Jack Nicholson
Biography
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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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| Acting | |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel … himself |
| 2010 | How Do You Know … Charles |
| 2007 | The Bucket List … Edward Cole |
| 2006 | The Departed … Costello |
| 2003 | Anger Management … Dr. Buddy Rydell |
| 2003 | Something's Gotta Give … Harry Sanborn |
| 2002 | About Schmidt … Warren R. Schmidt |
| 2001 | The Pledge … Jerry Black |
| 1997 | As Good As It Gets … Melvin Udall |
| 1996 | Blood and Wine … Alex Gates |
| 1996 | The Evening Star … Garrett Breedlove |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! … President James Dale / Art Land |
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard … Freddy Gale |
| 1994 | Wolf … Will Randall |
| 1992 | Hoffa … James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa |
| 1992 | A Few Good Men … Col. Nathan R. Jessep |
| 1992 | Man Trouble … Eugene Earl Axline, aka Harry Bliss |
| 1990 | The Two Jakes … J.J. "Jake" Gittes |
| 1989 | Sodbrennen … |
| 1989 | Batman … Joker |
| 1987 | Broadcast News … Bill Rorich |
| 1987 | The Witches of Eastwick … Daryl Van Horne |
| 1987 | Ironweed … Francis Phelan |
| 1986 | Heartburn … Mark Forman |
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor … Charley Partanna |
| 1983 | Terms of Endearment … Garrett Breedlove |
| 1982 | The Border … Charlie Smith |
| 1981 | The Postman Always Rings Twice … Frank Chambers |
| 1981 | Reds … Eugene O'Neill |
| 1980 | The Shining … Jack Torrance |
| 1980 | Making 'The Shining' … Himself |
| 1978 | Goin' South … Henry Lloyd Moon |
| 1976 | The Last Tycoon … Brimmer |
| 1976 | The Missouri Breaks … Tom Logan |
| 1975 | Tommy … The Specialist |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest … Randle Patrick McMurphy |
| 1975 | The Passenger … David Locke |
| 1975 | The Fortune … Oscar |
| 1974 | Chinatown … Jake Gittes |
| 1973 | The Last Detail … SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky |
| 1972 | The King of Marvin Gardens … David Staebler |
| 1971 | Carnal Knowledge … Jonathan |
| 1971 | A Safe Place … Mitch |
| 1970 | Five Easy Pieces … Robert Eroica Dupea |
| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever … Tad Pringle |
| 1969 | Easy Rider … George Hanson |
| 1968 | Psych-Out … Stoney |
| 1967 | Hells Angels on Wheels … Poet |
| 1966 | The Shooting … Billy Spear |
| 1965 | Ride in the Whirlwind … Wes |
| 1964 | Backdoor to Hell … Burnett |
| 1964 | Ensign Pulver … Dolan |
| 1963 | The Raven … Rexford Bedlo |
| 1963 | The Terror … Lt. Andre Duvalier |
| 1960 | The Wild Ride … Johnny Varron |
| 1960 | The Little Shop of Horrors … Wilbur Force |
| Directing | |
|---|---|
| 1990 | The Two Jakes … Director |
| 1978 | Goin' South … Director |
| 1971 | Drive, He Said … Director |
| Writing | |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Drive, He Said … Screenplay |
| 1968 | Head … Writer |
| 1967 | The Trip … Writer |
| 1965 | Ride in the Whirlwind … Writer |
| Production | |
|---|---|
| 1966 | The Shooting … Producer |