Nick Nolte
Date of birth: 1941-02-08
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Nicholas King "Nick" Nolte, Ник Нолт, Nicholas King Nolte, 尼克·諾特, نیک نولتی
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.
Movie Credits
48 Hrs.
1982-12-07
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in o
Hotel Rwanda
2004-12-22
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsi
U Turn
1997-10-03
When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he b
Cape Fear
1991-11-13
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting,
Nightwatch
1997-01-31
A law student takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue and begins to discover clues that implicat
Paris Je T'aime
2006-06-21
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished director
Hulk
2003-06-19
Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers massive radiation exposure in his la
The Prince of Tides
1991-12-25
A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and f
Lorenzo's Oil
1992-12-30
Augusto and Michaela Odone are dealt a cruel blow by fate when their five-year-old son Lorenzo is di
The Player
1992-05-08
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but
I Love Trouble
1994-06-29
Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck con
Mulholland Falls
1996-04-26
In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.
Extreme Prejudice
1987-04-24
Lean, mean Texas Ranger Jack Benteen locks horns with a former friend, Cash Bailey, now a ruthless d
Mother Night
1996-11-01
An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape
The Deep
1977-06-17
A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they dis
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
2008-01-20
Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduat
Farewell to the King
1989-03-03
An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during
The Good Thief
2003-04-02
An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already t
Tropic Thunder
2008-08-09
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning c
Another 48 Hrs.
1990-06-08
For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin wh
Neverwas
2005-09-09
Zach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the
Over the Hedge
2006-05-17
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of fo
Q & A
1990-04-27
A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a fo
Teachers
1984-10-05
A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing t
Three Fugitives
1989-01-27
On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself cau
Trixie
2000-06-28
Passed over at work and numbed after she witnesses a colleague's murder, security guard Trixie Zurbo
Affliction
1997-12-30
A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other e
Who'll Stop the Rain
1978-08-02
John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally bur
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008-02-14
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Gra
The Thin Red Line
1998-12-23
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ult
Cannery Row
1982-02-12
Doc, who has just moved to Cannery Row, realizes that the only entertainment is the brothel. There h
Northfork
2003-07-11
The year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is abou
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006-12-12
A personal, intimate look at journalist Hunter S. Thompson with a special emphasis on his Hollywood
Afterglow
1997-12-26
Lucky Mann is a builder equally handy at repairs and seduction. The latest housewife to succumb to h
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1986-01-31
Beverly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant
Breakfast of Champions
1999-02-18
A millionaire car salesman who runs the biggest dealership in Midland City, Dwayne Hoover is a celeb
Under Fire
1983-10-21
Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.
Peaceful Warrior
2006-03-30
A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of a college gymnast.
Chicago 10
2008-02-29
Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who wer
The Beautiful Country
2004-03-13
After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet
Return to Macon County
1975-07-23
In 1958, two teenagers take their pride and joy, a hopped-up Chevy, and start a cross-country journe
North Dallas Forty
1979-08-03
A semi-fictional account of life as a professional football player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowb
Everybody Wins
1990-01-19
A seemingly good Samaritan hires a private detective to prove a teen sitting in prison on a murder c
Nick Nolte: No Exit
2008-01-01
A frank and unconventional view of the life and work of actor Nick Nolte.
The Golden Bowl
2000-05-14
Wealthy American widower Adam Verver and his daughter Maggie live a refined life in Europe, surround
Zookeeper
2011-07-06
Kindhearted Griffin Keyes is one of the best-loved caretakers at the Franklin Park Zoo, but he's mor
Death Sentence
1974-10-02
A juror on a murder trial begins to believe that the man charged with the crime is innocent — and th
A Few Days in September
2006-09-06
1 September 2001. Elliot, an American C.I.A. agent holding top secret information on the immediate f
Intimate Affairs
2002-04-18
Edgar organizes a salon on the topic of sexuality and arranges to use the lavish estate of Faldo as
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010-07-29
The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart
Clean
2004-09-01
After she ends up in prison and loses custody of her son, a woman struggles to assimilate outside he
Arthur
2011-04-08
A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman that his family doe
Simpatico
1999-09-15
As youths in Azusa, Vinnie, Carter, and Rosie pull off a racing scam, substituting winners for plodd
Blue Chips
1994-02-18
Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cann
The California Kid
1974-09-25
A sadistic small-town sheriff has a habit of deliberately forcing speeders to their deaths on the mo
Gangster Squad
2013-01-09
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping
Off the Black
2006-12-08
An aging, disillusioned alcoholic gets a younger friend and wants him to pose as his son at a school
Grace Quigley
1985-05-17
Grace Quigley is nearing the end of her life, living alone in her New York apartment. On the day she
Warrior
2011-09-09
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for com
Noah
2014-03-07
A man who suffers visions of an apocalyptic deluge takes measures to protect his family from the com
Weeds
1987-10-16
A San Quentin inmate, sentenced to life without parole, writes a play that catches the interest of a
The Company You Keep
2012-12-20
A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.
