Jack Nicholson
Born
April 22, 1937 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York, USA
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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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director
Self (archive footage)
2024
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
2022
Mr. Saturday Night
2021
Untold: Deal with the Devil
Self (archive footage)
2021
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
2020
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
2020
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Self (archive footage)
2020
Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson
Self (archive footage)
2019
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2018
Always at The Carlyle
Self (archive footage)
2018
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
Self
2017
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
2012
Corman's World
Self - Actor
2011
How Do You Know
Charles
2010
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Self
2010
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom
Self
2010
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
Self
2010
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
Self
2010
Stardust
Self (uncredited)
2010
I'm Still Here
Jack Nicholson
2010
Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos
Self
2010
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
2008
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)
2008
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Self
2008
The Bucket List
Edward Periman Cole
2007
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Self
2007
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
2007
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
Self
2007
My Spy Family
(20 episodes)
2007
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
2006
The Departed
Costello
2006
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self - Presenter
2005
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Self(archive footage)
2004
Something's Gotta Give
Harry Sanborn
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Anger Management
Dr. Buddy Rydell
2003
About Schmidt
Warren Schmidt
2002
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Self
2002
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Self (archive footage)
2002
Nudes in the News
Warren Schmidt (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2002
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
2001
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Self
2001
The Pledge
Jerry Black
2001
Velocity
Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
1999
Junket Whore
Self
1998
As Good as It Gets
Melvin Udall
1997
The Evening Star
Garrett Breedlove
1996
Mars Attacks!
President Dale / Art Land
1996
Blood and Wine
Alex
1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
1996
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped
Self
1995
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
Self
1995
The Crossing Guard
Freddy Gale
1995
Wolf
Will Randall
1994
Hoffa
James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
1992
A Few Good Men
Col. Nathan R. Jessep
1992
Man Trouble
Harry Bliss
1992
The Two Jakes
J.J. "Jake" Gittes
1990
Batman
Jack Napier / The Joker
1989
On the tracks of a filmmaker
Jack Nicholson
1988
Ironweed
Francis Phelan
1987
Broadcast News
Bill Rorich
1987
Creepy Classics
Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
1987
Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump
Narrator (voice)
1987
The Witches of Eastwick
Daryl Van Horne
1987
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
Narrator (voice)
1987
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1986
The Elephant's Child
Narrator (voice)
1986
Heartburn
Mark
1986
Live Aid
Self
1985
Prizzi's Honor
Charley Partanna
1985
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984
Terms of Endearment
Garrett Breedlove
1983
The Border
Charlie Smith
1982
Reds
Eugene O'Neill
1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Frank Chambers
1981
Making 'The Shining'
Self
1980
The Shining
Jack Torrance
1980
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
1978
Goin' South
Henry Moon
1978
The Last Tycoon
Brimmer
1976
The Missouri Breaks
Tom Logan
1976
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
1976
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Randle Patrick McMurphy
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self · (1 episode)
1975
The Fortune
Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
1975
Tommy
The Specialist
1975
The Passenger
David Locke
1975
Chinatown
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
1974
The Last Detail
SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky
1973
The King of Marvin Gardens
David Staebler
1972
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Self
1972
A Safe Place
Mitch
1971
Carnal Knowledge
Jonathan
1971
Drive, He Said
Annoyed Bearded Guy
1971
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
Narrator
1971
Five Easy Pieces
Robert Eroica Dupea
1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Tad Pringle
1970
Rebel Rousers
Bunny
1970
Easy Rider
George Hanson
1969
Head
Self (uncredited)
1968
Targets
Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
1968
Psych-Out
Stoney
1968
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Tom Murdock · (1 episode)
1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
1967
Hells Angels on Wheels
Poet
1967
Ride in the Whirlwind
Wes
1966
The Shooting
Billy Spear
1966
Back Door to Hell
Burnett
1964
Flight to Fury
Jay Wickham
1964
Ensign Pulver
Yeoman Dolan
1964
The Terror
Lt. Andre Duvalier
1963
The Raven
Rexford Bedlo
1963
The Broken Land
Will
1962
The Hour of St. Francis
Jim Evans
1962
Little Amy
Jefferson City Coach
1962
Little Amy
Jefferson City Coach · (1 episode)
1962
Dr. Kildare
Jaime Angel · (191 episodes)
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Garland · (1 episode)
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Marvin Jenkins · (1 episode)
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Bud · (1 episode)
1960
Studs Lonigan
Weary Reilly
1960
The Little Shop of Horrors
Wilbur Force
1960
The Wild Ride
Johnny Varron
1960
Too Soon to Love
Buddy
1960
Mr. Lucky
Martin · (1 episode)
1959
Hawaiian Eye
Tony Morgan · (1 episode)
1959
Bronco
Bob Doolin · (1 episode)
1958
The Cry Baby Killer
Jimmy Wallace
1958
Sea Hunt
John Stark · (1 episode)
1958
Matinee Theater
Musician's Son · (1 episode)
1955
The Oscars
Self · (9 episodes)
1953
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (4 episodes)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944