FrameThrower · Actors · Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
25 films · 2,149 frames · top-billed in 23 · 1966–2006
Born 22 April 1937 · Manhattan, New York, USA
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is a retired American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for Academy Awards 12 times, winning Best Actor for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and for As Good as It Gets, and Best Supporting Actor for Terms of Endearment. He is tied with Walter Brennan for most acting wins by a male actor (three), and second to Katharine Hepburn for most acting wins overall (four).
He is also one of only two actors nominated for an Academy Award for acting (either lead or supporting) in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s (the other one being Michael Caine).…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 25 films · 2,149 frames · top-billed in 23 · 1966–2006
- Academy Award for Best Actor1998
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor1984
- Academy Award for Best Actor1976
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama2003
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award1999
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy1998
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy1986
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture1984
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama1976
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama1975
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role1983
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role1977
How their films are shot
Measured across 2,149 frames from the 25 films we hold. This is the look of the work Jack takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 25 films we hold, 50% of their frames are day, 50% natural — the look of the work Jack takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
The Departed
2006 · Costello
Anger Management
2003 · Dr. Buddy Rydell
The Pledge
2001 · Jerry Black
Mars Attacks!
1996 · President Dale / Art Land
The Crossing Guard
1995 · Freddy Gale
A Few Good Men
1992 · Col. Nathan R. Jessep
Batman
1989 · Jack Napier / The Joker
The Witches of Eastwick
1987 · Daryl Van Horne
Heartburn
1986 · Mark
Prizzi's Honor
1985 · Charley Partanna
The Shining
1980 · Jack Torrance
The Fortune
1975 · Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Randle Patrick McMurphy
The Passenger
1975 · David Locke
Chinatown
1974 · J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
The Last Detail
1973 · Buddusky
Carnal Knowledge
1971 · Jonathan
A Safe Place
1971 · Mitch
Five Easy Pieces
1970 · Robert Eroica Dupea
Easy Rider
1969 · George Hanson
Ride In The Whirlwind
1966 · Wes
The King Of Marvin Gardens
· David Staebler
About Schmidt
· Warren Schmidt
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970 · Tad Pringle
The Shooting
1966 · Billy Spear
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 2,149 frames from Jack Nicholson's 25 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.