Jack Nicholson

Acting · Born 1937-04-22 in Manhattan, New York, USA

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…

Filmography

• Batman as Jack Napier / The Joker
• A Few Good Men as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Randle Patrick McMurphy
• The Departed as Costello
• Easy Rider as George Hanson
• The Shining as Jack Torrance
• Chinatown as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
• As Good as It Gets as Melvin Udall
• Terms of Endearment as Garrett Breedlove
• The Bucket List as Edward Periman Cole

TV

• The Andy Griffith Show as Mr. Garland
• The Andy Griffith Show as Marvin Jenkins
• Mr. Lucky as Martin
• Hawaiian Eye as Tony Morgan
• Sea Hunt as John Stark
• Celebrities Uncensored as Self
• Bronco as Bob Doolin
• Matinee Theater as Musician's Son
• The Guns of Will Sonnett as Tom Murdock
• Dr. Kildare as Jaime Angel