Jack Nicholson
2 credits on HibingeTV
American actor and filmmaker whose career spans more than six decades. He got his start in low-budget Roger Corman films, including The Terror (1963) and The Little Shop of Horrors (1960). He became one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation, winning Academy Awards for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Terms of Endearment, and As Good as It Gets.
Acted In
Horror
A young officer in Napoleon's army, separated from his regiment, follows a mysterious woman to the castle of an elderly baron and uncovers a story of murder, guilt, and a witch's curse. The Terror is famous less for its plot than for how it was made. Roger Corman shot Boris Karloff's scenes in a few days using leftover sets from The Raven, then sent a string of directors, including Francis Ford Coppola, Monte Hellman, and Jack Hill, to film the rest around them. Jack Nicholson, then a young actor on Corman's payroll, plays the lead. The film fell into the public domain because it was released without a copyright notice. It is a rambling, atmospheric curiosity that captures a group of future major filmmakers at the very start of their careers.
Horror
The Terror
1963 - as Lt. Andre Duvalier
Drama, Crime
A 1960 American drama film directed by Harvey Berman, starring Jack Nicholson as Johnny Varron, a rebellious Beat Generation punk who spends his days as an amateur dirt track driver between partying and troublemaking. After forcing a motorcycle cop off the road, Johnny's escalating recklessness alienates his best friend Dave, who has found a new girlfriend named Nancy. When Dave decides to leave the gang, Johnny kidnaps Nancy in a desperate bid to maintain control, leading to a tragic conclusion. Executive produced by Roger Corman and released through Filmgroup as a double feature with The Girl in Lovers Lane. An early Nicholson role, made when he was 23.
Drama · Crime
The Wild Ride
1960 - as Johnny Varron