Actor

Jerry Lewis

1949–present1926–2017ComedyDocumentaryMusicDrama

Comic Visionary

Also directed 20 films ↗Also wrote 18 screenplays ↗

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Known For

120 acting credits

as Jerry Langford

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1982

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Filmography

2025From Darkness to LightSelf6.7 2025Stella Stevens: The Last StarletSelf (archive footage)2024Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and MozeSelf (Archival Footage)2022The Dark Side of a Hollywood IconSelf (archive footage)2022Mystery Reel 2022Rat PackSelf (archive footage)9.0 2021

About

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.

As Director

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1964The Patsy 1970One More Time 1961The Ladies Man 1961The Errand Boy 1983Smorgasbord 1960The Bellboy

As Screenwriter

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1961The Errand Boy 1963The Nutty Professor 1967The Big Mouth 1949How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border 1965The Family Jewels 1992How Are The Kids?

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