by Marc Eliot
6 During production, Jack banned all Boston Celtics T-shirts from the set. That rule went for both cast and crew, and, to put a cap on it, he wore a Yankees hat whenever he went out on the streets of Boston.
7 According to Graham King, Jack worked on the script to increase the size of his part but King prefers to call it a collaborative effort. King also denies that the original Costello character was based on Bulger.—David Carr, “A Screen First: Scorsese and Jaaack,” New York Times, January 1, 2006.
FILMOGRAPHY
FEATURE FILMS—YEAR OF RELEASE
The Cry Baby Killer, 1958. Allied Artists. Director: Joe Addis. Producer: Roger Corman, David Kramarsky, David March. Screenplay: Leo Gordon, Melvin Levy. With Harry Lauter, Jack Nicholson, Carolyn Mitchell.
The Wild Ride, 1960. Filmgroup. Director: Harvey Berman. Producer: Harvey Berman, Kinte Kertuch. Screenplay: Ann Porter, Marion Rothman. With Jack Nicholson, Georgianna Carter, Robert Bean.
The Little Shop of Horrors, 1960. Filmgroup. Director: Roger Corman. Producer: Roger Corman. Screenplay: Charles B. Griffith. With Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Dick Miller, Jack Nicholson.
Studs Lonigan, 1960. MGM. Director: Irving Lerner. Producer: Philip Yordan. Screenplay: Philip Yordan. With Christopher Knight, Frank Gorshin, Jack Nicholson.
The Broken Land, 1962. Associated Producers, Inc. (API). Director: John Bushelman. Producer: Leonard A. Schwartz, Roger Corman. Screenwriter: Edward J. Lakso. With Kent Taylor, Jack Nicholson, Diana Darrin.
The Raven, 1963. American International Pictures (AIP). Director: Roger Corman. Producer: Roger Corman. Screenplay: Richard Matheson. With Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Hazel Court, Olive Sturgess, Jack Nicholson.
The Terror, 1963. Filmgroup. Director: Roger Corman (uncredited: Francis Ford Coppola, Monte Hellman, Jack Hill, Jack Nicholson). Producer: Roger Corman. Screenplay: Leo Gordon, Jack Hill (uncredited: Roger Corman). With Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight, Dick Miller, Jonathan Haze.
Ensign Pulver, 1964. Warner Bros. Director: John Logan. Producer: Josh Logan. Screenplay: Josh Logan, Peter S. Fiebleman. With Robert Walker Jr., Burl Ives, Walter Matthau, Larry Hagman, Jack Nicholson.
Flight to Fury, 1964. Feature Film Corp. of America. Director: Monte Hellman. Producer: Eddie Romero. Screenplay: Monte Hellman, Jack Nicholson, Fred Roos. With Jack Nicholson, Dewey Martin.
Back Door to Hell, 1964. Twentieth Century-Fox. Director: Monte Hellman. Producer: Fred Roos. Screenplay: John Hackett. With Jimmie Rodgers, John Hackett, Jack Nicholson.
Ride in the Whirlwind, 1965. Walter Reade Organization (for television; unreleased commercially in theaters). Director: Monte Hellman. Producer: Monte Hellman, Jack Nicholson. Screenplay: Jack Nicholson. With Jack Nicholson, Millie Perkins, Cameron Mitchell, Harry Dean Stanton.
The Shooting, 1966. Walter Reade Organization (for television; unreleased commercially in theaters). Director: Monte Hellman. Producer: Jack Nicholson, Monte Hellman. Screenplay: Carole Eastman (writing as Adrien Joyce). With Jack Nicholson, Warren Oates, Millie Perkins, Will Hutchins.
Hells Angels on Wheels, 1967. Fanfare Films. Director: Roger Corman. Producer: Joe Solomon. Screenplay: R. Wright Campbell. With Jack Nicholson, Adam Roarke, Sabina Scharf, Jack Starrett.
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, 1967. Twentieth Century-Fox. Director: Roger Corman. Producer: Roger Corman. Screenplay: Howard Browne. With George Segal, Jason Robards, Ralph Meeker (uncredited: Jack Nicholson).
The Trip, 1967. AIP. Director: Roger Corman. Producer: Roger Corman. Screenplay: Jack Nicholson. With Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Bruce Dern, Susan Strasberg.
Psych-Out, 1968. AIP. Director: Richard Rush. Producer: Dick Clark, Norman T. Herman. Screenplay: Betty Tusher, E. Hunter Willett, Betsy Ulius. With Susan Sarandon, Dean Stockwell, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Max Julien.
Head, 1968. Columbia Pictures. Director: Bob Rafelson. Producer: Bert Schneider, Bob Rafelson, Jack Nicholson. Screenplay: Bob Rafelson, Jack Nicholson. With the Monkees: Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith.
