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Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

ActingBorn April 22, 1937 (age 89)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.

Filmography

2025
Breakdown: 1975

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2025
Films to Die For

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2025
John Candy: I Like Me

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Movie
2022
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2021
Untold: Deal with the Devil

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2020
Kubrick by Kubrick

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2020Movie
2018
Basketball: A Love Story

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2017
Mansfield 66/67

as Self - Actor(archive footage)

Movie
2014
I Am Divine

as Self (archive)

Movie
2012
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2012
Close Up

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2011
Corman's World

as Self - Actor

Movie
2010
How Do You Know

as Charles

Movie
2010
Stardust

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
2010
I'm Still Here

as Jack Nicholson

Movie
2008
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

as Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)

Movie
2007
The Bucket List

as Edward Periman Cole

Movie
2006Movie
2006
The Departed

as Costello

Movie
2004
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

as Self(archive footage)

Movie
2003
Something's Gotta Give

as Harry Sanborn

Movie
2003
Anger Management

as Dr. Buddy Rydell

Movie
2002
About Schmidt

as Warren Schmidt

Movie
2002
Nudes in the News

as Warren Schmidt (archive footage)

TV
2001
The Pledge

as Jerry Black

Movie
1999
Velocity

as Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)

Movie
1998Movie
1997
As Good as It Gets

as Melvin Udall

Movie
1996
The Evening Star

as Garrett Breedlove

Movie
1996
Mars Attacks!

as President Dale / Art Land

Movie
1996Movie
1996Movie
1995
The Crossing Guard

as Freddy Gale

Movie
1994
Wolf

as Will Randall

Movie
1992
Hoffa

as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa

Movie
1992
A Few Good Men

as Col. Nathan R. Jessep

Movie
1992
Man Trouble

as Harry Bliss

Movie
1990
The Two Jakes

as J.J. "Jake" Gittes

Movie
1989
Batman

as Jack Napier / The Joker

Movie
1988Movie
1987
Ironweed

as Francis Phelan

Movie
1987
Broadcast News

as Bill Rorich

Movie
1987
Creepy Classics

as Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)

Movie
1987
The Witches of Eastwick

as Daryl Van Horne

Movie
1987Movie
1986
Barbra Streisand: One Voice

as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

Movie
1986
The Elephant's Child

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1986
Heartburn

as Mark

Movie
1985
Live Aid

as Self

Movie
1985
Prizzi's Honor

as Charley Partanna

Movie
1984TV
1983
Terms of Endearment

as Garrett Breedlove

Movie
1983
Not Necessarily the News

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1982
The Border

as Charlie Smith

Movie
1981
Reds

as Eugene O'Neill

Movie
1981Movie
1980Movie
1980
The Shining

as Jack Torrance

Movie
1978
Goin' South

as Henry Moon

Movie
1976
The Last Tycoon

as Brimmer

Movie
1976Movie
1976Movie
1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

as Randle Patrick McMurphy

Movie
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

TV
1975TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

TV
1975
The Fortune

as Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan

Movie
1975
Tommy

as The Specialist

Movie
1975
The Passenger

as David Locke

Movie
1974
Chinatown

as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Movie
1973
The Last Detail

as Buddusky

Movie
1972Movie
1971
Film '72

as Self

TV
1971
A Safe Place

as Mitch

Movie
1971
Carnal Knowledge

as Jonathan

Movie
1971
Drive, He Said

as Annoyed Bearded Guy

Movie
1970
Five Easy Pieces

as Robert Eroica Dupea

Movie
1970Movie
1970Movie
1969
Easy Rider

as George Hanson

Movie
1968
Head

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
1968
Targets

as Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1968
Psych-Out

as Stoney

Movie
1968
The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1967TV
1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

as Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)

Movie
1967Movie
1966Movie
1966
The Shooting

as Billy Spear

Movie
1964Movie
1964
Flight to Fury

as Jay Wickham

Movie
1964
Ensign Pulver

as Yeoman Dolan

Movie
1963
The Terror

as Lt. Andre Duvalier

Movie
1963
The Raven

as Rexford Bedlo

Movie
1962Movie
1962Movie
1962
Little Amy

as Jefferson City Coach

Movie
1962
Little Amy

as Jefferson City Coach

TV
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Jaime Angel

TV
1960TV
1960
The Andy Griffith Show

as Marvin Jenkins

TV
1960
Studs Lonigan

as Weary Reilly

Movie
1960
The Wild Ride

as Johnny Varron

Movie
1960Movie
1960Movie
1959
Mr. Lucky

as Martin

TV
1959
Hawaiian Eye

as Tony Morgan

TV
1958
Bronco

as Bob Doolin

TV
1958
Cry Baby Killer

as Jimmy Wallace

Movie
1958
Sea Hunt

as John Stark

TV
1955
Matinee Theater

as Musician's Son

TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee / Presenter

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 22, 1937
Place of BirthManhattan, New York, USA
Popularity2.6