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*'''''[[Back Door to Hell (1964)]]''''' [''Burnett'']: Shot to death by Japanese soldiers while manning the captured Japanese radio station. His comrades realize he's permanently dead after examining his body moments later. |
*'''''[[Back Door to Hell (1964)]]''''' [''Burnett'']: Shot to death by Japanese soldiers while manning the captured Japanese radio station. His comrades realize he's permanently dead after examining his body moments later. |
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+ | *'''''[[The Shooting (1966)]]''''' [''Billy Spear'']: Likely dies from heat exhaustion (off screen), on top of having been gravely injured by [[Warren Oates]]; the film ends with Nicholson staggering around in the desert, so his death is only implied. |
*'''''[[Easy Rider (1969)]]''''' [''George Hanson'']: Beaten to death in his sleep by a group of rednecks while camping in the woods with [[Dennis Hopper]] and [[Peter Fonda]]. |
*'''''[[Easy Rider (1969)]]''''' [''George Hanson'']: Beaten to death in his sleep by a group of rednecks while camping in the woods with [[Dennis Hopper]] and [[Peter Fonda]]. |
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*'''''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ]]''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)|(1975)]]''' [''Randle Patrick McMurphy'']: Smothered with a pillow by [[Will Sampson]], as a mercy killing after Jack has been lobotomized. |
*'''''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ]]''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)|(1975)]]''' [''Randle Patrick McMurphy'']: Smothered with a pillow by [[Will Sampson]], as a mercy killing after Jack has been lobotomized. |
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− | *'''''The Passenger'' (1975)''' [''David Locke'']: Implied to be killed by a government agent, with his body shown lying in his hotel room afterwards. |
+ | *'''''[[The Passenger (1975)|The Passenger]]''[[The Passenger (1975)| (1975)]]''' [''David Locke'']: Implied to be killed by a government agent, with his body shown lying in his hotel room afterwards. |
− | *'''''[[The Shining (1980)]]''''' [''Jack Torrance'']: When Jack chases Danny Lloyd into a hedge maze at the Overlook Hotel with the intent of killing him, he becomes lost after Danny escapes where he freezes to death |
+ | *'''''[[The Shining (1980)]]''''' [''Jack Torrance'']: When Jack chases [[Danny Lloyd]] into a hedge maze at the Overlook Hotel with the intent of killing him, he becomes lost after Danny escapes where he freezes to death. |
− | *'''''[[Batman (1989)]]''''' [''Jack Napier |
+ | *'''''[[Batman (1989)]]''''' [''Jack Napier a.k.a The Joker'']: Falls to his death after the gargoyle statuette attached to his leg by [[Michael Keaton]]'s grappling hook breaks loose from its moorings, causing Jack to lose his grip on a helicopter rope ladder and plummet to the ground at the bottom of the church tower. As vengeance for killing Michael's parents, his ever-grinning body is shown eerily lying in the shattered pavement below (with [[Pat Hingle]] going through his pockets to find the source of the laughing). |
*'''''[[Hoffa (1992)|Hoffa]]''[[Hoffa (1992)| (1992)]]''' [''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Hoffa Jimmy Hoffa]'']: Gunned down by [[Frank Whaley]]. |
*'''''[[Hoffa (1992)|Hoffa]]''[[Hoffa (1992)| (1992)]]''' [''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Hoffa Jimmy Hoffa]'']: Gunned down by [[Frank Whaley]]. |
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− | *'''''[[Mars Attacks! (1996)|Mars Attacks!]]''[[Mars Attacks! (1996)| (1996)]]''' [''President James Dale/Art Land'']: In a dual role, Jack manages to die twice; in the role of the President, he is impaled through the back by a metal rod (attached to a mechanical hand) after a |
+ | *'''''[[Mars Attacks! (1996)|Mars Attacks!]]''[[Mars Attacks! (1996)| (1996)]]''' [''President James Dale/Art Land'']: In a dual role, Jack manages to die twice; in the role of the President, he is impaled through the back by a metal rod (attached to a spider-like mechanical hand) after a pretended peace negotiation with the Martians (a Martian flag emerges from a pole in the metal rod), and as Art Land, he is crushed underneath a giant globe during the Martians' attack on Las Vegas. |
− | *'''''[[The Departed (2006)|The Departed]]''[[The Departed (2006)| (2006)]]''' [''Frank Costello'']: Shot multiple times in the chest and stomach (during a shootout) by [[Matt Damon]] (causing Jack to fall back into a mechanical digger). |
+ | *'''''[[The Departed (2006)|The Departed]]''[[The Departed (2006)| (2006)]]''' [''Frank Costello'']: Shot multiple times in the chest and stomach (during a shootout) by [[Matt Damon]] (causing Jack to fall back into a mechanical digger). (See also [[Eric Tsang]] in the 2002 version.) |
*'''''[[The Bucket List (2007)|The Bucket List]]''[[The Bucket List (2007)| (2007)]]''' [''Edward Cole'']: Dies (off-screen) of cancer, with his cremated ashes being placed alongside [[Morgan Freeman]]'s in a coffee can overlooking Mount Everest by [[Sean Hayes]]. |
*'''''[[The Bucket List (2007)|The Bucket List]]''[[The Bucket List (2007)| (2007)]]''' [''Edward Cole'']: Dies (off-screen) of cancer, with his cremated ashes being placed alongside [[Morgan Freeman]]'s in a coffee can overlooking Mount Everest by [[Sean Hayes]]. |
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+ | == Notable Connections == |
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− | ==Noteworthy Relatives:== |
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− | * Ex- |
+ | * Ex-husband of [[Sandra Knight]] |
+ | * Father of [[Lorraine Nicholson]] |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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Torrance's_death.png|Jack Nicholson in ''The Shining'' |
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[[Category:Adventure Stars]] |
[[Category:Adventure Stars]] |
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[[Category:Gold Derby Awards Nominees]] |
[[Category:Gold Derby Awards Nominees]] |
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+ | [[Category:Mystery Stars]] |
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+ | [[Category:Gangster Stars]] |
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+ | [[Category:Irish-American actors and actresses]] |
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+ | [[Category:Actors who died in a Danny DeVito Movies]] |
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+ | [[Category:Death scenes by hook]] |
