Jack Nicholson
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John Joseph Nicholson, better known as Jack Nicholson or The Jack (born April 22, 1937 in Neptune City, New Jersey) is an iconic American method actor known for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters.
He is best known for his films One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, As Good as it Gets , and Tim Burton's Batman, and Martin Scorcese's The Departed.
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Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Template:Sortname | Jimmy Wallace | |
| 1960 | Too Soon to Love | Buddy | |
| 1960 | Template:Sortname | Johnny Varron | |
| 1960 | Template:Sortname | Wilbur Force | |
| 1960 | Studs Lonigan | Weary Reilly | |
| 1962 | Template:Sortname | Will Brocious | |
| 1963 | Template:Sortname | Andre Duvalier | Also (Uncredited) Director |
| 1963 | Template:Sortname | Rexford Bedlo | |
| 1964 | Flight to Fury | Jay Wickham | Also Writer |
| 1964 | Ensign Pulver | Dolan | |
| 1964 | Back Door to Hell | Burnett | |
| 1965 | Ride in the Whirlwind | Wes | Also Producer |
| 1966 | Template:Sortname | Billy Spear | Also Producer |
| 1967 | Template:Sortname | Gino, Hit Man | Uncredited |
| 1967 | Hells Angels on Wheels | Poet | |
| 1968 | Psych-Out | Stoney | |
| 1968 | Head | Himself | Also Producer/Writer |
| 1969 | Easy Rider | George Hanson | Template:Ubl |
| 1970 | On A Clear Day You Can See Forever | Tad Pringle | |
| 1970 | Template:Sortname | Bunny | |
| 1970 | Five Easy Pieces | Robert Eroica Dupea | Template:Ubl |
| 1971 | Carnal Knowledge | Jonathan Fuerst | Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1971 | Template:Sortname | Mitch | |
| 1971 | Drive, He Said | - | Also Producer/Writer/Driver Template:Ubl |
| 1972 | Template:Sortname | David Staebler | |
| 1973 | Template:Sortname | Billy "Bad Ass" Buddusky | Template:Ubl |
| 1974 | Chinatown | J.J. 'Jake' Gittes | Template:Ubl |
| 1975 | Template:Sortname | Oscar Sullivan aka Oscar Dix | |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Randle McMurphy | Template:Ubl |
| 1975 | Template:Sortname | David Locke | |
| 1975 | Tommy | The Specialist | |
| 1976 | Template:Sortname | Tom Logan | |
| 1976 | Template:Sortname | Brimmer | |
| 1978 | Goin' South | Henry Lloyd Moon | Also Director |
| 1980 | Template:Sortname | Jack Torrance | |
| 1981 | Template:Sortname | Frank Chambers | |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Pirate at beach | Uncredited |
| 1981 | Reds | Eugene O'Neill | Template:Ubl |
| 1982 | Template:Sortname | Charlie Smith | |
| 1983 | Terms of Endearment | Garrett Breedlove | Template:Ubl |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | Archival Footage Only | |
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | Charley Partanna | Template:Ubl |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Mark Forman | |
| 1987 | The Witches of Eastwick | Daryl Van Horne | Template:Ubl |
| 1987 | Broadcast News | Bill Rorich | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor also for Ironweed and The Witches of Eastwick |
| 1987 | Ironweed | Francis Phelan | Template:Ubl |
| 1989 | Batman | Jack Napier / The Joker | Template:Ubl |
| 1990 | The Two Jakes | J.J. 'Jake' Gittes | Also (Uncredited) Producer/Director |
| 1992 | Man Trouble | Eugene Earl Axline, aka Harry Bliss | |
| 1992 | Template:Sortname | Col. Nathan R. Jessep | Template:Ubl |
| 1992 | Hoffa | James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1994 | Wolf | Will Randall | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| 1995 | Template:Sortname | Freddy Gale | |
| 1996 | Blood and Wine | Alex Gates | |
| 1996 | Template:Sortname | Garrett Breedlove | |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | President James Dale / Art Land | Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 1997 | As Good as It Gets | Melvin Udall | Template:Ubl |
| 2001 | Template:Sortname | Jerry Black | |
| 2002 | About Schmidt | Warren R. Schmidt | Template:Ubl |
| 2003 | Anger Management | Dr. Buddy Rydell | Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Hissy Fit |
| 2003 | Something's Gotta Give | Harry Sanborn | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 2006 | Template:Sortname | Francis 'Frank' Costello | Template:Ubl |
| 2008 | Template:Sortname | Edward Cole | |
| 2010 | How Do You Know | Charles Madison | |
| 2011 | Americana | Edgar Johnson |
- Additionally, in 1999, Nicholson was presented with the Golden Globe's Cecil B. DeMille Award lifetime achievement award.
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