Jerry Lewis appeared in movies and television from 1949 to 2017.
Lewis appeared in numerous films alongside singer Dean Martin. He also starred in such films as The Bellboy (1960), Cinderfella (1960), The Errand Boy (1961), The Nutty Professor (1963), The King of Comedy (1982), The Trust (2016), and Max Rose (2016).
| Year | Title | Lewis role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | My Friend Irma | Seymour | |
| 1950 | My Friend Irma Goes West | Seymour | |
| 1950 | At War with the Army | PFC Alvin Korwin | |
| 1951 | That's My Boy | "Junior" Jackson | |
| 1952 | Sailor Beware | Melvin Jones | |
| 1952 | Jumping Jacks | Hap Smith | |
| 1952 | Road to Bali | "Woman" in Lala's Dream | Cameo |
| 1952 | The Stooge | Theodore Rogers | Also uncredited writer |
| 1953 | Scared Stiff | Myron Mertz | |
| 1953 | The Caddy | Harvey Miller, Jr. | |
| 1953 | Money from Home | Virgil Yokum | |
| 1954 | Living It Up | Homer Flagg | |
| 1954 | 3 Ring Circus | Jerome F. Hotchkiss | |
| 1955 | You're Never Too Young | Wilbur Hoolick | |
| 1955 | Artists and Models | Eugene Fullstack | |
| 1956 | Pardners | Wade Kingsley Sr/Wade Kingsley Jr. | |
| 1956 | Hollywood or Bust | Malcolm Smith |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The Delicate Delinquent | Sidney L. Pythias | Also producer |
| 1957 | The Sad Sack | Private Meredith Bixby | |
| 1958 | Rock-A-Bye Baby | Clayton Poole | Also producer |
| 1958 | The Geisha Boy | Gilbert Wooley | Also producer |
| 1959 | Don't Give Up the Ship | John Paul Steckler I, IV, and VII | |
| 1959 | Li'l Abner | Itchy McRabbit | Cameo |
| 1960 | Visit to a Small Planet | Kreton | |
| 1960 | The Bellboy | Stanley / Himself | Also director, writer and producer |
| 1960 | Cinderfella | Cinderfella | Also producer |
| 1961 | The Ladies Man | Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert | Also director, writer and producer |
| 1961 | The Errand Boy | Morty S. Tashman | Also director and writer |
| 1962 | It's Only Money | Lester March | |
| 1963 | The Nutty Professor | Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp | Also director and writer. Selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". |
| 1963 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Man Who Runs Over Hat | Cameo |
| 1963 | Who's Minding the Store? | Norman Phiffier | |
| 1964 | The Patsy | Stanley Belt / Singers of the Trio | Also director and writer |
| 1964 | The Disorderly Orderly | Jerome Littlefield | Also executive producer |
| 1965 | The Family Jewels | Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Capt. Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugsy Peyton | Also director, writer and producer |
| 1965 | Boeing Boeing | Robert Reed | Final film for Paramount |
| 1966 | Three on a Couch | Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo Raintree / Rutherford / Heather | Also director and producer; first film for Columbia Pictures |
| 1966 | Way...Way Out | Pete Mattermore | 20th Century Fox release |
| 1967 | The Big Mouth | Gerald Clamson / Syd Valentine | Also director and producer |
| 1968 | Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River | George Lester | |
| 1969 | Hook, Line & Sinker | Peter Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs | Also producer |
| 1970 | One More Time | Offscreen voice of the bandleader | Also director and producer |
| 1970 | Which Way to the Front? | Brendon Byers III | Also director and producer |
| 1972 | The Day the Clown Cried | Helmut Doork | Also director and writer; uncompleted/unreleased |
| 1980 | Hardly Working | Bo Hooper | Also director and writer |
| 1982 | Slapstick of Another Kind | Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain | |
| 1982 | The King of Comedy | Jerry Langford | |
| 1983 | Cracking Up | Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks | Also director and writer |
