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Jack Nicholson
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer
Born April 22, 1937 (85 years)
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an 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. He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and for As Good as It Gets. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the 1983 film 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, in chronological order, Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Reds, Terms of Endearment, Batman, A Few Good Men, As Good as It Gets, About Schmidt, Something's Gotta Give and The Departed.
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Filmography
| 2020 | 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic · as actor |
| 2012 | Room 237 · as Jack Torrance |
| 2012 | |
| 2010 | How Do You Know · as Charles |
| 2010 | I Am · as R.P. McMurphy |
| 2010 | Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story · as David Staebler |
| 2007 | The Bucket List · as Edward Periman Cole |
| 2007 | My Spy Family (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | The Departed · as Francis 'Frank' Costello |
| 2003 | Something's Gotta Give · as Harry Sanborn |
| 2003 | Anger Management · as Dr. Buddy Rydell |
| 2002 | About Schmidt · as Warren R. Schmidt |
| 2001 | The Pledge · as Jerry Black |
| 1999 | Velocity · as Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage) |
| 1997 | As Good as It Gets · as Melvin Udall |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! · as President Dale / Art Land |
| 1996 | The Evening Star · as Garrett Breedlove |
| 1996 | Blood and Wine · as Alex |
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard · as Freddy Gale |
| 1994 | Wolf · as Will Randall |
| 1992 | A Few Good Men · as Col. Nathan R. Jessep |
| 1992 | Hoffa · as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa |
| 1992 | Man Trouble · as Harry Bliss |
| 1990 | The Two Jakes · as J.J. "Jake" Gittes |
| 1989 | Batman · as Jack Napier / The Joker |
| 1987 | Broadcast News · as Bill Rorich |
| 1987 | Ironweed · as Francis Phelan |
| 1987 | The Witches of Eastwick · as Daryl Van Horne |
| 1986 | Heartburn · as Mark |
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor · as Charley Partanna |
| 1983 | Terms of Endearment · as Garrett Breedlove |
| 1982 | The Border · as Charlie Smith |
| 1981 | Reds · as Eugene O'Neill |
| 1981 | The Postman Always Rings Twice · as Frank Chambers |
| 1980 | The Shining · as Jack Torrance |
| 1978 | Goin' South · as Henry Lloyd Moon |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Jonathan Fuerst |
| 1976 | The Last Tycoon · as Brimmer |
| 1976 | The Missouri Breaks · as Tom Logan |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest · as Randle Patrick McMurphy |
| 1975 | The Passenger · as David Locke |
| 1975 | The Fortune · as Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan |
| 1975 | Tommy · as The Specialist |
| 1974 | Chinatown · as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes |
| 1973 | The Last Detail · as SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky |
| 1972 | The King of Marvin Gardens · as David Staebler |
| 1971 | Carnal Knowledge · as Jonathan |
| 1971 | A Safe Place · as Mitch |
| 1971 | Drive, He Said · as Annoyed Bearded Guy |
| 1970 | Five Easy Pieces · as Robert Eroica Dupea |
| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever · as Tad Pringle |
| 1970 | The Rebel Rousers · as Bunny |
| 1969 | Easy Rider · as George Hanson |
| 1968 | Psych-Out · as Stoney |
| 1968 | Head · as Movie director at filmshoot in restaurant |
| 1967 | Hells Angels on Wheels · as Poet |
| 1967 | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre · as Gino, Hit Man (uncredited) |
| 1966 | The Shooting · as Billy Spear |
| 1966 | Ride in the Whirlwind · as Wes |
| 1964 | Back Door to Hell · as Burnett |
| 1964 | Flight to Fury · as Jay Wickham |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | The Terror · as Lt. Andre Duvalier |
| 1963 | The Raven · as Rexford Bedlo |
| 1960 | The Little Shop of Horrors · as Wilbur Force |
| 1960 | The Wild Ride · as Johnny Varron |
| 1960 | Studs Lonigan · as Weary Reilly |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Garland |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) · as Bud |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) · as Martin |
| 1958 | The Cry Baby Killer · as Jimmy Wallace |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) · as Bob Doolin |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Tom Washburn |