Changes: Jack Nicholson

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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

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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.
-*'''''[[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.
+*'''''[[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]].
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 *'''''[[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.
+*'''''[[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]].
-*'''''[[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, and as Art Land, he is crushed underneath a giant globe during the Martians' attack on Las Vegas.
+*'''''[[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 from cancer off-screen, 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]].
+== Notable Connections ==
-==Noteworthy Relatives:==
-* Ex-wife [[Sandra Knight]]
+* Ex-husband of [[Sandra Knight]]
+* Father of [[Lorraine Nicholson]]
 ==Gallery==
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 [[Category:Actors with 10 or more deaths]]
 [[Category:Actors who died in Dennis Hopper Movies]]
+[[Category:Retired]]