Jack Nicholson

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).

Casted

The Shining

Played Jack Torrance

Average Rating

8.2

18344 votes

Release Date

May 23, 1980

46 years ago
The Departed

Played Costello

Average Rating

8.2

15676 votes

Release Date

Oct 04, 2006

19 years ago
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Played Randle Patrick McMurphy

Average Rating

8.4

11049 votes

Release Date

Nov 19, 1975

51 years ago
Batman

Played Jack Napier / The Joker

Average Rating

7.2

8278 votes

Release Date

Jun 21, 1989

37 years ago
Mars Attacks!

Played President Dale / Art Land

Average Rating

6.4

5700 votes

Release Date

Dec 13, 1996

29 years ago
Chinatown

Played J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Average Rating

7.9

4083 votes

Release Date

Jun 20, 1974

52 years ago
As Good as It Gets

Played Melvin Udall

Average Rating

7.4

3969 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 1997

28 years ago
The Bucket List

Played Edward Periman Cole

Average Rating

7.2

3955 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 2007

18 years ago
A Few Good Men

Played Col. Nathan R. Jessep

Average Rating

7.5

3937 votes

Release Date

Dec 11, 1992

33 years ago
Anger Management

Played Dr. Buddy Rydell

Average Rating

6.2

3310 votes

Release Date

Apr 11, 2003

23 years ago
Easy Rider

Played George Hanson

Average Rating

7.1

2082 votes

Release Date

Jun 26, 1969

57 years ago
Something's Gotta Give

Played Harry Sanborn

Average Rating

6.6

1691 votes

Release Date

Dec 12, 2003

22 years ago
The Witches of Eastwick

Played Daryl Van Horne

Average Rating

6.5

1502 votes

Release Date

Jun 12, 1987

39 years ago
About Schmidt

Played Warren Schmidt

Average Rating

6.8

1318 votes

Release Date

Dec 12, 2002

23 years ago
The Pledge

Played Jerry Black

Average Rating

6.6

1165 votes

Release Date

Jan 19, 2001

25 years ago
How Do You Know

Played Charles

Average Rating

5.3

1025 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 2010

15 years ago
Wolf

Played Will Randall

Average Rating

6.1

972 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 1994

32 years ago
Terms of Endearment

Played Garrett Breedlove

Average Rating

7.1

797 votes

Release Date

Nov 20, 1983

42 years ago
Five Easy Pieces

Played Robert Eroica Dupea

Average Rating

7.1

562 votes

Release Date

Sep 12, 1970

56 years ago
The Postman Always Rings Twice

Played Frank Chambers

Average Rating

6.5

532 votes

Release Date

Mar 20, 1981

45 years ago
The Passenger

Played David Locke

Average Rating

7.2

526 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 1975

51 years ago
The Little Shop of Horrors

Played Wilbur Force

Average Rating

6.3

440 votes

Release Date

May 04, 1960

66 years ago
Broadcast News

Played Bill Rorich

Average Rating

6.8

440 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1987

38 years ago
Prizzi's Honor

Played Charley Partanna

Average Rating

6.4

399 votes

Release Date

Jun 14, 1985

41 years ago
The Last Detail

Played SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky

Average Rating

7.0

392 votes

Release Date

Dec 11, 1973

53 years ago
I'm Still Here

Played Jack Nicholson

Average Rating

6.0

391 votes

Release Date

Sep 10, 2010

15 years ago
Reds

Played Eugene O'Neill

Average Rating

6.9

358 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1981

44 years ago
Tommy

Played The Specialist

Average Rating

6.5

350 votes

Release Date

Mar 19, 1975

51 years ago
Hoffa

Played James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa

Average Rating

6.3

339 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1992

33 years ago
The Crossing Guard

Played Freddy Gale

Average Rating

6.0

278 votes

Release Date

Jan 26, 1995

31 years ago
The Raven

Played Rexford Bedlo

Average Rating

6.3

265 votes

Release Date

Jan 25, 1963

64 years ago
The Two Jakes

Played J.J. "Jake" Gittes

Average Rating

6.0

256 votes

Release Date

Aug 10, 1990

36 years ago
The Missouri Breaks

Played Tom Logan

Average Rating

6.5

235 votes

Release Date

May 19, 1976

50 years ago
Targets

Played Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.0

226 votes

Release Date

Aug 15, 1968

58 years ago
Carnal Knowledge

Played Jonathan

Average Rating

6.6

210 votes

Release Date

Jun 30, 1971

55 years ago
Heartburn

Played Mark

Average Rating

6.0

204 votes

Release Date

Jul 25, 1986

40 years ago
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Played Self

Average Rating

7.4

195 votes

Release Date

May 02, 2001

25 years ago
Blood and Wine

Played Alex

Average Rating

5.7

177 votes

Release Date

Oct 03, 1996

29 years ago
The Terror

Played Lt. Andre Duvalier

Average Rating

5.2

167 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 1963

63 years ago
Goin' South

Played Henry Moon

Average Rating

5.8

156 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 1978

48 years ago
The Last Tycoon

Played Brimmer

Average Rating

6.3

152 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1976

50 years ago
Ironweed

Played Francis Phelan

Average Rating

6.3

138 votes

Release Date

Dec 18, 1987

38 years ago
The Border

Played Charlie Smith

Average Rating

6.1

137 votes

Release Date

Jan 29, 1982

44 years ago
The Shooting

Played Billy Spear

Average Rating

6.2

130 votes

Release Date

Jun 02, 1966

60 years ago
Making 'The Shining'

