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Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

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

Crime 101
Crime 101
2026 • Money
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 • Harry
The Golden Voice
The Golden Voice
2025 • Barry
Blackout
Blackout
2022 • Ethan McCoy
Last Words
Last Words
2020 • Shakespeare
Angel Has Fallen
Angel Has Fallen
2019 • Clay Banning
Head Full of Honey
Head Full of Honey
2018 • Amadeus
The Padre
The Padre
2018 • Nemes

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Crime 101
Crime 101
2026 • Money
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Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 • Harry
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Blackout
Blackout
2022 • Ethan McCoy
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Last Words
Last Words
2020 • Shakespeare
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Angel Has Fallen
Angel Has Fallen
2019 • Clay Banning
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The Padre
The Padre
2018 • Nemes
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The Ridiculous 6
The Ridiculous 6
2015 • Frank Stockburn
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Asthma
Asthma
2015 • Werewolf (voice)
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A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods
2015 • Stephen Katz
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Return to Sender
Return to Sender
2015 • Mitchell Wells
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Run All Night
Run All Night
2015 • Eddie Conlon
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Hateship Loveship
Hateship Loveship
2014 • Mr. McCauley
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Noah
Noah
2014 • Samyaza (voice)
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Parker
Parker
2013 • Hurley
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Gangster Squad
Gangster Squad
2013 • Bill Parker
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The Company You Keep
The Company You Keep
2012 • Donal Fitzgerald
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The Cold Call
The Cold Call
2012 • Mr. Battleworth
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Warrior
Warrior
2011 • Paddy Conlon
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Zookeeper
Zookeeper
2011 • Bernie the Gorilla (voice)
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Arthur
Arthur
2011 • Burt Johnson
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Arcadia Lost
Arcadia Lost
2010 • Benerji
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Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder
2008 • Four Leaf Tayback
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Chicago 10
Chicago 10
2008 • Thomas Foran (voice)
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Nick Nolte: No Exit
Nick Nolte: No Exit
2008 • Self/Interviewer
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Off the Black
Off the Black
2006 • Ray Cook
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Paris Je T'aime
Paris Je T'aime
2006 • Vincent (Parc Monceau)
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Over the Hedge
Over the Hedge
2006 • Vincent (voice)
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Neverwas
Neverwas
2005 • T. L. Pierson
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Hotel Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda
2004 • Colonel Oliver
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Clean
Clean
2004 • Albrecht Hauser
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Northfork
Northfork
2003 • Father Harlan
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Hulk
Hulk
2003 • Father
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Trixie
Trixie
2000 • Senator Drummond Avery
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The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl
2000 • Adam Verver
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Simpatico
Simpatico
1999 • Vincent Webb
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Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
1999 • Harry Le Sabre
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The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line
1998 • Lt. Col. Gordon Tall
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Affliction
Affliction
1998 • Wade Whitehouse
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Afterglow
Afterglow
1997 • Lucky Mann
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U Turn
U Turn
1997 • Jake McKenna
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Nightwatch
Nightwatch
1997 • Inspector Cray
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Mother Night
Mother Night
1996 • Howard Campbell
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Mulholland Falls
Mulholland Falls
1996 • Max Hoover
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Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris
1995 • Thomas Jefferson
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I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble
1994 • Peter Brackett
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I'll Do Anything
I'll Do Anything
1994 • Matt Hobbs
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Lorenzo's Oil
Lorenzo's Oil
1992 • Augusto Odone
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The Player
The Player
1992 • Nick Nolte
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Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 • Sam Bowden
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Another 48 Hrs.
Another 48 Hrs.
1990 • Jack Cates
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Q & A
Q & A
1990 • Mike Brennan
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Everybody Wins
Everybody Wins
1990 • Tom O'Toole
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New York Stories
New York Stories
1989 • Lionel Dobie
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Weeds
Weeds
1987 • Lee Umstetter
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Extreme Prejudice
Extreme Prejudice
1987 • Jack Benteen
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Grace Quigley
Grace Quigley
1985 • Seymour Flint
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Teachers
Teachers
1984 • Alex Jurel
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Under Fire
Under Fire
1983 • Russell Price
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48 Hrs.
48 Hrs.
1982 • Jack Cates
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Heart Beat
Heart Beat
1980 • Neal Cassady
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North Dallas Forty
North Dallas Forty
1979 • Phillip Elliott
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The Deep
The Deep
1977 • David Sanders
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The Northville Cemetery Massacre
The Northville Cemetery Massacre
1976 • Chris (voice) (uncredited)
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The Runaway Barge
The Runaway Barge
1975 • Roy Blount
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Death Sentence
Death Sentence
1974 • John Healy
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The California Kid
The California Kid
1974 • Buzz Stafford
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Winter Kill
Winter Kill
1974 • Dave Michaels
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Electra Glide in Blue
Electra Glide in Blue
1973 • Hippie Kid (uncredited)
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Dirty Little Billy
Dirty Little Billy
1972 • Town Gang Leader (uncredited)
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The Ploughmen
Unknown year • John Gload
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Poacher
Unknown year • John Hardy
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Nick Nolte – Biography, Known For & Filmography