Easy Rider, 1969. Columbia Pictures, Raybert Productions. Director: Dennis Hopper. Producer: Peter Fonda. Screenplay: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Terry Southern. With Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Karen Black.
The Rebel Rousers, 1970. Four Star Excelsior. Director: Martin B. Cohen. Producer: Martin B. Cohen. Screenplay: Michael Kars, Abe Polsky, Martin B. Cohen. With Cameron Mitchell, Bruce Dern, Jack Nicholson, Diane Ladd.
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, 1970. Paramount. Director: Vincente Minnelli. Producer: Howard W. Koch. Screenplay: Alan Jay Lerner. With Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Jack Nicholson.
Five Easy Pieces, 1970. BBS Productions. Director: Bob Rafelson. Producer: Bob Rafelson, Richard Wechsler. Screenwriter: Bob Rafelson, Adrien Joyce (Carole Eastman). With Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Susan Anspach, Helena Kallianiotes.
Carnal Knowledge, 1971. Avco Embassy Pictures. Director: Mike Nichols. Producer: Mike Nichols. Screenplay: Jules Feiffer. With Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret, Candice Bergen, Rita Moreno, Carol Kane.
Drive, He Said, 1971. Columbia Pictures, BBS Productions. Director: Jack Nicholson. Producer: Jack Nicholson, Steve Blauner. Screenplay: Jeremy Larner, Jack Nicholson, Terrence Malick (uncredited). With William Tepper, Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Robert Towne, Henry Jaglom.
A Safe Place, 1971. Columbia Pictures, BBS Productions. Director: Henry Jaglom. Producer: Bert Schneider. Screenplay: Henry Jaglom. With Tuesday Weld, Orson Welles, Jack Nicholson.
The King of Marvin Gardens, 1972. Columbia Pictures, BBS Productions. Director: Bob Rafelson. Producer: Steve Blauner, Bob Rafelson, Harold Schneider. Screenplay: Jacob Brackman, Bob Rafelson. With Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn.
The Last Detail, 1973. Columbia Pictures. Director: Hal Ashby. Producer: Gerald Ayres. Screenplay: Robert Towne, based on an original novel by Darryl Ponicsan. With Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Otis Young.
Chinatown, 1974. Paramount Pictures. Director: Roman Polanski. Producer: Robert Evans. Screenplay: Robert Towne. With Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston.
The Passenger, 1975. MGM. Director: Michelangelo Antonioni. Producer: Carlo Ponti. Screenplay: Mark Peploe, Michelangelo Antonioni, Peter Wollen. With Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Steven Berkoff, Ian Hendry, Jenny Runacre.
Tommy, 1975. Columbia Pictures. Director: Ken Russell. Producer: Ken Russell, Roger Stigwood. Screenplay: Ken Russell, Pete Townshend. With Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Tina Turner, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Keith Moon, Paul Nicholas, Jack Nicholson, Robert Powell.
The Fortune, 1975. Columbia Pictures. Director: Mike Nichols. Producer: Don Devlin, Mike Nichols. Screenplay: Adrien Joyce. With Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, Stockard Channing.
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, 1975. United Artists. Director: Miloš Forman. Producer: Michael Douglas, Saul Zaentz. Screenplay: Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman. With Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito, Sydney Lassick, Christopher Lloyd, Will Sampson.
The Missouri Breaks, 1976. United Artists. Director: Arthur Penn. Producer: Elliott Kastner, Robert M. Sherman. Screenplay: Thomas McGuane. With Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Randy Quaid, Kathleen Lloyd, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton.
The Last Tycoon, 1976. Paramount Pictures. Director: Elia Kazan. Producer: Sam Spiegel. Screenplay: Harold Pinter, based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. With Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, Jack Nicholson, Donald Pleasance, Jeanne Moreau.
Goin’ South, 1978. Paramount Pictures. Director: Jack Nicholson. Producer: Harry Gittes, Harold Schneider. Screenplay: John Herman Shaner, Al Ramus, Charles Shyer, Alan Mandel. With Jack Nicholson, Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Lloyd, John Belushi.
The Shining, 1980. Warner Bros. (distributor). Director: Stanley Kubrick. Producer: Stanley Kubrick. Screenplay: Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson, based on the novel by Stephen King. With Jack Nicholson
, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers.
The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1981. Paramount Pictures (distributor for Lorimar Productions). Director: Bob Rafelson. Producer: Bob Rafelson, Charles Mulvehill. Screenplay: David Mamet. With Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange.
