Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Known for
Acting
Born
February 8, 1941 (age 85)
Birthplace
Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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

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Filmography

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A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand

A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand

Movie

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Poacher

Poacher

Movie · as John Hardy

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Shelter Me

Shelter Me

Movie

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Vested poster

Vested

Movie

2026
Crime 101 poster

Crime 101

Movie · as Money

2026
Company poster

Company

Movie · as Tom

2026
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian poster

LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Movie · as Kuiil (voice)

2026
Confession poster

Confession

Movie · as Aleksandr

2025
The Golden Voice poster

The Golden Voice

Movie · as Barry

2025
Die My Love poster

Die My Love

Movie · as Harry

2023
Poker Face poster

Poker Face

TV · as Arthur Liptin · 1 ep

2022
Blackout poster

Blackout

Movie · as Ethan McCoy

2020
Last Words poster

Last Words

Movie · as Shakespeare

2020
Paradise Lost poster

Paradise Lost

TV · as Judge Forsythe · 10 eps

2019
Angel Has Fallen poster

Angel Has Fallen

Movie · as Clay Banning

2019
The Mandalorian poster

The Mandalorian

TV · as Kuiil (voice) · 3 eps

2018
The Padre poster

The Padre

Movie · as Nemes

2018
Head Full of Honey poster

Head Full of Honey

Movie · as Amadeus

2016
Graves poster

Graves

TV · as President Richard Graves · 20 eps

2015
A Walk in the Woods poster

A Walk in the Woods

Movie · as Stephen Katz

2015
Asthma poster

Asthma

Movie · as Werewolf (voice)

2015
Run All Night poster

Run All Night

Movie · as Eddie Conlon

2015
Return to Sender poster

Return to Sender

Movie · as Mitchell Wells

2015
The Ridiculous 6 poster

The Ridiculous 6

Movie · as Frank Stockburn

2014
Noah poster

Noah

Movie · as Samyaza (voice)

2014
Hateship Loveship poster

Hateship Loveship

Movie · as Mr. McCauley

2014
Gracepoint poster

Gracepoint

TV · as Jack Reinhold · 6 eps

2013
Gangster Squad poster

Gangster Squad

Movie · as Bill Parker

2013
Parker poster

Parker

Movie · as Hurley

2013
The Trials of Cate McCall poster

The Trials of Cate McCall

Movie · as Bridges

2012
The Company You Keep poster

The Company You Keep

Movie · as Donal Fitzgerald

2012
The Cold Call poster

The Cold Call

Movie · as Mr. Battleworth

2012
Luck poster

Luck

TV · as Walter Smith · 9 eps

2011
Zookeeper poster

Zookeeper

Movie · as Bernie the Gorilla (voice)

2011
Arthur poster

Arthur

Movie · as Burt Johnson

2011
Warrior poster

Warrior

Movie · as Paddy Conlon

2011
Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life poster

Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life

Movie

2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore poster

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Movie · as Butch (voice)

2010
My Own Love Song poster

My Own Love Song

Movie · as Caldwell

2010
Arcadia Lost poster

Arcadia Lost

Movie · as Benerji

2008
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh poster

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

Movie · as Joe Bechstein

2008
Tropic Thunder poster

Tropic Thunder

Movie · as Four Leaf Tayback

2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles poster

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Movie · as Mulgarath

2008
Chicago 10 poster

Chicago 10

Movie · as Thomas Foran (voice)

2008
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness poster

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

Movie · as Four Leaf Tayback

2008
Nick Nolte: No Exit poster

Nick Nolte: No Exit

Movie · as Self

2006
Paris Je T'aime poster

Paris Je T'aime

Movie · as Vincent (Parc Monceau)

2006
Over the Hedge poster

Over the Hedge

Movie · as Vincent (voice)

2006
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride poster

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

Movie · as Narrator

2006
Peaceful Warrior poster

Peaceful Warrior

Movie · as Socrates

2006
A Few Days in September poster

A Few Days in September

Movie · as Elliott

2006
Off the Black poster

Off the Black

Movie · as Ray Cook

2005
Neverwas poster

Neverwas

Movie · as T. L. Pierson

2004
Hotel Rwanda poster

Hotel Rwanda

Movie · as Colonel Oliver

2004
The Beautiful Country poster

The Beautiful Country

Movie · as Steve

2004
Clean poster

Clean

Movie · as Albrecht Hauser

2003
Hulk poster

Hulk

Movie · as Father

2003
The Good Thief poster

The Good Thief

Movie · as Bob

2003
Northfork poster

Northfork

Movie · as Father Harlan

2003
This So-Called Disaster poster

This So-Called Disaster

Movie · as Earl

2003
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

Movie

2003
The Making of 'Hulk'

The Making of 'Hulk'

