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Abandoned by his father in his childhood, he was raised believing his grandmother was his mother and his mother was his older sister. The truth was revealed to him years later when a Time magazine journalist uncovered the truth while preparing a story on the star. Jack had an on-and-off relationship with actress Anjelica Huston... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (75 titles)
1996 Blood and Wine
Alex Gates
 
1995 The Crossing Guard
Freddy Gale
 
1994 Wolf
Will Randall
 
1992 Man Trouble
Eugene Earl Axline, aka Harry Bliss
 
1986 Elephant's Child (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1982 The Border
Charlie Smith
 
1981 Ragtime
Pirate at Beach (uncredited)
 
1978 Goin' South
Henry Lloyd Moon
 
1976 The Last Tycoon
Brimmer
 
1976 The Missouri Breaks
Tom Logan
 
1975 The Fortune
Oscar
 
1972 The King of Marvin Gardens
David Staebler
 
1971 A Safe Place
Mitch
 
1971 Carnal Knowledge
Jonathan
 
1970 The Rebel Rousers
Bunny
 
1968 Head
Movie director at filmshoot in restaurant (uncredited)
 
1968 Psych-Out
Stoney
 
1966-1967 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Marvin Jenkins / Mr. Garland
Aunt Bee, the Juror (1967) … Marvin Jenkins
Opie Finds a Baby (1966) … Mr. Garland
 
1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Tom Murdock
A Son for a Son (1967) … Tom Murdock
 
1967 Hells Angels on Wheels
Poet
 
1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
 
1966 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Crewman
The Lost Bomb (1966) … Crewman (uncredited)
 
1966 The Shooting
Billy Spear
 
1966 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Jaime Angel
Out of a Concrete Tower (1966) … Jaime Angel
The Taste of Crow (1966) … Jaime Angel
A Patient Lost (1966) … Jaime Angel
 
1965 Ride in the Whirlwind
Wes
 
1964 Back Door to Hell
Burnett
 
1964 Flight to Fury
Jay Wickham
 
1963 The Raven
Rexford Bedlo
 
1962 The Broken Land
Will Brocious
 
1962 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Tony Morgan
Total Eclipse (1962) … Tony Morgan
 
1962 Little Amy (TV movie)
Jefferson City Coach
 
1961 Bronco (TV series)
Bob Doolin
The Equalizer (1961) … Bob Doolin
 
1961 Sea Hunt (TV series)
John Stark
Round Up (1961) … John Stark
 
1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Tom Washburn
That Washburn Girl (1961) … Tom Washburn
 
1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
The Mink Coat (1960)
 
1960 The Wild Ride
Johnny Varron
 
1960 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
Martin
Operation Fortuna (1960) … Martin
 
1960 Too Soon to Love
Buddy
 
1958 The Cry Baby Killer
Jimmy Wallace
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Are You Listening? (1956)
 
Show ShowProducer (8 titles)
2009 I Am But a Fool (short) (executive producer)
 
2004 Biography (TV series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild (2004) (producer)
 
1992 Blue Champagne (video) (producer)
 
1990 The Two Jakes (producer - uncredited)
 
1971 Drive, He Said (producer)
 
1968 Head (producer)
 
1966 The Shooting (producer)
 
1965 Ride in the Whirlwind (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (7 titles)
2006 The Departed (performer: "Mother Machree")
 
2003 Something's Gotta Give (performer: "La Vie en Rose")
 
2003 Anger Management (performer: "I Feel Pretty")
 
1986 Heartburn (performer: "Soliloquy" excerpt, "Yes Sir, That's My Baby")
 
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ("The Star Spangled Banner" 1814 - uncredited)
 
1975 Tommy (performer: "Go to the Mirror")
 
1968 Head (writer: "Ditty Diego" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (6 titles)
1971 Drive, He Said (screenplay)
 
1968 Head (written by)
 
1967/II The Trip (written by)
 
1964 Flight to Fury
 
1963 Thunder Island (writer)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1990 The Two Jakes
 
1978 Goin' South
 
1971 Drive, He Said
 
1963 The Terror (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2001 Eyeball Eddie (short) (film mentor)
 
Show ShowThanks (8 titles)
2010 Song of the Shattered (acknowledgment to the works of)
 
2010 Jill and Jac (special thanks)
 
2007 Into the Wild (thanks)
 
2005 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
Jack Nicholson (2005) (special thanks)
 
2003 My Buddy Jack (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Skull Session: The Making of 'Anger Management' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2002 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (TV special documentary) (thanks)
 
2001 Code of Conduct (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (102 titles)
2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (documentary)
Himself
 
2010/I I'm Still Here
Himself
 
2007-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 June 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 8 June 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 30 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 24 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 17 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2008 American Idol (TV series)
Himself
Idol Gives Back (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2008 Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Chinatown: The Legacy (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Chinatown: The Beginning and the End (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Chinatown: Filming (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997-2007 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself
Jon Bon Jovi/Foo Fighters (2007) … Himself (uncredited)
Helen Hunt/Hanson (1997) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 2007 MTV Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Villain
 
