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 (72)
The Shining
Jack Torrance
The Departed
Costello
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Randle Patrick McMurphy
Batman
Joker / Jack Napier
A Few Good Men
Col. Nathan R. Jessep
Mars Attacks!
President Dale / Art Land
Chinatown
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
As Good as It Gets
Melvin Udall
Anger Management
Dr. Buddy Rydell
Something's Gotta Give
Harry Sanborn
The Witches of Eastwick
Daryl Van Horne
The Bucket List
Edward Periman Cole
Wolf
Will Randall
The Pledge
Jerry Black
How Do You Know
Charles
Easy Rider
George Hanson
Terms of Endearment
Garrett Breedlove
Carnal Knowledge
Jonathan
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Frank Chambers
About Schmidt
Warren Schmidt
The Crossing Guard
Freddy Gale
Hoffa
James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
Five Easy Pieces
Robert Eroica Dupea
The Little Shop of Horrors
Wilbur Force
Prizzi's Honor
Charley Partanna
Heartburn
Mark
I'm Still Here
Jack Nicholson
The Two Jakes
J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Tommy
The Specialist
Broadcast News
Bill Rorich
Blood and Wine
Alex
The Last Detail
Billy L. 'Badass' Buddusky
The Passenger
David Locke
Reds
Eugene O'Neill
The Raven
Rexford Bedlo
Psych-Out
Stoney
The Terror
Lt. Andre Duvalier
The Last Tycoon
Brimmer
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
Ironweed
Francis Phelan
Goin' South
Henry Moon
The Border
Charlie Smith
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Tad Pringle
The Missouri Breaks
Tom Logan
Making of Chinatown
2007
Man Trouble
Harry Bliss
The Fortune
Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
The King of Marvin Gardens
David Staebler
The Evening Star
Garrett Breedlove
Ride in the Whirlwind
Wes
The Shooting
Billy Spear
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999
Hells Angels on Wheels
Poet
Little Amy
Jefferson City Coach
Drive, He Said
Annoyed Bearded Guy
Ensign Pulver
Yeoman Dolan
A Safe Place
Mitch
Studs Lonigan
Weary Reilly
Creepy Classics
Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
Rebel Rousers
Bunny
Cry Baby Killer
Jimmy Wallace
Back Door to Hell
Burnett
The Broken Land
Will
The Wild Ride
Johnny Varron
Flight to Fury
Jay Wickham
The Hour of St. Francis
Jim Evans
Films to Die For
(archive footage) (uncredited)
On the tracks of a filmmaker
Jack Nicholson
Velocity
Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
Too Soon to Love
Buddy
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
Narrator
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (11)
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
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Tom Murdock · 1 eps
Bronco
Bob Doolin · 1 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Bud · 1 eps
Mr. Lucky
Martin · 1 eps
My Spy Family
20 eps
Little Amy
Jefferson City Coach · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (59)
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
Ciné regards
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 10 eps
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Not Necessarily the News
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Breakdown: 1975
Self (The Passenger-archive footage)
Head
Self (uncredited)
Junket Whore
Self
Untold: Deal with the Devil
Self (archive footage)
Live Aid
Self
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self (archive photo)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
Corman's World
Self - Actor
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
Self (archive footage)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
Self
I Am Divine
Self (archive)
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped
Self
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self - Presenter
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Self (archive footage)
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
Self
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
Playmate Pajama Party
self
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)
Making 'The Shining'
Self
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Self
Stardust
Self (uncredited)
Mansfield 66/67
Self - Actor(archive footage)
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Self
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Self
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
Self
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
Self
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Self
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
Self
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
Self - Audience Member
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
Self (archive footage)
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom
Self
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director
Self (archive footage)
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 1 eps
