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The filmography of American actor Jack Nicholson began with his debut in The Cry Baby Killer (1958), but Nicholson's breakout role was in the countercultural Easy Rider (1969). He next appeared in Five Easy Pieces (1970). For his performance in the Roman Polanski–directed Chinatown (1974), Nicholson was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. The following year, he portrayed Randle McMurphy in the Miloš Forman–directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), which won Best Picture and garnered him the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 1980, Nicholson played Jack Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. For his portrayal of playwright Eugene O'Neill in Reds (1981), Nicholson received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His role in As Good as It Gets (1997) garnered him another Academy Award for Best Actor. (Full list...)