Nick Nolte
Known for

Acting

Credits

121

Gender

Man

Birthday

8 Feb 1941 (83)

Place of birth

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Also known as
Nicholas King "Nick" Nolte
Ник Нолт
Nicholas King Nolte
尼克·諾特

Nick Nolte

Biography

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.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
PoacherJohn Hardy
Die, My Love
2022Rittenhouse SquareBarry
A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand
2023Poker FaceArthur Liptin
2022BlackoutEthan McCoy
2020Last WordsShakespeare
2020Paradise LostJudge Forsythe
2019The MandalorianKuiil (voice)
2019Angel Has FallenClay Banning
2018Head Full of HoneyAmadeus
2018The PadreNemes
2016GravesPresident Richard Graves
2015Run All NightEddie Conlon
2015The Ridiculous 6Frank Stockburn
2015Return to SenderMitchell Wells
2015A Walk in the WoodsStephen Katz
2015AsthmaWerewolf (voice)
2014NoahSamyaza (voice)
2014Hateship LoveshipMr. McCauley
2014And the Oscar Goes To...Self (archive footage)
2013Gangster SquadBill Parker
2013ParkerHurley
2013The Trials of Cate McCallBridges
2012The Company You KeepDonal Fitzgerald
2012LuckWalter Smith
2012The Cold CallMr. Battleworth
2011WarriorPaddy Conlon
2011ZookeeperBernie the Gorilla (voice)
2011ArthurBurt Johnson
2011Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life
2010Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty GaloreButch (voice)
2010My Own Love SongCaldwell
2008Tropic ThunderFour Leaf Tayback
2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesMulgarath
2008Tropic Thunder: Rain of MadnessFour Leaf Tayback
2008The Mysteries of PittsburghJoe Bechstein
2008Chicago 10Thomas Foran (voice)
2008Nick Nolte: No ExitSelf/Interviewer
2006Over the HedgeVincent (voice)
2006Paris Je T'aimeVincent (Parc Monceau)
2006Peaceful WarriorSocrates
2006A Few Days in SeptemberElliott
2006Buy the Ticket, Take the RideSelf
2006Off the BlackRay Cook
2005NeverwasT. L. Pierson
2004Hotel RwandaColonel Oliver
2004CleanAlbrecht Hauser
2004The Beautiful CountrySteve
2003HulkDavid Banner
2003The Good ThiefBob Montagnet
2003NorthforkFather Harlan
2003This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs "The Late Henry Moss"Earl
2003Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
2002Intimate AffairsFaldo
2001The Making of 'Cape Fear'Self
2000The Golden BowlAdam Verver
2000TrixieSenator Drummond Avery
1999Breakfast of ChampionsHarry Le Sabre
1999SimpaticoVincent Webb
1998The Thin Red LineLt. Col. Gordon Tall
1998AfflictionWade Whitehouse
1997U TurnJake McKenna
1997NightwatchInspector Cray
1997The ViewSelf
1997AfterglowLucky Mann
1996Mulholland FallsMax Hoover
1996Mother NightHoward Campbell
1995Jefferson in ParisThomas Jefferson
1994I Love TroublePeter Brackett
1994Blue ChipsPete
1994I'll Do AnythingMatt Hobbs
1992The PlayerNick Nolte
1992Lorenzo's OilAugusto Odone
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf
1991Cape FearSam Bowden
1991The Prince of TidesTom Wingo
1990Another 48 Hrs.Jack Cates
1990Q & AMike Brennan
1990Everybody WinsTom O'Toole
1989New York StoriesLionel Dobie
1989Three FugitivesLucas
1989Farewell to the KingLearoyd
1987Extreme PrejudiceJack Benteen
1987WeedsLee Umstetter
1986Down and Out in Beverly HillsJerry Baskin
1985Grace QuigleySeymour Flint
1984TeachersAlex Jurel
1983Under FireRussell Price
198248 Hrs.Jack Cates
1982Cannery RowDoc
1980Heart BeatNeal Cassady
1979North Dallas FortyPhillip Elliott
1978Who'll Stop the RainRay Hicks
1977The DeepDavid Sanders
1976Rich Man, Poor ManTom Jordache
1976The Northville Cemetery MassacreChris (voice) (uncredited)
1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book IITom Jordache (archive footage; uncredited)
1975Return to Macon CountyBo Hollinger
1975The Runaway BargeRoy Blount
1975Adams of Eagle LakeOfficer Jerry Troy
1974The California KidBuzz Stafford
1974Death SentenceJohn Healy
1974Winter KillDave Michaels
1974Chopper OneBob
1973Electra Glide in BlueHippie Kid (uncredited)
1973Barnaby JonesPaul Barringer
1973TomaWally
1972The Streets of San FranciscoCaptain Alan Melder
1972Emergency!Fred
1972The RookiesTommy
1972Dirty Little BillyTown Gang Leader (uncredited)
1971CannonRon Johnson
1969Medical CenterTank
1969The Feather Farm
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1955GunsmokeBarney Austin
1953The OscarsSelf
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Winner
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2002Intimate AffairsProducer
1998AfflictionExecutive Producer