Født April 22, 1937 · Neptune, New Jersey, USA
Filmography
| Role | Title | Year | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | The Shining | 1980 | Jack Torrance |
| Actor | The Departed | 2006 | Francis "Frank" Costello |
| Actor | Batman | 1989 | Jack Napier / The Joker |
| Actor | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | 1975 | Randle Patrick McMurphy |
| Actor | The Bucket List | 2007 | Edward Periman Cole |
| Actor | A Few Good Men | 1992 | Col. Nathan R. Jessep |
| Actor | Mars Attacks! | 1996 | President James Dale / Art Land |
| Actor | As Good as It Gets | 1997 | Melvin Udall |
| Actor | How Do You Know | 2010 | Charles |
| Actor | Something's Gotta Give | 2003 | Harry Sanborn |
| Actor | Anger Management | 2003 | Dr. Buddy Rydell |
| Actor | Chinatown | 1974 | Jake Gittes |
| Actor | The Witches of Eastwick | 1987 | Daryl Van Horne |
| Actor | Easy Rider | 1969 | George Hanson |
| Actor | About Schmidt | 2002 | Warren R. Schmidt |
| Actor | The Pledge | 2001 | Jerry Black |
| Actor | Wolf | 1994 | Will Randall |
| Actor | Terms of Endearment | 1983 | Garrett Breedlove |
| Actor | The Postman Always Rings Twice | 1981 | Frank Chambers |
| Actor | The Passenger | 1975 | David Locke |
| Actor | I'm Still Here | 2010 | Himself |
| Actor | The Little Shop of Horrors | 1960 | Wilbur Force |
| Actor | Five Easy Pieces | 1970 | Robert Eroica Dupea |
| Actor | The Last Detail | 1973 | SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky |
| Actor | Broadcast News | 1987 | Bill Rorich |
| Actor | Heartburn | 1986 | Mark Forman |
| Actor | The Terror | 1963 | Lt. Andre Duvalier |
| Actor | Tommy | 1975 | The Specialist |
| Actor | Reds | 1981 | Eugene O'Neill |
| Actor | Prizzi's Honor | 1985 | Charley Partanna |
| Actor | Hoffa | 1992 | James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa |
| Actor | The Last Tycoon | 1976 | Brimmer |
| Actor | The Two Jakes | 1990 | |
| Director | The Two Jakes | 1990 | |
| Producer | The Two Jakes | 1990 | |
| Actor | The Missouri Breaks | 1976 | Tom Logan |
| Actor | The Raven | 1963 | Rexford Bedlo |
| Actor | The Crossing Guard | 1995 | Freddy Gale |
| Actor | Ironweed | 1987 | Francis Phelan |
| Actor | Carnal Knowledge | 1971 | Jonathan |
| Actor | Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | 2001 | Himself |
| Actor | Goin' South | 1978 | |
| Director | Goin' South | 1978 | |
| Actor | Blood and Wine | 1996 | Alex Gates |
| Actor | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | 1967 | Gino, Hit Man |
| Actor | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | 1970 | Tad Pringle |
| Actor | Kubrick by Kubrick | 2020 | Jack Nicholson |
| Writer | The Trip | 1967 | |
| Actor | The Border | 1982 | Charlie Smith |
| Actor | The Shooting | 1966 | |
| Producer | The Shooting | 1966 | |
| Actor | Making 'The Shining' | 1980 | Himself |
| Actor | The Evening Star | 1996 | Garrett Breedlove |
| Actor | Head | 1968 | Movie director at filmshoot in restaurant |
| Writer | Head | 1968 | |
| Producer | Head | 1968 | |
| Actor | Ride in the Whirlwind | 1966 | |
| Writer | Ride in the Whirlwind | 1966 | |
| Actor | Live Aid | 1985 | |
| Actor | The King of Marvin Gardens | 1972 | David Staebler |
| Actor | Man Trouble | 1992 | Eugene Earl Axline, aka Harry Bliss |
| Actor | Beyond Batman: From Jack to the Joker | 2005 | Jack Nicholson |
| Actor | Hells Angels on Wheels | 1967 | Poet |
| Actor | Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | 2011 | himself |
| Actor | Vanity Fair: Killers Kill, Dead Men Die | 2007 | The Killer |
| Actor | Psych-Out | 1968 | Stoney |
| Actor | The Fortune | 1975 | Oscar |
| Actor | The Cry Baby Killer | 1958 | Jimmy Wallace |