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Jack Nicholson
Known for: ActingJohn 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.
Filmography 67
The Departed
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as Costello 
The Shining
+5
as Jack Torrance 
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
+2
as Randle Patrick McMurphy 
A Few Good Men
+6
as Col. Nathan R. Jessep 
Batman
+6
as Joker / Jack Napier 
The Bucket List
+3
as Edward Periman Cole 
Mars Attacks!
+7
as President Dale / Art Land 
Anger Management
+4
as Dr. Buddy Rydell 
As Good as It Gets
+4
as Melvin Udall 
Something's Gotta Give
+11
as Harry Sanborn 
Chinatown
+7
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes 
Terms of Endearment
+11
as Garrett Breedlove 
The Witches of Eastwick
+3
as Daryl Van Horne 
How Do You Know
+6
as Charles 
Easy Rider
+5
as George Hanson 
The Pledge
+16
as Jerry Black 
Wolf
+4
as Will Randall 
Broadcast News
+2
as Bill Rorich 
I'm Still Here
+10
as Jack Nicholson 
Prizzi's Honor
as Charley Partanna 
Carnal Knowledge
+11
as Jonathan 
The Crossing Guard
+8
as Freddy Gale 
About Schmidt
+4
as Warren Schmidt 
Kubrick by Kubrick
+17
as Self (archive footage) 
The Postman Always Rings Twice
+1
as Frank Chambers 
The Raven
+12
as Rexford Bedlo 
Five Easy Pieces
+6
as Robert Eroica Dupea 
The Two Jakes
+7
as J.J. "Jake" Gittes 
The Missouri Breaks
+10
as Tom Logan 
The Passenger
+2
as David Locke 
The Last Detail
+5
as Billy L. 'Badass' Buddusky 
Blood and Wine
+2
as Alex 
Goin' South
+4
as Henry Moon 
The Last Tycoon
+5
as Brimmer 
The Little Shop of Horrors
+40
as Wilbur Force 
The Terror
+41
as Lt. Andre Duvalier 
Hoffa
+2
as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa 
Man Trouble
as Harry Bliss 
Heartburn
+3
as Mark 
Reds
+7
as Eugene O'Neill 
Untold: Deal with the Devil
as Self (archive footage) 
Tommy
+5
as The Specialist 
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage) 
Ride in the Whirlwind
+16
as Wes 
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
+4
as Tad Pringle 
The Evening Star
+3
as Garrett Breedlove 
Ironweed
+7
as Francis Phelan 
The Trip
+8
Writer 
Corman's World
+6
as Self - Actor 
The Shooting
+22
as Billy Spear 
The Border
+2
as Charlie Smith 
Psych-Out
as Stoney 
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
+3
as Self (archive footage) 
The King of Marvin Gardens
+1
as David Staebler 
Hells Angels on Wheels
+10
as Poet 
Ensign Pulver
as Yeoman Dolan 
The Fortune
+4
as Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan 
Cry Baby Killer
+4
as Jimmy Wallace 
Head
Writer, Producer 
Drive, He Said
+2
as Annoyed Bearded Guy 
Rebel Rousers
as Bunny 
Mansfield 66/67
as Self - Actor(archive footage) 
Too Soon to Love
as Buddy 
A Safe Place
as Mitch 
The Wild Ride
+15
as Johnny Varron