Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

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.

Acting

2025

Films to Die For

(archive footage) (uncredited)

2025

2022

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Self (archive footage)

2021

Untold: Deal with the Devil

Self (archive footage)

2020

2017

2012

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

Self (archive footage)

2011

Corman's World

Self - Actor

2010

2010

I'm Still Here

Jack Nicholson

2008

2008

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)

2008

2007

The Bucket List

Edward Periman Cole

2007

2007

2006

The Departed

Costello

2005

2003

2003

Anger Management

Dr. Buddy Rydell

2003

2002

About Schmidt

Warren Schmidt

2002

2002

Nudes in the News

Warren Schmidt (archive footage)

2001

2001

2001

The Pledge

Jerry Black

1997

As Good as It Gets

Melvin Udall

1996

The Evening Star

Garrett Breedlove

1996

Mars Attacks!

President Dale / Art Land

1996

1996

1995

1995

1995

1994

Wolf

Will Randall

1992

Hoffa

James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa

1992

A Few Good Men

Col. Nathan R. Jessep

1992

Man Trouble

Harry Bliss

1990

The Two Jakes

J.J. "Jake" Gittes

1989

Batman

Jack Napier / The Joker

1988

1987

Ironweed

Francis Phelan

1987

Broadcast News

Bill Rorich

1987

1986

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

1986

The Elephant's Child

Narrator (voice)

1986

1985

1985

Prizzi's Honor

Charley Partanna

1984

1983

Terms of Endearment

Garrett Breedlove

1982

The Border

Charlie Smith

1981

Reds

Eugene O'Neill

1981

1980

1980

The Shining

Jack Torrance

1978

1978

Goin' South

Henry Moon

1976

1976

1975

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Randle Patrick McMurphy

1975

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975

1975

The Fortune

Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan

1975

Tommy

The Specialist

1975

The Passenger

David Locke

1974

Chinatown

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

1973

The Last Detail

SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky

1972

1972

1971

1971

1971

Drive, He Said

Annoyed Bearded Guy

1970

Five Easy Pieces

Robert Eroica Dupea

1970

1969

Easy Rider

George Hanson

1968

Head

Self (uncredited)

1968

Targets

Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)

1968

Psych-Out

Stoney

1968

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage)

1967

1967

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)

1967

1966

1966

The Shooting

Billy Spear

1964

1964

Flight to Fury

Jay Wickham

1964

Ensign Pulver

Yeoman Dolan

1963

The Terror

Lt. Andre Duvalier

1963

The Raven

Rexford Bedlo

1961

Dr. Kildare

Jaime Angel

1960

1960

1960

1960

Studs Lonigan

Weary Reilly

1960

The Wild Ride

Johnny Varron

1960

1959

Mr. Lucky

Martin

1959

Hawaiian Eye

Tony Morgan

1958

Bronco

Bob Doolin

1958

The Cry Baby Killer

Jimmy Wallace

1958

Sea Hunt

John Stark

1955

Matinee Theater

Musician's Son

1953

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee / Presenter

Production

1990

1971

1968

Head

Producer

1966

1966

The Shooting

Producer

Writing

1971

Drive, He Said

Screenplay

1968

Head

Writer

1967

The Trip

Writer

1966

1964

Directing

1990

1978

Goin' South

Director

1971

Crew

2007

Sound

1968

Head

Songs

Infos

Full Name
Jack Nicholson
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
4/22/1937
Also Known As

جاك نيكلسون

杰克·尼科尔森

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ジャック・ニコルソン

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John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson

John Joseph Nicholson

Jack Joseph Nicholson

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傑克·尼克遜

جک نیکلسون