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