Jack Nicholson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

137

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-04-22 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York, USA

Jack Nicholson

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.

Known For

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Reds

    Reds

  • The Shining

    The Shining

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • The Departed

    The Departed

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Notes on an American Film Director at Work

    Notes on an American Film Director at Work

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Sea Hunt

    Sea Hunt

  • Easy Rider

    Easy Rider

  • On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett

    The Guns of Will Sonnett

  • A Few Good Men

    A Few Good Men

  • Mars Attacks!

    Mars Attacks!

  • Bronco

    Bronco

  • Basketball: A Love Story

    Basketball: A Love Story

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

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

  • The Pledge

    The Pledge

  • Broadcast News

    Broadcast News

  • As Good as It Gets

    As Good as It Gets

  • Chinatown

    Chinatown

  • Targets

    Targets

  • Tommy

    Tommy

  • The Bucket List

    The Bucket List

  • Something's Gotta Give

    Something's Gotta Give

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

  • The Shooting

    The Shooting

  • The Witches of Eastwick

    The Witches of Eastwick

  • Wolf

    Wolf

  • The Border

    The Border

  • Anger Management

    Anger Management

  • Ensign Pulver

    Ensign Pulver

  • Goin' South

    Goin' South

  • Terms of Endearment

    Terms of Endearment

  • Creepy Classics

    Creepy Classics

  • The Terror

    The Terror

  • The Raven

    The Raven

  • Heartburn

    Heartburn

  • Studs Lonigan

    Studs Lonigan

  • Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

    Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

  • How Do You Know

    How Do You Know

  • Hoffa

    Hoffa

  • Nudes in the News

    Nudes in the News

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • Psych-Out

    Psych-Out

  • Head

    Head

  • Five Easy Pieces

    Five Easy Pieces

  • Untold: Deal with the Devil

    Untold: Deal with the Devil

  • Man Trouble

    Man Trouble

  • The Fortune

    The Fortune

  • Prizzi's Honor

    Prizzi's Honor

  • The Last Detail

    The Last Detail

  • I'm Still Here

    I'm Still Here

  • The Little Shop of Horrors

    The Little Shop of Horrors

  • Too Soon to Love

    Too Soon to Love

  • Blood and Wine

    Blood and Wine

  • The Last Tycoon

    The Last Tycoon

  • My Spy Family

    My Spy Family

  • The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

  • The Two Jakes

    The Two Jakes

  • About Schmidt

    About Schmidt

  • Making 'The Shining'

    Making 'The Shining'

  • Ride in the Whirlwind

    Ride in the Whirlwind

  • Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

    Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

  • 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

    40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

  • The Crossing Guard

    The Crossing Guard

  • Corman's World

    Corman's World

  • America | A Tribute to Heroes

    America | A Tribute to Heroes

  • Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

    Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

  • BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

    BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

  • The Evening Star

    The Evening Star

  • The Wild Ride

    The Wild Ride

  • Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump

    Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump

  • America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

    America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

  • Drive, He Said

    Drive, He Said

  • The Missouri Breaks

    The Missouri Breaks

  • Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

    Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

  • Films to Die For

    Films to Die For

  • Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

    Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

  • Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos

    Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos

  • Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

    Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

    Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

  • Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

    Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

  • The Broken Land

    The Broken Land

  • Ironweed

    Ironweed

  • Hells Angels on Wheels

    Hells Angels on Wheels

  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

  • TVTV Looks at the Oscars

    TVTV Looks at the Oscars

  • A Safe Place

    A Safe Place

  • Back Door to Hell

    Back Door to Hell

  • Joker: Put on a Happy Face

    Joker: Put on a Happy Face

  • The King of Marvin Gardens

    The King of Marvin Gardens

  • Flight to Fury

    Flight to Fury

  • Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

    Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

  • Live Aid

    Live Aid

  • Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age

    Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age

  • On the tracks of a filmmaker

    On the tracks of a filmmaker

  • The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped

    The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped

  • The Passenger

    The Passenger

  • Little Amy

    Little Amy

  • The Rolling Stones: Stripped

    The Rolling Stones: Stripped

  • Carnal Knowledge

    Carnal Knowledge

  • Witness to 'Reds'

    Witness to 'Reds'

  • Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories

    Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories

  • Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

    Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

  • The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

  • Barbra Streisand: One Voice

    Barbra Streisand: One Voice

  • Cry Baby Killer

    Cry Baby Killer

  • Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director

    Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director

  • Junket Whore

    Junket Whore

  • Little Amy

    Little Amy

  • Close Up

    Close Up

  • Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood

    Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood

  • Rebel Rousers

    Rebel Rousers

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

    The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

    View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

  • Velocity

    Velocity

  • Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

    Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

  • Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'

    Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'

  • The Hour of St. Francis

    The Hour of St. Francis

  • Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom

    Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom

  • The Elephant's Child

    The Elephant's Child