Jack Nicholson (1937)
97.2 TOPICAL actor score · #4 of 1,977 actors
Jack Nicholson (1937) has a TOPICAL actor score of 97.2 - one of the 100 best actors of all time by TOPICAL's score. Their strongest parts are acting honours and prime. They've won 11 acting honours from 11 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Their best ten-year run was 1969-1978. Best films: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Chinatown (1974), The Departed (2006).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours100
Prime99
Their movies98
Credits74
Career standing98
- Acting honours11 wins, 11 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actor; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; AFI Life Achievement Award
- Prime1969-1978
- Credits74 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 28 scored films (22 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 128 languages
“Nicholson is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, often playing charismatic rebels fighting against the social structure.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10
Jack Nicholson's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | 1975 | 1 |
| 39 | The Departed | 2006 | 3 |
| 42 | Chinatown | 1974 | 1 |
| 322 | The Shining | 1980 | 1 |
| 373 | As Good as It Gets | 1997 | 1 |
| 400 | Terms of Endearment | 1983 | 3 |
| 415 | Five Easy Pieces | 1970 | 1 |
| 530 | A Few Good Men | 1992 | 2 |
| 557 | Reds | 1981 | 5 |
| 641 | Easy Rider | 1969 | 3 |
| 775 | The Last Detail | 1973 | 1 |
| 798 | Batman | 1989 | 2 |
| 1,169 | Prizzi's Honor | 1985 | 1 |
| 1,262 | About Schmidt | 2002 | 1 |
| 1,407 | The Passenger | 1975 | 1 |
| 1,575 | Something's Gotta Give | 2003 | 1 |
| 1,855 | The Witches of Eastwick | 1987 | 1 |
| 2,126 | The Bucket List | 2007 | 1 |
| 2,667 | Carnal Knowledge | 1971 | 1 |
| 2,897 | Ironweed | 1987 | 1 |
| 3,157 | Mars Attacks! | 1996 | 1 |
| 3,226 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | 1981 | 1 |
| 3,476 | The Last Tycoon | 1976 | 5 |
| 4,232 | Wolf | 1994 | 1 |
| 4,431 | Heartburn | 1986 | 2 |
| 4,454 | Hoffa | 1992 | 1 |
| 4,700 | Anger Management | 2003 | 2 |
| 5,745 | How Do You Know | 2010 | 4 |