Nick Nolte - Actor Profile

Nick Nolte

Acting
50Total Films
10.0 Highest Rated
Born: Feb 8, 1941
Birth Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

About Nick Nolte

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.

Best Nick Nolte Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Nick Nolte's career based on audience ratings.

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Nick Nolte.

YearMovieCharacterSuccessMore
2025 Die My Love Harry Average Similar →
2019 Angel Has Fallen Clay Banning Hit Similar →
2018 Head Full of Honey Amadeus Average Similar →
2015 A Walk in the Woods Stephen Katz Average Similar →
2015 Return to Sender Mitchell Wells Average Similar →
2015 Run All Night Eddie Conlon Average Similar →
2013 The Trials of Cate McCall Bridges Average Similar →
2013 Parker Hurley Average Similar →
2013 Gangster Squad Bill Parker Average Similar →
2012 The Company You Keep Donal Fitzgerald Average Similar →
2011 Warrior Paddy Conlon Super Hit Similar →
2010 My Own Love Song Caldwell Average Similar →
2008 Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness Four Leaf Tayback Hit Similar →
2008 Tropic Thunder Four Leaf Tayback Hit Similar →
2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles Mulgarath Hit Similar →
2006 Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride Narrator Hit Similar →
2006 Paris Je T'aime Vincent (Parc Monceau) Hit Similar →
2006 Over the Hedge Vincent (voice) Hit Similar →
2006 Peaceful Warrior Socrates Hit Similar →
2005 Neverwas T. L. Pierson Average Similar →
2004 Hotel Rwanda Colonel Oliver Super Hit Similar →
2004 Clean Albrecht Hauser Average Similar →
2003 The Good Thief Bob Montagnet Average Similar →
2001 The Making of 'Cape Fear' Self Hit Similar →
1998 The Thin Red Line Lt. Col. Gordon Tall Hit Similar →
1998 Affliction Wade Whitehouse Average Similar →
1997 U Turn Jake McKenna Hit Similar →
1997 Nightwatch Inspector Cray Average Similar →
1996 Mother Night Howard Campbell Hit Similar →
1996 Mulholland Falls Max Hoover Average Similar →
1994 Blue Chips Pete Average Similar →
1992 Lorenzo's Oil Augusto Odone Hit Similar →
1992 The Player Nick Nolte Hit Similar →
1991 The Prince of Tides Tom Wingo Hit Similar →
1991 Cape Fear Sam Bowden Hit Similar →
1990 Another 48 Hrs. Jack Cates Average Similar →
1989 New York Stories Lionel Dobie Average Similar →
1989 Farewell to the King Learoyd Average Similar →
1989 Three Fugitives Lucas Hit Similar →
1987 Extreme Prejudice Jack Benteen Average Similar →
1983 Under Fire Russell Price Hit Similar →
1982 48 Hrs. Jack Cates Hit Similar →
1979 North Dallas Forty Phillip Elliott Hit Similar →
1978 Who'll Stop the Rain Ray Hicks Hit Similar →
1977 The Deep David Sanders Average Similar →
1975 Return to Macon County Bo Hollinger Hit Similar →
1974 The California Kid Buzz Stafford Average Similar →
1974 Winter Kill Dave Michaels Hit Similar →
1973 Electra Glide in Blue Hippie Kid (uncredited) Hit Similar →
N/A A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand - Super Hit Similar →

Nick Nolte - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Nick Nolte?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Nick Nolte is "A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand" with a rating of 10.0/10.

How many movies has Nick Nolte acted in?

Nick Nolte has been featured in at least 50 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by Nick Nolte?

Other notable films include "Warrior", "Hotel Rwanda", and "The Thin Red Line".