Birthday: February 08, 1925

A private school-educated everyman who could play outrageous comedy and wrenching tragedy, Jack Lemmon burst onto the movie scene as a 1950s Columbia contract player and remained a beloved star until his death in 2001. Whether through humor or pathos, he excelled at illuminating the struggles of average men against a callous world; as director Billy Wilder once noted, "There was a ...more
  • 1999
  • Golden Globe
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Ma
  • Inherit the Wind
  • win
  • 1999
  • Screen Actors Guild
  • Best Male Actor in a Television Miniseries or Movie
  • Tuesdays With Morrie
  • win
  • 1999
  • Golden Globe
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Ma
  • Tuesdays With Morrie
  • nom
  • 1996
  • Berlin International Film Festival
  • Honorary Golden Bear
  • win


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