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Nick Nolte

Name in Native Language: "Nicholas King Nolte" (English/EN)
Film Producer / Model (person) | * 02/08/1941 (83) | Omaha, Nebraska (United States of America (USA))
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Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor. Known for his leading man roles in both dramas and romances, he has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Nolte first came to prominence for his role in the ABC miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nomination. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for The Prince of Tides (1991). He received three Academy Award nominations for The Prince of Tides (1991), Affliction (1998) and Warrior (2011). His other notable films include The Deep (1977), Who'll Stop the Rain... ()
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Nick Nolte is an American actor, film producer, voice artist, comedian, and former model. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1991 film The Prince of Tides. He went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Affliction and Warrior.Nolte was a model in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In a national magazine advertisement in 1972, he appeared in jeans and an open jean shirt for Clairol's "Summer Blonde" hair lightener sitting on a log next to a blonde Chris O'Connor; and they appeared on the packaging. In 1992, Nolte was named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine.Nolte first starred in the television miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man, based on Irwin Shaw's 1970 best-selling novel. Later he appeared in over forty films, playing a wide variety of characters. Diversity of character, trademark athleticism, and gravelly voice are signatures of his career. In 1973, he guest-starred in the Griff episode, "Who Framed Billy the Kid?", as Billy Randolph, a football player accused of murder. Nolte also made two guest appearances in the television series Barnaby Jones in 1974 and 1975. He co-starred with Andy Griffith in Winter Kill, a television film made as the pilot of a possible television series, and another one, Adams of Eagle Lake, but neither was picked up.Nolte starred in The Deep, Who'll Stop the Rain, North Dallas Fort, which is based on Peter Gent's novel, and starred in 48 Hrs. with Eddie Murphy. During the 1980s, he starred in Under Fire, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Extreme Prejudice, and New York Stories. Nolte starred with Katharine Hepburn in her last leading film role in Grace Quigley. Nolte and Murphy starred again in the sequel Another 48 Hrs. In 1991, Nolte starred in The Prince of Tides and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Later, he starred in Martin Scorsese's remake of Cape Fear with Robert De Niro and Jessica Lange. Nolte also starred in Lorenzo's Oil, Jefferson in Paris, Mulholland Falls and Afterglow. He received his second Academy Award nomination the same year for Affliction. Nolte starred with Sean Penn in three films, including Terrence Malick's war epic The Thin Red Line, U Turn and Gangster Squad.Nolte continued to work in the 2000s, taking smaller parts in Clean and Hotel Rwanda, both performances receiving positive reviews. He also played supporting roles in the 2006 drama Peaceful Warrior and the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder. In 2011, Nolte played recovering alcoholic Paddy Conlon in Warrior, and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Beginning in 2011, Nolte starred with Dustin Hoffman in the HBO series Luck. At the start of production of the second season, however, HBO ended the series after the death of three horses during filming. In 2015, Nolte starred in the biopic comedy-drama A Walk in the Woods and in the revenge thriller Return to Sender.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

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Awards & Nominations for Nick Nolte

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 2x Academy Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Nick Nolte as Actor(96)

