Jack Nicholson
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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
Credits
The Shining (1980)
as Jack Torrance
The Departed (2006)
as Costello
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
Batman (1989)
as Joker / Jack Napier
Anger Management (2003)
as Dr. Buddy Rydell
A Few Good Men (1992)
as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
Chinatown (1974)
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
as Harry Sanborn
As Good as It Gets (1997)
as Melvin Udall
Mars Attacks! (1996)
as President Dale / Art Land
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
as Daryl Van Horne
Junket Whore (1998)
as Self
Easy Rider (1969)
as George Hanson
The Bucket List (2007)
as Edward Periman Cole
John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Hoffa (1992)
as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
as Jonathan
Tommy (1975)
as The Specialist
Wolf (1994)
as Will Randall
I'm Still Here (2010)
as Jack Nicholson
The Crossing Guard (1995)
as Freddy Gale
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
The Pledge (2001)
as Jerry Black
How Do You Know (2010)
as Charles
Terms of Endearment (1983)
as Garrett Breedlove
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
as Charley Partanna
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
as Frank Chambers
About Schmidt (2002)
as Warren Schmidt
Heartburn (1986)
as Mark
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film (2001)
as Self
I Am Divine (2014)
as Self (archive)
Corman's World (2011)
as Self - Actor
The Fortune (1975)
as Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
Reds (1981)
as Eugene O'Neill
The Movie Orgy (1968)
as Self (archive footage)
Mansfield 66/67 (2017)
as Self - Actor(archive footage)
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party (1999)
Actor
Kubrick by Kubrick (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice (1986)
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Monty and the Movies (—)
as Self (archive footage)
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
as Wilbur Force
Stardust (2010)
as Self (uncredited)
Blood and Wine (1996)
as Alex
Broadcast News (1987)
as Bill Rorich
Completely Cuckoo (1997)
Actor
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
as Robert Eroica Dupea
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson (2008)
as Self
Targets (1968)
as Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Raven (1963)
as Rexford Bedlo
The Last Tycoon (1976)
as Brimmer
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood (2017)
as Self
The Two Jakes (1990)
as J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Ironweed (1987)
as Francis Phelan
Head (1968)
as Self (uncredited)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Missouri Breaks (1976)
as Tom Logan
The Terror (1963)
as Lt. Andre Duvalier
The Last Detail (1973)
as Billy L. 'Badass' Buddusky
Untold: Deal with the Devil (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Passenger (1975)
as David Locke
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
as Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
as Tad Pringle
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (2025)
as Self (archive photo)
Live Aid (1985)
as Self
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
as Self
Little Amy (1962)
as Jefferson City Coach
Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)
as Wes
Goin' South (1978)
as Henry Moon
Man Trouble (1992)
as Harry Bliss
Joker: Put on a Happy Face (2020)
as Self
The Evening Star (1996)
as Garrett Breedlove
The Border (1982)
as Charlie Smith
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self (The Passenger-archive footage)
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
as David Staebler
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Close Up (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Hells Angels on Wheels (1967)
as Poet
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
as Self
Making of Chinatown (2007)
Actor
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007)
as Self
The Shooting (1966)
as Billy Spear
Psych-Out (1968)
as Stoney
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast (2005)
as Self - Presenter
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped (1995)
as Self
Notes on an American Film Director at Work (2008)
as Self
Studs Lonigan (1960)
as Weary Reilly
Too Soon to Love (1960)
as Buddy
The Broken Land (1962)
as Will
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
as Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)
Making 'The Shining' (1980)
as Self
TVTV Looks at the Oscars (1976)
as Self
Drive, He Said (1971)
as Annoyed Bearded Guy
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. (2002)
as Self
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here (1972)
as Self
Ensign Pulver (1964)
as Yeoman Dolan
Playmate Pajama Party (1999)
as self
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007)
as Self
The Rolling Stones: Stripped (1995)
as Self
Cry Baby Killer (1958)
as Jimmy Wallace
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom (2010)
as Self
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007)
as Self
A Safe Place (1971)
as Mitch
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight (2008)
as Self
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 (2017)
as Self - Audience Member
Back Door to Hell (1964)
as Burnett
The Hour of St. Francis (1962)
as Jim Evans
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance (2010)
as Self
Creepy Classics (1987)
as Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos (2010)
as Self
Rebel Rousers (1970)
as Bunny
Flight to Fury (1964)
as Jay Wickham
On the tracks of a filmmaker (1988)
as Jack Nicholson
Films to Die For (2025)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age (1971)
as Narrator
Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump (1987)
as Narrator (voice)
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces' (2010)
as Self
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story (2010)
as Self
The Wild Ride (1960)
as Johnny Varron
The Elephant's Child (1986)
as Narrator (voice)
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories (1987)
as Narrator (voice)
Velocity (1999)
as Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Witness to 'Reds' (2006)
as Self