Jack Nicholson as George Hanson

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Jack Nicholson as George Hanson is the memorable, hard-drinking ACLU lawyer whose quirky charm and tragic arc helped launch Nicholson to stardom in the countercultural road film Easy Rider.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictionalCharacterPortrayal
filmCharacter
affiliationInFiction American Civil Liberties Union
appearsIn Easy Rider
associatedWithTheme civilLiberties
counterculture
freedom
violence
awardRecognitionForPortrayal Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
surface form: AcademyAwardForBestSupportingActorNomination
characterName George Hanson
createdFor Easy RiderProduction
deathTypeInFiction violentDeath
diesIn Easy Rider
filmReleaseYear 1969
firstAppearanceFilm Easy Rider
genreContext countercultureFilm
roadMovie
helpsLaunchCareerOf Jack Nicholson
languageOfWork English
medium featureFilm
narrativeArc tragic
narrativeRole supportingCharacter
nationalityInFiction American
notableFor comicRelief
drinkingScenes
iconicCampfireScenes
occupationInFiction lawyer
partOfFranchise EasyRiderFranchise
personalityTrait hard-drinking
quirky
portrayalCountryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: UnitedStates
portrayedBy Jack Nicholson
screenPartner Dennis Hopper as Billy
Peter Fonda as Wyatt
setInFictionalLocation AmericanSouth
Southwest
surface form: AmericanSouthwest

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Easy Rider portrays Jack Nicholson as George Hanson