Jack Nicholson
One of the most notable performances in 86-year-old Jack Nicholson’s career was in 1975 film ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’. Directed by Milos Forman, the movie stars Nicholson as McMurphy, a criminal who pretends to be mentally ill so he can avoid prison by checking into at a psychiatric hospital.
His performance earned him a Best Actor Oscar at the age of 38.
Two more Academy Awards can be found at Nicholson's home.
In 1984, he took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ‘Terms of Endearment’, while in 1998 he won the Best Actor prize for his portrayal as OCD-suffering romance novelist Melvin Udall in comedy 'As Good as It Gets’.