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