Ragtime, 1981. Paramount Pictures (distributor). Director: Miloš Forman. Producer: Dino De Laurentiis. Screenwriter: Michael Weller, Bo Goldman (uncredited), based on the novel by E. L. Doctorow. With James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern, Kenneth McMillan, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Mary Steenburgen, Samuel L. Jackson, Fran Drescher, Debbie Allen, Jack Nicholson (uncredited).
Reds, 1981. Paramount Pictures. Director: Warren Beatty. Producer: Warren Beatty. Screenplay: Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths. With Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton, Gene Hackman, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski.
The Border, 1982. Universal Pictures (distributor), Universal Pictures, RKO Pictures. Director: Tony Richardson. Producer: Edgar Bronfman Jr. Screenplay: David Freeman, Walon Green, Deric Washburn. With Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Perrine, Warren Oates.
Terms of Endearment, 1983. Paramount Pictures. Director: James L. Brooks. Producer: James L. Brooks. Screenplay: James L. Brooks, based on the novel by Larry McMurtry. With Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow.
Terror in the Aisles, 1984. Universal Pictures (distributor). Documentary. Jack appears only briefly, in clips, mostly from his Corman period.
Prizzi’s Honor, 1985. Twentieth Century-Fox (U.S. distributor). Director: John Huston. Producer: John Foreman. Screenplay: Richard Condon, Janet Roach. With Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia, Anjelica Huston, William Hickey.
Heartburn, 1986. Paramount Pictures. Director: Mike Nichols. Producer: Roger Greenhut, Mike Nichols. Screenplay: Nora Ephron. With Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep.
The Witches of Eastwick, 1987. Warner Bros. (distributor), The Guber-Peters Company. Director: George Miller. Producer: Neil Canton, Peter Guber, Jon Peters. Screenplay: Michael Cristofer, based on the novel by John Updike. With Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer.
Broadcast News, 1987. Twentieth Century-Fox. Director: James L. Brooks. Producer: James L. Brooks. Screenplay: James L. Brooks. With William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Robert Prosky, Lois Chiles, Joan Cusack, Jack Nicholson.
Ironweed, 1987. TriStar Pictures. Director: Héctor Babenco. Producer: Keith Barish, Marcia Nasatir. Screenplay: William Kennedy, based on his novel of the same name. With Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O’Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Margaret Whitton, Tom Waits.
Batman, 1989. Warner Bros. (distributor), The Guber-Peters Company, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. Director: Tim Burton. Producer: Peter Guber, Jon Peters, Benjamin Melniker, Michael Uslin. Screenplay: Sam Hamm, Warren Skaaren, based on characters created by Bob Kane. With Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, Jack Palance.
The Two Jakes, 1990. Paramount Pictures. Director: Jack Nicholson. Producer: Robert Evans, Harold Schneider, Jack Nicholson. Screenplay: Robert Towne. With Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeline Stowe.
Man Trouble, 1992. Twentieth Century-Fox. Director: Bob Rafelson. Producer: Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Carole Eastman, Bruce Gilbert. Screenwriter: Carole Eastman. With Jack Nicholson, Ellen Barkin, Harry Dean Stanton, Beverly D’Angelo.
A Few Good Men, 1992. Columbia Pictures (distributor), Castle Rock Entertainment. Director: Rob Reiner. Producer: David Brown, Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman. Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin. With Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Kevin Pollack, Kevin Bacon, J. T. Walsh, Keifer Sutherland.
Hoffa, 1992. Twentieth Century-Fox. Director: Danny DeVito. Producer: Caldecott Chubb, Danny DeVito, Edward R. Pressman. Screenplay: David Mamet. With Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Armand Assante, J. T. Walsh, John Reilly.
Wolf, 1994. Columbia Pictures. Director: Mike Nichols. Producer: Douglas Wick, Neal A. Machlis. Screenplay: Jim Harrison, Wesley Strick, Elaine May (uncredited). With Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer.
The Crossing Guard, 1995. Miramax (distributor). Director: Sean Penn. Producer: Sean Penn, David S. Hamburger. Screenplay: Sean Penn. With Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Robin Wright, Anjelica Huston.
Blood and Wine, 1996. Fox Searchlight Pictures. Director: Bob Rafelson. Producer: Jeremy Thomas. Screenplay: Alison Cross, Nick Villers. With Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Jennifer Lopez, Judy Davis, Michael Caine.
The Evening Star, 1996. Paramount Pictures. Director: Robert Harling. Producer: David Kirkpatrick, Polly Platt. Screenplay: Larry McMurtry, Robert Harling. With Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis, Miranda Richardson, Jack Nicholson.
Mars Attacks!, 1996. Warner Bros. (distributor), Tim Burton Productions. Director: Tim Burton. Producer: Tim Burton, Larry J. Franco. Screenplay: Jonathan Gems. With Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito.
