Jerry Lewis
Re per una notte
Le folli notti del dottor Jerryll
Il valzer del pesce freccia
Jerry Lewis, pseudonimo di Joseph Levitch (Newark, 16 marzo 1926 – Las Vegas, 20 agosto 2017), è stato un comico, attore, regista, sceneggiatore, produttore cinematografico e cantante, nonché autore, produttore e conduttore televisivo, filantropo statunitense di origini russe. Fra i più importanti e noti comici statunitensi, ha formato con Dean Martin un sodalizio artistico di grande successo, televisivo e cinematografico, per poi intraprendere la carriera solista come attore e regista a partire dagli anni '60. Al cinema ha dato un contributo originale ed eclettico, creando una maschera comica forgiata su una caratteristica mimica facciale, unita a una gestualità del corpo e a un'esuberanza delle gag del tutto inedite, accompagnate da testi e sceneggiature spesso surreali e graffianti. Forte è stato il suo impegno umanitario: dal 1966 ideò e condusse per ben 45 volte nel giorno del Labor Day il Jerry Lewis Telethon, una maratona televisiva, organizzata poi in molti paesi del mondo allo scopo di raccogliere fondi per combattere la distrofia muscolare. Nel 1999 gli fu assegnato il Leone d'oro alla carriera alla Mostra del Cinema di Venezia. Wikipedia
Newark, New Jersey, USA
16 Marzo 1926 - 20 Agosto 2017
91 anni 5 mesi e 4 giorni
Fimografia
- 2022 - Mystery Reel
- 2022 - The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon as Himself (archive footage)
- 2022 - Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 - Dean Martin: King of Cool as Self
- 2021 - Kрека: Ловац на снове as Self
- 2020 - Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo as Himself
- 2019 - What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael as Self
- 2017 - Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me as Self
- 2017 - Dying Laughing as Himself
- 2016 - Max Rose as Max Rose
- 2016 - Jerry Lewis, clown rebelle as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 - I corrotti - The Trust as Jim's Father
- 2016 - The Last Laugh as Self
- 2016 - Der Clown as Self
- 2016 - The story of... The Day The Clown Cried as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 - Inside Rupert Pupkin as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 - And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 - Até Que a Sorte nos Separe 2 as Bellboy
- 2013 - The Trials of Muhammad Ali
- 2012 - Close Up as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 - Laurel & Hardy - Die komische Liebesgeschichte von Dick und Doof as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 - Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis as Self
- 2011 - A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy as Self
- 2011 - Pierre Étaix, un destin animé as Self
- 2009 - Curioso come George: Caccia alla scimmia as Stationmaster (voice)
- 2008 - Harold e il nonno inventore as Professor Julius Kelp / Buddy Love
- 2006 - Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 - Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis as Self
- 2005 - Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
- 2004 - Los Angeles Plays Itself as Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)
- 2004 - I Know A Riddle
- 2004 - Hollywood Legenden as Self
- 2004 - A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 - A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy' as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 - Edith Head: The Paramount Years as (archive footage)
- 1997 - The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 - Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 - Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown as Himself
- 1996 - Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 - Il commediante as George Fawkes
- 1995 - Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey as Sidney L. Pythias (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1993 - Il valzer del pesce freccia as Leo Sweetie
- 1992 - Mr. sabato sera as Himself
- 1992 - The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team as Self
- 1991 - Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' as Self
- 1990 - Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1989 - Cookie as Arnold Ross
- 1988 - An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
- 1987 - Lotta per la vita as Dr. Bernard Abrams
- 1986 - Rickles... On the Loose as Self
- 1984 - Par où t'es rentré? On t'a pas vu sortir as Clovis Blaireau
- 1984 - Retenez-moi... ou je fais un malheur ! as Jerry Logan
- 1984 - Terrore in sala as Myron Mertz (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1983 - Qua la mano picchiatello!.. as Warren Nefron / Dr. Perks / Gangster / Speed Armeter
- 1982 - Re per una notte as Jerry Langford
- 1982 - Comiche dell'altro mondo as Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain
- 1982 - Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
- 1981 - Rascal Dazzle as Self (Voice)
- 1980 - Bentornato picchiatello as Bo Hooper
- 1980 - Gay, Gay Hollywood
- 1979 - The Hollywood Clowns as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 - Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy as Himself
- 1972 - Vive le cinema!
- 1972 - The Day the Clown Cried as Helmut Doork
- 1971 - Medicine Ball Caravan
- 1970 - Scusi, dov'è il fronte? as Brendan Byers III
- 1970 - Controfigura per un delitto as Bandleader (voice)
- 1969 - Jerryssimo! as Peter J. Ingersoll / Fred Dobbs
- 1969 - The Jack Benny Birthday Special as Self (uncredited)
- 1968 - Non alzare il ponte, abbassa il fiume as George Lester
- 1967 - Il ciarlatano as Gerald Clamson
- 1966 - Stazione luna as Pete Mattemore
- 1966 - 3 sul divano as Christopher Pride / Warren / Ringo / Rutherford / Heather
- 1965 - Boeing Boeing as Robert Reed
- 1965 - Linea rossa 7000 as Driver (uncredited)
- 1965 - I 7 magnifici Jerry as Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / Bugs Peyton
- 1964 - Pazzi, pupe e pillole as Jerome Littlefield
- 1964 - Soap Opera as Himself (Archive footage)
- 1964 - Jerry 8 e 3/4 as Stanley Belt
- 1963 - Dove vai sono guai! as Norman Phiffer
- 1963 - Questo pazzo, pazzo, pazzo, pazzo mondo as Driver Who Runs Over Hat (uncredited)
- 1963 - Le folli notti del dottor Jerryll as Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
- 1962 - Sherlocko investigatore sciocco as Lester March
- 1961 - Il mattatore di Hollywood as Morty S. Tashman
- 1961 - L'idolo delle donne as Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert
- 1960 - Il cenerentolo as Cinderfella
- 1960 - Ragazzo tuttofare as Stanley / Himself
- 1960 - Un marziano sulla Terra as Kreton
- 1959 - Il villaggio più pazzo del mondo as Cameo
- 1959 - C'era una volta un piccolo naviglio as John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
- 1958 - Il ponticello sul fiume dei guai as Gilbert Wooley
- 1958 - Il balio asciutto as Clayton Poole
- 1957 - Il marmittone as Private Meredith C. Bixby
- 1957 - Il delinquente delicato as Sidney L. Pythias
- 1956 - Hollywood o morte! as Malcolm Smith
- 1956 - Mezzogiorno... di fifa as Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.
- 1955 - Artisti e modelle as Eugene Fullstack
- 1955 - Il nipote picchiatello as Wilbur Hoolick
- 1954 - Il circo a tre piste as Jerry Hotchkiss
- 1954 - Più vivo che morto as Homer Flagg
- 1953 - I figli del secolo as Virgil Yokum
- 1953 - Occhio alla palla as Harvey Miller
- 1953 - Morti di paura as Myron Mertz
- 1953 - La principessa di Bali as Woman in Lala's Dream (uncredited)
- 1952 - Il caporale Sam as Hap Smith
- 1952 - Attente ai marinai! as Melvin Jones
- 1952 - Come Back Little Shiksa
- 1951 - Il cantante matto as Ted Rogers
- 1951 - Quel fenomeno di mio figlio as 'Junior' Jackson
- 1951 - Fairfax Avenue
- 1950 - Il sergente di legno as Alvin Korwin
- 1950 - Irma va a Hollywood as Seymour
- 1949 - La mia amica Irma as Seymour
- 1949 - How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border