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Jack Nicholson

Acting
Known For

88 Years Old

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.

Born

Manhattan, New York, USA on 22nd April 1937

All Credits

Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
The Andy Griffith Show Image
The Andy Griffith Show
Marvin Jenkins
The Andy Griffith Show Image
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Garland
Dr. Kildare Image
Dr. Kildare
Jaime Angel
The Shining Image
The Shining
Jack Torrance
The Departed Image
The Departed
Costello
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Matinee Theater Image
Matinee Theater
Musician's Son
Hawaiian Eye Image
Hawaiian Eye
Tony Morgan
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Image
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Randle Patrick McMurphy
No Image
Goldene Kamera
Self
A Few Good Men Image
A Few Good Men
Col. Nathan R. Jessep
The Kennedy Center Honors Image
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Batman Image
Batman
Jack Napier / The Joker
Basketball: A Love Story Image
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
The Bucket List Image
The Bucket List
Edward Periman Cole
Easy Rider Image
Easy Rider
George Hanson
Bronco Image
Bronco
Bob Doolin
Mars Attacks! Image
Mars Attacks!
President Dale / Art Land
Sea Hunt Image
Sea Hunt
John Stark
Goin' South Image
Goin' South
Henry Moon
The Guns of Will Sonnett Image
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Tom Murdock
The Barbara Stanwyck Show Image
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Bud
Something's Gotta Give Image
Something's Gotta Give
Harry Sanborn
Man Trouble Image
Man Trouble
Harry Bliss
As Good as It Gets Image
As Good as It Gets
Melvin Udall
Heartburn Image
Heartburn
Mark
Anger Management Image
Anger Management
Dr. Buddy Rydell
Mr. Lucky Image
Mr. Lucky
Martin
Chinatown Image
Chinatown
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Tommy Image
Tommy
The Specialist
Creepy Classics Image
Creepy Classics
Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
The Raven Image
The Raven
Rexford Bedlo
The Crossing Guard Image
The Crossing Guard
Freddy Gale
Prizzi's Honor Image
Prizzi's Honor
Charley Partanna
Hoffa Image
Hoffa
James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
Head Image
Head
Self (uncredited)
Kubrick by Kubrick Image
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
The Fortune Image
The Fortune
Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert Image
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Blood and Wine Image
Blood and Wine
Alex
Wolf Image
Wolf
Will Randall
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped Image
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped
Self
Terms of Endearment Image
Terms of Endearment
Garrett Breedlove
John Candy: I Like Me Image
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Pledge Image
The Pledge
Jerry Black
I'm Still Here Image
I'm Still Here
Jack Nicholson
How Do You Know Image
How Do You Know
Charles
The Broken Land Image
The Broken Land
Will
Reds Image
Reds
Eugene O'Neill
Studs Lonigan Image
Studs Lonigan
Weary Reilly
The Shooting Image
The Shooting
Billy Spear
Little Amy Image
Little Amy
Jefferson City Coach
No Image
Nudes in the News
Warren Schmidt (archive footage)
The Witches of Eastwick Image
The Witches of Eastwick
Daryl Van Horne
About Schmidt Image
About Schmidt
Warren Schmidt
No Image
My Spy Family
The Two Jakes Image
The Two Jakes
J.J. "Jake" Gittes
The Last Tycoon Image
The Last Tycoon
Brimmer
Barbra Streisand: One Voice Image
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Five Easy Pieces Image
Five Easy Pieces
Robert Eroica Dupea
Corman's World Image
Corman's World
Self - Actor
Breakdown: 1975 Image
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage)
The Postman Always Rings Twice Image
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Frank Chambers
Broadcast News Image
Broadcast News
Bill Rorich
The Passenger Image
The Passenger
David Locke
The Border Image
The Border
Charlie Smith
The Last Detail Image
The Last Detail
Buddusky
Carnal Knowledge Image
Carnal Knowledge
Jonathan
Live Aid Image
Live Aid
Self
Drive, He Said Image
Drive, He Said
Annoyed Bearded Guy
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Image
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Untold: Deal with the Devil Image
Untold: Deal with the Devil
Self (archive footage)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Image
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
The Missouri Breaks Image
The Missouri Breaks
Tom Logan
The Evening Star Image
The Evening Star
Garrett Breedlove
The Terror Image
The Terror
Lt. Andre Duvalier
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Image
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Tad Pringle
The Movie Orgy Image
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
The Little Shop of Horrors Image
The Little Shop of Horrors
Wilbur Force
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures Image
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes Image
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
Targets Image
Targets
Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend Image
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
Ironweed Image
Ironweed
Francis Phelan
Close Up Image
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
Flight to Fury Image
Flight to Fury
Jay Wickham
Hells Angels on Wheels Image
Hells Angels on Wheels
Poet
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Image
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)
Junket Whore Image
Junket Whore
Self
Joker: Put on a Happy Face Image
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
The Rolling Stones: Stripped Image
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
Self
Ride in the Whirlwind Image
Ride in the Whirlwind
Wes
The King of Marvin Gardens Image
The King of Marvin Gardens
David Staebler
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic Image
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Self (archive footage)
A Safe Place Image
A Safe Place
Mitch
Notes on an American Film Director at Work Image
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Self
TVTV Looks at the Oscars Image
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight Image
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. Image
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Self
Stardust Image
Stardust
Self (uncredited)
Cry Baby Killer Image
Cry Baby Killer
Jimmy Wallace
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories Image
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
Narrator (voice)
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood Image
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
Self
Ensign Pulver Image
Ensign Pulver
Yeoman Dolan
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels Image
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
Making 'The Shining' Image
Making 'The Shining'
Self
Films to Die For Image
Films to Die For
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Hour of St. Francis Image
The Hour of St. Francis
Jim Evans
Little Amy Image
Little Amy
Jefferson City Coach
Psych-Out Image
Psych-Out
Stoney
The Wild Ride Image
The Wild Ride
Johnny Varron
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick Image
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
Self
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces' Image
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
Self
Celebrities Uncensored Image
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir Image
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Self (archive footage)
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast Image
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self - Presenter
Back Door to Hell Image
Back Door to Hell
Burnett
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' Image
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Self
No Image
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
Self
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here Image
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Self
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom Image
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom
Self
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance Image
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Self
The Making of '...And God Spoke' Image
The Making of '...And God Spoke'
Self - Academy Awards (archive footage)
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick Image
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
Velocity Image
Velocity
Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
No Image
Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos
Self
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director Image
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director
Self (archive footage)
Rebel Rousers Image
Rebel Rousers
Bunny
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party Image
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
Witness to 'Reds' Image
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild Image
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Self(archive footage)
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age Image
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
Narrator
Too Soon to Love Image
Too Soon to Love
Buddy
No Image
The Elephant's Child
Narrator (voice)
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 Image
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
Self - Audience Member
On the tracks of a filmmaker Image
On the tracks of a filmmaker
Jack Nicholson
No Image
Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump
Narrator (voice)