Jack Nicholson
Acting
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
Acting145
movieBreakdown: 1975
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieFilms to Die For
2025
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieJohn Candy: I Like Me
2025
Self - Actor (archive footage)
movieShine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieJack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieClint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieUntold: Deal with the Devil
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieKubrick by Kubrick
2020
Self (archive footage)
movie40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
Self (archive footage)
tvBasketball: A Love Story
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
2017
Self - Audience Member
movieMansfield 66/67
2017
Self - Actor(archive footage)
movieI Am Divine
2014
Self (archive)
movieRoman Polanski: A Film Memoir
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieClose Up
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieCorman's World
2011
Self - Actor
movieHow Do You Know
2010
Charles
movieStardust
2010
Self (uncredited)
movieI'm Still Here
2010
Jack Nicholson
movieRoman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008
Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)
movieThe Bucket List
2007
Edward Periman Cole
movieThe Departed
2006
Costello
movieShelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
Self - Presenter
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
Self(archive footage)
movieSomething's Gotta Give
2003
Harry Sanborn
movieAnger Management
2003
Dr. Buddy Rydell
movieAbout Schmidt
2002
Warren Schmidt
Nudes in the News
2002
Warren Schmidt (archive footage)
movieThe Pledge
2001
Jerry Black
movieVelocity
1999
Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
movieAs Good as It Gets
1997
Melvin Udall
movieThe Evening Star
1996
Garrett Breedlove
movieMars Attacks!
1996
President Dale / Art Land
movieShirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Crossing Guard
1995
Freddy Gale
movieWolf
1994
Will Randall
movieHoffa
1992
James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
movieA Few Good Men
1992
Col. Nathan R. Jessep
movieMan Trouble
1992
Harry Bliss
movieThe Two Jakes
1990
J.J. "Jake" Gittes
movieBatman
1989
Joker / Jack Napier
movieOn the tracks of a filmmaker
1988
Jack Nicholson
movieIronweed
1987
Francis Phelan
movieBroadcast News
1987
Bill Rorich
movieCreepy Classics
1987
Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
movieThe Witches of Eastwick
1987
Daryl Van Horne
movieRudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
1987
Narrator (voice)
movieBarbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
The Elephant's Child
1986
Narrator (voice)
moviePrizzi's Honor
1985
Charley Partanna
movieTerms of Endearment
1983
Garrett Breedlove
tvNot Necessarily the News
1983
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Border
1982
Charlie Smith
movieReds
1981
Eugene O'Neill
movieThe Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
Frank Chambers
movieThe Shining
1980
Jack Torrance
movieGoin' South
1978
Henry Moon
movieThe Last Tycoon
1976
Brimmer
movieThe Missouri Breaks
1976
Tom Logan
movieOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
Randle Patrick McMurphy
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self / Self (uncredited)
movieThe Fortune
1975
Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
movieTommy
1975
The Specialist
movieThe Passenger
1975
David Locke
movieChinatown
1974
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
movieThe Last Detail
1973
Billy L. 'Badass' Buddusky
movieThe King of Marvin Gardens
1972
David Staebler
movieCarnal Knowledge
1971
Jonathan
movieDrive, He Said
1971
Annoyed Bearded Guy
movieFive Easy Pieces
1970
Robert Eroica Dupea
movieOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
Tad Pringle
movieEasy Rider
1969
George Hanson
movieHead
1968
Self (uncredited)
movieTargets
1968
Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
moviePsych-Out
1968
Stoney
movieThe Movie Orgy
1968
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Tom Murdock
movieThe St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
movieThe Shooting
1966
Billy Spear
movieBack Door to Hell
1964
Burnett
movieFlight to Fury
1964
Jay Wickham
movieEnsign Pulver
1964
Yeoman Dolan
movieThe Terror
1963
Lt. Andre Duvalier
movieThe Raven
1963
Rexford Bedlo
movieThe Hour of St. Francis
1962
Jim Evans
movieLittle Amy
1962
Jefferson City Coach
tvLittle Amy
1962
Jefferson City Coach
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Jaime Angel
tvThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
Mr. Garland / Marvin Jenkins
movieStuds Lonigan
1960
Weary Reilly
movieThe Wild Ride
1960
Johnny Varron
movieThe Little Shop of Horrors
1960
Wilbur Force
tvMr. Lucky
1959
Martin
tvHawaiian Eye
1959
Tony Morgan
tvBronco
1958
Bob Doolin
movieCry Baby Killer
1958
Jimmy Wallace
tvSea Hunt
1958
John Stark
tvMatinee Theater
1955
Musician's Son
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient / Self - Nominee / Presenter / Self - Nominee
Writing7
movieDrive, He Said
1971
Screenplay
movieHead
1968
Writer
movieThe Trip
1967
Writer
movieCordillera
1964
Screenplay
movieFlight to Fury
1964
Writer
movieThunder Island
1963
Screenplay
Production6
movieThe Two Jakes
1990
Producer
movieDrive, He Said
1971
Producer
movieHead
1968
Producer
movieRide in the Whirlwind
1966
Producer
movieThe Shooting
1966
Producer
Directing3
Crew1
movieInto the Wild
2007
Thanks
Sound1
movieHead
1968
Songs