His twelve Academy Award nominations make him the most nominated male actor in the Academy's history. He has also directed three films, including The Two Jakes (1990), a sequel to Chinatown. His most known and celebrated films include the road drama Easy Rider (1969), the drama Five Easy Pieces (1970), the psychological drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) the comedy-dramas Terms of Endearment (1983), As Good as It Gets (1997), and About Schmidt (2002) the neo-noir mystery Chinatown (1974), the horror film The Shining (1980), the superhero film Batman (1989), the legal drama A Few Good Men (1992), the comedy Anger Management (2003), the romantic comedy Something's Gotta Give (2003), and the crime drama The Departed (2006). He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards. In many of his films, he played the 'eternal outsider, the sardonic drifter', someone who rebels against the social structure. He is known for having played a wide range of starring and supporting roles, including comic characters, romantic leads, anti-heroes and villains. John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retiredĪctor and filmmaker whose career spanned more than 50 years.
