Person
Jack Nicholson
Acting · Born 1937-04-22 · Manhattan, New York, USA
Biography
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
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Garland
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
The Shining
Jack Torrance
Dr. Kildare
Jaime Angel
Matinee Theater
Musician's Son
The Oscars
Self
The Departed
Costello
Bronco
Bob Doolin
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Randle Patrick McMurphy
Filmography
- 2025Breakdown: 1975Self (archive footage)
- 2025Films to Die For(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025John Candy: I Like MeSelf - Actor (archive footage)
- 2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
- 2024Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the DirectorSelf (archive footage)
- 2022Clint Eastwood: The Last LegendSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Untold: Deal with the DevilSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Morceaux de Cannes
- 2020Kubrick by KubrickSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Joker: Put on a Happy FaceSelf
- 202040 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a ClassicSelf (archive footage)
- 2018Basketball: A Love StorySelf (archive footage)
- 2017Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of HollywoodSelf
- 2017The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015Self - Audience Member
- 2017Mansfield 66/67Self - Actor(archive footage)
- 2014I Am DivineSelf (archive)
- 2012Roman Polanski: A Film MemoirSelf (archive footage)
- 2012Close UpSelf (archive footage)
- 2011Corman's WorldSelf - Actor
- 2010How Do You KnowCharles
- 2010BBStory: An American Film RenaissanceSelf
- 2010Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual FreedomSelf
- 2010America Lost and Found: The BBS StorySelf
- 2010Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'Self
- 2010StardustSelf (uncredited)
- 2010I'm Still HereJack Nicholson
- 2010Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-MythosSelf
- 2008Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark KnightSelf
- 2008Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack NicholsonSelf
- 2008Roman Polanski: Wanted and DesiredSelf / Jake Gittes (archive footage)
- 2008Notes on an American Film Director at WorkSelf
- 2007The Bucket ListEdward Periman Cole
- 2007View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'Self
- 2007The Visions of Stanley KubrickSelf
- 2007Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley KubrickSelf
- 2007Into the WildThanks
- 2007My Spy Family
- 2006Witness to 'Reds'Self
- 2006The DepartedCostello
- 2005Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf CoastSelf - Presenter
- 2004Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is WildSelf(archive footage)
- 2003Something's Gotta GiveHarry Sanborn
- 2003Celebrities UncensoredSelf
- 2003Anger ManagementDr. Buddy Rydell
- 2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodSelf
- 2002About SchmidtWarren Schmidt
- 2002Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.Self
- 2002Nudes in the NewsWarren Schmidt (archive footage)
- 2001America | A Tribute to HeroesSelf
- 2001Stanley Kubrick: A Life in PicturesSelf
- 2001The PledgeJerry Black
- 1999VelocityJohnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
- 1999Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
- 1998Junket WhoreSelf
- 1997As Good as It GetsMelvin Udall
- 1996The Evening StarGarrett Breedlove
- 1996Mars Attacks!President Dale / Art Land
- 1996Blood and WineAlex
- 1996Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her HeelsSelf (archive footage)
- 1995The Rolling Stones: Totally StrippedSelf
- 1995The Rolling Stones: StrippedSelf
- 1995The Crossing GuardFreddy Gale
- 1994WolfWill Randall
- 1994100 Years at the MoviesSelf (archive footage)
- 1992HoffaJames R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
- 1992A Few Good MenCol. Nathan R. Jessep
- 1992Man TroubleHarry Bliss
- 1990The Two JakesJ.J. "Jake" Gittes
- 1989BatmanJack Napier / The Joker
- 1988On the tracks of a filmmakerJack Nicholson
- 1987IronweedFrancis Phelan
- 1987Broadcast NewsBill Rorich
- 1987Creepy ClassicsRexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
- 1987Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His HumpNarrator (voice)
- 1987The Witches of EastwickDaryl Van Horne
- 1987Rudyard Kipling's Just So StoriesNarrator (voice)
- 1986Barbra Streisand: One VoiceSelf - Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1986The Elephant's ChildNarrator (voice)
- 1986HeartburnMark
- 1985Live AidSelf
- 1985Prizzi's HonorCharley Partanna
- 1984Goldene KameraSelf
- 1983Terms of EndearmentGarrett Breedlove
- 1983Not Necessarily the NewsSelf (archive footage)
- 1982The BorderCharlie Smith
- 1981RedsEugene O'Neill
- 1981The Postman Always Rings TwiceFrank Chambers
- 1980Making 'The Shining'Self
- 1980The ShiningJack Torrance
- 1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf
- 1978Goin' SouthHenry Moon
- 1976The Last TycoonBrimmer
- 1976The Missouri BreaksTom Logan
- 1976TVTV Looks at the OscarsSelf
- 1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestRandle Patrick McMurphy
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975The FortuneOscar 'Dix' Sullivan
- 1975TommyThe Specialist
- 1975The PassengerDavid Locke
- 1974ChinatownJ.J. 'Jake' Gittes
- 1973The Last DetailBuddusky
- 1972The King of Marvin GardensDavid Staebler
- 1972Yoko Ono: This Is Not HereSelf
- 1971Film '72Self
- 1971A Safe PlaceMitch
- 1971Carnal KnowledgeJonathan
- 1971Drive, He SaidAnnoyed Bearded Guy
- 1971Walt Whitman: Poet for a New AgeNarrator
- 1970Five Easy PiecesRobert Eroica Dupea
- 1970On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverTad Pringle
- 1970Rebel RousersBunny
- 1969Easy RiderGeorge Hanson
- 1968HeadSelf (uncredited)
- 1968TargetsLt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1968Psych-OutStoney
- 1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
- 1967The Guns of Will SonnettTom Murdock
- 1967The TripWriter
- 1967The St. Valentine's Day MassacreGino, Hit Man (uncredited)
- 1967Hells Angels on WheelsPoet
- 1966Ride in the WhirlwindWes
- 1966The ShootingBilly Spear
- 1964Back Door to HellBurnett
- 1964CordilleraScreenplay
- 1964Flight to FuryJay Wickham
- 1964Ensign PulverYeoman Dolan
- 1963Thunder IslandScreenplay
- 1963The TerrorLt. Andre Duvalier
- 1963The RavenRexford Bedlo
- 1962The Broken LandWill
- 1962The Hour of St. FrancisJim Evans
- 1962Little AmyJefferson City Coach
- 1962Little AmyJefferson City Coach
- 1961Dr. KildareJaime Angel
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowMr. Garland
- 1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowBud
- 1960Studs LoniganWeary Reilly
- 1960The Wild RideJohnny Varron
- 1960The Little Shop of HorrorsWilbur Force
- 1960Too Soon to LoveBuddy
- 1959Mr. LuckyMartin
- 1959Hawaiian EyeTony Morgan
- 1958BroncoBob Doolin
- 1958Cry Baby KillerJimmy Wallace
- 1958Sea HuntJohn Stark
- 1955Matinee TheaterMusician's Son
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
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