Born 1941 (age 85) · Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Appears in 125 titles

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.

Filmography

Tropic Thunder
6.7
Tropic Thunder
2008
as Four Leaf Tayback
Noah
5.7
Noah
2014
as Samyaza (voice)
Hulk
5.6
Hulk
2003
as Father
Warrior
7.8
Warrior
2011
as Paddy Conlon
Over the Hedge
6.6
Over the Hedge
2006
as Vincent (voice)
Gangster Squad
6.4
Gangster Squad
2013
as Bill Parker
Angel Has Fallen
6.6
Angel Has Fallen
2019
as Clay Banning
Cape Fear
7.3
Cape Fear
1991
as Sam Bowden
The Thin Red Line
7.4
The Thin Red Line
1998
as Lt. Col. Gordon Tall
Parker
6.1
Parker
2013
as Hurley
Hotel Rwanda
7.7
Hotel Rwanda
2004
as Colonel Oliver
Run All Night
6.4
Run All Night
2015
as Eddie Conlon
The Spiderwick Chronicles
6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
as Mulgarath
Zookeeper
5.4
Zookeeper
2011
as Bernie the Gorilla (voice)
48 Hrs.
6.7
48 Hrs.
1982
as Jack Cates
The Ridiculous 6
5.2
The Ridiculous 6
2015
as Frank Stockburn
Return to Sender
6.1
Return to Sender
2015
as Mitchell Wells
Another 48 Hrs.
6.0
Another 48 Hrs.
1990
as Jack Cates
The Player
7.2
The Player
1992
as Nick Nolte
Crime 101
7.0
Crime 101
2026
as Money