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