Actor
Jack Nicholson
- Born: 22 April 1937, Neptune City, New Jersey, USA
- Estimated net worth: $400 million
Jack Nicholson is an iconic American actor known for his intense performances and distinctive voice. He gained fame through memorable roles in films such as 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' and 'The Shining'. His career spans over six decades, earning him…
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About Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson is an iconic American actor known for his intense performances and distinctive voice. He gained fame through memorable roles in films such as 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' and 'The Shining'. His career spans over six decades, earning him numerous accolades. Nicholson is renowned for his charismatic screen presence and ability to portray complex characters.
- Born
- 22 April 1937, Neptune City, New Jersey, USA
- Height
- 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
- Spouses
- Sandra Knight (1962-1968), Rebecca Broussard (1990-1994)
- Children
- 5 children: Jennifer, Caleb, Honey, Lorraine, and Raymond
- Parents
- John Nicholson, Ethel May Nicholson
- Estimated net worth
- $400 million
Fun facts about Jack Nicholson
- Jack Nicholson is known for his love of basketball and has been a longtime fan of the Los Angeles Lakers.
- He has won three Academy Awards, making him one of the most awarded male actors in Oscar history.
Famous Jack Nicholson quotes
“Here's Johnny!”
“You can't handle the truth!”
“It's good to be the king.”
Jack Nicholson filmography
Cast (153)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Breakdown: 1975 Movie | Self (The Passenger-archive footage) | 6.9 |
| 2025 | Tim Burton: Life in the Line TV | Self (footage) | 10.0 |
| 2025 | Films to Die For Movie | (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2025 | Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror Movie | Self (archive photo) | 8.2 |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me Movie | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 7.9 |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert Movie | Self | 6.7 |
| 2024 | Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location Movie | Self (archive footage) | 8.0 |
| 2024 | Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.2 |
| 2021 | Untold: Deal with the Devil Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.9 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Morceaux de Cannes Movie | Self (archive footage) | 2.0 |
| 2020 | Kubrick by Kubrick Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.3 |
| 2020 | Joker: Put on a Happy Face Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 2020 | 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.5 |
| 2018 | Basketball: A Love Story TV | Self (archive footage) | 7.3 |
| 2017 | Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood Movie | Self | 6.7 |
| 2017 | The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015 Movie | Self - Audience Member | 7.8 |
| 2017 | Mansfield 66/67 Movie | Self - Actor(archive footage) | 5.2 |
| 2014 | I Am Divine Movie | Self (archive) | 7.3 |
| 2012 | Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.5 |
| 2012 | Close Up Movie | Self (archive footage) | 9.5 |
| 2011 | Corman's World Movie | Self - Actor | 7.0 |
| 2010 | How Do You Know Movie | Charles | 5.3 |
| 2010 | BBStory: An American Film Renaissance Movie | Self | |
| 2010 | Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom Movie | Self | |
| 2010 | America Lost and Found: The BBS Story Movie | Self | |
| 2010 | Soul Searching in 'Five Easy Pieces' Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 2010 | Stardust Movie | Self (uncredited) | 6.0 |
| 2010 | I'm Still Here Movie | Jack Nicholson | 5.9 |
| 2010 | Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos Movie | Self | 2.0 |
| 2008 | Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight Movie | Self | |
| 2008 | Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Movie | Self / Jake Gittes (archive footage) | 6.3 |
| 2008 | Notes on an American Film Director at Work Movie | Self | 5.6 |
| 2007 | The Bucket List Movie | Edward Periman Cole | 7.2 |
| 2007 | Making of Chinatown Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2007 | Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick Movie | Self | 6.6 |
| 2007 | The Visions of Stanley Kubrick Movie | Self | 6.9 |
| 2007 | View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' Movie | Self | 7.4 |
| 2006 | Witness to 'Reds' Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 2006 | The Departed Movie | Costello | 8.2 |
| 2005 | Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast Movie | Self - Presenter | 2.0 |
| 2004 | Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild Movie | Self (archive footage) | 2.0 |