2007 The World Awaits: De La Hoya vs. Mayweather (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
 
2007 The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
2006 Witness to 'Reds' (video)
Himself
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
 
2006 The Making of 'Blood and Wine' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Los Angeles (documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Beyond Batman: From Jack to the Joker (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Batman Heroes: Alexander Knox (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Batman Villains: The Joker (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Beyond Batman: Nocturnal Overtures - The Music of Batman (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Batman Villains: Bob the Goon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself as Gandalf in opening spoof segment (uncredited)
 
2004 The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama & Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
 
2003 Tinseltown TV (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 November 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 My Buddy Jack (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Skull Session: The Making of 'Anger Management' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role/Past Winner
 
2003 The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Motion Picture [Drama]
 
2002 Leute heute (TV series documentary)
Himself
Cannes Festival 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Afterthoughts (TV documentary)
David
 
2002 Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (TV documentary)
Himself (preproduction footage of 'Head (1968)') (uncredited)
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Thalberg Award
 
1999 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Dustin Hoffman (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1999 Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Winner: Cecil B. DeMille Award
 
1998 Junket Whore (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role/Past Winner
 
1998 The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in Motion Picture Comedy/Musical
 
1997 Getting the Goods on 'As Good As It Gets' (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1996 Very Important Pennis (TV series)
Himself
Very Important Pennis: Part 1 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Clint Eastwood (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1996 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Michelangelo Antonioni
 
1995 Rolling Stones: Stripped (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Picture
 
1993 The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama & Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1993 The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Kirk Douglas (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1991 The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 Cinéma cinémas (TV series documentary)
Himself
Jack Nicholson fait de la photo (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-presenter: Best Picture
 
1990 The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Dramatic Motion Picture
 
1988 The 60th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1987 How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin and How the Camel Got His Hump (TV movie)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1986 One Voice (TV special documentary)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1985 Live Aid (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1984 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself
9ème nuit des Césars (1984) … Himself
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1981 Notre Dame de la Croisette (documentary)
Star of 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' (uncredited)
 
1980 Making 'The Shining' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
 
1978 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1977 The 49th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
 
1977 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1977 Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1976 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to William Wyler (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1975 The 47th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1974 The 46th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1972 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
 
1971 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
Jack Nicholson (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1971 Chronicles: Van's Last Performance (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (48 titles)
2010-2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
 
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2010 Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story (documentary)
David Staebler
 
2010 Cinémas (TV series)
 
2009 Dans le labyrinthe de Marienbad (video documentary short)
 
2009 E-Explosiv - Das Magazin (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep (TV movie)
Mark Forman
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2008 Strictly Courtroom (TV documentary)
Col. Nathan R. Jessep (uncredited)
 
2008 5 Second Movies (TV series short)
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2008 Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (documentary)
Himself/Jack Gittes
 
2007 John Mayer: Say (video short)
Edward
 
2007 Al rojo vivo con María Celeste (TV series)
 
2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 ...10 años de Proyecto Corto (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
 
2006 Alberto Iglesias, el músico fiel (TV documentary)
Jack Torrance (uncredited)
 
2005 80s (TV series documentary)
 
2000-2005 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2005 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Inside Deep Throat (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (TV special documentary)
Himself - #68: Box Office Hit to Box Office Flop
 
2004 Bully & Rick (TV series)
 
2003 Celebrities Uncensored (TV series)
 
2003 Cher: The Farewell Tour (TV documentary)
Daryl Van Horne
 
2003 Larry King Live (TV series)
 
2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Code of Conduct (video documentary short)
Col. Nathan R. Jessep (uncredited)
 
2001 Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 A Few Good Men: From Stage to Screen (video documentary short)
Col. Nathan R. Jessep (uncredited)
 
1998 Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 ... y otras mujeres de armas tomar (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Hey, Hey We're the Monkees (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1997 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
1993 The Making of '...And God Spoke'
Himself [at the Academy Awards Ceremony]
 
1993 Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey (documentary)
The Specialist
 
1992 Ca détourne (TV movie)
 
1989 The Siskel & Ebert 500th Anniversary Special (TV movie)
Himself - 'Five Easy Pieces'
 
1988 Monsters & Maniacs (video documentary)
Himself
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Jonathan Fuerst/Robert Eroica Duprea
 
1968 The Movie Orgy (documentary)
Clip from Unidentified Film (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Introduction to the cookbook written by his cook: "Cooking for Jack" by Tommy Baratta and Marylou Baratta (November 1997, Pocket Books). ISBN 0671535609 See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 15 Print Biographies  | 21 Interviews  | 34 Articles  | 38 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 9¾" (1.77 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. See more »

Trivia:

Waved the green flag that officially started the Indianapolis 500 automobile race. [May 30, 2010] See more »

Trademark:

Often plays charming, anti-authoritarian characters See more »

Nickname:

Mulholland Man See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus