He’s received 12 Oscar nominations in his career, the most nominated male performer in Oscar history. But the accolades didn’t stop there and were seemingly never-ending. The others are “It Happened One Night” (1934) and “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991). His first Oscar win came for Milos Forman’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975), which is one of three movies to win the “Oscar Big Five” (picture, director, actor, actress and screenplay). He even stepped into the director’s chair during that period with his debut “Drive, He Said” (1971). After more than a dozen roles through the 1960s, his big break came in Dennis Hopper’s timeless classic “Easy Rider” (1969), leading him into the 1970s, in which he dominated with memorable turns in “Five Easy Pieces” (1970), “Carnal Knowledge” (1971), “The Last Detail” (1973) and “Chinatown” (1974). His first credited film role was in the tiny B-movie “The Cry Baby Killer” (1958). To narrow down his “best” performances is a daunting task and likely will garner varying answers from people when asked, “what’s your favorite from Jack?” To celebrate the Nicholson’s birthday, Variety is ranking his 15 best performances.īorn in New Jersey, the die-hard Los Angeles Lakers fan has been an integral figure in the landscape of cinema for seven decades. One of the best actors of his generation, Jack Nicholson built a prolific career of rich, dynamic, emotionally complex and often terrifying performances.
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