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Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

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Biography

Nicholas King Nolte (/ˈnoʊlti/; 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 and nominations for three Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Nolte first became famous 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 has 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 (1978), North Dallas Forty (1979), 48 Hrs. (1982), Cannery Row (1982), Under Fire (1983), Teachers (1984), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Another 48 Hrs. (1990), Cape Fear (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Jefferson in Paris (1995), The Thin Red Line (1998), The Good Thief (2002), Hulk (2003), Hotel Rwanda (2004), Over the Hedge (2006), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), Tropic Thunder (2008), Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010), The Company You Keep (2012), Gangster Squad (2013), A Walk in the Woods (2015), Head Full of Honey (2018), and Angel Has Fallen (2019). His television credits include the HBO series Luck (2011–2012), the Fox miniseries Gracepoint (2014), the Disney+ series The Mandalorian (2019) and the Peacock crime drama Poker Face (2023). From 2016 to 2017, Nolte played President Richard Graves in the Epix series, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nick Nolte, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.

1982

Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda

2004

U Turn

U Turn

1997

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991

Nightwatch

Nightwatch

1997

Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

2006

Hulk

Hulk

2003

The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides

1991

Lorenzo's Oil

Lorenzo's Oil

1992

The Player

The Player

1992

I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

1994

Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls

1996

Extreme Prejudice

Extreme Prejudice

1987

Mother Night

Mother Night

1996

The Deep

The Deep

1977

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

2008

Farewell to the King

Farewell to the King

1989

The Good Thief

The Good Thief

2003

Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

2008

Another 48 Hrs.

Another 48 Hrs.

1990

Neverwas

Neverwas

2005

Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

2006

Q & A

Q & A

1990

Teachers

Teachers

1984

Three Fugitives

Three Fugitives

1989

Trixie

Trixie

2000

Affliction

Affliction

1998

Who'll Stop the Rain

Who'll Stop the Rain

1978

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

1998

Cannery Row

Cannery Row

1982

Northfork

Northfork

2003

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

2006

Afterglow

Afterglow

1997

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

1986

Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions

1999

Under Fire

Under Fire

1983

Peaceful Warrior

Peaceful Warrior

2006

Chicago 10

Chicago 10

2008

The Beautiful Country

The Beautiful Country

2004

Return to Macon County

Return to Macon County

1975

North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty

1979

Everybody Wins

Everybody Wins

1990

Nick Nolte: No Exit

Nick Nolte: No Exit

2008

The Golden Bowl

The Golden Bowl

2000

Zookeeper

Zookeeper

2011

Death Sentence

Death Sentence

1974

A Few Days in September

A Few Days in September

2006

Intimate Affairs

Intimate Affairs

2002

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

2010

Clean

Clean

2004

Arthur

Arthur

2011

Simpatico

Simpatico

1999

Blue Chips

Blue Chips

1994

The California Kid

The California Kid

1974

Gangster Squad

Gangster Squad

2013

Off the Black

Off the Black

2006

Grace Quigley

Grace Quigley

1985

Warrior

Warrior

2011

Noah

Noah

2014

Weeds

Weeds

1987

The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

2012

Jefferson in Paris

Jefferson in Paris

1995

I'll Do Anything

I'll Do Anything

1994

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

2001

A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand

A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand

Parker

Parker

2013

The Cold Call

The Cold Call

2012

Hateship Loveship

Hateship Loveship

2014

A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods

2015

Winter Kill

Winter Kill

1974

The Trials of Cate McCall

The Trials of Cate McCall

2013

Heart Beat

Heart Beat

1980

Dirty Little Billy

Dirty Little Billy

1972

The Northville Cemetery Massacre

The Northville Cemetery Massacre

1976

New York Stories

New York Stories

1989

Electra Glide in Blue

Electra Glide in Blue

1973

The Golden Voice

The Golden Voice

2025

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

2008

Asthma

Asthma

2015

Run All Night

Run All Night

2015

Return to Sender

Return to Sender

2015

The Runaway Barge

The Runaway Barge

1975

The Ridiculous 6

The Ridiculous 6

2015

My Own Love Song

My Own Love Song

2010

The Feather Farm

The Feather Farm

1969

Die My Love

Die My Love

2025

This So-Called Disaster

This So-Called Disaster

2003

Poacher

Poacher

The Padre

The Padre

2018

Head Full of Honey

Head Full of Honey

2018

Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen

2019

Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

2003

Last Words

Last Words

2020

Blackout

Blackout

2022

Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life

Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life

2011

Crime 101

Crime 101

2026

The Ploughmen

The Ploughmen

Arcadia Lost

Arcadia Lost

2010

Shelter Me

Shelter Me

The Rookies

The Rookies

1972

The View

The View

1997

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Medical Center

Medical Center

1969

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

Emergency!

Emergency!

1972

Cannon

Cannon

1971

Adams of Eagle Lake

Adams of Eagle Lake

1975

Toma

Toma

1973

Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man

1976

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Luck

Luck

2012

Graves

Graves

2016

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

1976

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973

Chopper One

Chopper One

1974

The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian

2019

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

2020

Poker Face

Poker Face

2023

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Gracepoint

Gracepoint

2014