Jack Nicholson

John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an 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. He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and for As Good as It Gets. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the 1983 film 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, in chronological order, Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Reds, Terms of Endearment, Batman, A Few Good Men, As Good as It Gets, About Schmidt, Something's Gotta Give and The Departed. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Nicholson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Birth Location Manhattan, New York, USA
Born 1937-04-22

Movies

How to film Space as Jack Torrance
2024
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend as Self (archive footage)
2022
Untold: Deal with the Devil as Self (archive footage)
2021
Kubrick by Kubrick as Self (archive footage)
2020
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic as Self (archive footage)
2020
Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson as Self (archive footage)
2019
Always at The Carlyle as Self (archive footage)
2018
The Chickening as Jack (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
2014
Close Up as Self (archive footage)
2012
Corman's World as Self - Actor
2011
How Do You Know as Charles
2010
Stardust as Self (uncredited)
2010
I'm Still Here as Jack Nicholson
2010
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired as Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)
2008
The Bucket List as Edward Periman Cole
2007
2007
2006
The Departed as Francis 'Frank' Costello
2006
2005
Something's Gotta Give as Harry Sanborn
2003
Anger Management as Dr. Buddy Rydell
2003
About Schmidt as Warren Schmidt
2002
The Kid Stays in the Picture as Self (archive footage)
2002
The Pledge as Jerry Black
2001
Velocity as Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
1999
As Good as It Gets as Melvin Udall
1997
The Evening Star as Garrett Breedlove
1996
Mars Attacks! as President Dale / Art Land
1996
Blood and Wine as Alex
1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self (archive footage)
1996
The Crossing Guard as Freddy Gale
1995
Wolf as Will Randall
1994
Hoffa as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
1992
A Few Good Men as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
1992
Man Trouble as Harry Bliss
1992
The Two Jakes as J.J. "Jake" Gittes
1990
Batman as Joker / Jack Napier
1989
Ironweed as Francis Phelan
1987
Broadcast News as Bill Rorich
1987
Creepy Classics as Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
1987
The Witches of Eastwick as Daryl Van Horne
1987
Barbra Streisand: One Voice as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1986
The Elephant's Child as Narrator (voice)
1986
Heartburn as Mark
1986
Live Aid as Self
1985
Prizzi's Honor as Charley Partanna
1985
Terms of Endearment as Garrett Breedlove
1983
The Border as Charlie Smith
1982
Reds as Eugene O'Neill
1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice as Frank Chambers
1981
1980
The Shining as Jack Torrance
1980
Goin' South as Henry Moon
1978
The Last Tycoon as Brimmer
1976
The Missouri Breaks as Tom Logan
1976
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Randle Patrick McMurphy
1975
The Fortune as Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
1975
Tommy as The Specialist
1975
The Passenger as David Locke
1975
Chinatown as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
1974
The Last Detail as SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky
1973
The King of Marvin Gardens as David Staebler
1972
A Safe Place as Mitch
1971
Carnal Knowledge as Jonathan
1971
Drive, He Said as Annoyed Bearded Guy
1971
Five Easy Pieces as Robert Eroica Dupea
1970
Rebel Rousers as Bunny
1970
Easy Rider as George Hanson
1969
Head as Jack Nicholson (uncredited)
1968
Psych-Out as Stoney
1968
The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
1968
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre as Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
1967
1967
1966
The Shooting as Billy Spear
1966
Back Door to Hell as Burnett
1964
Flight to Fury as Jay Wickham
1964
Ensign Pulver as Yeoman Dolan
1964
The Terror as Lt. Andre Duvalier
1963
The Raven as Rexford Bedlo
1963
The Broken Land as Will
1962
Studs Lonigan as Weary Reilly
1960
The Little Shop of Horrors as Wilbur Force
1960
The Wild Ride as Johnny Varron
1960
Too Soon to Love as Buddy
1960
The Cry Baby Killer as Jimmy Wallace
1958

Movies

Into the Wild Thanks
2007
The Two Jakes Producer
1990
The Two Jakes Director
1990
Goin' South Director
1978
Drive, He Said Screenplay
1971
Drive, He Said Producer
1971
Drive, He Said Director
1971
Head Writer
1968
Head Producer
1968
The Trip Writer
1967
1966
1966
The Shooting Producer
1966
Cordillera Screenplay
1964
1964
Thunder Island Screenplay
1963