Jack Nicholson
Acting
Born: Apr 22, 1937
From: Manhattan, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bucket List | Edward Periman Cole | 2007 | 7.2 |
| The Departed | Costello | 2006 | 8.16 |
| Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast | Self - Presenter | 2005 | 2.0 |
| Something's Gotta Give | Harry Sanborn | 2003 | 6.6 |
| Anger Management | Dr. Buddy Rydell | 2003 | 6.2 |
| About Schmidt | Warren Schmidt | 2002 | 6.9 |
| The Pledge | Jerry Black | 2001 | 6.6 |
| As Good as It Gets | Melvin Udall | 1997 | 7.401 |
| Mars Attacks! | President Dale / Art Land | 1996 | 6.423 |
| The Evening Star | Garrett Breedlove | 1996 | 6.038 |
| Blood and Wine | Alex | 1996 | 5.7 |
| Wolf | Will Randall | 1994 | 6.1 |
| A Few Good Men | Col. Nathan R. Jessep | 1992 | 7.544 |
| Hoffa | James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa | 1992 | 6.3 |
| The Two Jakes | J.J. "Jake" Gittes | 1990 | 6.0 |
| Batman | Jack Napier / The Joker | 1989 | 7.23 |
| The Witches of Eastwick | Daryl Van Horne | 1987 | 6.5 |
| Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories | Narrator (voice) | 1987 | 6.0 |
| Prizzi's Honor | Charley Partanna | 1985 | 6.4 |
| Terms of Endearment | Garrett Breedlove | 1983 | 7.1 |
| The Border | Charlie Smith | 1982 | 6.1 |
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | Frank Chambers | 1981 | 6.5 |
| The Shining | Jack Torrance | 1980 | 8.205 |
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Randle Patrick McMurphy | 1975 | 8.4 |
| Tommy | The Specialist | 1975 | 6.4 |
| Chinatown | J.J. 'Jake' Gittes | 1974 | 7.9 |
| Easy Rider | George Hanson | 1969 | 7.0 |
| The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968 | 6.647 |
| The Terror | Lt. Andre Duvalier | 1963 | 5.2 |
| The Little Shop of Horrors | Wilbur Force | 1960 | 6.3 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1937 |
| From | Manhattan, New York, … |