Directed credits
3
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Jack Nicholson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.6
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 514
IMDb ID: nm0000197
Known for: Acting
Born: April 22, 1937
Age: 88
Place of birth: Manhattan, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2025
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q39792
Also known as
جاك نيكلسون • 杰克·尼科尔森 • แจ็ก นิโคลสัน • ジャック・ニコルソン • 잭 니컬슨 • John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson • John Joseph Nicholson • Jack Joseph Nicholson • Τζακ Τζόζεφ Νίκολσον • 잭 니콜슨 • +2 more
Frequent jobs
Director (3)Writer (4)Producer (2)Screenplay (2)Thanks (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jack Nicholson.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jack Nicholson.
8.4
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
1975 Movie
8.2
The Shining
as Jack Torrance
1980 Movie
8.2
The Departed
as Costello
2006 Movie
7.9
Chinatown
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
1974 Movie
7.8
Into the Wild
Thanks
2007 Movie
7.5
A Few Good Men
as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
1992 Movie
7.4
As Good as It Gets
as Melvin Udall
1997 Movie
7.4
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
as Self
2001 Movie
7.2
Batman
as Jack Napier / The Joker
1989 Movie
7.2
The Passenger
as David Locke
1975 Movie
7.2
The Bucket List
as Edward Periman Cole
2007 Movie
7.1
Terms of Endearment
as Garrett Breedlove
1983 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Jack Nicholson.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jack Nicholson.
8.2
The Shining
as Jack Torrance
1980 Movie
8.2
The Departed
as Costello
2006 Movie
7.2
Batman
as Jack Napier / The Joker
1989 Movie
8.4
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
1975 Movie
7.9
Chinatown
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
1974 Movie
7.5
A Few Good Men
as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
1992 Movie
7.8
Into the Wild
Thanks
2007 Movie
6.4
Mars Attacks!
as President Dale / Art Land
1996 Movie
7.4
As Good as It Gets
as Melvin Udall
1997 Movie
6.5
Tommy
as The Specialist
1975 Movie
6.2
Hoffa
as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
1992 Movie
6.1
Head
Writer
1968 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jack Nicholson.
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 2 eps
1975 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient • 1 eps
1944 Series
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
as Mr. Garland • 1 eps
1960 Series
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Jaime Angel • 191 eps
1961 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 10 eps
1953 Series
5.0
Matinee Theater
as Musician's Son • 1 eps
1955 Series
6.2
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Bud • 1 eps
1960 Series
5.2
Hawaiian Eye
as Tony Morgan • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.3
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage) • 2 eps
2018 Series
6.6
Sea Hunt
as John Stark • 1 eps
1958 Series
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self • 1 eps
1978 Series
6.2
The Guns of Will Sonnett
as Tom Murdock • 1 eps
1967 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jack Nicholson.
7.8
Into the Wild
Thanks
2007 Movie
2.0
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
Producer
2004 Movie
6.1
Head
Writer
1968 Movie
5.7
The Trip
Writer
1967 Movie
6.2
Ride in the Whirlwind
Writer
1966 Movie
6.2
The Shooting
Producer
1966 Movie
6.0
Cordillera
Screenplay
1964 Movie
5.2
Flight to Fury
Writer
1964 Movie
4.9
Thunder Island
Screenplay
1963 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jack Nicholson.
6.4
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
Films to Die For
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025 Movie
7.8
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2025 Movie
6.9
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025 Movie
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
7.3
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
6.9
Untold: Deal with the Devil
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
7.5
Kubrick by Kubrick
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
8.1
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self
2020 Movie
7.6
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
7.5
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
as Self
2017 Movie
7.8
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
as Self - Audience Member
2017 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jack Nicholson.
7.3
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage) • 2 eps
2018 Series
4.5
My Spy Family
20 eps
2007 Series
4.0
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 2 eps
1975 Series
6.2
The Guns of Will Sonnett
as Tom Murdock • 1 eps
1967 Series
8.0
Little Amy
as Jefferson City Coach • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Jaime Angel • 191 eps
1961 Series
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
as Mr. Garland • 1 eps
1960 Series
6.2
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Bud • 1 eps
1960 Series
6.4
Mr. Lucky
as Martin • 1 eps
1959 Series
5.2
Hawaiian Eye
as Tony Morgan • 1 eps
1959 Series