Jack Nicholson

American actor Jack Nicholson has starred in many major movies including Chinatown, The Shining, Batman, and The Departed.

He has won three Oscars, seven Golden Globes, and three BAFTAs over the course of a glittering career.

Nicholson was raised thinking that his grandparents were his parents and that he had a sister named June. In 1974 it was revealed to him that his "sister" was really his mother, a showgirl named June Frances Nicholson. Nicholson does not know who his father is.

After initial success behind the camera as a writer and director, Nicholson got his film break, cast as the alcoholic lawyer "George Hanson" in the hit movie Easy Rider in 1969. He has been nominated for an Academy award more than any other male in history. Nominated roles include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Terms of Endearment and As Good As It Gets.

1. "You want me on that wall, you need me on that wall!" - A Few Good Men
2. "Here's Johnny!" - The Shining
3. "Now comes the part where I relieve you, the little people, of the burden of your failed and useless lives. But remember, as my plastic surgeon always said: if you gotta go, go with a smile." - Batman

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• April 22, 1937: Born

• (1960) The Little Shop of Horrors: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1969) Easy Rider: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1970) Five Easy Pieces: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1974) Chinatown: Chinatown IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1975) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: IMDb | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1980) The Shining: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1981) Reds: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1983) Terms of Endearment: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1987) The Witches of Eastwick: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1989) Batman: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1992) A Few Good Men: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1997) As Good as It Gets: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2002) About Schmidt: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2006) The Departed: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2007) The Bucket List: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes