His 10-year partnership with Dean Martin saw them star in 16 films and achieve huge box office success.
Lewis went on to become the highest paid actor in Hollywood, chalking up box office successes such as The Bell Boy, Cinderfella and The Nutty Professor.
The actor died at his Las Vegas home, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Other notable successes included The King of Comedy in 1983, in which he played a talk show host stalked by Robert de Niro.
