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Nick Nolte

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Nick Nolte

Born February 8, 1941 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA95 films

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).

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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.

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Filmography

95 films as actor
  1. TBAA Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand
  2. TBAPoacherJohn Hardy
  3. TBAShelter Me
  4. TBAVested
  5. 2026Confession
  6. 2026CompanyTom
  7. 2026LEGO Star Wars: The MandalorianKuiil (voice)
  8. 2026Crime 101Money
  9. 2025Die My LoveHarry
  10. 2025The Golden VoiceBarry
  11. 2022BlackoutEthan McCoy
  12. 2020Last WordsShakespeare
  13. 2019Angel Has FallenClay Banning
  14. 2018Head Full of HoneyAmadeus
  15. 2018The PadreNemes
  16. 2015The Ridiculous 6Frank Stockburn
  17. 2015AsthmaWerewolf (voice)
  18. 2015A Walk in the WoodsStephen Katz
  19. 2015Return to SenderMitchell Wells
  20. 2015Run All NightEddie Conlon
  21. 2014Hateship LoveshipMr. McCauley
  22. 2014NoahSamyaza (voice)
  23. 2013The Trials of Cate McCallBridges
  24. 2013ParkerHurley
  25. 2013Gangster SquadBill Parker
  26. 2012The Company You KeepDonal Fitzgerald
  27. 2012The Cold CallMr. Battleworth
  28. 2011WarriorPaddy Conlon
  29. 2011ZookeeperBernie the Gorilla (voice)
  30. 2011ArthurBurt Johnson
  31. 2010Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty GaloreButch (voice)
  32. 2010Arcadia LostBenerji
  33. 2010My Own Love SongCaldwell
  34. 2008Tropic ThunderFour Leaf Tayback
  35. 2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesMulgarath
  36. 2008The Mysteries of PittsburghJoe Bechstein
  37. 2006Off the BlackRay Cook
  38. 2006A Few Days in SeptemberElliott
  39. 2006Paris Je T'aimeVincent (Parc Monceau)
  40. 2006Over the HedgeVincent (voice)
  41. 2006Peaceful WarriorSocrates
  42. 2005NeverwasT. L. Pierson
  43. 2004Hotel RwandaColonel Oliver
  44. 2004CleanAlbrecht Hauser
  45. 2004The Beautiful CountrySteve
  46. 2003NorthforkFather Harlan
  47. 2003HulkFather
  48. 2003The Good ThiefBob
  49. 2002Intimate AffairsFaldo
  50. 2000TrixieSenator Drummond Avery
  51. 2000The Golden BowlAdam Verver
  52. 1999SimpaticoVincent Webb
  53. 1999Breakfast of ChampionsHarry Le Sabre
  54. 1998The Thin Red LineLt. Col. Gordon Tall
  55. 1998AfflictionWade Whitehouse
  56. 1997AfterglowLucky Mann
  57. 1997U TurnJake McKenna
  58. 1997NightwatchInspector Cray
  59. 1996Mother NightHoward Campbell
  60. 1996Mulholland FallsMax Hoover
  61. 1995Jefferson in ParisThomas Jefferson
  62. 1994I Love TroublePeter Brackett
  63. 1994Blue ChipsPete
  64. 1994I'll Do AnythingMatt Hobbs
  65. 1992Lorenzo's OilAugusto Odone
  66. 1992The PlayerNick Nolte
  67. 1991The Prince of TidesTom Wingo
  68. 1991Cape FearSam Bowden
  69. 1990Another 48 Hrs.Jack Cates
  70. 1990Q & AMike Brennan
  71. 1990Everybody WinsTom O'Toole
  72. 1989New York StoriesLionel Dobie
  73. 1989Farewell to the KingLearoyd
  74. 1989Three FugitivesLucas
  75. 1987WeedsLee Umstetter
  76. 1987Extreme PrejudiceJack Benteen
  77. 1986Down and Out in Beverly HillsJerry Baskin
  78. 1985Grace QuigleySeymour Flint
  79. 1984TeachersAlex Jurel
  80. 1983Under FireRussell Price
  81. 198248 Hrs.Jack Cates
  82. 1982Cannery RowDoc
  83. 1980Heart BeatNeal Cassady
  84. 1979North Dallas FortyPhillip Elliott
  85. 1978Who'll Stop the RainRay Hicks
  86. 1977The DeepDavid Sanders
  87. 1976The Northville Cemetery MassacreChris (voice) (uncredited)
  88. 1975Return to Macon CountyBo Hollinger
  89. 1975The Runaway BargeRoy Blount
  90. 1974Death SentenceJohn Healy
  91. 1974The California KidBuzz Stafford
  92. 1974Winter KillDave Michaels
  93. 1973Electra Glide in BlueHippie Kid (uncredited)
  94. 1972Dirty Little BillyTown Gang Leader (uncredited)
  95. 1969The Feather Farm