AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS

THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

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Jack Nicholson

105 Titles in Filmography CAST | DIRECTOR | PRODUCER | WRITER | HISTORY

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CAST

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
THE CRY BABY KILLER
Jimmy [Wallace]
1958
STUDS LONIGAN
Weary Reilly
1960
TOO SOON TO LOVE
Buddy
1960
THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Wilbur Force
1960
THE WILD RIDE
Johnny Varron
1960
THE BROKEN LAND
Will Broicous
1962
THE RAVEN
Rexford Bedlo
1963
THE TERROR
Lieut. André Duvalier
1963
BACK DOOR TO HELL
Burnett
1964
ENSIGN PULVER
Dolan
1964
FLIGHT TO FURY
Jay Wickam
1966
THE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE
Gino
1967
HELLS ANGELS ON WHEELS
Poet
1967
PSYCH-OUT
Stoney
1968
EASY RIDER
George Hanson
1969
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER
Tad Pringle
1970
REBEL ROUSERS
"Bunny"
1970
FIVE EASY PIECES
Robert [Bobby] Eroica Dupea
1970
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE
Jonathan
1971
A SAFE PLACE
Mitch
1971
THE SHOOTING
Billy Spear
1972
RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND
Wes
1972
THE KING OF MARVIN GARDENS
David Staebler
1972
CHINATOWN
J. J. [Jake] Gittes
1974
THE LAST DETAIL
[William "Badass"] Buddusky
1974
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
R. P. [Randle Patrick] McMurphy
1975
THE FORTUNE
Oscar [Sullivan aka Oscar Dix]
1975
THE PASSENGER
[David] Locke
1975
TOMMY
The specialist
1975
THE MISSOURI BREAKS
Tom Logan
1976
THE LAST TYCOON
Brimmer
1976
AMERICA AT THE MOVIES
1976
GOIN' SOUTH
Henry [Lloyd] Moon
1978
THE SHINING
Jack Torrance
1980
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
Frank Chambers
1981
REDS
Eugene O'Neill
1981
THE BORDER
Charlie [Smith]
1982
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
Garrett Breedlove
1983
PRIZZI'S HONOR
Charley Partanna
1985
HEARTBURN
Mark [Forman]
1986
IRONWEED
Francis Phelan
1987
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK
Daryl Van Horne
1987
BROADCAST NEWS
Bill Rorish
1987
BATMAN
Joker/Jack Napier
1989
THE TWO JAKES
Jake Gittes
1990
A FEW GOOD MEN
Col. Nathan R. Jessep
1992
HOFFA
James R. "Jimmy" Hoffa
1992
MAN TROUBLE
Harry Bliss/[Eugene Earl Axline]
1992
BLAST 'EM
1992
WOLF
Will Randall
1994
THE CROSSING GUARD
Freddy Gale
1995
MARS ATTACKS!
President Dale/Art Land
1996
AS GOOD AS IT GETS
Melvin Udall
1997
BLOOD AND WINE
Alex
1997
THE PLEDGE
Jerry Black
2001
ABOUT SCHMIDT
Warren [R.] Schmidt
2002
ANGER MANAGEMENT
Dr. Buddy Rydell
2003
SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE
Harry Sanborn
2003
THE DEPARTED
Costello
2006
THE BUCKET LIST
Edward
2007
HOW DO YOU KNOW
Charles
2010

WRITER

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
THUNDER ISLAND
Story-scr
1963
FLIGHT TO FURY
Scr
1966
THE TRIP
Scr
1967
HEAD
Scr
1968
DRIVE, HE SAID
Scr
1971
RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND
Wrt
1972

DIRECTOR

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
THE TERROR
Uncredited dir collab
1963
DRIVE, HE SAID
Dir
1971
GOIN' SOUTH
Dir
1978
THE TWO JAKES
Dir
1990

PRODUCER

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
HEAD
Prod
1968
DRIVE, HE SAID
Prod
1971
RIDE IN THE WHIRLWIND
Prod
1972
THE SHOOTING
Prod
1972

HISTORY

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
TWO-LANE BLACKTOP
1971
THE LAST MOVIE
1971
STRAW DOGS
1972
THE GODFATHER
1972
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
1973
THE GREAT GATSBY
1974
11 HARROWHOUSE
1974
RAFFERTY AND THE GOLD DUST TWINS
1975
BOUND FOR GLORY
1976
VALENTINO
1977
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
1977
F.I.S.T.
1978
COMING HOME
1978
APOCALYPSE NOW
1979
THE CHINA SYNDROME
1979
THE FRISCO KID
1979
SAINT JACK
1979
BRUBAKER
1980
MELVIN AND HOWARD
1980
THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN
1981
ANNIE
1982
CANNERY ROW
1982
RUTHLESS PEOPLE
1986
AT CLOSE RANGE
1986
DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS
1986
THE MOSQUITO COAST
1986
THE UNTOUCHABLES
1987
HOT TO TROT
1988
AIR AMERICA
1990
THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
1990
DICK TRACY
1990
REVENGE
1990
SPACED INVADERS
1990
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
1991
THE HARD WAY
1991
THE LAST BOY SCOUT
1991
SCENT OF A WOMAN
1992
JACK THE BEAR
1993
SLIVER
1993
FROST/NIXON
2008

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