Jack Nicholson
Highest Rated: 100% The Shooting (1967)
Lowest Rated: 7% Man Trouble (1992)
Birthday: Apr 22, 1937
Birthplace: Neptune City, New Jersey, USA
Perhaps no other actor of his generation made more of a lasting impression than Jack Nicholson. Over the course of several decades, Nicholson delivered one sterling performance after another in films that have long been considered as being some of the greatest ever made. Though he got his start with low-budget king Roger Corman in the late-1950s, the actor eventually made his mark with a memorable supporting role in the iconic counterculture road film, "Easy Rider" (1969). Thanks to that Oscar-nominated performance, Nicholson embarked on a fruitful decade of work that ultimately cemented his place in cinematic history, starting with a shaded portrayal of a man searching for what went wrong with his life in "Five Easy Pieces" (1970). But it was his performance as the dogged private detective Jake Gittes in "Chinatown" (1974) that turned the already successful actor into a legend, which he followed with perhaps his most enduring film, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975). He gave an iconic performance in "The Shining" (1980), and was also strong in such films as "The Witches of Eastwick" (1987) and "Batman" (1990), as well as in "Terms of Endearment" (1983) and "As Good As It Gets" (1997), all of which underscored Nicholson's place in at the top of the Hollywood pantheon.
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Jack Nicholson
Filmography
Movies
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31% |
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How Do You Know | Charles (Character) | $30.2M | 2010 |
40% |
|
The Bucket List | Edward Cole (Character) | $93.5M | 2007 |
91% |
|
The Departed | Frank Costello (Character) | $132.4M | 2006 |
72% |
|
Something's Gotta Give | Harry Langer (Character) | $124.6M | 2003 |
42% |
|
Anger Management | Dr. Buddy Rydell (Character) | $133.8M | 2003 |
85% |
|
About Schmidt | Warren Schmidt (Character) | $65.0M | 2002 |
78% |
|
The Pledge | Jerry Black (Character) | $19.7M | 2001 |
86% |
|
As Good as It Gets | Melvin Udall (Character) | $147.6M | 1997 |
63% |
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Blood and Wine | Alex Gates (Character) | $1.1M | 1996 |
20% |
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The Evening Star | Garrett Breedlove (Character) | $12.7M | 1996 |
56% |
|
Mars Attacks! |
President James Dale/ |
$37.8M | 1996 |
76% |
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The Crossing Guard | Freddy Gale (Character) | $771.7K | 1995 |
62% |
|
Wolf | Will Randall (Character) | $65.0M | 1994 |
52% |
|
Hoffa | James R. "Jimmy" Hoffa (Character) | $23.3M | 1992 |
7% |
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Man Trouble | Eugene Earl Axline aka Harry Bliss (Character) | $3.5M | 1992 |
84% |
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A Few Good Men | Col. Nathan R. Jessup (Character) | $141.3M | 1992 |
63% |
|
The Two Jakes |
Jake Gittes (Character), Director, Producer |
$9.4M | 1990 |
77% |
|
Batman |
Jack Napier/ |
$250.7M | 1989 |
60% |
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Ironweed | Francis Phelan (Character) | $6.9M | 1987 |
67% |
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The Witches of Eastwick | Daryl Van Horne (Character) | $58.7M | 1987 |
98% |
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Broadcast News | Bill Rorich (Character) | $49.2M | 1987 |
48% |
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Heartburn | Mark Forman (Character) | $24.3M | 1986 |
85% |
|
Prizzi's Honor | Charley Partanna (Character) | $26.6M | 1985 |
82% |
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Terms of Endearment | Garrett Breedlove (Character) | - | 1983 |
65% |
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The Border | Charlie Smith (Character) | - | 1982 |
90% |
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Reds | Eugene O'Neill (Character) | - | 1981 |
79% |
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The Postman Always Rings Twice | Frank Chambers (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Notre Dame de la Croisette | Unknown (Character) | - | 1981 |
83% |
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The Shining | Jack Torrance (Character) | - | 1980 |
69% |
|
Goin' South |
Henry Lloyd Moon (Character), Director |
- | 1978 |
79% |
|
The Missouri Breaks | Tom Logan (Character) | - | 1976 |
33% |
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The Last Tycoon | Brimmer (Character) | - | 1976 |
36% |
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The Fortune | Oscar (Character) | - | 1975 |
88% |
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The Passenger | David Locke (Character) | $619.7K | 1975 |
71% |
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Tommy | A. Quackson, Mental Health Specialist (Character) | - | 1975 |
93% |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Randle Patrick McMurphy (Character) | - | 1975 |
98% |
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Chinatown | J. J. (Jake) Gittes (Character) | - | 1974 |
88% |
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The Last Detail | Billy "Bad Ass" Buddusky (Character) | - | 1973 |
70% |
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The King of Marvin Gardens | David Staebler (Character) | - | 1972 |
57% |
|
Drive, He Said |
Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
- | 1971 |
88% |
|
Carnal Knowledge | Jonathan Fuerst (Character) | $33.7K | 1971 |
No Score Yet |
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A Safe Place | Mitch (Character) | - | 1971 |
100% |
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Tad Pringle (Character) | - | 1970 |
89% |
|
Five Easy Pieces | Robert Eroica Dupea (Character) | - | 1970 |
84% |
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Easy Rider | George Hanson (Character) | - | 1969 |
71% |
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Head |
Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1968 |
No Score Yet |
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Psych-Out | Stoney (Character) | - | 1968 |
100% |
|
The Shooting |
Billy Spear (Character), Producer |
- | 1967 |
39% |
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The Trip | Writer | $29.5K | 1967 |
No Score Yet |
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Rebel Rousers | Bunny (Character) | - | 1967 |
29% |
|
Hell's Angels on Wheels | Poet (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flight to Fury | Jay Wickham (Character) | - | 1966 |
86% |
|
Ride in the Whirlwind |
Wes (Character), Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 1965 |
No Score Yet |
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Ensign Pulver | Dolan (Character) | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet |
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Back Door to Hell | Burnett (Character) | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thriller Double Feature | Unknown (Character) | - | 1964 |
42% |
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The Terror | Lt. Andre Duvalier (Character) | - | 1963 |
83% |
|
The Raven | Rexford Bedlo (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet |
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The Broken Land | Will Brocious (Character) | - | 1962 |
60% | No Score Yet | Studs Lonigan | Weary Reilly (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet |
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The Wild Ride | Johnny Varron (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Too Soon to Love | Buddy (Character) | - | 1960 |
94% |
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The Little Shop of Horrors | Wilbur Force (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet |
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The Cry Baby Killer | Jimmy Wallace (Character) | - | 1958 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fight Game With Jim Lampley | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 90% | The Andy Griffith Show | Mr. Garland (Guest Star) | 1966-1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Kildare | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bronco | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of Wells Fargo | Tom Washburn (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Unknown (Character) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Lucky | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |