Head to headJack Nicholson against Bruce Dern Both careers by IMDb ratingJack NicholsonBruce Dern
Tale of the tape as an actor
Jack Nicholson vs Bruce Dern
Jack Nicholson averages 6.66 across 61 rated films as an actor, ahead of Bruce Dern at 6.16.
- 68 (61 rated)
- Films acted
- 115 (88 rated)
- ◀6.66
- Average
- 6.16
- ◀6.76
- Weighted
- 6.27
- ◀One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 8.6
- Best film
- Django Unchained 8.5
- ◀7.46, 2003 to 2008
- Peak five
- 7.02, 1975 to 1978
- 3 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 3 films
- ◀6.70 (+0.04)
- Current form
- 4.86 (−1.30)
- ◀7.61M
- IMDb votes
- 5.36M
- 1958 to 2011
- Career
- 1960 to 2025
- ◀3 wins, 12 noms
- Oscars
- 0 wins, 2 noms
Rows won
7 to 0
Jack Nicholson ahead
Films together
6
averaging 6.80
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | 1967 | 6.6 | Actor | as Johnny May |
 The Trip | 1967 | 6.1 | Writer | as John |
| Psych-Out | 1968 | 5.9 | as Stoney | as Steve Davis |
| The Rebel Rousers | 1970 | · | as Bunny | as J.J. Weston |
| Drive, He Said | 1971 | 5.6 | Writer, Producer, Director | as Coach Bullion |
 The King of Marvin Gardens | 1972 | 6.4 | as David Staebler | as Jason Staebler |
| A Decade Under the Influence | 2003 | 7.6 | Actor | Actor |
| Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | 2011 | 7.5 | Actor | Actor |