Jack Lemmon was one of the greatest actors to ever grace a stage. He is up their with Bogart, James Stewart, Cary Grant and Gary Cooper. Man Jack could sure give a speech.

I met Jack at Chadneys Restaurant in Burbank ca. in 1981. He sat at the Bar before going on the Tonight Show had an Irish Coffee that I made him as his Bartender. We had a good talk. He told me he was a Bartender too in the 40s waiting for the phone to ring as a struggling actor. Im so proud to have met him. He went across the street and joined Johnny.

My most favorite actor. Mr Jack Lemmon was great!

This man was equally at home in both comedy and drama. So funny in "The Odd Couple" and so poignant in "Days of Wine and Roses". He could do anything.

I was born and raised in USSR and one of the few American films that were let into theaters was the non-political "Some Like It Hot". Jack Lemmon's Daphne was the character I liked the most as a teenager, although he didn't get "the right side of a lollipop" in the end. The humanity and humor of his performance weren't lost in translation. Thank you and rest in peace, Mr. Lemmon!

Words of wisdom passed down by an incredibly brilliant man.

Jack Lemmon was also one of the greatest of all time!

A legend on the stage accepting a well-deserved award, and the crowd was filled with legends. Now look at what we have today at these ceremonies....... Ugh

jack lemmon is an all time favourite and cannot be matched

One of the best actors ever, not just a comic one, remember Days of wine and roses and Missing and you realise that this man has been incredible.

That man was truly a class act in the best sense...sure do miss him and Walter...

One of my all time favorite actors. Jack Lemmon was a class act and he always seemed like a genuinely nice person and that's few and far between with movie stars. R.I.P. , sir.

Lost era..when stars had grace, dignity, & class. Jack Lemmon embodies all 3.

The world is a lot smaller since Jack left. What a classy guy.

Jack Lemmon for me is one off the best actors in the world.

Straight from the heart and full of meaning both Jack and Walter. Everyone is correct in saying you don't see actors like Jack and Walter anymore. Why? they loved what they did.

Everybody loves him, such a nice Person, such a great actor.

I love this. He was/is so great. Miss his talent. “Spread a little sunshine.”

There will never be another like Jack Lemmon. His performances have left a legacy of landmark films. Whether he's in comedies such as "The Apartment" and "The Odd Couple" or in dramas such as "Days of Wine and Roses" and "Save the Tiger", without a shadow of a doubt, he's had a lasting impact on cinema history. Thank you, Jack Lemmon, for sharing your gifts with the world. Gone, but never forgotten.

His portrayal of Shelley Levine in Glen Garry Glen Ross is probably my favourite role of his. Its beautifully human. He had a way of finding roles and playing people that we could all turn into, like Walter Matthau said. Unique guy.

i miss this man - what an actor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

one of OUR FINEST ACTORS

So many fine performances....such a range of emotion, Some Like it Hot, The Apartment, Mr. Roberts, The Days of Wine and Roses... a gracious speech by one of the finest actors ever.

A man of enormous talent. May his legacy live on. RIP.

Forget the fact that he,s a great actor he,s also a great and kind men and very down to earth.The kinda guy you,d love to have a pie and a pint with.RIP jack lemon.God bless him.

So down to earth and humble with keen insight

About as great a combo of talent, charisma and likability as ever produced via Hollywood. He is, as others have written, very much missed, but of course left behind some enduring gems, both comedically and dramatically.

Jack was a gentleman unlike any other. I wish I had known him before he died. Bless his soul!

My favorite actor and a wonderful human being ❤

A Man from another time, from a different class, with really good domestic education and well mannered. I always loved his movies, there aren't many actors to be equally good in comedy and in drama movies. He was! For me, one of the greatest actors, one of the most important links between the 50s generation and the current one!

What a wonderful speech! Heartfelt and emotional, every word a gem! What a great gift he was to the stage and the screen! I saw several of his movies; he was with a class of actors that is all but gone now. We miss you, Jack!

Spoken from the heart by a man with a heart....remembering Jack Lemmon. I met him once at a golf tournament in L.A. and he could not have been nicer to me. He signed my "Some Like It Hot" LP and looked through a book of photographs (showing him in various films) I had brought with me and laughed (he said "oh wow") as he looked at them. A memory frozen in time for me as I shall not forget it.

One of my favourite actor, amazing Jack

Amazing man and actor! Wicked smart and yet humble.

Mr Jack Lemmon , a class act . R.I.P .

What a fantastic acceptance speech. One of the best and one of the greatest. Thank you so very much for the sunshine and memories, Mr. Lemmon.

Jack Lemmon Is and Was one of the Truly Best!!!!! A Legend in Every sense of the Word!!!!

God bless you in heaven Mr Lemmon great speech

Oh this is such a moving video :) Right from the moment they put The Apartment main theme, I wanted to cry and his speech was so, so beautiful. Specially the part about the other side of the coin and his love to his family. No one can ever spread a little bit of sunshine like Jack Lemmon !

Very few people could have ever given a speech as wonderful as that one was.

Terrific actor, terrific.

What a true gentleman I would've given anything to meet him

Whenever I am feeling down and need a little bit of motivation, I come to watch this video.

We will always remember you Mr.Lemmon.❤❤

one of the greatest actors ever. he walked the fine line between comedy and tragedy like no one else in the business.

Jack lemon is one of the best that graced HW for eternity.....

I have always admired Jack Lemmon. He was in Hollywood without 'going' Hollywood.

I'm glad I'm old enough to have witnessed true movie stars of old. I was lucky enough to see 'Mr. Roberts' on the fantail of the USS North Carolina battleship in Wilmington, NC several years ago. Awesome experience!

