# Jack Lemmon dead at 76 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 29, 2001, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-lemmon-dead-at-76/70562 "2001-06-29T03:54:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2001, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-lemmon-dead-at-76/70562/1 "2001-06-29T03:54:24Z")
Bummer. He was a funny man. ---
**Author:** ![Ross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ross)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2001, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-lemmon-dead-at-76/70562/2 "2001-06-29T03:57:43Z")
Yep. Bummer. He and Mr Matthau did so many movies so quickly in the last few years that it’s almost like they knew they’d be going soon. :lifts glass to the skies: ---
**Author:** ![Kricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f14d63/32.png) [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2001, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-lemmon-dead-at-76/70562/3 "2001-06-29T04:26:41Z")
It sucks big time! Well, that’s two. Who’s next? ---
**Author:** ![Jesse\_Custer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jesse\_Custer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesse_Custer)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2001, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-lemmon-dead-at-76/70562/4 "2001-06-29T06:52:55Z")
First time I saw him was in “Some Like it Hot” in film class. His performance in “Glengarry Glen Ross” was unreal. I’m always impressed by an actor who can do both drama and comedy. Well, we still have him on video…