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Jack Nicholson as Jake Gittes in Chinatown stands in front of a yellow sign reading Farm Land for Sale, with a sold banner, wearing a suit, sunglasses, and a bandage on his nose. Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, and Jack Nicholson ride motorcycles on a rural road in a scene from the film Easy Rider, with Nicholson wearing a white suit and helmet. Jack Nicholson, wearing work clothes and holding a hard hat, crouches on an oil rig with other workers in the background in a scene from Five Easy Pieces. Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkel, and Carol Kane sit in a modern living room with large windows in a scene from the film Carnal Knowledge (1971), directed by Mike Nichols. John Huston as Noah Cross faces Jack Nicholson in a tense outdoor scene from the film Chinatown, both wearing light-colored suits and vintage hats. Jack Nicholson, looking distressed, crouches on the floor as Shelley Duvall kneels beside him with a concerned expression in a scene from The Shining (1980). Terms of Endearment As Good As It Gets The Departed Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson smiling and walking on a beach in a scene from the film Something's Gotta Give, directed by Nancy Meyers.
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Jack Nicholson: References & Edit History

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Patrick McGilligan, Jack’s Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson (1994); Peter Thompson, Jack Nicholson: The Life and Times of an Actor on the Edge (1997); Don Shiach, Jack Nicholson (1999), a film guide; Mikita Brottman (ed.), Jack Nicholson (2000), in the “Movie Top Ten” series.

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Add new Web site: American Film Institute - Jack Nicholson. Jul 28, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 18, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - The Truth is Just As Tricky As Jack Nicholson Said It Was. Nov 21, 2025
Added cross-references. Sep 08, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - Film '82: Jack Nicholson interview. Jun 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Golden Globes - Jack Nicholson. Feb 13, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 28, 2024
Add new Web site: The Kennedy Center - Jack Nicholson. Mar 28, 2023
Add new Web site: CNN - Jack Nicholson fast facts. Jul 25, 2022
Corrected display issue. Apr 25, 2019
Add new Web site: Hollywood Walk of Fame - Biography of Jack Nicholson. Mar 25, 2017
Added photographs. Jun 03, 2015
Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Jack Nicholson. Aug 08, 2013
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Biography of Jack Nicholson. Aug 08, 2013
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Jack Nicholson. Aug 08, 2013
Added photograph. Nov 06, 2012
Added the movie How Do You Know (2010). Dec 17, 2010
Media added. Feb 22, 2008
Added new Web site: Jack Nicholson Online - Biography of Jack Nicholson. Jan 07, 2008
Media added. Jan 08, 2007
Article revised. Dec 31, 2003
Article revised. Apr 19, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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