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Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Acting

Born: April 22, 1937Manhattan, New York, USA

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
Filmography
Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975

Self (archive footage)

2025
Films to Die For

Films to Die For

(archive footage) (uncredited)

2025
John Candy: I Like Me

John Candy: I Like Me

Self - Actor (archive footage)

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Self

2025
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director

Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director

Self (archive footage)

2024
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Self (archive footage)

2022
Untold: Deal with the Devil

Untold: Deal with the Devil

Self (archive footage)

2021
Morceaux de Cannes

Morceaux de Cannes

2021
Kubrick by Kubrick

Kubrick by Kubrick

Self (archive footage)

2020
Joker: Put on a Happy Face

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

Self

2020
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

Self (archive footage)

2020
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood

Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood

Self

2017
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

Self - Audience Member

2017
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

Self (archive footage)

2012
Close Up

Close Up

Self (archive footage)

2012
Corman's World

Corman's World

Self - Actor

2011
How Do You Know

How Do You Know

Charles Madison

2010
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'

Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'

Self

2010

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

Self

2010
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom

Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom

Self

2010
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

Self

2010
Stardust

Stardust

Self (uncredited)

2010
I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

Jack Nicholson

2010

Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos

Self

2010
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

Self

2008
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)

2008
Notes on an American Film Director at Work

Notes on an American Film Director at Work

Self

2008
The Bucket List

The Bucket List

Edward Periman Cole

2007
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

Self

2007
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

Self

2007
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

Self

2007
Witness to 'Reds'

Witness to 'Reds'

Self

2006
The Departed

The Departed

Costello

2006
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

Self - Presenter

2005
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

Self(archive footage)

2004
Something's Gotta Give

Something's Gotta Give

Harry Sanborn

2003
Anger Management

Anger Management

Dr. Buddy Rydell

2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Self

2003
About Schmidt

About Schmidt

Warren Schmidt

2002
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

Self

2002
America | A Tribute to Heroes

America | A Tribute to Heroes

Self

2001
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Self

2001
The Pledge

The Pledge

Jerry Black

2001
Velocity

Velocity

Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)

1999
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party

Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party

1999
Junket Whore

Junket Whore

Self

1998
As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets

Melvin Udall

1997
The Evening Star

The Evening Star

Garrett Breedlove

1996
Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

President Dale / Art Land

1996
Blood and Wine

Blood and Wine

Alex

1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Self (archive footage)

1996
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped

The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped

Self

1995
The Rolling Stones: Stripped

The Rolling Stones: Stripped

Self

1995
The Crossing Guard

The Crossing Guard

Freddy Gale

1995
The Making of '...And God Spoke'

The Making of '...And God Spoke'

Self - Academy Awards (archive footage)

1994
Wolf

Wolf

Will Randall

1994
Hoffa

Hoffa

James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa

1992
A Few Good Men

A Few Good Men

Col. Nathan R. Jessep

1992
Man Trouble

Man Trouble

Harry Bliss

1992
The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

J.J. "Jake" Gittes

1990
Batman

Batman

Jack Napier / The Joker

1989
On the tracks of a filmmaker

On the tracks of a filmmaker

Jack Nicholson

1988
Ironweed

Ironweed

Francis Phelan

1987
Broadcast News

Broadcast News

Bill Rorich

1987
Creepy Classics

Creepy Classics

Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)

1987

Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump

Narrator (voice)

1987
The Witches of Eastwick

The Witches of Eastwick

Daryl Van Horne

1987
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories

Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories

Narrator (voice)

1987
Barbra Streisand: One Voice

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

1986

The Elephant's Child

Narrator (voice)

1986
Heartburn

Heartburn

Mark

1986
Live Aid

Live Aid

Self

1985
Prizzi's Honor

Prizzi's Honor

Charley Partanna

1985
Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment

Garrett Breedlove

1983
The Border

The Border

Charlie Smith

1982
Reds

Reds

Eugene O'Neill

1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Frank Chambers

1981
Making 'The Shining'

Making 'The Shining'

Self

1980
The Shining

The Shining

Jack Torrance

1980
Goin' South

Goin' South

Henry Moon

1978
The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

Brimmer

1976
The Missouri Breaks

The Missouri Breaks

Tom Logan

1976
TVTV Looks at the Oscars

TVTV Looks at the Oscars

Self

1976
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Randle Patrick McMurphy

1975
The Fortune

The Fortune

Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan

1975
Tommy

Tommy

The Specialist

1975
The Passenger

The Passenger

David Locke

1975
Chinatown

Chinatown

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

1974
The Last Detail

The Last Detail

Buddusky

1973
The King of Marvin Gardens

The King of Marvin Gardens

David Staebler

1972
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

Self

1972
A Safe Place

A Safe Place

Mitch

1971
Carnal Knowledge

Carnal Knowledge

Jonathan

1971
Drive, He Said

Drive, He Said

Annoyed Bearded Guy

1971
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age

Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age

Narrator

1971
Five Easy Pieces

Five Easy Pieces

Robert Eroica Dupea

1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Tad Pringle

1970
Rebel Rousers

Rebel Rousers

Bunny

1970
Easy Rider

Easy Rider

George Hanson

1969
Head

Head

Self (uncredited)

1968
Targets

Targets

Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)

1968
Psych-Out

Psych-Out

Stoney

1968
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage)

1968
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)

1967
Hells Angels on Wheels

Hells Angels on Wheels

Poet

1967
Ride in the Whirlwind

Ride in the Whirlwind

Wes

1966
The Shooting

The Shooting

Billy Spear

1966
Back Door to Hell

Back Door to Hell

Burnett

1964
Flight to Fury

Flight to Fury

Jay Wickham

1964
Ensign Pulver

Ensign Pulver

Yeoman Dolan

1964
The Terror

The Terror

Lt. Andre Duvalier

1963
The Raven

The Raven

Rexford Bedlo

1963
The Broken Land

The Broken Land

Will

1962
Little Amy

Little Amy

Jefferson City Coach

1962
The Hour of St. Francis

The Hour of St. Francis

Jim Evans

1962
Studs Lonigan

Studs Lonigan

Weary Reilly

1960
The Wild Ride

The Wild Ride

Johnny Varron

1960
The Little Shop of Horrors

The Little Shop of Horrors

Wilbur Force

1960
Too Soon to Love

Too Soon to Love

Buddy

1960
Cry Baby Killer

Cry Baby Killer

Jimmy Wallace

1958