Jerry Lewis, on screen and off

Jerry Lewis as Stanley in the 1960 comedy film The Bellboy.

Jerry Lewis wrote, directed and starred in “The Bellboy,” a 1960 film about a hotel worker getting into hijinks. His character doesn’t speak until the end of the movie.

Comedian Jerry Lewis frames a shot for director Robert Siodmak on the set of “The File on Thelma Jordon.” Lewis was taking a break from filming his first movie, “My Friend Irma,” to visit Siodmak.

Dean Martin at a golf course with Jerry Lewis and Donna Reed in a scene from the film ‘The Caddy’, 1953.

Jerry Lewis and Stella Stevens in a 1963 photo from “The Nutty Professor.”

Jerry Lewis on a stage on his knees with a group of men surrounding him in a scene from the film ‘The Family Jewels’, 1965.

Jerry Lewis with his wife, Patti, and their sons Gary and Ron.

Jerry Lewis is photographed in 2016 in Beverly Hills. That year the movie “Max Rose” featured Lewis’ first starring role in more than two decades.

Jerry Lewis and Martin Short perform during the 34th Muscular Dystrophy Assn. Telethon in Los Angeles in 1999.

Jerry Lewis jokes with Abby Umali, 9, during the 2008 telethon in Las Vegas.

Jerry Lewis and his wife, SanDee, at the opening festivities of the Cannes Film Festival in May 1983

Actor and comedian Jerry Lewis is photographed Aug. 26, 2010, at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, site of his 44th annual Muscular Distrophy Assn. telethon.

Jerry Lewis at a photo shoot in Las Vegas in 2010.