8.4
8.4
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
Jack Nicholson
Also known as: John Joseph Nicholson, John Nicholson
Acting
Born:April 22, 1937(age 89)
Birthplace:Manhattan, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
Height:5'10" (177 cm)
Education:Actors Studio, Manasquan High School, The Center for Early Education
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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 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 (107 movies)
8.2
8.2
The Departed
2006
as Costello
8.2
8.2
The Shining
1980
as Jack Torrance
7.9
7.9
Chinatown
1974
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
7.8
7.8
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
2017
as Self - Audience Member
7.6
7.6
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
7.6
7.6
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
7.5
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
2017
as Self
7.5
7.5
A Few Good Men
1992
as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
7.4
7.4
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007
as Self
7.4
7.4
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
as Self (archive footage)
7.4
7.4
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
as Self
7.4
7.4
As Good as It Gets
1997
as Melvin Udall
7.2
7.2
Batman
1989
as Jack Napier / The Joker
7.2
7.2
The Passenger
1975
as David Locke
7.2
7.2
The Bucket List
2007
as Edward Periman Cole
7.1
7.1
Making 'The Shining'
1980
as Self
7.1
7.1
Terms of Endearment
1983
as Garrett Breedlove
7.1
7.1
Five Easy Pieces
1970
as Robert Eroica Dupea
7.1
7.1
Corman's World
2011
as Self - Actor
7.1
7.1
Easy Rider
1969
as George Hanson
7.0
7.0
The Last Detail
1973
as SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky
6.9
6.9
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007
as Self
6.9
6.9
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
2007
as Self
6.9
6.9
Untold: Deal with the Devil
2021
as Self (archive footage)
6.9
6.9
Reds
1981
as Eugene O'Neill
6.8
6.8
About Schmidt
2002
as Warren Schmidt
6.8
6.8
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped
1995
as Self
6.7
6.7
Broadcast News
1987
as Bill Rorich
6.7
6.7
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Tad Pringle
6.6
6.6
Something's Gotta Give
2003
as Harry Sanborn
6.6
6.6
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
as Self
6.6
6.6
Carnal Knowledge
1971
as Jonathan
6.6
6.6
Ensign Pulver
1964
as Yeoman Dolan
6.6
6.6
The Pledge
2001
as Jerry Black
6.5
6.5
The Witches of Eastwick
1987
as Daryl Van Horne
6.5
6.5
The Missouri Breaks
1976
as Tom Logan
6.5
6.5
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
as Frank Chambers
6.5
6.5
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
2012
as Self (archive footage)
6.5
6.5
Tommy
1975
as The Specialist
6.4
6.4
Mars Attacks!
1996
as President Dale / Art Land
6.4
6.4
The Broken Land
1962
as Will
6.4
6.4
Prizzi's Honor
1985
as Charley Partanna
6.4
6.4
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
6.3
6.3
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Brimmer
6.3
6.3
Ironweed
1987
as Francis Phelan
6.3
6.3
The Little Shop of Horrors
1960
as Wilbur Force
6.3
6.3
Creepy Classics
1987
as Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
6.3
6.3
The Raven
1963
as Rexford Bedlo
6.3
6.3
Ride in the Whirlwind
1966
Writer
6.3
6.3
Hoffa
1992
as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
6.2
6.2
The Shooting
1966
Producer
6.2
6.2
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
6.2
6.2
Head
1968
Producer
6.2
6.2
Anger Management
2003
as Dr. Buddy Rydell
6.1
6.1
Wolf
1994
as Will Randall
6.1
6.1
The Border
1982
as Charlie Smith
6.0
6.0
The Evening Star
1996
as Garrett Breedlove
6.0
6.0
The Crossing Guard
1995
as Freddy Gale
6.0
6.0
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
as Self
6.0
6.0
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972
as Self
6.0
6.0
Stardust
2010
as Self (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
2010
as Self
6.0
6.0
The Elephant's Child
1986
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
6.0
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
1987
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
6.0
Witness to 'Reds'
2006
as Self
6.0
6.0
Cordillera
1964
Screenplay
6.0
6.0
I'm Still Here
2010
as Jack Nicholson
6.0
6.0
Heartburn
1986
as Mark
6.0
6.0
The Two Jakes
1990
Producer
5.8
5.8
Goin' South
1978
Director
5.8
5.8
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972
as David Staebler
5.7
5.7
Blood and Wine
1996
as Alex
5.7
5.7
Drive, He Said
1971
Producer
5.7
5.7
The Trip
1967
Writer
5.6
5.6
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
2008
as Self
5.5
5.5
Cry Baby Killer
1958
as Jimmy Wallace
5.5
5.5
A Safe Place
1971
as Mitch
5.5
5.5
Back Door to Hell
1964
as Burnett
5.4
5.4
The Fortune
1975
as Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
5.3
5.3
How Do You Know
2010
as Charles
5.3
5.3
Hells Angels on Wheels
1967
as Poet
5.2
5.2
Flight to Fury
1964
Writer
5.2
5.2
The Terror
1963
as Lt. Andre Duvalier
4.9
4.9
Psych-Out
1968
as Stoney
4.9
4.9
Thunder Island
1963
Screenplay
4.9
4.9
Man Trouble
1992
as Harry Bliss
4.8
4.8
The Wild Ride
1960
as Johnny Varron
4.5
4.5
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
1995
as Self
4.2
4.2
Studs Lonigan
1960
as Weary Reilly
4.0
4.0
Rebel Rousers
1970
as Bunny
3.5
3.5
Too Soon to Love
1960
as Buddy
2.0
2.0
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004
Producer
2.0
2.0
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
as Self - Presenter
1.0
1.0
Velocity
1999
as Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump
1987
as Narrator (voice)
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom
2010
as Self
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
2010
as Self
Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos
2010
as Self
On the tracks of a filmmaker
1988
as Jack Nicholson
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
1971
as Narrator
The Hour of St. Francis
1962
as Jim Evans
Little Amy
1962
as Jefferson City Coach
Films to Die For
2025
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
2010
as Self
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