There are some negatives on the net, but this is one of the pure, unmitigated positives. To get to see a man like that, introduced by Matthau, give a speech like that, what a treat. You can see the joy and admiration on the faces of other great stars. You don't stay at the top as long as Lemmon did without talent and class!

wow! that was one hell of a speech.. that part of the other side of the coin and the dark days in acting.. so inspirering!!

So great to see multiple generations of iconic stars. In the audience is a legend before Jack's time: Jimmy Stewart. Also in the audience are two legends in the making: Billy Crystal & Steve Martin.

A time when actors had class about them . my how things have changed

An absolute legend. I love Jack Lemmon and his films. Acted his ass off in every film he was in. Good or bad

One of the truly gifted actors on the Hollywood screen, He spoke with utmost eloquence and heartfelt emotion in his AFI award speech. Among my favorite movies in which Jack Lemmon starred in was "Some Like it Hot, The Great Race, and The Out of Towners." I also get a kick out of watching Jack and Walter Matthau in the "Grumpy Old Men" outtakes. Wished he hadn't passed on so soon. Jack might have been up in age, but I'm sure he felt so much younger and vibrant at heart. R.I.P. Mr. Lemmon. Your acting talent remains legendary to this day.

Truly gifted classic actor. One of the best and no other todays actors/actresses can even come close to his feet.

Yourself and Walter are a class act!! Hollywood hasn't and can never replace you guys.

I watch ' The Apartment ' every New Years Eve, and never tire of it. Lemmon, MacMurray, and Maclaine. What's to tire of ?

Crying. Thank you, Mr Sunshine

The best AFI speech. The tears came streaming!

One of the greatest he could do drama and comedy like nobody’s business! Two examples of this are “The China Syndrome” and Try to catch him and Warren Beatty’s sister Shirley MacLaine in “The Apartment” and then there’s “Some Like It Hot” and one of my favorites as a kid from 1965 “The Great Race” where he played Professor Fate in which he was hilarious with Peter Falk as his henchman/sidekick Max played by Peter Falk.

What a great man, what a great actor!!

Mr. Lemmon I have followed you in your movies and I think you were very talented and a good guy.

One of the greatest acceptance speeches ever IMHO.

So fortunate to see him on Broadway in "Long Day's Journey Into Night"....with a very young Kevin Spacey....an actor's actor, quite a stage presence.

Beautiful moving always loved you Jack ....

RIP Dad......Can't believe it's going on 13 yrs.....6/27/01......We miss you.....

A beautiful person - right there.

jack lemmon was simply the greatest actor in hollywood he could do it all, however my favourite performances were. 1. MISSING 2.SOME LIKE IT HOT 3.GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS 4. THE APARTMENT 5. THE CHINA SYNDROME 6. THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES 7.SAVE THE TIGER 8.TRIBUTE 9.THE OUT OF TOWNERS 10. THE FORTUNE COOKIE.

A wonderful actor, and even better human being sadly missed, loved him and Walter together, it was effortless

Jack Lemmon's greatest performance were in Days Of Wine And Roses, The Apartment and Some Like It Hot, ...he could easily have won an Oscar for each and no one would quibble. In fact He won for Save The Tiger to me was a consolation prize. He worked with Kim Novak, Sophia Loren, Shirely MacLaine, Rita Hayworth, Jane Fonda, and of course the great Marilyn Monroe.

Jack Lemmon is a class act. Not something you see too much anymore in the movie stars of today.

what a man!

The Apartament was... the best, indeed. Now I watch to „Irma la Douce”. Jack and Shirley... absolutly beautiful actors

Maravilloso actor Jack Lemmon un fuera serie , En papeles cómico , drama en todo lo se ha propuesto tengo todo sus películas . Un grande del séptimo arte .

He was a class act!!!! ❤ RIP Jack Lemmon

he was a great actor

us Americans have been blessed with many great actors. and the best is Jack Lemmon

what a great actor!!!

He was brilliant. I miss him.

such a great actor

You missed "The Missing"- a great film and what a performance by the great Lemmon. And Glengarry Glen Rose! Amazing actor!!

If anyone ever deserved this, it was certainly the great Jack Lemmon. so many great performances, I think, the best was The Apartment. Biut he finally won the oscar with his absolutely brillant performance in Save The Tiger.

Superb actor and fine human being.

One of the best

What a wonderful, talented, classy man. One of my favorites. ❤️

The greatest actor of all time ❤❤❤❤

one of the best actors ever!

the guy was one of the best.

Jack Lemmon will always be one of the great actors whose talents and work both on screen and off will continue to stand the test of time.

to play so serious in the 'the China syndrome' and be very funny in 'the odd couple' is brilliant, and with Walter near Laurel and Hardy greatness !

One of my all time favpurites🤗🇩🇰❤

I always loved him & all his movies❤️❤️❤️❤️

He really deserved this. I loved his movies. Especially the ones he did with Walter Matthau.

What a great guy Jack was actor smart man..

My opinion is that very few actors get to play roles that are truly touching (remember the good comments Jack Lemmon made in his speech where he talked about acting being a noble profession). I think Jack Nicholson was a lucky actor to play more than one roles that were really touching and a lot people could relate to the depth of. I think he was lucky to get those offers. His own contribution was to try and do justice to those by his habit of working very hard. For example, his part of R. P. McMurphy in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is an iconic one. There are others too.

Love Jack’s engraving on his headstone: Jack Lemmon and below that the word “In”.

C.C Baxter. In the Appartment. Great actor.

Legend

The sand is running out of the hour glass for us all...these greats pave the way

maybe the most underrated actor ever