Acting
Jack Nicholson
EN, FR, DE, NL cinema · 133 credits
Born
22 April 1937 (age 89)
Birthplace
Manhattan, New York, USA
Also known as John Joseph Nicholson · Jack Joseph Nicholson · Джон Джозеф Николсон
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
Filmography
Monty and the Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Films to Die For
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdown: 1975
as (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
as Self (archive photo)
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director
as Self (archive footage)
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
as Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Untold: Deal with the Devil
as Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
as Self (archive footage)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
Kubrick by Kubrick
as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
as Self - Audience Member
Mansfield 66/67
as Self - Actor(archive footage)
I Am Divine
as Self (archive)
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
as Self (archive footage)
Corman's World
as Self - Actor
Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos
2010
Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos
as Self
How Do You Know
as Charles
I'm Still Here
as Jack Nicholson
Stardust
as Self (uncredited)
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
2010
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
as Self
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
as Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)
The Bucket List
as Edward Periman Cole
The Departed
as Costello
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
as Self - Presenter
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
as Self (archive footage), Producer
Something's Gotta Give
as Harry Sanborn
Anger Management
as Dr. Buddy Rydell
About Schmidt
as Warren Schmidt
The Pledge
as Jerry Black
Velocity
as Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
Junket Whore
as Self
As Good as It Gets
as Melvin Udall
Mars Attacks!
as President Dale / Art Land
The Evening Star
as Garrett Breedlove
Blood and Wine
as Alex
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as Self (archive footage)
The Crossing Guard
as Freddy Gale
Wolf
as Will Randall
A Few Good Men
as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
Hoffa
as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
Man Trouble
as Harry Bliss
The Two Jakes
as J.J. "Jake" Gittes, Director, Producer
Batman
as Joker / Jack Napier
On the tracks of a filmmaker
as Jack Nicholson
The Witches of Eastwick
as Daryl Van Horne
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
as Narrator (voice)
Broadcast News
as Bill Rorich
Ironweed
as Francis Phelan
Creepy Classics
as Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump
1987
Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump
as Narrator (voice)
Heartburn
as Mark
The Elephant's Child
1986
The Elephant's Child
as Narrator (voice)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Prizzi's Honor
as Charley Partanna
Live Aid
as Self
Terms of Endearment
as Garrett Breedlove
The Border
as Charlie Smith
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Frank Chambers
Reds
as Eugene O'Neill
The Shining
as Jack Torrance
Goin' South
as Henry Moon, Director
The Missouri Breaks
as Tom Logan
The Last Tycoon
as Brimmer
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
Tommy
as The Specialist
The Passenger
as David Locke
The Fortune
as Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
Chinatown
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
The Last Detail
as Billy L. 'Badass' Buddusky
The King of Marvin Gardens
as David Staebler
Carnal Knowledge
as Jonathan
A Safe Place
as Mitch
Drive, He Said
as Annoyed Bearded Guy, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Five Easy Pieces
as Robert Eroica Dupea
Rebel Rousers
as Bunny
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Tad Pringle
Easy Rider
as George Hanson
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
Psych-Out
as Stoney
Head
as Self (uncredited), Writer, Producer, Songs
Targets
as Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
The Trip
Writer
The Shooting
as Billy Spear, Producer
Ride in the Whirlwind
as Wes, Writer, Producer
Ensign Pulver
as Yeoman Dolan
Back Door to Hell
as Burnett
Flight to Fury
as Jay Wickham, Writer
Cordillera
Screenplay
The Terror
as Lt. Andre Duvalier
The Raven
as Rexford Bedlo
Thunder Island
Screenplay
The Broken Land
as Will
The Hour of St. Francis
as Jim Evans
Little Amy
as Jefferson City Coach
The Little Shop of Horrors
as Wilbur Force
The Wild Ride
as Johnny Varron
Studs Lonigan
as Weary Reilly
Too Soon to Love
as Buddy
Cry Baby Killer
as Jimmy Wallace