Jack Nicholson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-04-22 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York, USA
Jack Nicholson
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.
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Acting
(2025)
(2024)
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Untold: Deal with the Devil
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
(2020)
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self
(2020)
Kubrick by Kubrick
as Self (archive footage)
(2020)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson
as Self (archive footage)
(2018)
Always at The Carlyle
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2012)
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
Corman's World
as Self - Actor
(2010)
How Do You Know
as Charles
(2010)
I'm Still Here
as Jack Nicholson
(2010)
(2010)
Stardust
as Self (uncredited)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2008)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
as Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)
(2008)
(2008)
(2007)
The Bucket List
as Edward Periman Cole
(2007)
(2007)
(2007)
(2006)
The Departed
as Costello
(2006)
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
(2005)
A Concert for Hurricane Relief
as Self - Presenter
(2004)
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
as Self(archive footage)
(2003)
Anger Management
as Dr. Buddy Rydell
(2003)
Something's Gotta Give
as Harry Sanborn
(2002)
About Schmidt
as Warren Schmidt
(2002)
The Kid Stays in the Picture
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
(2001)
The Pledge
as Jerry Black
(2001)
(2001)
(1999)
Velocity
as Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
(1998)
Junket Whore
as Self
(1997)
As Good as It Gets
as Melvin Udall
(1996)
Blood and Wine
as Alex
(1996)
Mars Attacks!
as President Dale / Art Land
(1996)
The Evening Star
as Garrett Breedlove
(1996)
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self (archive footage)
(1995)
The Crossing Guard
as Freddy Gale
(1995)
(1995)
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
as Self
(1994)
Wolf
as Will Randall
(1992)
A Few Good Men
as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
(1992)
Hoffa
as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
(1992)
Man Trouble
as Harry Bliss
(1990)
The Two Jakes
as J.J. "Jake" Gittes
(1989)
Batman
as Jack Napier / The Joker
(1988)
On the tracks of a filmmaker
as Jack Nicholson
(1987)
The Witches of Eastwick
as Daryl Van Horne
(1987)
Broadcast News
as Bill Rorich
(1987)
Ironweed
as Francis Phelan
(1987)
Creepy Classics
as Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
(1987)
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
as Narrator (voice)
(1987)
Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump
as Narrator (voice)
(1986)
Heartburn
as Mark
(1986)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
(1986)
The Elephant's Child
as Narrator (voice)
(1985)
Prizzi's Honor
as Charley Partanna
(1985)
Live Aid
as Self
(1983)
Terms of Endearment
as Garrett Breedlove
(1982)
The Border
as Charlie Smith
(1981)
Reds
as Eugene O'Neill
(1981)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Frank Chambers
(1980)
The Shining
as Jack Torrance
(1980)
Making 'The Shining'
as Self
(1978)
Goin' South
as Henry Moon
(1976)
The Last Tycoon
as Brimmer
(1976)
The Missouri Breaks
as Tom Logan
(1976)
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
as Self
(1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
(1975)
Tommy
as The Specialist
(1975)
The Passenger
as David Locke
(1975)
The Fortune
as Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
(1974)
Chinatown
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
(1973)
The Last Detail
as SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky
(1972)
The King of Marvin Gardens
as David Staebler
(1972)
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
as Self
(1971)
Carnal Knowledge
as Jonathan
(1971)
A Safe Place
as Mitch
(1971)
Drive, He Said
as Annoyed Bearded Guy
(1971)
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
as Narrator
(1970)
Five Easy Pieces
as Robert Eroica Dupea
(1970)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Tad Pringle
(1970)
Rebel Rousers
as Bunny
(1969)
Easy Rider
as George Hanson
(1968)
Targets
as Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1968)
Head
as Jack Nicholson (uncredited)
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
(1968)
Psych-Out
as Stoney
(1967)
Hells Angels on Wheels
as Poet
(1967)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
(1966)
The Shooting
as Billy Spear
(1966)
Ride in the Whirlwind
as Wes
(1964)
Ensign Pulver
as Yeoman Dolan
(1964)
Flight to Fury
as Jay Wickham
(1964)
Back Door to Hell
as Burnett
(1963)
The Raven
as Rexford Bedlo
(1963)
The Terror
as Lt. Andre Duvalier
(1962)
The Broken Land
as Will
(1962)
The Hour of St. Francis
as Jim Evans
(1962)
Little Amy
as Jefferson City Coach
(1960)
The Little Shop of Horrors
as Wilbur Force
(1960)
The Wild Ride
as Johnny Varron
(1960)
Too Soon to Love
as Buddy
(1960)
Studs Lonigan
as Weary Reilly
(1958)
The Cry Baby Killer
as Jimmy Wallace
Crew
(2007)
Into the Wild
Thanks
(2004)
(1990)
The Two Jakes
Director, Producer
(1978)
Goin' South
Director
(1971)
Drive, He Said
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(1968)
Head
Writer, Producer
(1967)
The Trip
Writer
(1966)
Ride in the Whirlwind
Writer, Producer
(1966)
The Shooting
Producer
(1964)
Cordillera
Screenplay
(1964)
Flight to Fury
Writer
(1963)
Thunder Island
Screenplay