Acting
Jack Nicholson
- Titles
- 129movies22TV shows
- Career
Active from 1958 to 2010, busiest in 1971 and 1987 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 49top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Chinatown90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical3.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia4.9average 3.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Melancholy5.6average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Crime4.5average 3.7
- Psychological6.3average 5.6
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism4.5, average 5.4
- Wholesome2.6, average 3.3
- Fantasy1.1, average 1.7
- Tech & Humanity1.1, average 1.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 11
- Social Commentary 8
- Moral Ambiguity 7
- Psychological Drama 5
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Character Study 4
- Cult Classic 3
- Bittersweet 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- New York Setting 3
- Dialogue-Driven 3
- Historical Drama 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Bob RafelsonActorThe Postman Always Rings Twice, Five Easy Pieces, Man Trouble, Blood and Wine, Head, +2 more
Monte HellmanDirectorHead, The Shooting, Ride in the Whirlwind, Back Door to Hell, The Wild Ride, +1 more
László KovácsCinematographerEasy Rider, Psych-Out, Five Easy Pieces, The King of Marvin Gardens, Hells Angels on Wheels, +1 more
Danny DeVitoActorOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Terms of Endearment, Mars Attacks!, Goin' South, Hoffa
Bruce DernActorPsych-Out, The King of Marvin Gardens, The Trip, Drive, He Said, Rebel Rousers
Harry Dean StantonActorMan Trouble, The Missouri Breaks, Ride in the Whirlwind, Rebel Rousers
Henry JaglomActorPsych-Out, Drive, He Said, A Safe Place, On the tracks of a filmmaker
Robert TowneActorChinatown, The Two Jakes, The Last Detail, Drive, He Said- CCarole EastmanWriterFive Easy Pieces, Man Trouble, The Shooting, The Fortune
Richard MarksEditorTerms of Endearment, As Good as It Gets, How Do You Know, The Last Tycoon- SSam O'SteenEditorChinatown, Wolf, Carnal Knowledge, Heartburn
Mike NicholsDirectorWolf, Carnal Knowledge, Heartburn, The Fortune
Movies and TV shows
902020s
1 title
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010s
2 titles · average score 46
as Charles
as Jack Nicholson
2000s
10 titles · average score 70
as Edward Periman Cole
Thanks
TV show
as Costello
as Dr. Buddy Rydell
as Harry Sanborn
as Warren Schmidt
TV show · as Warren Schmidt (archive footage)
as Jerry Black
1990s
11 titles · average score 58
as Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
as Melvin Udall
as President Dale / Art Land
as Alex
as Garrett Breedlove
as Freddy Gale
as Will Randall
as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
as Harry Bliss
as J.J. "Jake" Gittes
1980s
16 titles · average score 70
as Joker / Jack Napier
as Daryl Van Horne
as Francis Phelan
as Narrator (voice)
as Mark
as Narrator (voice)
as Charley Partanna
as Garrett Breedlove
as Charlie Smith
as Frank Chambers
as Eugene O'Neill
as Jack Torrance
1970s
17 titles · average score 67
as Henry Moon
as Tom Logan
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
as David Locke
as Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
as Billy L. 'Badass' Buddusky
as David Staebler
as Jonathan
as Annoyed Bearded Guy
as Mitch
as Robert Eroica Dupea
1960s
27 titles · average score 61
as George Hanson
as Stoney
Songs, Writer
Writer
as Billy Spear
as Burnett
as Lt. Andre Duvalier
as Rexford Bedlo
Screenplay
as Johnny Varron
1950s
6 titles · average score 64
TV show · as Tony Morgan
TV show · as Martin
as Jimmy Wallace
TV show · as John Stark
TV show · as Bob Doolin
TV show · as Musician's Son