Movie · as Self

2003
The Incredible Ang Lee

The Incredible Ang Lee

Movie · as Self

2002
Intimate Affairs poster

Intimate Affairs

Movie · as Faldo

2001
The Making of 'Cape Fear' poster

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

Movie · as Self

2001
Feast of Death poster

Feast of Death

Movie · as self

2000
Trixie poster

Trixie

Movie · as Senator Drummond Avery

2000
The Golden Bowl poster

The Golden Bowl

Movie · as Adam Verver

1999
Breakfast of Champions poster

Breakfast of Champions

Movie · as Harry Le Sabre

1999
Simpatico poster

Simpatico

Movie · as Vincent Webb

1998
Affliction poster

Affliction

Movie · as Wade Whitehouse

1998
The Thin Red Line poster

The Thin Red Line

Movie · as Lt. Col. Gordon Tall

1997
U Turn poster

U Turn

Movie · as Jake McKenna

1997
Nightwatch poster

Nightwatch

Movie · as Inspector Cray

1997
Afterglow poster

Afterglow

Movie · as Lucky Mann

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Mulholland Falls poster

Mulholland Falls

Movie · as Max Hoover

1996
Mother Night poster

Mother Night

Movie · as Howard Campbell

1995
Jefferson in Paris poster

Jefferson in Paris

Movie · as Thomas Jefferson

1994
I Love Trouble poster

I Love Trouble

Movie · as Peter Brackett

1994
Blue Chips poster

Blue Chips

Movie · as Pete

1994
I'll Do Anything poster

I'll Do Anything

Movie · as Matt Hobbs

1992
Lorenzo's Oil poster

Lorenzo's Oil

Movie · as Augusto Odone

1992
The Player poster

The Player

Movie · as Nick Nolte

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1991
Cape Fear poster

Cape Fear

Movie · as Sam Bowden

1991
The Prince of Tides poster

The Prince of Tides

Movie · as Tom Wingo

1990
Another 48 Hrs. poster

Another 48 Hrs.

Movie · as Jack Cates

1990
Q & A poster

Q & A

Movie · as Mike Brennan

1990
Everybody Wins poster

Everybody Wins

Movie · as Tom O'Toole

1989
Farewell to the King poster

Farewell to the King

Movie · as Learoyd

1989
Three Fugitives poster

Three Fugitives

Movie · as Lucas

1989
New York Stories poster

New York Stories

Movie · as Lionel Dobie

1987
Extreme Prejudice poster

Extreme Prejudice

Movie · as Jack Benteen

1987
Weeds poster

Weeds

Movie · as Lee Umstetter

1986
Down and Out in Beverly Hills poster

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Movie · as Jerry Baskin

1985
Grace Quigley poster

Grace Quigley

Movie · as Seymour Flint

1984
Teachers poster

Teachers

Movie · as Alex Jurel

1983
Under Fire poster

Under Fire

Movie · as Russell Price

1982
48 Hrs. poster

48 Hrs.

Movie · as Jack Cates

1982
Cannery Row poster

Cannery Row

Movie · as Doc

1980
Heart Beat poster

Heart Beat

Movie · as Neal Cassady

1979
North Dallas Forty poster

North Dallas Forty

Movie · as Phillip Elliott

1978
Who'll Stop the Rain poster

Who'll Stop the Rain

Movie · as Ray Hicks

1977
The Deep poster

The Deep

Movie · as David Sanders

1976
The Northville Cemetery Massacre poster

The Northville Cemetery Massacre

Movie · as Chris (voice) (uncredited)

1976
Rich Man, Poor Man poster

Rich Man, Poor Man

TV · as Tom Jordache · 12 eps

1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II poster

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

TV · as Tom Jordache (archive footage; uncredited) · 1 ep

1975
Return to Macon County poster

Return to Macon County

Movie · as Bo Hollinger

1975
The Runaway Barge poster

The Runaway Barge

Movie · as Roy Blount

1975
Adams of Eagle Lake

Adams of Eagle Lake

TV · as Officer Jerry Troy · 2 eps

1974
Death Sentence poster

Death Sentence

Movie · as John Healy

1974
The California Kid poster

The California Kid

Movie · as Buzz Stafford

1974
Winter Kill poster

Winter Kill

Movie · as Dave Michaels

1974
Chopper One poster

Chopper One

TV · as Bob · 1 ep

1973
Electra Glide in Blue poster

Electra Glide in Blue

Movie · as Hippie Kid (uncredited)

1973
Toma poster

Toma

TV · as Wally · 1 ep

1973
Barnaby Jones poster

Barnaby Jones

TV · as Paul Barringer · 1 ep

1972
Dirty Little Billy poster

Dirty Little Billy

Movie · as Town Gang Leader (uncredited)

1972
The Rookies poster

The Rookies

TV · as Tommy · 1 ep

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · as Captain Alan Melder · 1 ep

1972
Emergency! poster

Emergency!

TV · as Fred · 1 ep

1971
Cannon poster

Cannon

TV · as Ron Johnson · 1 ep

1971
Film '72

Film '72

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1969
The Feather Farm poster

The Feather Farm

Movie

1969
Medical Center poster

Medical Center

TV · as Tank · 2 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Barney Austin · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 3 eps