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