| 2003 | Something's Gotta Give Movie | Harry Sanborn | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Celebrities Uncensored TV | Self | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Anger Management Movie | Dr. Buddy Rydell | 6.2 |
| 2003 | Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Movie | Self | 7.1 |
| 2002 | About Schmidt Movie | Warren Schmidt | 6.9 |
| 2002 | Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. Movie | Self | 6.8 |
| 2002 | Nudes in the News TV | Warren Schmidt (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | America | A Tribute to Heroes Movie | Self | 6.5 |
| 2001 | Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film Movie | Self | 7.4 |
| 2001 | The Pledge Movie | Jerry Black | 6.6 |
| 1999 | Velocity Movie | Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage) | 3.0 |
| 1999 | Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1999 | Playmate Pajama Party Movie | self | 6.2 |
| 1998 | Junket Whore Movie | Self | 5.5 |
| 1997 | As Good as It Gets Movie | Melvin Udall | 7.4 |
| 1997 | Completely Cuckoo Movie | Unknown character | 5.7 |
| 1996 | The Evening Star Movie | Garrett Breedlove | 5.9 |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! Movie | President Dale / Art Land | 6.4 |
| 1996 | Blood and Wine Movie | Alex | 5.7 |
| 1996 | Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.4 |
| 1995 | The Rolling Stones: Totally Stripped Movie | Self | 6.9 |
| 1995 | The Rolling Stones: Stripped Movie | Self | 5.9 |
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard Movie | Freddy Gale | 6.0 |
| 1994 | Wolf Movie | Will Randall | 6.1 |
| 1992 | Hoffa Movie | James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa | 6.3 |
| 1992 | A Few Good Men Movie | Col. Nathan R. Jessep | 7.6 |
| 1992 | Man Trouble Movie | Harry Bliss | 4.9 |
| 1990 | The Two Jakes Movie | J.J. "Jake" Gittes | 6.0 |
| 1989 | Batman Movie | Joker / Jack Napier | 7.2 |
| 1988 | On the tracks of a filmmaker Movie | Jack Nicholson | |
| 1987 | Ironweed Movie | Francis Phelan | 6.3 |
| 1987 | Broadcast News Movie | Bill Rorich | 6.8 |
| 1987 | Creepy Classics Movie | Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage) | 6.4 |
| 1987 | Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump Movie | Narrator (voice) | |
| 1987 | The Witches of Eastwick Movie | Daryl Van Horne | 6.5 |
| 1987 | Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories Movie | Narrator (voice) | 6.0 |
| 1986 | Barbra Streisand: One Voice Movie | Self - Audience Member (uncredited) | 7.6 |
| 1986 | The Elephant's Child Movie | Narrator (voice) | 6.5 |
| 1986 | Heartburn Movie | Mark | 6.0 |
| 1985 | Live Aid Movie | Self | 7.8 |
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor Movie | Charley Partanna | 6.4 |
| 1984 | Goldene Kamera TV | Self | 5.7 |
| 1983 | Terms of Endearment Movie | Garrett Breedlove | 7.1 |
| 1983 | Not Necessarily the News TV | Self (archive footage) | 6.9 |
| 1982 | The Border Movie | Charlie Smith | 6.0 |
| 1981 | Reds Movie | Eugene O'Neill | 6.9 |
| 1981 | The Postman Always Rings Twice Movie | Frank Chambers | 6.5 |
| 1980 | Making 'The Shining' Movie | Self | 7.1 |
| 1980 | The Shining Movie | Jack Torrance | 8.2 |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors TV | Self | 7.4 |
| 1978 | Goin' South Movie | Henry Moon | 5.8 |
| 1978 | Ciné regards TV | Self | 5.0 |
| 1976 | The Last Tycoon Movie | Brimmer | 6.3 |
| 1976 | The Missouri Breaks Movie | Tom Logan | 6.5 |
| 1976 | TVTV Looks at the Oscars Movie | Self | 6.3 |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Movie | Randle Patrick McMurphy | 8.4 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live TV | Self | 6.9 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live TV | Self (uncredited) | 6.9 |
| 1975 | The Fortune Movie | Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan | 5.4 |
| 1975 | Tommy Movie | The Specialist | 6.5 |
| 1975 | The Passenger Movie | David Locke | 7.2 |
| 1974 | Chinatown Movie | J.J. 'Jake' Gittes | 7.9 |
| 1973 | The Last Detail Movie | Billy L. 'Badass' Buddusky | 7.0 |
| 1972 | The King of Marvin Gardens Movie | David Staebler | 5.9 |
| 1972 | Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 1971 | Film '72 TV | Self | 5.1 |
| 1971 | A Safe Place Movie | Mitch | 5.2 |
| 1971 | Carnal Knowledge Movie | Jonathan | 6.6 |
| 1971 | Drive, He Said Movie | Annoyed Bearded Guy | 5.6 |
| 1971 | Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age Movie | Narrator | |
| 1970 | Five Easy Pieces Movie | Robert Eroica Dupea | 7.1 |
| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Movie | Tad Pringle | 6.7 |
| 1970 | Rebel Rousers Movie | Bunny | 4.1 |
| 1969 | Easy Rider Movie | George Hanson | 7.0 |
| 1968 | Head Movie | Self (uncredited) | 6.2 |
| 1968 | Targets Movie | Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7.1 |
| 1968 | Psych-Out Movie | Stoney | 4.9 |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.8 |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett TV | Tom Murdock | 6.5 |
