(born 1925) Comic actor in the best sense of both worlds—who else could convey the naivete of Mr Roberts (Academy Award, 1955), the drag humor of Some Like it Hot (1959), the burnt-out businessperson of Save the Tiger (Academy Award, 1973), the confused patriotism of Missing (Best Actor, Cannes, 1982) and so many other roles with such personality and mastery? Lemmon often plays an American everyman, decent and confounded by a twisted world, whether in comedy or tragedy yet his versatility and craftsmanship set him apart and earned him American Film Institute Accolades in 1988.

After four decades and multiple awards, he continues to delight audiences and won a Golden Globe for his television performance in Inherit the Wind (1999).