Klimbim
Self
1973Klimbim
Self / Bobby Zischer
1973
Arizona Dream
Leo Sweetie
1993
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Stationmaster (voice)
2009
The Trust
Jim's Father
2016
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage)
2020
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
1996
The Nutty Professor
Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
1963The Nutty Professor
Director
1963The Nutty Professor
Writer
1963
The Jerry Lewis Show
Self - Host
1967
The Jerry Lewis Show
Self - Host
1963
You're Never Too Young
Wilbur Hoolick
1955
Artists and Models
Eugene Fullstack
1955
The Ladies Man
Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert
1961The Ladies Man
Director
1961The Ladies Man
Writer
1961The Ladies Man
Producer
1961
Pink Lady
Jerry Lewis
1980
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Clayton Poole
1958Rock-a-Bye Baby
Producer
1958
Funny Bones
George Fawkes
1995Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
Self
1992
Three on a Couch
Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather
1966Three on a Couch
Director
1966Three on a Couch
Producer
1966
Living It Up
Homer Flagg
1954
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self
2021
The Errand Boy
Morty S. Tashman
1961The Errand Boy
Director
1961The Errand Boy
Writer
1961
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
Le Zinzin d'Hollywood, Jerry chez les cinoques
1978
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
Self - actor
2022
The Geisha Boy
Gilbert Wooley
1958The Geisha Boy
Producer
1958
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Sailor Beware
Melvin Jones
1952
Who's Minding the Store?
Norman Phiffer
1963
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
1997
My Friend Irma Goes West
Seymour
1950
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022
That's My Boy
'Junior' Jackson
1951
It's Only Money
Lester March
1962
Slapstick of Another Kind
Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain
1982
Boeing, Boeing
Robert Reed
1965
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive footage)
2024
Hollywood or Bust
Malcolm Smith
1956
The Big Mouth
Gerald Clamson
1967The Big Mouth
Director
1967The Big Mouth
Screenplay
1967The Big Mouth
Producer
1967
Scared Stiff
Myron Mertz
1953
The Patsy
Stanley Belt
1964The Patsy
Director
1964The Patsy
Writer
1964
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Self
1976
Which Way to the Front?
Brendan Byers III / Field Marshal Erik Kesselring
1970Which Way to the Front?
Director
1970Which Way to the Front?
Producer
1970
The Family Jewels
Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton
1965The Family Jewels
Director
1965The Family Jewels
Writer
1965The Family Jewels
Producer
1965
Dying Laughing
Self
2017
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
Self (archive footage)
2024The Jack Benny Birthday Special
Self (uncredited)
1969
The Disorderly Orderly
Jerome Littlefield
1964The Disorderly Orderly
Executive Producer
1964
The Delicate Delinquent
Sidney L. Pythias
1957The Delicate Delinquent
Producer
1957
Road to Bali
Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)
1952
Hook, Line and Sinker
Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs
1969Hook, Line and Sinker
Producer
1969
Visit to a Small Planet
Kreton
1960
The Nutty Professor
Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love
2008The Nutty Professor
Characters
2008
Pardners
Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.
1956
Jumping Jacks
Hap Smith
1952
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
1996
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
Self (archive footage)
2025
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Self (archive footage)
2002
The Bellboy
Stanley / Jerry Lewis
1960The Bellboy
Director
1960The Bellboy
Producer
1960The Bellboy
Writer
1960
Mr. Saturday Night
Jerry Lewis
1992
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
Self
1988
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Self
2019
Money from Home
Virgil Yokum
1953Bonjour Mr Lewis
Self (archive footage)
1983
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
2013
Cinderfella
Cinderfella
1960Cinderfella
Producer
1960
From Darkness to Light
Self
2025
The Caddy
Harvey Miller
1953
Red Line 7000
Driver (uncredited)
1965
Cher: The Farewell Tour
Self (archive footage)
2003Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
Self (archive footage)
2006
One More Time
Bandleader (voice)
1970One More Time
Director
1970
Don't Give Up the Ship
John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
1959
3 Ring Circus
Jerry Hotchkiss
1954
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)
1995
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Self
1991
At War with the Army
Private Korwin
1950
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
2011Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Executive Producer
2011
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
George Lester
1968
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
Clovis Blaireau
1984
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Self
2017
The Stooge
Ted Rogers
1951Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Self
1974
My Friend Irma
Seymour
1949
The Sad Sack
Private Meredith C. Bixby
1957
Way... Way Out
Pete Mattemore
1966
Cookie
Arnold Ross
1989
Smorgasbord
Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter
1983Smorgasbord
Director
1983Smorgasbord
Writer
1983
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Self (archive footage)
2011The Music Shop
1959
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1982
The Jazz Singer
Joey Robin / Joey Rabinowitz
1959
The Day the Clown Cried
Helmut Doork
The Day the Clown Cried
Director
The Day the Clown Cried
Screenplay
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
Self (archive footage)
2002
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
1997
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
2012
The Defective Detective
Jerry Logan
1984
Rickles... On the Loose
Self
1986Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Self
1996
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !
Self
1972
Come Back Little Shiksa
1952Come Back Little Shiksa
Director
1952
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
Self
1992
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
Self (archive footage)
2016Inside Rupert Pupkin
Self (archive footage)
2014
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Self
2011
Dean Martin: The One and Only
Self
2004
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1990
The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried
Self (archive footage)
2016
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
Self
2021
Till Luck Do Us Part 2
Bellboy
2013
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
1954
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
Director
1949How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
Writer
1949
Max Rose
Max Rose
2016
Hardly Working
Bo Hooper
1980Hardly Working
Director
1980Hardly Working
Screenplay
1980
The Re-Inforcer
Director
1951The Re-Inforcer
Screenplay
1951The Re-Inforcer
Producer
1951The Re-Inforcer
Director of Photography
1951100 Years of the Idiot: A Jerry Lewis Centenary
2026
Li'l Abner
Cameo / Itchy McGrathy
1959A Spot In The Shade
Director
1951A Spot In The Shade
Producer
1951A Spot In The Shade
Director of Photography
1951
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
Self
2005
How Are The Kids?
Writer
1992How Are The Kids?
Director
1992A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
2004An Eye for an Eye
Director of Photography
1952An Eye for an Eye
Director
1952
The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon
Self (archive footage)
2022Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis
Self
2006Nightmare
Director
1956Hollywood Legenden
Self
2004
The Hollywood Clowns
Self (archive footage)
1979
Fight for Life
Dr. Bernard Abrams
1987
Boy
Director
1992Boy
Writer
1992
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
2012
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
Self
2011
Medicine Ball Caravan
Self
1971
Gay, Gay Hollywood
Self
1980Watch On The Lime
Director
1951Watch On The Lime
Writer
1951Watch On The Lime
Director of Photography
1951Fairfax Avenue
1951Fairfax Avenue
Director
1951Fairfax Avenue
Cinematography
1951Fairfax Avenue
Writer
1951
Classic Comedy Teams
Self (archive footage)
1986The Carsony Brothers – Von Simmering nach Las Vegas
Self
2014
Soap Opera
Self in Commercial (archive footage)
1964
Rascal Dazzle
Self - Narrator (voice)
1981
The Clown
Self
2016
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
Self
2020Nightmare
Director
1951Nightmare
Producer
1951Nightmare
Director of Photography
1951Mystery Reel
2022A Suite at the Sands
A Suite at the Sands
Director