as Gene2023 Eugene the Marine
as John Hardy2023 Poacher
as Barry2022 Rittenhouse Square
as Ethan McCoy2022 Blackout
as Shakespeare2020 Last Words
as Clay Banning2019 Angel Has Fallen
as Amadeus2018 Head Full of Honey
as Nemes2018 The Padre
as Frank Stockburn2015 The Ridiculous 6
as Werewolf (voice)2015 Asthma
as Stephen Katz2015 A Walk in the Woods
as Eddie Conlon2015 Run All Night
as Eddie Conlon (uncredited)2015 Run All Night
as Mitchell Wells2015 Return to Sender
as Mr. McCauley2014 Hateship Loveship
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Samyaza (voice)2014 Noah
as Hurley2013 Parker
as Bill Parker2013 Gangster Squad
as Donal Fitzgerald2012 The Company You Keep
as Mr. Battleworth2012 The Cold Call
as Bernie the Gorilla (voice)2011 Zookeeper
as Burt Johnson2011 Arthur
as Paddy Conlon2011 Warrior
as Caldwell2010 My Own Love Song
as Self/Interviewer2008 Nick Nolte: No Exit
as Mulgarath2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles
as Four Leaf Tayback2008 Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
as Four Leaf Tayback2008 Tropic Thunder
as Joe Bechstein2008 The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
as Thomas Foran (voice)2007 Chicago 10
as Ray Cook2006 Off the Black
as Vincent (voice)2006 Over the Hedge
as Socrates2006 Peaceful Warrior
as Vincent (Parc Monceau)2006 Paris Je T'aime
as T. L. Pierson2005 Neverwas
as Colonel Oliver2004 Hotel Rwanda
as Albrecht Hauser2004 Clean
as Father Harlan2003 Northfork
as Bob Montagnet2003 The Good Thief
as David Banner2003 Hulk
as Faldo2002 Intimate Affairs
as Adam Verver2000 The Golden Bowl
as Senator Drummond Avery2000 Trixie
as Vincent Webb1999 Simpatico
as Harry Le Sabre1999 Breakfast of Champions
as Wade Whitehouse1998 Affliction
as Lt. Col. Gordon Tall1998 The Thin Red Line
as Inspector Cray1997 Nightwatch
as Lucky Mann1997 Afterglow
as Jake McKenna1997 U Turn
as Howard Campbell1996 Mother Night
as Max Hoover1996 Mulholland Falls
as Thomas Jefferson1995 Jefferson in Paris
as Peter Brackett1994 I Love Trouble
as Matt Hobbs1994 I'll Do Anything
as Pete1994 Blue Chips
as himself1992 The Player
as Augusto Odone1992 Lorenzo's Oil
as Sam Bowden1991 Cape Fear
as Tom Wingo1991 The Prince of Tides
as Jack Cates1990 Another 48 Hrs.
as Mike Brennan1990 Q & A
as Tom O'Toole1990 Everybody Wins
as Lionel Dobie1989 New York Stories
as Lucas1989 Three Fugitives
as Learoyd1989 Farewell to the King
as Lee Umstetter1987 Weeds
as Jack Benteen1987 Extreme Prejudice
as Jerry Baskin1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills
as Seymour Flint1985 Grace Quigley
as Alex Jurel1984 Teachers
as Russell Price1983 Under Fire
as Jack Cates1982 48 Hrs.
as Doc1982 Cannery Row
as Neal Cassady1980 Heart Beat
as Phillip Elliott1979 North Dallas Forty
as Ray Hicks1978 Who'll Stop the Rain
as David Sanders1977 The Deep
as Chris (voice) (uncredited)1976 The Northville Cemetery Massacre
as Roy Blount1975 The Runaway Barge
as Bo Hollinger1975 Return to Macon County
as John Healy1974 Death Sentence
as Buzz Stafford1974 The California Kid
as Dave Michaels1974 Winter Kill
as Hippie Kid (uncredited)1973 Electra Glide in Blue
as Town Gang Leader (uncredited)1972 Dirty Little Billy

TV Shows/Series with Nick Nolte as Actor(16)

as Arthur Liptin2023 Poker Face
as Judge Forsythe2020 Paradise Lost
as Kuiil (voice)2019 The Mandalorian
as President Richard Graves2016 Graves
2012 Luck
as himself1997 The View
as Tom Jordache1976 Rich Man, Poor Man
as Officer Jerry Troy1975 Adams of Eagle Lake
1973 Toma
as Captain Alan Melder1972 The Streets of San Francisco
1971 Cannon
as Barney Austin1955 Gunsmoke

Movies with Nick Nolte as Crew(2)

Production/Producer2002 Intimate Affairs
Production/Executive Producer1998 Affliction

Additional Information

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Full Name: Nick Nicholas King Nolte
Born: Saturday, 02/08 1941 (February) in Omaha, Nebraska (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 83 years + 241 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Westside High School, Omaha Benson High School Magnet, Pasadena City College, Arizona State University, Eastern Arizona College, Phoenix College, Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Spouses (current/former): Sheila Page, Sharyn Haddad, Rebecca Linger, Clytie Lane
Children: Brawley Nolte
Father: Franklin Arthur Nolte
Mother: Helen Nolte
Other names for Nick Nolte (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Nicholas King "Nick" Nolte"
"Ник Нолти"
"Ник Нолт"
"Nicholas King Nolte"
Nick Nolte frequently works together with these people:
Victor French (20x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (20x, Actor)
Morgan Woodward (18x, Actor)
Shug Fisher (17x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (16x, Actor)
Claude Akins (15x, Actor)
Robert Karnes (15x, Actor)
Anthony Caruso (15x, Actor)
Tom Reese (14x, Actor)
Mills Watson (13x, Actor)
Bill Erwin (13x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2237, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 10/03/2024