Jefferson in Paris
1995-03-31
His wife having recently died, Thomas Jefferson accepts the post of United States ambassador to pre-
I'll Do Anything
1994-02-04
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps the
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
2001-09-18
A retrospective documentary on the making of Cape Fear (1991) and Cape Fear (1962).
A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand
An ex-soldier attempts to clear his name while being relentlessly tracked down for the murder and ra
Parker
2013-01-23
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. A
The Cold Call
2012-04-22
The story of salesman Salvador Lozano and his ambiguous relationship with young hostess Inés.
Hateship Loveship
2014-04-11
A shy caretaker believes that the father of her teenage charge is falling in love with her, unaware
A Walk in the Woods
2015-09-02
After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best wa
Winter Kill
1974-04-15
Someone is shooting the residents of a mountain resort town. Sheriff McNeill (Andy Griffith) must fi
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013-11-28
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in r
Heart Beat
1980-04-25
An exploration of the relationship between Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady, an
Dirty Little Billy
1972-11-01
Clearly influenced by the darker, more sinister style of spaghetti westerns, Dirty Little Billy offe
The Northville Cemetery Massacre
1976-03-01
Mayhem starts when a gang of bikers is accused of a sadistic rape in a small town.
New York Stories
1989-03-10
Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons"
Electra Glide in Blue
1973-05-17
A short Arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to Homicide following the mysterious mu
The Golden Voice
2025-02-28
A young street singer and a homeless veteran, both on a self-destructive path, battle dark times thr
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008-08-26
A behind-the-scenes mockumentary of Tropic Thunder.
Asthma
2015-10-23
A young musician takes a beautiful tattoo artist on a ride in a stolen classic car.
Run All Night
2015-03-11
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a m
Return to Sender
2015-05-31
A nurse mistakes a stranger who pays her a visit for her blind date and soon, the man rapes her and
The Runaway Barge
1975-03-24
Two bargemen on the Mississippi River find themselves mixed up in a kidnapping and hijacking plot.
The Ridiculous 6
2015-12-11
When his long-lost outlaw father returns, Tommy "White Knife" Stockburn goes on an adventure-filled
My Own Love Song
2010-04-07
A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
The Feather Farm
1969-10-26
Ostrich raising in 1915 is not as easy as it seems, as a Boston matron and her niece sadly discover.
Die My Love
2025-10-06
Grace and her partner Jackson move into an old country house. She pursues her dream of writing, and
This So-Called Disaster
2003-01-01
Director Michael Almereyda's documentary on the weeks just prior to Sam Shepard's stage production o
Poacher
Vengeance motivates a young man to go to war with the corrupt fishing barons that rule his town, sen
The Padre
2018-09-28
American retired Judge Randall Nemes and his hired gun, Gaspar, track down a con man posing as a pri
Head Full of Honey
2018-11-30
A young girl tries to help her grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, navigate his increasi
Angel Has Fallen
2019-08-21
After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassin
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
2003-12-30
A short behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "Northfork" (2003).
Last Words
2020-10-21
The year is 2085 and no human babies have been born in over a decade. A group of disparate survivors
Blackout
2022-10-12
A man wakes in a hospital with no memory, and quickly finds himself on the run in a locked down hosp
Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life
2011-12-20
The cast and crew of the 2011 film 'Warrior' discuss the movie making process and the themes explore
Crime 101
2026-02-12
When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles ey
The Ploughmen
Strange friendship between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer turns both th
Arcadia Lost
2010-06-12
Two teenagers wander rural Greece after being stranded by a car crash. They encounter an itinerant v
Shelter Me
Jon Boylan, an A.I. research scientist, develops a remote monitoring system that exposes personal st
Life Lessons
1989-03-10
Life Lessons is a captivating short film directed by Martin Scorsese, featured as part of the 1989 a