Nicholson tops movie performance poll

Jack Nicholson’s role in classic movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest has been named the greatest movie performance of all time.

Screen experts from Total Film magazine ranked his role as charismatic mental patient RP McMurphy in the adaptation of Ken Kesey’s book as the top portrayal.

Two Irish actors make the top 10 — Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood and Liam Neeson for Schindler’s List. Robert De Niro’s role in Raging Bull was runner-up.