| 1984 | Retenez Moi...Ou Je Fais Un Malheur | Jerry Logan | |
| 1984 | Par où t'es rentré ? On t'a pas vu sortir | Clovis Blaireau | |
| 1987 | Fight For Life | Dr. Bernard Abrams | Television film |
| 1989 | Cookie | Arnold Ross | |
| 1992 | Mr. Saturday Night | Himself | Cameo |
| 1993 | Arizona Dream | Leo Sweetie | |
| 1995 | Funny Bones | George Fawkes | |
| 2008 | The Nutty Professor | Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love (voice) | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2009 | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! | Stationmaster (voice) | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2013 | Até que a Sorte nos Separe 2 | Bellboy | |
| 2016 | The Trust | Mr. Stone | |
| 2016 | Max Rose | Max Rose |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Toast of the Town | Himself | With Dean Martin; June 20 |
| 1948 | Texaco Star Theater | Himself | With Dean Martin; August 3 |
| 1948 | Admiral Presents the Five Star Revue—Welcome Aboard | Himself | With Dean Martin; October 3, October 10, and October 17 |
| 1949 | The Damon Runyon Memorial Fund Telethon | Himself | With Dean Martin; April 9 |
| 1949 | Texaco Star Theater | Himself | With Dean Martin; October 18 |
| 1950 | Saturday Night Revue | Himself | With Dean Martin; April 15 |
| 1950 | Texaco Star Theater | Himself | With Dean Martin; June 13 |
| 1950–55 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Host | 33 appearances (28 as Host) [lower-alpha 1] with Dean Martin |
| 1952 | Olympic Fund Telethon [1] | Himself | With Dean Martin; June 21-22 |
| 1954 | What's My Line? | Mystery Guest | Episode 191 with Dean Martin; January 24 |
| 1954 | The Jack Benny Program | Himself | Episode "Road to Nairobi" with Dean Martin; May 23 |
| 1954 | Person to Person | Himself | With Dean Martin; July 2 |
| 1956 | What's My Line? | Mystery Guest | Episode 320; July 22 |
| 1956 | What's My Line? | Panelist | Episode 336; November 11 |
| 1957 | The Jerry Lewis Show | Himself | Special; January 19 |
| 1957 | The Jerry Lewis Show | Himself | Special; June 8 |
| 1957 | The Jerry Lewis Show | Himself | Special; November 5 |
| 1958 | The Jerry Lewis Show | Himself | Special; February 18 |
| 1958 | The Jerry Lewis Show | Himself | Special; April 5 |
| 1958 | The Jerry Lewis Show | Himself | Special; May 16 |
| 1958 | The Eddie Fisher Show | Himself | Reunion with Dean Martin; [2] September 30 |
| 1958 | The Jerry Lewis Show | Himself | Special; October 18 |
| 1958 | The Jerry Lewis Show | Himself | Special; December 10 |
| 1959 | Startime | Joey Robin/Rabinowitz | Episode, "The Jazz Singer"; October 13 |
| 1960 | Celebrity Golf | Himself | |
| 1960 | The Jerry Lewis Show | Himself | Special; January 16 |
| 1960 | The Jerry Lewis Show | Himself | Special; April 15 |
| 1960 | What's My Line? | Mystery Guest | Episode 522; July 17 |
| 1960 | Permanent Waves | None | Unsold pilot, [3] director only |
| 1961 | The Garry Moore Show | June 13 [4] | |
| 1961 | What's My Line? | Panelist | Episode 578; August 27 |
| 1962 | The Wacky World of Jerry Lewis [5] | Himself | ABC Special; May 29 |
| 1962 | What's My Line? | Mystery Guest | Episode 619; June 24 |
| 1963 | The Jerry Lewis Show | 13 episodes | |
| 1965 | Ben Casey | Dr. Dennis Green | Episode, "A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow"; March 8 |
| 1965-1975 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Guest Host | 52 episodes |
| 1965 | The Andy Williams Show | ||
| 1965 | Hullabaloo | With his son Gary Lewis | |
| 1965 | Danny Thomas Presents The Wonderful World of Burlesque [6] | Himself | NBC special; December 8 |
| 1966 | Batman | Episode: "The Bookworm Turns"; April 20 | |
| 1966 | What's My Line? | Mystery Guest | Episode 818; June 19 |
| 1966 | Password | Game Show Contestant/Celebrity Guest Star | |
| 1966 | Sheriff Who | NBC pilot (Unaired) | |
| 1966–2010 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | Host | |