Played Self

Average Rating

7.1

112 votes

Release Date

Oct 04, 1980

46 years ago
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Played Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.3

108 votes

Release Date

Jun 30, 1967

59 years ago
Ride in the Whirlwind

Played Wes

Average Rating

6.3

98 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 1966

60 years ago
Head

Played Self (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.2

97 votes

Release Date

Nov 06, 1968

58 years ago
The King of Marvin Gardens

Played David Staebler

Average Rating

5.8

92 votes

Release Date

Oct 13, 1972

54 years ago
Corman's World

Played Self - Actor

Average Rating

7.1

79 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 2011

14 years ago
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Played Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.3

74 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 2008

18 years ago
The Evening Star

Played Garrett Breedlove

Average Rating

6.1

73 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1996

29 years ago
Man Trouble

Played Harry Bliss

Average Rating

4.9

64 votes

Release Date

Jul 17, 1992

34 years ago
Untold: Deal with the Devil

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.9

62 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 2021

4 years ago
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Played Tad Pringle

Average Rating

6.7

61 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 1970

56 years ago
The Fortune

Played Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan

Average Rating

5.4

52 votes

Release Date

May 20, 1975

51 years ago
Live Aid

Played Self

Average Rating

7.9

50 votes

Release Date

Jul 13, 1985

41 years ago
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.6

49 votes

Release Date

Jun 09, 2020

5 years ago
Joker: Put on a Happy Face

Played Self

Average Rating

8.1

46 votes

Release Date

Aug 18, 2020

5 years ago
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.5

37 votes

Release Date

Oct 09, 2012

13 years ago
Hells Angels on Wheels

Played Poet

Average Rating

5.3

35 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 1967

59 years ago
Psych-Out

Played Stoney

Average Rating

4.9

35 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 1968

58 years ago
Drive, He Said

Played Annoyed Bearded Guy

Average Rating

5.7

23 votes

Release Date

Jun 13, 1971

55 years ago
A Safe Place

Played Mitch

Average Rating

5.5

21 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1971

55 years ago
The Wild Ride

Played Johnny Varron

Average Rating

4.8

20 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 1960

66 years ago
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.4

18 votes

Release Date

Nov 13, 2022

3 years ago
Cry Baby Killer

Played Jimmy Wallace

Average Rating

5.5

17 votes

Release Date

Aug 15, 1958

68 years ago
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

Played Self

Average Rating

6.9

16 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 2007

18 years ago
Ensign Pulver

Played Yeoman Dolan

Average Rating

6.6

15 votes

Release Date

Jul 31, 1964

62 years ago
Back Door to Hell

Played Burnett

Average Rating

5.5

15 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 1964

62 years ago
The Movie Orgy

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.4

13 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1968

59 years ago
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

Played Self

Average Rating

6.6

11 votes

Release Date

Nov 26, 2002

23 years ago
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

Played Self

Average Rating

6.9

11 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 2007

18 years ago
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

11 votes

Release Date

Feb 14, 2025

1 year ago
America | A Tribute to Heroes

Played Self

Average Rating

6.2

10 votes

Release Date

Sep 21, 2001

24 years ago
Rebel Rousers

Played Bunny

Average Rating

4.0

9 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 1970

56 years ago
Flight to Fury

Played Jay Wickham

Average Rating

5.2

8 votes

Release Date

Aug 07, 1964

62 years ago
The Broken Land

Played Will

Average Rating

6.4

7 votes

Release Date

Mar 31, 1962

64 years ago
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

7 votes

Release Date

Aug 03, 1995

31 years ago
Barbra Streisand: One Voice

Played Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.6

7 votes

Release Date

Dec 27, 1986

39 years ago
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

Played Self

Average Rating

7.4

7 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 2007

18 years ago
Creepy Classics

Played Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.3

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1987

39 years ago
Too Soon to Love

Played Buddy

Average Rating

3.5

6 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1960

67 years ago
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

Played Self - Audience Member

Average Rating

7.8

6 votes

Release Date

Sep 29, 2017

8 years ago
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.4

5 votes

Release Date

May 19, 1996

30 years ago
Studs Lonigan

Played Weary Reilly

Average Rating

4.2

5 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1960

66 years ago
Notes on an American Film Director at Work

Played Self

Average Rating

5.6

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2008

18 years ago
The Rolling Stones: Stripped

Played Self

Average Rating

4.5

3 votes

Release Date

Jul 04, 1995

31 years ago
Close Up

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

9.5

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 30, 2012

13 years ago
Junket Whore

Played Self

Average Rating

3.5

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1998

27 years ago
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood

Played Self

Average Rating

7.5

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 09, 2017

8 years ago
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

Played Self - Presenter

Average Rating

2.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 02, 2005

20 years ago
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1987

39 years ago
TVTV Looks at the Oscars

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 30, 1976

50 years ago
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 11, 1972

54 years ago
The Elephant's Child

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1986

40 years ago
Stardust

Played Self (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 2010

15 years ago
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 23, 2010

15 years ago
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 23, 2010

15 years ago
Velocity

Played Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)

Average Rating

1.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 1999

26 years ago

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