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Movie Release Date Character Age at Release
Sly 09/16/23 Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 76
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes 04/27/22 Self (archive footage) 76
Always at The Carlyle 05/11/18 Self (archive footage) 76
And the Oscar Goes To... 02/01/14 Self (archive footage) 76
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me 11/04/09 Self 76
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen 12/16/08 Self (archive footage) 76
Inside 'The Apartment' 01/06/08 Self (archive footage) 76
Magic Time: The Art of Jack Lemmon 01/01/07 Self (archive footage) 76
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' 06/25/06 Self (archive footage) 76
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' 06/25/06 Self (archive footage) 76
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood 03/01/05 Self 76
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy 10/26/04 Self (archive footage) 76
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent 10/26/04 Self (archive footage) 76
Uta Hagen's Acting Class 04/06/04 Self 76
Christmas in Hollywood 11/13/03 Self (archive footage) 76
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon 11/19/02 Self (archive footage) 76
Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot 12/31/01 Self 76
On Cukor 11/22/00 Self 75
The Legend of Bagger Vance 11/02/00 Narrator 75
Klaus Kinski - Ich bin kein Schauspieler 05/21/00 Self (archive footage) 75
Tuesdays with Morrie 12/05/99 Morrie Schwartz 74
Inherit the Wind 05/29/99 Henry Drummond 74
Forever Hollywood 01/01/99 Self 73
Private Screenings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau 08/12/98 Self 73
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's 06/19/98 Self 73
The Odd Couple II 04/09/98 Felix Ungar 73
The Long Way Home 03/01/98 Tom Gerrin 73
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy 02/04/98 Self 72
12 Angry Men 08/17/97 Juror 8 72
Out to Sea 07/02/97 Herb Sullivan 72
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough 01/01/97 Self 71
Hamlet 12/25/96 Marcellus 71
My Fellow Americans 12/20/96 President Russell P. Kramer 71
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door 12/17/96 Self 71
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman 11/25/96 Self 71
A Weekend in the Country 06/12/96 Bud Bailey 71
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels 05/19/96 Self 71
Getting Away with Murder 04/12/96 Mueller / Luger 71
Grumpier Old Men 12/22/95 John Gustafson 70
Inside the Dream Factory 11/01/95 Self 70
The Grass Harp 09/10/95 Dr. Morris Ritz 70
Grumpy Old Men 12/25/93 John Gustafson 68
A Life in the Theatre 10/09/93 Robert 68
Short Cuts 09/05/93 Paul Finnigan 68
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country 03/26/93 Self 68
Earth and the American Dream 10/01/92 Reader (voice) 67
Glengarry Glen Ross 09/15/92 Shelley Levene 67
James Cagney: Top of the World 07/05/92 Self 67
The Player 04/03/92 Jack Lemmon 67
For Richer, for Poorer 01/01/92 Aram Katourian 66
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy 01/01/92 Self 66
JFK 12/20/91 Jack Martin 66
The One, the Only... Groucho 05/28/91 Self 66
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? 08/31/90 Self - Host 65
The Earth Day Special 04/22/90 Coach Stewart 65
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream 01/01/90 Self 64
The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall 01/01/90 Self - Narrator (voice) 64
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius 11/15/89 Self 64
Dad 10/27/89 Jake Tremont 64
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 05/16/88 Self (archive footage) 63
Gregory Peck: His Own Man 03/08/88 Self 63
Long Day's Journey Into Night 04/13/87 James Tyrone 62
That's Life! 10/10/86 Harvey Fairchild 61
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend 04/19/86 Self (from Some Like It Hot [1959]) (archive footage) 61
Debonair Dancers 01/01/86 Narrator 60
Maccheroni 10/24/85 Robert Traven 60
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years 06/23/85 Self 60
Mass Appeal 12/14/84 Father Tim Farley 59
Portrait d'un homme 'à 60% parfait': Billy Wilder 05/21/82 Self 57
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter 05/16/82 Self 57
Night of 100 Stars 03/08/82 Self 57
Missing 02/12/82 Ed Horman 57
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds 12/13/81 Self 56
Buddy Buddy 04/02/81 Victor Clooney 56
Musical Comedy Tonight II 02/11/81 Self 56
Tribute 12/15/80 Scottie Templeton 55
The China Syndrome 03/16/79 Jack Godell 54
Airport '77 03/11/77 Don Gallagher 52
The Gentleman Tramp 10/10/76 Narrator 51
Alex & the Gypsy 10/03/76 Alexander Main 51
The Entertainer 03/10/76 Archie Rice 51
La polizia ha le mani legate 03/27/75 Narrator (voice) 50
The Prisoner of Second Avenue 03/14/75 Mel Edison 50
The Front Page 11/01/74 Hildebrand Johnson 49
Wednesday 01/01/74 Jerry Murphy 48
Save the Tiger 02/14/73 Harry Stoner 48
Avanti! 12/17/72 Wendell Armbruster, Jr. 47
The War Between Men and Women 06/01/72 Peter Wilson 47
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin 01/17/72 Self - Host 46
Kotch 09/17/71 Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited) 46
The Out-of-Towners 05/28/70 George Kellerman 45
The April Fools 05/28/69 Howard Brubaker 44
The Odd Couple 05/16/68 Felix Ungar 43
Luv 07/26/67 Harry Berlin 42
The Fortune Cookie 10/19/66 Harry Hinkle 41
The Great Race 07/01/65 Professor Fate / Crown Prince Frederick Hoepnick 40
How to Murder Your Wife 01/26/65 Stanley Ford 39
Good Neighbor Sam 07/22/64 Sam Bissel 39
Under the Yum-Yum Tree 10/23/63 Hogan 38
Irma la Douce 06/05/63 Nestor Patou 38
Days of Wine and Roses 02/04/63 Joe Clay 37
The Notorious Landlady 04/13/62 Bill Gridley 37
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers 01/06/62 Self 36
The Wackiest Ship in the Army 12/29/60 Rip Crandall 35
Pepe 12/21/60 Jack Lemmon 35
The Apartment 06/21/60 C.C. Baxter 35
It Happened to Jane 05/24/59 George Denham 34
Some Like It Hot 03/19/59 Jerry / Daphne 34
Bell, Book and Candle 12/25/58 Nicky Holroyd 33
Cowboy 01/23/58 Frank Harris 32
Operation Mad Ball 08/17/57 Pvt. Hogan 32
Fire Down Below 05/30/57 Tony 32
You Can't Run Away from It 10/30/56 Peter Warne 31
My Sister Eileen 09/22/55 Bob Baker 30
Mister Roberts 07/10/55 Ensign Pulver 30
Three for the Show 02/24/55 Martin 'Marty' Stewart 30
Phffft 11/10/54 Robert Tracey 29
It Should Happen to You 01/15/54 Pete Sheppard 28
Once Too Often 12/31/50 Mike (uncredited) 25