Jack Nicholson
Acting
Born: April 22, 1937 (age 89) · Manhattan, New York, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is a retired American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for Academy Awards 12 times, winning Best Actor for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and for As Good as It Gets, and Best Supporting Actor for Terms of Endearment. He is tied with Walter Brennan for most acting wins by a male actor (three), and second to Katharine Hepburn for most acting wins overall (four). He is also one of only two actors nominated for an Academy Award for acting (either lead or supporting) in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s (the other one being Michael Caine). He has won seven Golden Globe Awards, and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2001. In 1994, he became one of the youngest actors to be awarded the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award. Notable films in which he has starred include, Easy Rider, Chinatown, The Shining, Reds, Batman, A Few Good Men, About Schmidt, Something's Gotta Give, and The Departed.
Known for
The Shining
1980
The Departed
2006
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
Into the Wild
2007
Batman
1989
Mars Attacks!
1996
Chinatown
1974
A Few Good Men
1992
As Good as It Gets
1997
The Bucket List
2007
Anger Management
2003
Easy Rider
1969
Photos (16)
Movies (74)
The Departed
Costello
The Shining
Jack Torrance
A Few Good Men
Col. Nathan R. Jessep
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Randle Patrick McMurphy
The Bucket List
Edward Periman Cole
As Good as It Gets
Melvin Udall
Terms of Endearment
Garrett Breedlove
Anger Management
Dr. Buddy Rydell
Chinatown
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
The Passenger
David Locke
Batman
Joker / Jack Napier
About Schmidt
Warren Schmidt
Broadcast News
Bill Rorich
Heartburn
Mark
The Witches of Eastwick
Daryl Van Horne
Mars Attacks!
President Dale / Art Land
How Do You Know
Charles
Something's Gotta Give
Harry Sanborn
Wolf
Will Randall
Prizzi's Honor
Charley Partanna
Easy Rider
George Hanson
The Terror
Lt. Andre Duvalier
I'm Still Here
Jack Nicholson
Hoffa
James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
The Raven
Rexford Bedlo
Reds
Eugene O'Neill
Goin' South
Henry Moon
The Pledge
Jerry Black
The Missouri Breaks
Tom Logan
Carnal Knowledge
Jonathan
The Last Detail
Billy L. 'Badass' Buddusky
The Shooting
Billy Spear
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Frank Chambers
The Evening Star
Garrett Breedlove
The Two Jakes
J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Five Easy Pieces
Robert Eroica Dupea
The Crossing Guard
Freddy Gale
Tommy
The Specialist
Blood and Wine
Alex
Man Trouble
Harry Bliss
The Last Tycoon
Brimmer
The Little Shop of Horrors
Wilbur Force
Psych-Out
Stoney
The Border
Charlie Smith
Targets
Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
Ride in the Whirlwind
Wes
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Tad Pringle
Ensign Pulver
Yeoman Dolan
Drive, He Said
Annoyed Bearded Guy
Ironweed
Francis Phelan
Hells Angels on Wheels
Poet
The King of Marvin Gardens
David Staebler
The Fortune
Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
Studs Lonigan
Weary Reilly
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999
Cry Baby Killer
Jimmy Wallace
The Hour of St. Francis
Jim Evans
Back Door to Hell
Burnett
Little Amy
Jefferson City Coach
Creepy Classics
Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
Completely Cuckoo
1997
Too Soon to Love
Buddy
A Safe Place
Mitch
The Wild Ride
Johnny Varron
Velocity
Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
Flight to Fury
Jay Wickham
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
Narrator
On the tracks of a filmmaker
Jack Nicholson
Rebel Rousers
Bunny
Films to Die For
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Broken Land
Will
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
Narrator (voice)
Making of Chinatown
2007
TV Shows (10)
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Garland · 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Marvin Jenkins · 1 eps
Matinee Theater
Musician's Son · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
Tony Morgan · 1 eps
Sea Hunt
John Stark · 1 eps
Bronco
Bob Doolin · 1 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Bud · 1 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Tom Murdock · 1 eps
Mr. Lucky
Martin · 1 eps
Little Amy
Jefferson City Coach · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (60)
Saturday Night Live
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 5 eps
The Oscars
Self · 10 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Ciné regards
Self · 1 eps
Not Necessarily the News
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
I Am Divine
Self (archive)
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Self (footage) · 4 eps
Head
Self (uncredited)
Corman's World
Self - Actor
Breakdown: 1975
Self (The Passenger-archive footage)
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
Self
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Junket Whore
Self
Untold: Deal with the Devil
Self (archive footage)
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Self
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
Live Aid
Self
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self (archive photo)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
Self
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Self
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Self
Making 'The Shining'
Self
Stardust
Self (uncredited)
Mansfield 66/67
Self - Actor(archive footage)
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
Self (archive footage)
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self - Presenter
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Self
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
Morceaux de Cannes
Self (archive footage)
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Self (archive footage)
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
Self - Audience Member
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Self
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped
Self
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
Self
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom
Self
Playmate Pajama Party
self
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director
Self (archive footage)
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 1 eps
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
Self
