Jack Nicholson
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
The Shining
as Jack Torrance 1980
The Departed
as Costello 2006
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
as Randle Patrick McMurphy 1975
Batman
as Jack Napier / The Joker 1989
Mars Attacks!
as President Dale / Art Land 1996
Chinatown
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes 1974
As Good as It Gets
as Melvin Udall 1997
A Few Good Men
as Col. Nathan R. Jessep 1992
The Bucket List
as Edward Periman Cole 2007
Anger Management
as Dr. Buddy Rydell 2003
Easy Rider
as George Hanson 1969
Something's Gotta Give
as Harry Sanborn 2003
The Witches of Eastwick
as Daryl Van Horne 1987
About Schmidt
as Warren Schmidt 2002
The Pledge
as Jerry Black 2001
How Do You Know
as Charles 2010
Wolf
as Will Randall 1994