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Nick Nolte

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  • Producer
  • Soundtrack
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Nick Nolte was born in Omaha, Nebraska and began his career on stage at the Pasadena Playhouse and in regional theatre productions. His breakthrough role was in the TV miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), playing the role of "Tom/Tommy Jordache". Nick Nolte said that when he played a young man in the early scenes of the project, he weighed about 160 pounds. When he played a middle-aged man in the later scenes, he weighed over 180 pounds.
BornFebruary 8, 1941
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BornFebruary 8, 1941
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars
    • 12 wins & 38 nominations total

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Nick Nolte and Pedro Pascal in The Mandalorian (2019)
Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, and Annette O'Toole
Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, and Michael Moriarty in Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
Nick Nolte in Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
Nick Nolte in Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
Nick Nolte in Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
Nick Nolte and Tuesday Weld in Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
Nick Nolte and Tuesday Weld in Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
Nick Nolte in Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
Nick Nolte in Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
Nick Nolte and Charles Haid in Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)

Known for:

Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy in Warrior (2011)
Warrior
8.2
  • Paddy Conlon
  • 2011
James Coburn and Nick Nolte in Affliction (1997)
Affliction
6.9
  • Wade Whitehouse
  • 1997
The Prince of Tides (1991)
The Prince of Tides
6.8
  • Tom Wingo
  • 1991
The Thin Red Line (1998)
The Thin Red Line
7.6
  • Lt. Col. Tall
  • 1998

Credits

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Actor

  • Eugene the Marine
    • Gene
    • Pre-production
  • Shelter Me
    • In Production
  • Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face (2023)
    Poker Face
    • Arthur Liptin
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Nick Nolte and Dharon Jones in Rittenhouse Square (2022)
    Rittenhouse Square
    • Barry
    • 2022
  • Nick Nolte, Abbie Cornish, Josh Duhamel, Omar Chaparro, and Bárbara de Regil in Blackout (2022)
    Blackout
    • Ethan McCoy
    • 2022
  • Last Words (2020)
    Last Words
    • Shakespeare
    • 2020
  • Paradise Lost (2020)
    Paradise Lost
    • Judge Forsythe
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Pedro Pascal, Shirley Henderson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Katee Sackhoff, Amy Sedaris, Omid Abtahi, Emily Swallow, and Katy M. O'Brian in The Mandalorian (2019)
    The Mandalorian
    • Kuiil (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Morgan Freeman and Gerard Butler in Angel Has Fallen (2019)
    Angel Has Fallen
    • Clay Banning
    • 2019
  • Nick Nolte and Sophie Lane in Head Full of Honey (2018)
    Head Full of Honey
    • Amadeus
    • 2018
  • Nick Nolte and Tim Roth in The Padre (2018)
    The Padre
    • Nemes
    • 2018
  • Nick Nolte in Graves (2016)
    Graves
    • Richard Graves
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Luke Wilson, Terry Crews, Jorge Garcia, and Taylor Lautner in The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
    The Ridiculous 6
    • Frank Stockburn
    • 2015
  • Nick Nolte, Rosamund Pike, and Shiloh Fernandez in Return to Sender (2015)
    Return to Sender
    • Mitchell Wells
    • 2015
  • Ed Harris, Liam Neeson, Common, and Joel Kinnaman in Run All Night (2015)
    Run All Night
    • Eddie Conlon (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Nick Nolte and Robert Redford in A Walk in the Woods (2015)
    A Walk in the Woods
    • Stephen Katz
    • 2015
  • Anna Gunn and David Tennant in Gracepoint (2014)
    Gracepoint
    • Jack Reinhold
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014

Producer

  • Neve Campbell, Dermot Mulroney, Nick Nolte, Robin Tunney, and Terrence Howard in Intimate Affairs (2001)
    Intimate Affairs
    • producer
    • 2001
  • James Coburn and Nick Nolte in Affliction (1997)
    Affliction
    • executive producer
    • 1997

Soundtrack

  • Nick Nolte and Whittni Wright in I'll Do Anything (1994)
    I'll Do Anything
    • performer: "Be My Mirror" (uncredited)
    • 1994
  • Nick Nolte and Debra Winger in Cannery Row (1982)
    Cannery Row
    • performer: "In The Mood" (1939) (uncredited)
    • 1982

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • February 8, 1941
    • Omaha, Nebraska, USA
  • Spouses
      Clytie LaneSeptember 8, 2016 - present (1 child)
  • Children
      Brawley Nolte
  • Parents
      Helen (King)
  • Other works
    Guest on "Live on Five".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 3 Portrayals
    • 8 Interviews
    • 20 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Nolte was a heavy drinker until 1990. When Katharine Hepburn accused him of falling down drunk in every gutter in town, he replied: "I've got a few to go yet.".
  • Quotes
    [at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, on the "obscene" amounts being paid to actors] It's sick. I want nothing to do with it.
  • Trademarks
      Frequently plays crazed and unstable characters
  • Salaries
      The Thin Red Line
      (1998)
      $1,000,000

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