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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).
From 1949 through to 2013, Jerry Lewis appeared in 48 films (14 he directed). Which was the best?
- THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (1963) Directed by Jerry Lewis. Written by Jerry Lewis and Bill Richmond. Starring Stella Stevens, Del Moore, Kathleen Freeman. “The Nutty Professor” is the best of Lewis’s mixtures of manic slapstick and maudlin pathos.
- THE KING OF COMEDY (1983) Directed by Martin Scorsese. Written by Paul D. Zinnerman. Starring Robert De Niro, Sandra Bernhard, Diahnne Abbott. Largely dismissed in its time, Martin Scorsese’s darkly funny “The King of Comedy” feels frighteningly prophetic today.
- THE LADIES MAN (1961) Directed by Jerry Lewis. Written by Jerry Lewis and Bill Richmond. Starring Lillian Briggs, Helen Traubel, Kathleen Freeman, Buddy Lester, George Raft.
- THE DISORDERLY ORDERLY (1964) Directed by Frank Tashlin. Screenplay by Frank Tashlin, story by Norm Liebermann and Ed Haas. Starring Susan Oliver, Glenda Farrell, Kathleen Freeman, Karen Sharpe.
Jerry Lewis. Actor: The Nutty Professor. Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926 - August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio.
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As a solo leading star, he acted in Cinderfella (1960), The Bellboy (1960), The Errand Boy (1961), The Ladies Man (1961), It's Only Money (1962), The Nutty Professor (1963), Who's Minding the Store? (1963), The Patsy (1964), The Disorderly Orderly (1964) and The Family Jewels (1965).
Jan 27, 2023 · Jerry Lewis was gender-bending fairy tales before it was cool, and while twisted fairy tales are all the rage now, Lewis' Cinderfella at least offers some solid laughs.
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 14 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Bellboy. 1960 1h 12m Approved. 6.5 (4.8K) Rate. 70 Metascore. Mute bellboy Stanley works at the luxurious Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. In spite of being a serviceable and friendly employee, the clumsy Stanley gets successively into trouble with his mistakes.
