<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> est . $3.5 million (rentals) 1,956,744 admissions (France) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Nutty Professor is a 1963 American science fiction - romantic comedy film produced, directed, co-written (with Bill Richmond) and starring Jerry Lewis . The score was composed by Walter Scharf . The film is a parody of Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde . </P> <P> In 2004, The Nutty Professor was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It is largely considered to be Lewis's finest and most memorable film . </P>

Who played the original 'nutty professor' back in 1963