Jack Nicholson profile
Actor profile

Jack Nicholson

22nd April 1937 Manhattan, New York, USA Acting

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.

119 Movies 22 TV Shows 149 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Close Up poster
Close Up 30th September 2012 as Self (archive footage)
Stardust poster
Stardust 16th October 2010 as Self (uncredited)
Velocity poster
Velocity 2nd December 1999 as Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
Wolf poster
Wolf 17th June 1994 as Will Randall
Hoffa poster
Hoffa 25th December 1992 as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
Batman poster
Batman 21st June 1989 as Joker / Jack Napier
Ironweed poster
Ironweed 18th December 1987 as Francis Phelan
Reds poster
Reds 25th December 1981 as Eugene O'Neill
Tommy poster
Tommy 19th March 1975 as The Specialist
Head poster
Head 6th November 1968 as Self (uncredited)
Targets poster
Targets 13th August 1968 as Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bronco poster
Bronco 23rd September 1958 as Bob Doolin