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+ | [[Category:Online Film Critics Society Award Nominees]] |
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+ | [[Category:Online Film Critics Society Award Winners]] |
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+ | [[Category:Awards Circuit Community Award Nominees]] |
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+ | [[Category:Awards Circuit Community Award Winners]] |
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+ | [[Category:1950s Stars]] |
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+ | [[Category:1960s Stars]] |
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+ | [[Category:1970s Stars]] |
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+ | [[Category:1980s Stars]] |
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+ | [[Category:1990s Stars]] |
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+ | [[Category:2000s Stars]] |
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+ | [[Category:2010s Stars]] |
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+ | [[Category:Fangoria Chainsaw Award Nominees]] |
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+ | [[Category:Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Winners]] |
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+ | [[Category:Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Nominees]] |
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+ | [[Category:The Andy Griffith Show cast members]] |
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+ | [[Category:Producers]] |
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+ | [[Category:Cannes Film Festival Award Nominees]] |
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+ | [[Category:Cannes Film Festival Award Winners]] |
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+ | [[Category:Gold Derby Awards Winners]] |
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+ | [[Category:Grammy Award Winners]] |
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+ | [[Category:Jupiter Award Winners]] |
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+ | [[Category:Los Angeles Online Film Critics Award Nominees]] |
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+ | [[Category:Los Angeles Online Film Critics Award Winners]] |
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+ | [[Category:National Board of Review Award Nominees]] |
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+ | [[Category:New York Film Critics Circle Award Nominees]] |
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+ | [[Category:New York Film Critics Circle Award Winners]] |
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+ | [[Category:People's Choice Award Winners]] |
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+ | [[Category:Satellite Award Nominees]] |
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+ | [[Category:Satellite Award Winners]] |
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+ | [[Category:Teen Choice Awards Nominees]] |
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+ | [[Category:Death scenes by suicide]] |
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+ | [[Category:Actors who died more than once in Movies or TV shows]] |
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+ | [[Category:Marijuana smokers]] |
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+ | [[Category:War veterans]] |
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+ | [[Category:War Stars]] |
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+ | [[Category:Actors with 10 or more deaths]] |
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+ | [[Category:Actors who died in Dennis Hopper Movies]] |
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+ | [[Category:Retired]] |
Revision as of 23:40, 9 November 2020
Jack Nicholson (1937 - )
Film Deaths
- Back Door to Hell (1964) [Burnett]: Shot to death by Japanese soldiers while manning the captured Japanese radio station. His comrades realize he's permanently dead after examining his body moments later.
- The Shooting (1966) [Billy Spear]: Likely dies from heat exhaustion (off screen), on top of having been gravely injured by Warren Oates; the film ends with Nicholson staggering around in the desert, so his death is only implied.
- Easy Rider (1969) [George Hanson]: Beaten to death in his sleep by a group of rednecks while camping in the woods with Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda.
- The Rebel Rousers (1970) [Bunny]: Accidently stabs himself in a fight with Bruce Dern.
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) [Randle Patrick McMurphy]: Smothered with a pillow by Will Sampson, as a mercy killing after Jack has been lobotomized.
- The Passenger (1975) [David Locke]: Implied to be killed by a government agent, with his body shown lying in his hotel room afterwards.
- The Shining (1980) [Jack Torrance]: When Jack chases Danny Lloyd into a hedge maze at the Overlook Hotel with the intent of killing him, he becomes lost after Danny escapes where he freezes to death.
- Batman (1989) [Jack Napier a.k.a The Joker]: Falls to his death after the gargoyle statuette attached to his leg by Michael Keaton's grappling hook breaks loose from its moorings, causing Jack to lose his grip on a helicopter rope ladder and plummet to the ground at the bottom of the church tower. As vengeance for killing Michael's parents, his ever-grinning body is shown eerily lying in the shattered pavement below (with Pat Hingle going through his pockets to find the source of the laughing).
- Hoffa (1992) [Jimmy Hoffa]: Gunned down by Frank Whaley.
- Mars Attacks! (1996) [President James Dale/Art Land]: In a dual role, Jack manages to die twice; in the role of the President, he is impaled through the back by a metal rod (attached to a spider-like mechanical hand) after a pretended peace negotiation with the Martians (a Martian flag emerges from a pole in the metal rod), and as Art Land, he is crushed underneath a giant globe during the Martians' attack on Las Vegas.
- The Departed (2006) [Frank Costello]: Shot multiple times in the chest and stomach (during a shootout) by Matt Damon (causing Jack to fall back into a mechanical digger). (See also Eric Tsang in the 2002 version.)
- The Bucket List (2007) [Edward Cole]: Dies (off-screen) of cancer, with his cremated ashes being placed alongside Morgan Freeman's in a coffee can overlooking Mount Everest by Sean Hayes.
Notable Connections
- Ex-husband of Sandra Knight
- Father of Lorraine Nicholson