| 1967–69 | The Jerry Lewis Show | ||
| 1968 | Playboy After Dark | ||
| 1970 | The Engelbert Humperdinck Show | Himself | March 4 |
| 1970 | The Red Skelton Show | Magician's Assistant | Episode, "The Magic Act"; September 14 |
| 1970 | The Klowns [7] | Himself | NBC special; November 15 |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | None | Directed episode "In Dreams They Run"; December 13 |
| 1971 | The Carol Burnett Show | Episode 04.17; January 11 | |
| 1972 | Carosello [8] | Himself | Italian television series |
| 1973 | The Dick Cavett Show | Himself | |
| 1974 | Celebrity Sportsman | Himself | |
| 1978 | Circus of the Stars | Ringmaster | December 8 |
| 1980 | Rascal Dazzle | Narrator | HBO documentary on The Little Rascals |
| 1983 | Saturday Night Live | Host | |
| 1984 | The Jerry Lewis Show | 5 episodes | |
| 1985 | Brothers | None | Directed episode, "Donald's Dad"; June 13 |
| 1986 | Comic Relief [9] | Himself | HBO special; March 29 |
| 1987 | Brothers | Himself | "Las Vegas Serenade: Part 2"; September 18 |
| 1988–89 | Wiseguy | Eli Sternberg | 5 episodes |
| 1991 | Good Grief | Himself | Episode: "The Bear"; January 6. Also directed |
| 1993 | Mad About You | Freddy Statler | Episode: "The Billionaire"; February 20 |
| 1999 | Inside the Actors Studio [10] | Episode 68; August 15 | |
| 2003 | The Simpsons | Professor John Frink Sr. | Episode, "Treehouse of Horror XIV"; November 2 |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Andrew Munch | Episode, "Uncle" ; October 10 |
| 2010 | Michel Legrand & Friends - 50 Years of Movies & Music | PBS Special; July 31 | |
| 2011 | Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis | Himself | Documentary; also produced |
| 2018 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee [11] | Himself | Episode Heere's Jerry!. Posthumous release; July 6 |
| Year | Commercial | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Spellbound game [12] | ||
| 1980 | 7-Eleven Convenience Stores [13] | ||
| 1991 | Diet Pepsi "You Got the Right One, Baby" [14] | ||
| 1990s | Coca-Cola [15] | Directed by John Landis |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border | Privately made short film; never commercially released |
| 1950 | Screen Snapshots: Thirtieth Anniversary Special | Short subject |
| 1950 | My Friend Irma Goes West Trailer | Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer |
| 1951 | Sailor Beware Trailer | Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer |
| 1953 | Scared Stiff Trailer | Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer |
| 1954 | Living It Up Trailer | Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer |
| 1960 | The Bellboy Trailer | Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer |
| 1960 | Raymie | Sings the title song only |
| 1964 | The Nutty Professor Trailer | Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer |
| 1964 | The Disorderly Orderly Trailer | Special scenes filmed for the promotional trailer |
| 1966 | Man in Motion | Production trailer for Three on a Couch |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | Archival footage of Lewis in Scared Stiff |
| 1990 | Boy | 8-minute short from the compilation film How Are the Kids? (writer and director only) [16] |
| 1992 | The Making of Mr. Saturday Night | Documentary for Mr. Saturday Night |
| 2013 | When Comedy Went To School | Interviewed for the documentary on The Borscht Belt comedians |
| 2015 | Trumbo | Archive footage of Lewis hosting The 29th Academy Awards |
| 2017 | Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me | Scenes for the documentary on Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 2017 | Five Came Back | Netflix Documentary; Archive footage of Lewis presenting George Stevens Best Director at The 29th Academy Awards |
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