1937-04-22 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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Films to Die For | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2025-10-23 |
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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert | Self | 2025-02-14 |
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Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director | Self (archive footage) | 2024-03-26 |
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Clint Eastwood, la dernière légende | Self (archive footage) | 2022-11-13 |
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Untold: Deal with the Devil | Self (archive footage) | 2021-08-17 |
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Joker: Put on a Happy Face | Self | 2020-08-18 |
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40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic | Self (archive footage) | 2020-06-09 |
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Jack Nicholson: Das Teuflische Grinsen Hollywoods | Self | 2017-12-09 |
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The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 | Self - Audience Member | 2017-09-29 |
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Close Up | Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
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Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir | Self (archive footage) | 2012-10-09 |
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Corman's World | Self - Actor | 2011-12-16 |
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Stardust | Self (uncredited) | 2010-10-16 |
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America Lost and Found: The BBS Story | Self | 2010-11-23 |
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How Do You Know | Charles | 2010-12-17 |
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BBStory: An American Film Renaissance | Self | 2010-11-23 |
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I'm Still Here | Jack Nicholson | 2010-09-10 |
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Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom | Self | 2010-11-23 |
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Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos | Self | 2010-02-20 |
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Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces' | Self | 2010-11-23 |
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Notes on an American Film Director at Work | Self | 2008-01-01 |
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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage) | 2008-01-18 |
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Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight | Self | 2008-10-18 |
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View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' | Self | 2007-10-23 |
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The Bucket List | Edward Periman Cole | 2007-12-25 |
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Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick | Self | 2007-10-23 |
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The Visions of Stanley Kubrick | Self | 2007-10-23 |
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Witness to 'Reds' | Self | 2006-10-17 |
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The Departed | Costello | 2006-10-04 |
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Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast | Self - Presenter | 2005-09-02 |
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Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild | Self(archive footage) | 2004-08-29 |
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Anger Management | Dr. Buddy Rydell | 2003-04-11 |
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Something's Gotta Give | Harry Sanborn | 2003-12-12 |
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Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. | Self | 2002-11-26 |
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About Schmidt | Warren Schmidt | 2002-12-12 |
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Self | 2001-05-02 |
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The Pledge | Jerry Black | 2001-01-19 |
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America | A Tribute to Heroes | Self | 2001-09-21 |
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Velocity | Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage) | 1999-12-02 |
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Junket Whore | Self | 1998-10-12 |
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As Good as It Gets | Melvin Udall | 1997-12-19 |
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Mars Attacks! | President Dale / Art Land | 1996-12-13 |
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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels | Self (archive footage) | 1996-05-19 |
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Blood and Wine | Alex | 1996-10-03 |
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The Evening Star | Garrett Breedlove | 1996-12-25 |
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The Crossing Guard | Freddy Gale | 1995-01-26 |
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The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped | Self | 1995-08-03 |
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The Rolling Stones: Stripped | Self | 1995-07-04 |
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Wolf | Will Randall | 1994-06-17 |
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Man Trouble | Harry Bliss | 1992-07-17 |
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Hoffa | James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa | 1992-12-25 |
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A Few Good Men | Col. Nathan R. Jessep | 1992-12-11 |
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The Two Jakes | J.J. "Jake" Gittes | 1990-08-10 |
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Batman | Jack Napier / The Joker | 1989-06-21 |
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On the tracks of a filmmaker | Jack Nicholson | 1988-01-01 |
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The Witches of Eastwick | Daryl Van Horne | 1987-06-12 |
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Ironweed | Francis Phelan | 1987-12-18 |
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Broadcast News | Bill Rorich | 1987-12-16 |
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Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories | Narrator (voice) | 1987-01-01 |
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Creepy Classics | Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage) | 1987-10-01 |
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Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump | Narrator (voice) | 1987-09-01 |
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The Elephant's Child | Narrator (voice) | 1986-09-01 |
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Heartburn | Mark | 1986-07-25 |
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Barbra Streisand: One Voice | Self - Audience Member (uncredited) | 1986-12-27 |
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Live Aid | Self | 1985-07-13 |
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Prizzi's Honor | Charley Partanna | 1985-06-14 |
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Terms of Endearment | Garrett Breedlove | 1983-11-20 |
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The Border | Charlie Smith | 1982-01-29 |
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Reds | Eugene O'Neill | 1981-12-25 |
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The Postman Always Rings Twice | Frank Chambers | 1981-03-20 |
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Making 'The Shining' | Self | 1980-10-04 |
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The Shining | Jack Torrance | 1980-05-23 |
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Goin' South | Henry Moon | 1978-10-06 |
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The Last Tycoon | Brimmer | 1976-11-18 |
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The Missouri Breaks | Tom Logan | 1976-05-19 |
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TVTV Looks at the Oscars | Self | 1976-03-30 |
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Tommy | The Specialist | 1975-03-19 |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Randle Patrick McMurphy | 1975-11-19 |
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Professione: reporter | David Locke | 1975-02-28 |
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The Fortune | Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan | 1975-05-20 |
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Chinatown | J.J. 'Jake' Gittes | 1974-06-20 |
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The Last Detail | SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky | 1973-12-11 |
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Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here | Self | 1972-05-11 |
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The King of Marvin Gardens | David Staebler | 1972-10-13 |
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Carnal Knowledge | Jonathan | 1971-06-30 |
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Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age | Narrator | 1971-05-31 |
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Drive, He Said | Annoyed Bearded Guy | 1971-06-13 |
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A Safe Place | Mitch | 1971-10-01 |
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Five Easy Pieces | Robert Eroica Dupea | 1970-09-12 |
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Rebel Rousers | Bunny | 1970-04-01 |
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Tad Pringle | 1970-06-17 |
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Easy Rider | George Hanson | 1969-06-26 |
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Targets | Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1968-08-15 |
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Psych-Out | Stoney | 1968-03-06 |
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Head | Self (uncredited) | 1968-11-06 |
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The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Gino, Hit Man (uncredited) | 1967-06-30 |
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Hells Angels on Wheels | Poet | 1967-06-01 |
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The Shooting | Billy Spear | 1966-06-02 |
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Ride in the Whirlwind | Wes | 1966-10-23 |
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Back Door to Hell | Burnett | 1964-12-19 |
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Ensign Pulver | Yeoman Dolan | 1964-07-31 |
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Flight to Fury | Jay Wickham | 1964-08-07 |
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The Terror | Lt. Andre Duvalier | 1963-06-17 |
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The Raven | Rexford Bedlo | 1963-01-25 |
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The Broken Land | Will | 1962-03-31 |
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Little Amy | Jefferson City Coach | 1962-01-01 |
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The Hour of St. Francis | Jim Evans | 1962-01-01 |
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The Wild Ride | Johnny Varron | 1960-06-17 |
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The Little Shop of Horrors | Wilbur Force | 1960-08-05 |
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Studs Lonigan | Weary Reilly | 1960-09-01 |
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Too Soon to Love | Buddy | 1960-02-01 |
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Cry Baby Killer | Jimmy Wallace | 1958-08-15 |
