Biography
Nicholas King NolteΒ (/ΛnoΚlti/; born February 8, 1941) is an American actor. Known for hisΒ leading manΒ roles in both dramas and romances, he has received aΒ Golden Globe AwardΒ and nominations for threeΒ Academy AwardsΒ and aΒ Primetime Emmy Award. Nolte first became famous for his role in theΒ ABCΒ miniseriesΒ Rich Man, Poor ManΒ (1976), for which he received aΒ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or MovieΒ nomination. He won theΒ Golden Globe Award for Best Actor β Motion Picture DramaΒ forΒ The Prince of Tides (1991). He has received threeΒ Academy Award nominations forΒ The Prince of TidesΒ (1991),Β AfflictionΒ (1998), andΒ WarriorΒ (2011).
His other notable films includeΒ The DeepΒ (1977),Β Who'll Stop the RainΒ (1978),Β North Dallas Forty (1979),Β 48 Hrs.Β (1982),Β Cannery RowΒ (1982),Β Under FireΒ (1983),Β TeachersΒ (1984),Β Down and Out in Beverly HillsΒ (1986),Β Another 48 Hrs. (1990),Β Cape FearΒ (1991),Β Lorenzo's OilΒ (1992),Β Jefferson in ParisΒ (1995),Β The Thin Red Line (1998),Β The Good ThiefΒ (2002),Β HulkΒ (2003),Β Hotel RwandaΒ (2004),Β Over the HedgeΒ (2006),Β The Spiderwick ChroniclesΒ (2008),Β Tropic Thunder (2008),Β Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010),Β The Company You KeepΒ (2012),Β Gangster SquadΒ (2013),Β A Walk in the WoodsΒ (2015),Β Head Full of HoneyΒ (2018), andΒ Angel Has Fallen (2019).
His television credits include theΒ HBOΒ seriesΒ LuckΒ (2011β2012), theΒ FoxΒ miniseriesΒ Gracepoint (2014), theΒ Disney+Β seriesΒ The MandalorianΒ (2019) andΒ the PeacockΒ crime dramaΒ Poker Face (2023). From 2016 to 2017, Nolte played President Richard Graves in theΒ EpixΒ series,Β for which he was nominated for aΒ Golden Globe Award for Best Actor β Television Series Musical or Comedy.
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Filmography (126)
Crime 101
2026
The Golden Voice
2025
Die My Love
2025
Poker Face
2023
Blackout
2022
Last Words
2020
Paradise Lost
2020
Angel Has Fallen
2019
The Mandalorian
2019
The Padre
2018
Head Full of Honey
2018
Graves
2016
A Walk in the Woods
2015
Asthma
2015
Run All Night
2015
Return to Sender
2015
The Ridiculous 6
2015
Noah
2014
Hateship Loveship
2014
Gracepoint
2014
Gangster Squad
2013
Parker
2013
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
The Company You Keep
2012
The Cold Call
2012
Luck
2012
Zookeeper
2011
Arthur
2011
Warrior
2011
Redemption: Bringing Warrior to Life
2011
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
My Own Love Song
2010
Arcadia Lost
2010
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
2008
Tropic Thunder
2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
Chicago 10
2008
Nick Nolte: No Exit
2008
Rain of Madness
2008
Paris Je T'aime
2006
Over the Hedge
2006
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
Peaceful Warrior
2006
A Few Days in September
2006
Off the Black
2006
Neverwas
2005
Hotel Rwanda
2004
The Beautiful Country
2004
Clean
2004
Hulk
2003
The Good Thief
2003
Northfork
2003
This So-Called Disaster
2003
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
2003
The Making of 'Hulk'
2003
The Incredible Ang Lee
2003
Intimate Affairs
2002
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
2001
Feast of Death
2001
Trixie
2000
The Golden Bowl
2000
Breakfast of Champions
1999
Simpatico
1999
Affliction
1998
The Thin Red Line
1998
U Turn
1997
Nightwatch
1997
Afterglow
1997
The View
1997
Mulholland Falls
1996
Mother Night
1996
Jefferson in Paris
1995
I Love Trouble
1994
Blue Chips
1994
I'll Do Anything
1994
Lorenzo's Oil
1992
The Player
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Cape Fear
1991
The Prince of Tides
1991
Another 48 Hrs.
1990
Q & A
1990
Everybody Wins
1990
Farewell to the King
1989
Three Fugitives
1989
New York Stories
1989
Extreme Prejudice
1987
Weeds
1987
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1986
Grace Quigley
1985
Teachers
1984
Under Fire
1983
48 Hrs.
1982
Cannery Row
1982
Heart Beat
1980
North Dallas Forty
1979
Who'll Stop the Rain
1978
The Deep
1977
The Northville Cemetery Massacre
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
Return to Macon County
1975
The Runaway Barge
1975
Adams of Eagle Lake
1975
Death Sentence
1974
The California Kid
1974
Winter Kill
1974
Chopper One
1974
Electra Glide in Blue
1973
Toma
1973
Barnaby Jones
1973
Dirty Little Billy
1972
The Rookies
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Emergency!
1972
Cannon
1971
The Feather Farm
1969
Medical Center
1969
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Gunsmoke
1955
The Oscars
1953
Golden Globe Awards
1944
A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand
Poacher
The Ploughmen
Shelter Me