The role that saved Jack Nicholson's career was The Joker in 'Batman', but only because it made him realise he didn't want to be seen as a fool anymore.

Younger readers may not be familiar with the octogenarian actor — or even Tim Burton's now 35-year-old Batman (1989) — but trust me when I say that Jack Nicholson's Joker was not only good ...

wanted him to play Gotham’s most infamous villain in Tim Burton’s 1989 classic, Jack ... Nicholson secured top billing in the opening credits, ahead of Batman himself. Nicholson’s Joker ...