Jack Nicholson averages 6.62 across 50 rated films as an actor, ahead of Robert Towne at 4.60.
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
| Drive, He Said | 1971 | 5.6 | Writer, Director, Producer | as Richard, Writer |
 The Last Detail | 1973 | 7.5 | as Buddusky | Writer |
 Chinatown | 1974 | 8.1 | as J.J. Gittes | Writer |
 The Missouri Breaks | 1976 | 6.5 | as Tom Logan | Writer |
 The Two Jakes | 1990 | 6.1 | as Jake Gittes, Director | Writer |