As Good as It Gets, 1997. TriStar Pictures (distributor), Gracie Films. Director: James L. Brooks. Producer: James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson, Kristi Zea. Screenplay: Mark Andrus, James L. Brooks. With Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr.
The Pledge, 2001. Warner Bros. (distributor). Director: Sean Penn. Producer: Andrew Stevens. Screenplay: Jerzy Kromolowski, Mary Olson-Kromolowski. With Jack Nicholson, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shepard.
About Schmidt, 2002. New Line Cinema (distributor). Director: Alexander Payne. Producer: Michael Bresman, Harry Gittes, Rachel Horovitz. With Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Kathy Bates.
Anger Management, 2003. Columbia Pictures (distributor). Director: Peter Segal. Producer: Adam Sandler (executive), Allen Covet, Jack Giaraputo, Tim Herlihy. Screenplay: David S. Dorfman. With Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, Luis Guzmán, Allen Covert, Lynne Thigpen, Kurt Fuller, Jonathan Loughran, Krista Allen, January Jones, Woody Harrelson, John Turturro.
Something’s Gotta Give, 2003. Columbia Pictures (U.S. distributor), Warner Bros. (non-U.S.. distributor). Director: Nancy Meyers. Producer: Nancy Meyers. Screenplay: Nancy Meyers. With Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Frances McDormand, Amanda Peet, Jon Favreau.
The Departed, 2006. Warner Bros. (distributor), Plan B Entertainment, GK Films, Vertigo Entertainment, Media Asia Films. Director: Martin Scorsese. Producer: Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Graham King. Screenplay: William Monahan (based on Infernal Affairs by Alan Mak and Felix Chong). With Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg.
The Bucket List, 2007. Warner Bros. (distributor). Director: Rob Reiner. Producer: Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Alan Greisman, Rob Reiner. Screenplay: Justin Zackham. With Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Rob Morrow.
How Do You Know, 2010. Columbia Pictures (distributor), Gracie Films. Director: James L. Brooks. Producer: Julie Ansell, James L. Brooks, Paula Weinstein. Screenplay: James L. Brooks. With Jack Nicholson, Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson.
TV SHOWS (EXCLUDING ENTERTAINMENT/NEWS PROGRAMS)
Matinee Theatre (1 episode)
“Are You Listening?” (September 3, 1956)—Actor
Mr. Lucky (1 episode)
“Operation Fortuna” (May 21, 1960)—Martin
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1 episode)
“The Mink Coat” (September 19, 1960)—Bud
Tales of Wells Fargo (1 episode)
“That Washburn Girl” (February 13, 1961)—Tom Washburn
Sea Hunt (1 episode)
“Round Up” (September 23, 1961)—John Stark
Bronco (1 episode)
“The Equalizer” (December 18, 1961)—Bob Doolin
Hawaiian Eye (1 episode)
“Total Eclipse” (February 21, 1962)—Tony Morgan
Dr. Kildare (4 episodes)
—“A Patient Lost” (February 22, 1966)—Jaime Angel
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—“What Happened to All the Sunshine and Roses?” (February 28, 1966)—Jaime Angel
—“The Taste of Crow” (March 7, 1966)—Jaime Angel
—“Out of a Concrete Tower” (March 8, 1966)—Jaime Angel
The Andy Griffith Show (2 episodes)
—“Aunt Bee, the Juror” (October 23, 1967)—Marvin Jenkins
—“Opie Finds a Baby” (November 21, 1966)—Mr. Garland
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1 episode)
“The Lost Bomb” (December 11, 1966)—Crewman (uncredited)
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1 episode)
“A Son for a Son” (October 20, 1967)—Tom Murdock
AWARDS
ACADEMY AWARDS
2003
NOMINATED: Best Actor in a Leading Role: About Schmidt (2002)
1998
WON: Best Actor in a Leading Role: As Good as It Gets (1997)
1993
NOMINATED: Best Actor in a Supporting Role: A Few Good Men (1992)
1988
NOMINATED: Best Actor in a Leading Role: Ironweed (1987)
1986
NOMINATED: Best Actor in a Leading Role: Prizzi’s Honor (1985)
1984
WON: Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Terms of Endearment (1983)
1982
NOMINATED: Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Reds (1981)
1976
WON: Best Actor in a Leading Role: One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
1975
NOMINATED: Best Actor in a Leading Role: Chinatown (1974)
1974
NOMINATED: Best Actor in a Leading Role: The Last Detail (1973)
1971
NOMINATED: Best Actor in a Leading Role: Five Easy Pieces (1970)
1970
NOMINATED: Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Easy Rider (1969)
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & HORROR FILMS (SATURN AWARDS)
1995
