Directed credits
18
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Jerry Lewis
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 14Directed series: 4All crew credits: 32
TMDB ID: 3663
IMDb ID: nm0001471
Known for: Acting
Born: March 16, 1926
Died: August 20, 2017
Age: 91
Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2025
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.31
Wikidata: Q294927
Also known as
Jerome Joseph Levitch • Joseph Levitch • The King of Comedy • Martin & Lewis • Τζέρι Λιούις • Τζερόμ Τζόζεφ Λέβιτς • Τζόζεφ Λέβιτς • Μάρτιν & Λιούις • Ο Βασιλιάς της Κωμωδίας • Τζερόμ Λέβιτς • +2 more
Frequent jobs
Director (18)Producer (5)Executive Producer (4)Writer (4)Characters (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jerry Lewis.
6.3
Boy
Director
1992 Movie
5.8
Smorgasbord
Director
1983 Movie
4.6
Hardly Working
Director
1980 Movie
4.8
Which Way to the Front?
Director
1970 Movie
4.4
One More Time
Director
1970 Movie
5.2
The Big Mouth
Director
1967 Movie
5.3
Three on a Couch
Director
1966 Movie
6.5
The Family Jewels
Director
1965 Movie
6.2
The Patsy
Director
1964 Movie
6.3
The Ladies Man
Director
1961 Movie
6.2
The Bellboy
Director
1960 Movie
Come Back Little Shiksa
Director
1952 Movie
5.5
The Re-Inforcer
Director
1951 Movie
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
Director
1949 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Jerry Lewis.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jerry Lewis.
7.8
The King of Comedy
as Jerry Langford
1982 Movie
7.2
Arizona Dream
as Leo Sweetie
1993 Movie
7.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
1963 Movie
6.9
Who's Minding the Store?
as Norman Phiffer
1963 Movie
6.6
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
as Stationmaster (voice)
2009 Movie
6.6
Artists and Models
as Eugene Fullstack
1955 Movie
6.5
The Nutty Professor
Writer
1963 Movie
6.3
The Ladies Man
Director
1961 Movie
6.3
Boeing, Boeing
as Robert Reed
1965 Movie
6.3
The Disorderly Orderly
Executive Producer
1964 Movie
6.2
The Bellboy
Director
1960 Movie
6.1
Cinderfella
Producer
1960 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Jerry Lewis.
8.0
The Simpsons
as Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Andrew Munch • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host • 17 eps
1962 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
1993 Series
7.1
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 3 eps
1953 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
Writer • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.8
Raw
as Jerry Lewis (archive footage) • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.7
Mad About You
as Freddy Statler • 1 eps
1992 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 3 eps
1997 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jerry Lewis.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jerry Lewis.
8.0
The Simpsons
as Professor John Frink, Sr. (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Andrew Munch • 1 eps
1999 Series
6.8
Raw
as Jerry Lewis (archive footage) • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
Writer • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host • 17 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 2 eps
1961 Series
6.7
Mad About You
as Freddy Statler • 1 eps
1992 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 3 eps
1997 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
1993 Series
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self • 5 eps
1950 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jerry Lewis.
5.6
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
4.8
The Nutty Professor
Characters
2008 Movie
5.0
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Executive Producer
2000 Movie
5.6
The Nutty Professor
Executive Producer
1996 Movie
How Are The Kids?
Writer
1992 Movie
4.1
Hook, Line and Sinker
Producer
1969 Movie
6.3
The Disorderly Orderly
Executive Producer
1964 Movie
6.5
The Nutty Professor
Writer
1963 Movie
6.1
The Errand Boy
Writer
1961 Movie
6.1
Cinderfella
Producer
1960 Movie
6.2
The Geisha Boy
Producer
1958 Movie
6.8
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Producer
1958 Movie
6.4
The Delicate Delinquent
Producer
1957 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Jerry Lewis.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jerry Lewis.
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
6.7
From Darkness to Light
as Self
2025 Movie
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
as Self (Archival Footage)
2024 Movie
9.0
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
7.6
Dean Martin: King of Cool
as Self
2021 Movie
10.0
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
as Self
2021 Movie
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
as Self
2020 Movie
6.7
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
as Self
2019 Movie
6.9
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
as Self
2017 Movie
6.4
Dying Laughing
as Self
2017 Movie
7.0
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
as Self (archive footage)
2016 Movie
5.6
Max Rose
as Max Rose
2016 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jerry Lewis.
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
as Self - Comedian (archive footage) • 1 eps
2024 Series
Marilyn Monroe, La Célébrité à tout prix
as Jerry Lewis • 3 eps
2022 Series
TV Story Superstar
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2020 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.1
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
1 eps
2009 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Andrew Munch • 1 eps
1999 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 3 eps
1997 Series
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
as Self • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.5
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
1993 Series
6.8
Raw
as Jerry Lewis (archive footage) • 1 eps
1993 Series