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