| 1967 | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Movie | Gino, Hit Man (uncredited) | 6.3 |
| 1967 | Hells Angels on Wheels Movie | Poet | 5.3 |
| 1966 | Ride in the Whirlwind Movie | Wes | 6.2 |
| 1966 | The Shooting Movie | Billy Spear | 6.3 |
| 1964 | Back Door to Hell Movie | Burnett | 5.7 |
| 1964 | Flight to Fury Movie | Jay Wickham | 5.4 |
| 1964 | Ensign Pulver Movie | Yeoman Dolan | 6.5 |
| 1963 | The Terror Movie | Lt. Andre Duvalier | 5.1 |
| 1963 | The Raven Movie | Rexford Bedlo | 6.3 |
| 1962 | The Broken Land Movie | Will | 6.0 |
| 1962 | The Hour of St. Francis Movie | Jim Evans | |
| 1962 | Little Amy Movie | Jefferson City Coach | |
| 1962 | Little Amy TV | Jefferson City Coach | 8.0 |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show TV | Mr. Garland | 7.6 |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show TV | Marvin Jenkins | 7.6 |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show TV | Bud | 6.4 |
| 1960 | Studs Lonigan Movie | Weary Reilly | 4.5 |
| 1960 | The Wild Ride Movie | Johnny Varron | 4.7 |
| 1960 | The Little Shop of Horrors Movie | Wilbur Force | 6.3 |
| 1960 | Too Soon to Love Movie | Buddy | 4.6 |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky TV | Martin | 6.7 |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye TV | Tony Morgan | 5.6 |
| 1958 | Bronco TV | Bob Doolin | 6.0 |
| 1958 | Cry Baby Killer Movie | Jimmy Wallace | 5.7 |
| 1958 | Sea Hunt TV | John Stark | 6.7 |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater TV | Musician's Son | 5.3 |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self | 7.1 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient | 7.0 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Nominee / Presenter | 7.0 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Nominee | 7.0 |
| TBA | Monty and the Movies Movie | Self (archive footage) |
Crew (18)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Into the Wild Movie | Thanks · Crew | 7.8 |
| 2004 | Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild Movie | Producer · Production | 2.0 |
| 1990 | The Two Jakes Movie | Producer · Production | 6.0 |
| 1990 | The Two Jakes Movie | Director · Directing | 6.0 |
| 1978 | Goin' South Movie | Director · Directing | 5.8 |
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| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Drive, He Said Movie | Director · Directing | 5.6 |
| 1971 | Drive, He Said Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 5.6 |
| 1971 | Drive, He Said Movie | Producer · Production | 5.6 |
| 1968 | Head Movie | Songs · Sound | 6.2 |
| 1968 | Head Movie | Producer · Production | 6.2 |
| 1968 | Head Movie | Writer · Writing | 6.2 |
| 1967 | The Trip Movie | Writer · Writing | 5.8 |
| 1966 | Ride in the Whirlwind Movie | Writer · Writing | 6.2 |
| 1966 | Ride in the Whirlwind Movie | Producer · Production | 6.2 |
| 1966 | The Shooting Movie | Producer · Production | 6.3 |
| 1964 | Cordillera Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 7.0 |
| 1964 | Flight to Fury Movie | Writer · Writing | 5.4 |
| 1963 | Thunder Island Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 5.4 |
Latest releases
- Breakdown: 19752025 / TMDB 6.9
- Films to Die For2025
- Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror2025 / TMDB 8.2
- John Candy: I Like Me2025 / TMDB 7.9
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025 / TMDB 6.7
- Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location2024 / TMDB 8.0
Questions about Jack Nicholson
What are some of Jack Nicholson's most famous films?
Jack Nicholson is famous for several films including 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', 'The Shining', and 'As Good as It Gets'.
How many Oscars has Jack Nicholson won?
Jack Nicholson has won three Academy Awards for Best Actor, making him one of the most celebrated actors in Oscar history.
What was Jack Nicholson's first film?
Jack Nicholson's first film was 'The Cry Baby Killer', released in 1958, where he played the role of a young delinquent.
What is Jack Nicholson's estimated net worth?
Jack Nicholson's estimated net worth is around $400 million, making him one of the wealthiest actors in Hollywood.
Does Jack Nicholson have any children?
Yes, Jack Nicholson has five children: Jennifer, Caleb, Honey, Lorraine, and Raymond, from different relationships.
What notable awards has Jack Nicholson received?
In addition to his three Oscars, Jack Nicholson has received numerous Golden Globe Awards and a BAFTA Award for his performances.
What is unique about Jack Nicholson's acting style?
Jack Nicholson is known for his intense and charismatic performances, often portraying characters with psychological depth and complexity.
What are some of Jack Nicholson's filmography milestones?
Key milestones in Jack Nicholson's filmography include his breakout role in 'Easy Rider' and his iconic performances in 'Chinatown' and 'The Departed'.