The Departed, directed by Martin Scorsese, features Jack Nicholson as crime boss Frank Costello.

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It starred Jack Nicholson as the caretaker of an isolated and empty hotel.

BBC: The Shining to be screened at Burton Cliff Hotel

It's show business, after all, not imply or suggest business, a notion that was embraced and applied with sly verve by Michael Keaton in the 1989 feature that also got an enormous theatrical kick from Jack Nicholson's performance as The Joker.

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Jack Nicholson gave his breakthrough lead performance as the cultivated roughneck Bobby Dupea.

NEWYORKER: Five Easy Pieces

Mr. JACK NICHOLSON (Actor): (As Frank Costello) When I was your age, they would say we could become cops or criminals.

NPR: Summary Judgment: 'The Departed,' 'Employee of the Month,' 'The Queen'

The huge buzz around Ledger's performance as the Joker last year stemmed from his update of the iconic character played by camp comedian Cesar Romero and as a hateful clown by Jack Nicholson.

CNN: Ledger fans demand the Joker retired from film

Based on a popular 2002 Hong Kong film, Martin Scorsese directs Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon as they battle Boston crime boss Jack Nicholson.

NPR: Summary Judgment: 'The Departed,' 'Employee of the Month,' 'The Queen'