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Jack Nicholson's best decade?


'Five Easy Pieces' just started on Tv which inspired me to make this thread. We could do the same thing for any actors that have been continuously working for 50 years or more.

What do you think was his best decade?
I would have to go with 1970's, although the late 60's and first half of the 80's also have some good ones

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2000's
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2010 How Do You Know
Charles
2007 The Bucket List
Edward
2006 The Departed
Frank Costello
2003 Something's Gotta Give
Harry Sanborn
2003 Anger Management
Dr. Buddy Rydell
2002 About Schmidt
Warren Schmidt
2001/
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1990's
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The Pledge
Jerry Black
1997 As Good as It Gets
Melvin Udall
1996 Mars Attacks!
President James Dale / Art Land
1996 The Evening Star
Garrett Breedlove
1996 Blood and Wine
Alex
1995 The Crossing Guard
Freddy Gale
1994 Wolf
Will Randall
1992 Hoffa
James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
1992 A Few Good Men
Col. Nathan R. Jessep
1992 Man Trouble
Eugene Earl Axline aka Harry Bliss
1990
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1980's
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The Two Jakes
Jake Gittes
1989
Batman
Joker / Jack Napier
1987 Ironweed
Francis Phelan
1987 Broadcast News
Bill Rorish
1987 The Witches of Eastwick
Daryl Van Horne
1986 Elephant's Child (TV Movie)
Narrator (voice)
1986 Heartburn
Mark
1985 Prizzi's Honor
Charley Partanna
1983 Terms of Endearment
Garrett Breedlove
1982 The Border
Charlie Smith
1981 Reds
Eugene O'Neill
1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Frank Chambers
1980
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1970's
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The Shining
Jack Torrance
1978 Goin' South
Henry Lloyd Moon
1976 The Last Tycoon
Brimmer
1976 The Missouri Breaks
Tom Logan
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
R.P. McMurphy
1975 The Fortune
Oscar
1975 Tommy
The Specialist
1975 The Passenger
Locke
1974 Chinatown
J.J. Gittes
1973 The Last Detail
Buddusky
1972 The King of Marvin Gardens
David Staebler
1971 A Safe Place
Mitch
1971 Carnal Knowledge
Jonathan
1970 Five Easy Pieces
Robert Eroica Dupea
1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Tad Pringle
1970
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1960's
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The Rebel Rousers
Bunny 1969
Easy Rider
George Hanson
1968 Head
Movie director at filmshoot in restaurant (uncredited)
1968 Psych-Out
Stoney
1966-1967 The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series)
Marvin Jenkins / Mr. Garland
- Aunt Bee, the Juror (1967) ... Marvin Jenkins
- Opie Finds a Baby (1966) ... Mr. Garland
1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series)
Tom Murdock
- A Son for a Son (1967) ... Tom Murdock
1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
1967 Hells Angels on Wheels
Poet
1966 Ride in the Whirlwind
Wes
1966 The Shooting
Billy Spear
1966 Dr. Kildare (TV Series)
Jaime Angel
- Out of a Concrete Tower (1966) ... Jaime Angel
- The Taste of Crow (1966) ... Jaime Angel
- What Happened to All the Sunshine and Roses? (1966) ... Jaime Angel
- A Patient Lost (1966) ... Jaime Angel
1964 Back Door to Hell
Burnett
1964 Flight to Fury
Jay Wickham
1964 Ensign Pulver
Yeoman Dolan
1963 The Terror
Lt. Andre Duvalier
1963 The Raven
Rexford Bedlo
1962 The Broken Land
Will Brocious
1962 Hawaiian Eye (TV Series)
Tony Morgan
- Total Eclipse (1962) ... Tony Morgan
1962 Little Amy (TV Movie)
Jefferson City Coach
1962 The Hour of St. Francis (TV Series short)
Jim Evans
1961 Bronco (TV Series)
Bob Doolin
- The Equalizer (1961) ... Bob Doolin
1961 Sea Hunt (TV Series)
John Stark
- Round Up (1961) ... John Stark
1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series)
Tom Washburn
- That Washburn Girl (1961) ... Tom Washburn
1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series)
Bud
- The Mink Coat (1960) ... Bud
1960 Studs Lonigan
Weary Reilly
1960 The Little Shop of Horrors
Wilbur Force
1960 The Wild Ride
Johnny Varron
1960
1960 Mr. Lucky (TV Series) 1960
Too Soon to Love 1960
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I agree with you exactly. If I had a gun to my head and had to save only one decade's movies, I'd pick the 70s. Chinatown, Five Easy Pieces and Prizzi's Honor are probably my very favorites but there are so many great movies in that list.

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The 70's.



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"That bad, huh?"

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Seems like the 70s to me, even though I'm not a fan of all those movies myself.

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Definitely the 70's, although I did enjoy the movies, TV appearances from the mid to late 60's.
I mean, who can forget him in Easy Rider? Also Psych-out! And I always enjoy catching those episodes where he appeared on The Andy Griffith show. LOL!

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