John Uhler "
Jack"
Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. Lemmon was an eight time
Academy Award nominee, with two wins. He starred in over 60 films, such as
Some Like It Hot,
The Apartment,
Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor),
Days of Wine and Roses,
The Great Race,
Irma la Douce,
The Odd Couple,
Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973
Academy Award for Best Actor),
The Out-of-Towners,
The China Syndrome,
Missing (for which he won
Best Actor at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival),
Glengarry Glen Ross,
Grumpy Old Men and
Grumpier Old Men.