Jack Nicholson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

135

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

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Shining

    The Shining

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • The Departed

    The Departed

  • Basketball: A Love Story

    Basketball: A Love Story

  • Something's Gotta Give

    Something's Gotta Give

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Sea Hunt

    Sea Hunt

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

  • Bronco

    Bronco

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett

    The Guns of Will Sonnett

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Bucket List

    The Bucket List

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • A Few Good Men

    A Few Good Men

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • As Good as It Gets

    As Good as It Gets

  • 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

    40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

  • Nudes in the News

    Nudes in the News

  • Flight to Fury

    Flight to Fury

  • Broadcast News

    Broadcast News

  • Mars Attacks!

    Mars Attacks!

  • Untold: Deal with the Devil

    Untold: Deal with the Devil

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

  • Wolf

    Wolf

  • Notes on an American Film Director at Work

    Notes on an American Film Director at Work

  • How Do You Know

    How Do You Know

  • Psych-Out

    Psych-Out

  • Prizzi's Honor

    Prizzi's Honor

  • America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

    America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

  • The Little Shop of Horrors

    The Little Shop of Horrors

  • The Last Detail

    The Last Detail

  • Chinatown

    Chinatown

  • The Shooting

    The Shooting

  • Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

    Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

  • America | A Tribute to Heroes

    America | A Tribute to Heroes

  • The Evening Star

    The Evening Star

  • The Witches of Eastwick

    The Witches of Eastwick

  • The Last Tycoon

    The Last Tycoon

  • The Border

    The Border

  • Tommy

    Tommy

  • Anger Management

    Anger Management

  • Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories

    Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories

  • The Crossing Guard

    The Crossing Guard

  • Reds

    Reds

  • The Pledge

    The Pledge

  • The Two Jakes

    The Two Jakes

  • Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos

    Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos

  • The Cry Baby Killer

    The Cry Baby Killer

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

    Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • Targets

    Targets

  • Hoffa

    Hoffa

  • The Rolling Stones: Stripped

    The Rolling Stones: Stripped

  • Easy Rider

    Easy Rider

  • Making 'The Shining'

    Making 'The Shining'

  • Terms of Endearment

    Terms of Endearment

  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

  • The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

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

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

  • Man Trouble

    Man Trouble

  • Carnal Knowledge

    Carnal Knowledge

  • Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age

    Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age

  • Heartburn

    Heartburn

  • My Spy Family

    My Spy Family

  • The Missouri Breaks

    The Missouri Breaks

  • I'm Still Here

    I'm Still Here

  • The Passenger

    The Passenger

  • Ironweed

    Ironweed

  • Back Door to Hell

    Back Door to Hell

  • Ride in the Whirlwind

    Ride in the Whirlwind

  • About Schmidt

    About Schmidt

  • Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

    Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

  • Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

    Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

  • Goin' South

    Goin' South

  • The Terror

    The Terror

  • Corman's World

    Corman's World

  • Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

    Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

  • Rebel Rousers

    Rebel Rousers

  • On the tracks of a filmmaker

    On the tracks of a filmmaker

  • Studs Lonigan

    Studs Lonigan

  • Five Easy Pieces

    Five Easy Pieces

  • The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped

    The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped

  • Close Up

    Close Up

  • Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

    Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

  • Head

    Head

  • Creepy Classics

    Creepy Classics

  • Blood and Wine

    Blood and Wine

  • The Wild Ride

    The Wild Ride

  • Drive, He Said

    Drive, He Said

  • The Broken Land

    The Broken Land

  • The King of Marvin Gardens

    The King of Marvin Gardens

  • TVTV Looks at the Oscars

    TVTV Looks at the Oscars

  • Too Soon to Love

    Too Soon to Love

  • A Safe Place

    A Safe Place

  • Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

    Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

  • The Raven

    The Raven

  • Joker: Put on a Happy Face

    Joker: Put on a Happy Face

  • Witness to 'Reds'

    Witness to 'Reds'

  • 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

  • Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

    Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

  • The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

  • Ensign Pulver

    Ensign Pulver

  • Junket Whore

    Junket Whore

  • Hells Angels on Wheels

    Hells Angels on Wheels

  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

    Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

  • Live Aid

    Live Aid

  • On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

  • Little Amy

    Little Amy

  • Barbra Streisand: One Voice

    Barbra Streisand: One Voice

  • BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

    BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

    Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

  • Little Amy

    Little Amy

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • The Fortune

    The Fortune

  • The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

    The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

  • View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

    View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

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

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

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

    Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director

  • Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'

    Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces'

  • Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood

    Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood

  • Velocity

    Velocity

  • The Elephant's Child

    The Elephant's Child

  • 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

  • The Hour of St. Francis

    The Hour of St. Francis