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Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 08, 1941 (84)
Birthplace Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jun 03, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 minise ... ries 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.

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Filmography

The Golden Voice

The Golden Voice

2025

as Barry

Blackout

Blackout

2022

as Ethan McCoy

Last Words

Last Words

2020

as Shakespeare

Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen

2019

as Clay Banning

Head Full of Honey

Head Full of Honey

2018

as Amadeus

The Padre

The Padre

2018

as Nemes

A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods

2015

as Stephen Katz

Asthma

Asthma

2015

as Werewolf (voice)

Return to Sender

Return to Sender

2015

as Mitchell Wells

Run All Night

Run All Night

2015

as Eddie Conlon

The Ridiculous 6

The Ridiculous 6

2015

as Frank Stockburn

Hateship Loveship

Hateship Loveship

2014

as Mr. McCauley

Noah

Noah

2014

as Samyaza (voice)

The Trials of Cate McCall

The Trials of Cate McCall

2013

as Bridges

Gangster Squad

Gangster Squad

2013

as Bill Parker

Parker

Parker

2013

as Hurley

The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

2012

as Donal Fitzgerald

Warrior

Warrior

2011

as Paddy Conlon

Arthur

Arthur

2011

as Burt Johnson

Zookeeper

Zookeeper

2011

as Bernie the Gorilla (voice)

My Own Love Song

My Own Love Song

2010

as Caldwell

Chicago 10

Chicago 10

2008

as Thomas Foran (voice)

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

as Mulgarath

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

2008

as Joe Bechstein

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

2008

as Four Leaf Tayback

Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

2008

as Four Leaf Tayback

Off the Black

Off the Black

2006

as Ray Cook

Peaceful Warrior

Peaceful Warrior

2006

as Socrates

Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

2006

as Vincent (voice)

Neverwas

Neverwas

2005

as T. L. Pierson

The Beautiful Country

The Beautiful Country

2004

as Steve

Clean

Clean

2004

as Albrecht Hauser

Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda

2004

as Colonel Oliver

The Good Thief

The Good Thief

2003

as Bob Montagnet

Northfork

Northfork

2003

as Father Harlan

Hulk

Hulk

2003

as Father

Intimate Affairs

Intimate Affairs

2002

as Faldo

Trixie

Trixie

2000

as Senator Drummond Avery

The Golden Bowl

The Golden Bowl

2000

as Adam Verver

Simpatico

Simpatico

1999

as Vincent Webb

Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions

1999

as Harry Le Sabre

Affliction

Affliction

1998

as Wade Whitehouse

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

1998

as Lt. Col. Gordon Tall

Afterglow

Afterglow

1997

as Lucky Mann

U Turn

U Turn

1997

as Jake McKenna

Nightwatch

Nightwatch

1997

as Inspector Cray

Mother Night

Mother Night

1996

as Howard Campbell

Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls

1996

as Max Hoover

Jefferson in Paris

Jefferson in Paris

1995

as Thomas Jefferson

Blue Chips

Blue Chips

1994

as Pete

I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

1994

as Peter Brackett

I'll Do Anything

I'll Do Anything

1994

as Matt Hobbs

Lorenzo's Oil

Lorenzo's Oil

1992

as Augusto Odone

The Player

The Player

1992

as Nick Nolte

The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides

1991

as Tom Wingo

Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991

as Sam Bowden

Q & A

Q & A

1990

as Mike Brennan

Everybody Wins

Everybody Wins

1990

as Tom O'Toole

Another 48 Hrs.

Another 48 Hrs.

1990

as Jack Cates

Three Fugitives

Three Fugitives

1989

as Lucas

New York Stories

New York Stories

1989

as Lionel Dobie

Farewell to the King

Farewell to the King

1989

as Learoyd

Extreme Prejudice

Extreme Prejudice

1987

as Jack Benteen

Weeds

Weeds

1987

as Lee Umstetter

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

1986

as Jerry Baskin

Grace Quigley

Grace Quigley

1985

as Seymour Flint

Teachers

Teachers

1984

as Alex Jurel

Under Fire

Under Fire

1983

as Russell Price

Cannery Row

Cannery Row

1982

as Doc

48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.

1982

as Jack Cates

Heart Beat

Heart Beat

1980

as Neal Cassady

North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty

1979

as Phillip Elliott

Who'll Stop the Rain

Who'll Stop the Rain

1978

as Ray Hicks

The Deep

The Deep

1977

as David Sanders

The Northville Cemetery Massacre

The Northville Cemetery Massacre

1976

as Chris (voice) (uncredited)

Return to Macon County

Return to Macon County

1975

as Bo Hollinger

The Runaway Barge

The Runaway Barge

1975

as Roy Blount

Death Sentence

Death Sentence

1974

as John Healy

The California Kid

The California Kid

1974

as Buzz Stafford

Winter Kill

Winter Kill

1974

as Dave Michaels

Electra Glide in Blue

Electra Glide in Blue

1973

as Hippie Kid (uncredited)

Dirty Little Billy

Dirty Little Billy

1972

as Town Gang Leader (uncredited)

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Intimate Affairs

Intimate Affairs

2002

Producer

Affliction

Affliction

1998

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Actor The Prince of Tides Nominated
SAG Awards Best Supporting Actor The Descendants Nominated
Television Credits

Graves

as President Richard Graves

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Oct 16, 2016

Rich Man, Poor Man

as Tom Jordache

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Feb 01, 1976

Paradise Lost

as Judge Forsythe

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Apr 13, 2020

Luck

as Walter Smith

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jan 29, 2012

The Mandalorian

as Kuiil (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 12, 2019

Adams of Eagle Lake

as Officer Jerry Troy

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 10, 1975

Medical Center

as Tank

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

Toma

as Wally

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 21, 1973

The Rookies

as Tommy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

The Streets of San Francisco

as Captain Alan Melder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

Gunsmoke

as Barney Austin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Emergency!

as Fred

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1972

Cannon

as Ron Johnson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

as Tom Jordache (archive footage; uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1976

Barnaby Jones

as Paul Barringer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

Chopper One

as Bob

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 17, 1974

Poker Face

as Arthur Liptin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2023

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 41 55 29
2024 6 32 44 23
2024 7 48 69 23
2024 8 39 72 22
2024 9 29 46 16
2024 10 26 41 15
2024 11 24 46 13
2024 12 32 43 18
2025 1 31 44 18
2025 2 17 31 2
2025 3 6 27 0
2025 4 2 6 1
2025 5 4 6 1
2025 6 2 4 1
2025 7 1 2 1
2025 8 2 3 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 699 460
2024 6 511 228
2024 12 210 144
2025 1 298 210
2025 2 891 836
2025 5 630 558
2025 7 534 272
2025 8 621 621

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