Jack Nicholson
Born in Manhattan, New York, USA — Apr 22 1937
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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 ac…
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Jack Nicholson's Credits
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The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Garland
Dr. Kildare
Jaime Angel
Matinee Theater
Musician's Son
Hawaiian Eye
Tony Morgan
The Oscars
Self
Sea Hunt
John Stark
Bronco
Bob Doolin
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Bud
The Departed
Costello
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Tom Murdock
The Shining
Jack Torrance
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Randle Patrick McMurphy
Mr. Lucky
Martin
Batman
Jack Napier / The Joker
A Few Good Men
Col. Nathan R. Jessep
Mars Attacks!
President Dale / Art Land
Into the Wild
Crew
Chinatown
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
The Bucket List
Edward Periman Cole
My Spy Family
As Good as It Gets
Melvin Udall
Easy Rider
George Hanson
Anger Management
Dr. Buddy Rydell
Something's Gotta Give
Harry Sanborn
The Pledge
Jerry Black
Wolf
Will Randall
The Witches of Eastwick
Daryl Van Horne
Reds
Eugene O'Neill
Tommy
The Specialist
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor (archive footage)
How Do You Know
Charles Madison
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Frank Chambers
Terms of Endearment
Garrett Breedlove
I'm Still Here
Jack Nicholson
Hoffa
James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage)
Ironweed
Francis Phelan
The Last Detail
Buddusky
Live Aid
Self
The Passenger
David Locke
Blood and Wine
Alex
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
The Fortune
Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
About Schmidt
Warren Schmidt
The Last Tycoon
Brimmer
The Raven
Rexford Bedlo
The Two Jakes
J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Prizzi's Honor
Charley Partanna
Heartburn
Mark
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
The Crossing Guard
Freddy Gale
Head
Self (uncredited)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
Targets
Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Shooting
Billy Spear
Broadcast News
Bill Rorich
Carnal Knowledge
Jonathan
The Little Shop of Horrors
Wilbur Force
Goin' South
Henry Moon
The Border
Charlie Smith
Corman's World
Self - Actor
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
The Terror
Lt. Andre Duvalier
The Trip
Writing
Drive, He Said
Annoyed Bearded Guy
Man Trouble
Harry Bliss
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Self
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self - Presenter
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)
The Evening Star
Garrett Breedlove
Ensign Pulver
Yeoman Dolan
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Self
Psych-Out
Stoney
Five Easy Pieces
Robert Eroica Dupea
A Safe Place
Mitch
The King of Marvin Gardens
David Staebler
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Self
Ride in the Whirlwind
Wes
Hells Angels on Wheels
Poet
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Tad Pringle
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
Untold: Deal with the Devil
Self (archive footage)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
The Missouri Breaks
Tom Logan
Making 'The Shining'
Self
Junket Whore
Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Self(archive footage)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Self (archive footage)
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Self (archive footage)
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Self
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
Rebel Rousers
Bunny
Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos
Self
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
Self - Audience Member
Little Amy
Jefferson City Coach
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
Self
Flight to Fury
Jay Wickham
Velocity
Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
Studs Lonigan
Weary Reilly
The Wild Ride
Johnny Varron
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped
Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Self
Back Door to Hell
Burnett
Stardust
Self (uncredited)
Too Soon to Love
Buddy
On the tracks of a filmmaker
Jack Nicholson
Thunder Island
Writing
Creepy Classics
Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
The Broken Land
Will
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
Cry Baby Killer
Jimmy Wallace
The Elephant's Child
Narrator (voice)
The Making of '...And God Spoke'
Self - Academy Awards (archive footage)
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
Narrator
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
Narrator (voice)
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
Self
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
Self
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Self
The Hour of St. Francis
Jim Evans
Morceaux de Cannes
Cordillera
Writing
Little Amy
Jefferson City Coach
Films to Die For
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump
Narrator (voice)
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director
Self (archive footage)
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
Self
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom
Self
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
Self