Jack Nicholson
Known for Acting · 145 credits
- Born
- 1937-04-22 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Also known as
- John Joseph Nicholson · Jack Joseph Nicholson · Джон Джозеф Николсон
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.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient / Self - Nominee / Presenter
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mr. Garland / Marvin Jenkins
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Jaime Angel
Matinee Theater
1955
as Musician's Son
The Shining
1980
as Jack Torrance
TV Shows (22)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient / Self - Nominee / Presenter
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mr. Garland / Marvin Jenkins
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Jaime Angel
Matinee Theater
1955
as Musician's Son
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
Sea Hunt
1958
as John Stark
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Tony Morgan
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Ciné regards
1978
as Self
Basketball: A Love Story
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Bronco
1958
as Bob Doolin
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Not Necessarily the News
1983
as Self (archive footage)
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Tom Murdock
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Bud
Mr. Lucky
1959
as Martin
Nudes in the News
2002
as Warren Schmidt (archive footage)
My Spy Family
2007
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Little Amy
1962
as Jefferson City Coach
Movies (123)
The Shining
1980
as Jack Torrance
The Departed
2006
as Costello
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
Batman
1989
as Joker / Jack Napier
Mars Attacks!
1996
as President Dale / Art Land
A Few Good Men
1992
as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
Chinatown
1974
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Something's Gotta Give
2003
as Harry Sanborn
Anger Management
2003
as Dr. Buddy Rydell
The Bucket List
2007
as Edward Periman Cole
The Witches of Eastwick
1987
as Daryl Van Horne
Easy Rider
1969
as George Hanson
Terms of Endearment
1983
as Garrett Breedlove
Carnal Knowledge
1971
as Jonathan
Breakdown: 1975
2025
as Self (archive footage)
About Schmidt
2002
as Warren Schmidt
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
The Pledge
2001
as Jerry Black
How Do You Know
2010
as Charles
Wolf
1994
as Will Randall
As Good as It Gets
1997
as Melvin Udall
I'm Still Here
2010
as Jack Nicholson
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Prizzi's Honor
1985
as Charley Partanna
Hoffa
1992
as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
Five Easy Pieces
1970
as Robert Eroica Dupea
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
as Frank Chambers
The Last Detail
1973
as Billy L. 'Badass' Buddusky
Broadcast News
1987
as Bill Rorich
The Crossing Guard
1995
as Freddy Gale
The Missouri Breaks
1976
as Tom Logan
Corman's World
2011
as Self - Actor
The Two Jakes
1990
as J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Tommy
1975
as The Specialist
Ride in the Whirlwind
1966
as Wes
Heartburn
1986
as Mark
The Terror
1963
as Lt. Andre Duvalier
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Brimmer
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Divine
2014
as Self (archive)
Reds
1981
as Eugene O'Neill
The Little Shop of Horrors
1960
as Wilbur Force
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Mansfield 66/67
2017
as Self - Actor(archive footage)
Untold: Deal with the Devil
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Targets
1968
as Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Evening Star
1996
as Garrett Breedlove
The Fortune
1975
as Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
Blood and Wine
1996
as Alex
Little Amy
1962
as Jefferson City Coach
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020
as Self
Ironweed
1987
as Francis Phelan
Live Aid
1985
as Self
Goin' South
1978
as Henry Moon
Stardust
2010
as Self (uncredited)
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
as Self (archive footage)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Ensign Pulver
1964
as Yeoman Dolan
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
as Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972
as David Staebler
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
as Self (archive footage)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Tad Pringle
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999
Making 'The Shining'
1980
as Self
Hells Angels on Wheels
1967
as Poet
Psych-Out
1968
as Stoney
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
The Raven
1963
as Rexford Bedlo
The Border
1982
as Charlie Smith
The Broken Land
1962
as Will
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
as Self
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Passenger
1975
as David Locke
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
as Self(archive footage)
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
as Self - Presenter
The Shooting
1966
as Billy Spear
Drive, He Said
1971
as Annoyed Bearded Guy
Cry Baby Killer
1958
as Jimmy Wallace
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
as Self
Head
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Creepy Classics
1987
as Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
2017
as Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
2017
as Self - Audience Member
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
2008
as Self
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008
as Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
as Self
Studs Lonigan
1960
as Weary Reilly
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007
as Self
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped
1995
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
Witness to 'Reds'
2006
as Self
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008
as Self
The Hour of St. Francis
1962
as Jim Evans
Too Soon to Love
1960
as Buddy
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007
as Self
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
1995
as Self
Back Door to Hell
1964
as Burnett
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
2010
as Self
Man Trouble
1992
as Harry Bliss
The Wild Ride
1960
as Johnny Varron
Films to Die For
2025
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Safe Place
1971
as Mitch
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
2008
as Self
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
2007
as Self
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Rebel Rousers
1970
as Bunny
The Elephant's Child
1986
as Narrator (voice)
On the tracks of a filmmaker
1988
as Jack Nicholson
Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos
2010
as Self
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972
as Self
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
1971
as Narrator
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
2010
as Self
Flight to Fury
1964
as Jay Wickham
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom
2010
as Self
Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump
1987
as Narrator (voice)
About 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 o… With 145 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Jack Nicholson has appeared in 123 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jack Nicholson Movies
- The Shining (1980) — as Jack Torrance
- The Departed (2006) — as Costello
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) — as Randle Patrick McMurphy
- Batman (1989) — as Joker / Jack Napier
- Mars Attacks! (1996) — as President Dale / Art Land
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