Nick Nolte

6.7	Listal rating

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Birth Name: Nicholas King Nolte

Age: 72, born 8 February 1941

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 1"

Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

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About: Nolte first gained national attention and critical acclaim for his performance in Rich Man, Poor Man, a 1976 television miniseries based on Irwin Shaw's 1970 best-selling novel. Since then he's appeared in more than 40 films, playing a wide variety of characters. Diversity of character, and his trademark athleticism and gravelly voice, are signatures of Nolte's career. In 1973 he appeared in Lorne Greene's ABC crime drama Griff in the episode "Who Framed Billy the Kid?", in the role of Nolte first gained national attention and critical acclaim for his performance in Rich Man, Poor Man, a 1976 television miniseries based on Irwin Shaw's 1970 best-selling novel. Since then he's appeared in more than 40 films, playing a wide variety of characters. Diversity of character, and his trademark athleticism and gravelly voice, are signatures of Nolte's career. In 1973 he appeared in Lorne Greene's ABC crime drama Griff in the episode "Who Framed Billy the Kid?", in the role of Billy Randolph, a football player accused of murder. He co-starred alongside Andy Griffith in Winter Kill, a television film made as the pilot of a possible television series, and another one, Adams of Eagle Lake, but neither was picked up as a series.

Nolte's first major film role was starring opposite Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Shaw in 1977's The Deep. He followed this with Who'll Stop the Rain in 1978 and North Dallas Forty, based on the Peter Gent novel, in 1979. In 1980, he appeared, in an uncredited cameo, in The Shining as "man in bear suit." The 1982 buddy cop/convict film 48 Hrs. strongly bolstered his film career and made his co-star Eddie Murphy a box-office sensation. He continued starring in films throughout the 1980s, including Under Fire (1983) with Gene Hackman, Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) with Richard Dreyfuss and Bette Midler, Extreme Prejudice (1987) and New York Stories (1989) under the direction of Martin Scorsese.

He began the 1990s working with Murphy again in the sequel Another 48 Hours. Nolte had perhaps his greatest box office success in 1991, starring in The Prince of Tides with Barbra Streisand, for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Though he lost to Anthony Hopkins for The Silence of the Lambs, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. That same year he starred in Martin Scorsese's remake of Cape Fear with Robert De Niro and Jessica Lange.

Nolte's solid work continued with Lorenzo's Oil (1992) opposite Susan Sarandon, Mulholland Falls (1996), and Afterglow (1997) for which his co-star Julie Christie received her third Academy Award nomination. He received his second Academy Award nomination the same year for his work in Affliction, but lost to Roberto Benigni for Life Is Beautiful. However, Nolte's co-star, James Coburn, won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing the father of Nolte's character. That same year, Nolte starred in Terrence Malick's highly anticipated war epic The Thin Red Line as Colonel Tall.

Nolte continued to work through the 2000s, taking smaller parts in Clean and Hotel Rwanda; both performances received positive reviews. He also played supporting roles in the 2006 drama Peaceful Warrior and the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder. In 2011, Nolte portrayed recovering alcoholic Paddy Conlon, dealing with his two estranged sons competing in an MMA tournament in the film Warrior, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

He starred opposite Dustin Hoffman in the 2012 HBO TV series Luck, which in spite of being renewed for a second season after only one episode, was canceled by HBO in March 2012 due to the death of three horses during filming.
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Male (3), Actor (2), Born 1941 (2), Tough Guy (2), American (2), Action Star (2), 05 (1), Omaha Nebraska Usa (1), Born In Nebraska (1), February 8 (1), Born In February (1), Cape Fear (1)

Movies

1. Tropic Thunder (2008)

Rating:

6.5

1976 Watched

2. Hulk (2003)

Rating:

5.1

2069 Watched

3. Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Rating:

7.6

1231 Watched

4. Over the Hedge (2006)

Rating:

6.4

1458 Watched

5. The Thin Red Line (1998)

Rating:

7.3

1095 Watched

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TV

1. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

Rating:

5.5

295 Watched

2. Luck (2011)

Rating:

6.9

23 Watched

3. The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012)

Rating:

6.1

29 Watched

4. Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2007)

Rating:

7.1

18 Watched

5. The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999)

Rating:

6.8

24 Watched

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Music

1. Lyle Lovett and His Large Band

Rating:

8.7

2 own

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On the Train Downhill (11 person items)

"He is so messed up these days it is hard to understand him sometimes. "

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"in Hulk Movie from 2003 "

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Celebrity Mugshots (24 person items)

" Nick Nolte was photographed by the Omaha Police Department following his arrest for selling phony draft cards. The Nebraska native, 20 at the time of his February 1961 bust, subsequently was convicted and received a five-year suspended sentence. Actor Nick Nolte was arrested by the California Highway Patrol on September 11, 2002 and charged with driving under the influence."

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Actors who deserves the Oscar (Post 70s) (43 person items)

" 3 nominations Nominated 1-The Prince of Tides (1991) 2-Affliction (1997) 3-Warrior (2011) (Supporting Role) "

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"Words And Ideas Can Change The World" (103 person items)

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"U Turn"

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Sexiest Man Alive 1985-2010 (21 person items)

"1992 "

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"Another trainwreck. Potential C.O.D.: alcohol related"

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"& Gary Busey "

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"3rd President Thomas Jefferson In office: 1801 to 1809 Movie: Jefferson in Paris "

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"Det. Sgt. Jack Cates "

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Action Heroes (and Villains) (417 person items)

"Action Films: The California Kid (1974) - Buzz Stafford The Runaway Barge (1975) - Roy Blount The Deep (1977) - David Sanders Who'll Stop the Rain (1978) - Ray Hicks 48 Hrs. (1982) - Jack Cates Extreme Prejudice (1987) - Jack Benteen Three Fugitives (1989) - Lucas Farewell to the King (1989) - Learoyd Another 48 Hrs. (1990) - Jack Cates Cape Fear (1991) - Sam Bowden I Love Trouble (1994) - Peter Brackett Hulk (2003) - Father Tropic Thunder (2008) - Four Leaf Tayback - Vietnam Crew Warrior (2011"

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Caricatures by Patrick Strogulski *just updated* (66 person items)

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Directed by Robert Altman (339 person items)

"The Player"

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The Water Bearers (50 person items)

"February 8 "

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Directed by Martin Scorsese (209 person items)

"New York Stories (segment "Life Lessons")"

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10 Actors Originally Considered For Famous Roles (10 person items)

" #4 Nick Nolte (Han Solo In The Star Wars Trilogy) - Nolte was one of four finalists (Christopher Walken, Burt Reynolds and Harrison Ford were the others) for the role of Han Solo and he apparently lost the role at the last minute. Thankfully Harrison Ford was offered the part instead and Nolte went on to do 48 Hours."

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Top 10 acting perfomances in the last 20 years (10 person items)

"Affliction- Wade Whitehouse (1997 ) Many might say that Nolte's best performance is in The Prince Of Tides, which I wouldn't have much of an arguement to that assessment, but I just personally think his role in Affliction is his most " well rounded " performance. It's a deeply, resonant take on a man with many unresolved issues and feelings he has held within himself for a very long time, and Nolte hits the nail on the head at selling you that."

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