Jack Lemmon was an American actor, executive producer, and director. He collaborated with Billy Wilder and Walter Matthau on many films.
In addition to acting in a number of films, he also directed the 1971 film Kotch. He executive produced stage, television and motion picture films through his production company, Jalem Productions, including Stowaway in the Sky (1962), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), How to Murder Your Wife (1965), The Great Race (1965), The Fortune Cookie (1966), Luv (1967), Cool Hand Luke (1967), The April Fools (1969), The Out-of-Towners (1970), Kotch (1971), The War Between Men and Women (1972), Avanti! (1972), and Save the Tiger (1973).