American actor, president of the American Donut Company, and father of the famous artist Jack Lemmon. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was married to Mildred Kankford (1922-1962) and had one child with her, Jack Lemmon. He participated with Jack in one film, The Notorious Landlady (1962), before he died in Santa Monica, California, USA, on March 30, 1962, at the age of 68.