Acting
Jack Nicholson
- Titles
- 126movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1958 to 2010, busiest in 1971 and 1987 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 50top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Chinatown90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical3.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Melancholy5.7average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Crime4.5average 3.7
- Psychological6.3average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Wholesome2.5, average 3.3
- Contemporary Realism4.4, average 5.2
- Fantasy1.1, average 1.8
- Tech & Humanity1.0, average 1.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 12
- Social Commentary 8
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Psychological Drama 5
- Character Study 4
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Slow Burn 4
- Cult Classic 4
- Period Piece 3
- Psychological Tension 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Dialogue-Driven 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Bob RafelsonActorThe Postman Always Rings Twice, Five Easy Pieces, Blood and Wine, Man Trouble, Head, +2 more
Monte HellmanEditorRide in the Whirlwind, Head, The Shooting, Back Door to Hell, Flight to Fury, +1 more
László KovácsCinematographerEasy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Hells Angels on Wheels, Psych-Out, The King of Marvin Gardens, +1 more
Danny DeVitoActorOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Mars Attacks!, Terms of Endearment, Hoffa, Goin' South
Bruce DernActorThe Trip, Psych-Out, The King of Marvin Gardens, Rebel Rousers, Drive, He Said
Robert TowneActorChinatown, The Two Jakes, The Last Detail, Drive, He Said
Henry JaglomActorPsych-Out, Drive, He Said, On the tracks of a filmmaker, A Safe Place
Harry Dean StantonActorMan Trouble, The Missouri Breaks, Ride in the Whirlwind, Rebel Rousers
Mike NicholsDirectorWolf, Carnal Knowledge, Heartburn, The Fortune- SSam O'SteenEditorChinatown, Wolf, Carnal Knowledge, Heartburn
Richard MarksEditorAs Good as It Gets, How Do You Know, Terms of Endearment, The Last Tycoon- CCarole EastmanWriterFive Easy Pieces, Man Trouble, The Fortune, The Shooting
Movies and TV shows
281960s
28 titles · average score 62
79
Easy Rider (1969)
as George Hanson
62
Head (1968)
Songs, Writer
54
Psych-Out (1968)
as Stoney
82
Targets (1968)
as Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
75
The Trip (1967)
Writer
70
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)
TV show · as Tom Murdock
64
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
as Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
63
The Shooting (1966)
as Billy Spear
43
Back Door to Hell (1964)
as Burnett
52
Flight to Fury (1964)
as Jay Wickham
Cordillera (1964)
Screenplay
57
Ensign Pulver (1964)
as Yeoman Dolan
51
The Terror (1963)
as Lt. Andre Duvalier
56
The Raven (1963)
as Rexford Bedlo
51
Thunder Island (1963)
Screenplay
The Hour of St. Francis (1962)
as Jim Evans
48
The Broken Land (1962)
as Will
Little Amy (1962)
as Jefferson City Coach
Little Amy (1962)
TV show · as Jefferson City Coach
45
The Wild Ride (1960)
as Johnny Varron
81
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
TV show · as Marvin Jenkins / Mr. Garland
44
Too Soon to Love (1960)
as Buddy
54
Studs Lonigan (1960)
as Weary Reilly
83
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
as Wilbur Force
70
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
TV show · as Bud
83
Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
as Wilbur Force