Acting
Jack Nicholson
Born Apr 22, 1937 · 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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Acting
Monty and the Movies
Documentary
Breakdown: 1975
2025
Documentary
Films to Die For
2025
Documentary
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
2025
Documentary
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Documentary
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Comedy · Music
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
2024
Documentary
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director
2024
Documentary
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
Documentary
Untold: Deal with the Devil
2021
Documentary
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Documentary
Kubrick by Kubrick
2020
Documentary · History
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020
Documentary
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
Documentary
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
2017
Documentary
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
2017
Music · Documentary
Mansfield 66/67
2017
Documentary
I Am Divine
2014
Documentary
The Doctor in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2013
Documentary
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
2012
Documentary
Close Up
2012
Documentary
Corman's World
2011
Documentary
How Do You Know
2010
Comedy · Drama · Romance
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
2010
Documentary
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom
2010
Documentary
Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'
2010
Documentary
Stardust
2010
Documentary
I'm Still Here
2010
Music · Comedy · Drama
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008
Documentary
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
2008
Documentary
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008
Documentary
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
2008
Documentary
The Bucket List
2007
Drama · Comedy
Making of Chinatown
2007
Documentary
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007
Documentary
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007
Documentary
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
2007
Documentary
Witness to 'Reds'
2006
Documentary
The Departed
2006
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
Music · TV Movie · Documentary
Something's Gotta Give
2003
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Anger Management
2003
Comedy
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
Documentary · History
About Schmidt
2002
Drama · Comedy
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
Music · Documentary
America: A Tribute to Heroes
2001
Music · Documentary
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
2001
Documentary
The Pledge
2001
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Velocity
1999
Action · Drama
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999
Playmate Pajama Party
1999
Documentary
Junket Whore
1998
Documentary
As Good as It Gets
1997
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Completely Cuckoo
1997
Documentary
The Evening Star
1996
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Mars Attacks!
1996
Comedy · Fantasy · Science Fiction
Blood and Wine
1996
Crime · Thriller
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
Documentary
The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped
1995
Music · Documentary
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
1995
Music · Documentary
The Crossing Guard
1995
Drama · Thriller
Wolf
1994
Horror · Drama · Romance
Hoffa
1992
Crime · History · Drama
A Few Good Men
1992
Drama
Man Trouble
1992
Comedy · Romance
The Two Jakes
1990
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Batman
1989
Fantasy · Action · Crime
On the tracks of a filmmaker
1988
Documentary
Ironweed
1987
Drama
Broadcast News
1987
Comedy · Romance
Creepy Classics
1987
Documentary
The Witches of Eastwick
1987
Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
1987
Animation · Family
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
Music · TV Movie
Heartburn
1986
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Live Aid
1985
Music · Documentary
Prizzi's Honor
1985
Romance · Comedy · Crime
Terms of Endearment
1983
Drama · Comedy
The Border
1982
Crime · Drama
Reds
1981
Drama · History · Romance
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
Crime · Romance · Drama
Making 'The Shining'
1980
Documentary
The Shining
1980
Horror · Thriller
Goin' South
1978
Comedy · Western · Romance
The Last Tycoon
1976
Drama · Romance
The Missouri Breaks
1976
Western · Drama
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976
Documentary · Comedy · TV Movie
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
Drama
The Fortune
1975
Comedy · Crime · Romance
Tommy
1975
Drama · Music
The Passenger
1975
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Chinatown
1974
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
The Last Detail
1973
Drama · Comedy
The King of Marvin Gardens
1972
Drama
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972
Documentary
A Safe Place
1971
Drama
Carnal Knowledge
1971
Drama · Romance · Comedy
Drive, He Said
1971
Comedy · Drama
Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age
1971
Documentary
Five Easy Pieces
1970
Drama
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
Fantasy · Romance · Comedy
Rebel Rousers
1970
Crime · Drama
Easy Rider
1969
Adventure · Drama
Head
1968
Comedy · Music
Targets
1968
Thriller · Crime · Horror
Psych-Out
1968
Drama · Thriller · Music
The Movie Orgy
1968
Comedy · Documentary
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Western
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
History · Crime
Hells Angels on Wheels
1967
Adventure · Drama · Action
Ride in the Whirlwind
1966
Western · Thriller · Drama
The Shooting
1966
Western · Mystery · Drama
Back Door to Hell
1964
Action · War · Drama
Flight to Fury
1964
Adventure · Drama
Ensign Pulver
1964
Comedy · War
The Terror
1963
Horror · Mystery
The Raven
1963
Comedy · Horror · Fantasy
The Broken Land
1962
Western
The Hour of St. Francis
1962
Drama
Little Amy
1962
Comedy
Little Amy
1962
Comedy
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Comedy · Family
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
Drama
Studs Lonigan
1960
Drama
The Wild Ride
1960
Drama · Crime
The Little Shop of Horrors
1960
Horror · Comedy · Fantasy
Too Soon to Love
1960
Drama · Romance
Mr. Lucky
1959
Drama
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Crime · Drama
Bronco
1958
Western
Cry Baby Killer
1958
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Sea Hunt
1958
Action & Adventure · Drama
Matinee Theater
1955
Drama
Directed
Written
Head
1968
Comedy · Music
The Trip
1967
Drama
Ride in the Whirlwind
1966
Western · Thriller · Drama
Cordillera
1964
Action · Adventure
Flight to Fury
1964
Adventure · Drama
