June 25, 2003, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Spouse
Rebecca Linger, Sharyn Haddad, Sheila Page
Mark
Cold unsettling stare
Fact
Nolte's father, Franklin A. Nolte, was an All-American candidate at Iowa State in 1934. He served in the Pacific Theater in World War II, with the elite US Marine Raiders. When he was discharged, he went home to his family, but according to Nick Nolte, he was a different man and didn't speak often. Nolte consulted his father while preparing for Who'll Stop the Rain (1978) where he played a Vietnam veteran.
Nick Nolte is an American actor, producer, author, and former model. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film Warrior. He has also had an extensive career in television, appearing in series such as Rich Man, Poor Man, Graves, and Luck.
Nolte was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on February 8, 1941, the son of Helen (née King) and Franklin Arthur Nolte. His father worked in a meatpacking plant and his mother was a homemaker. He has German and English ancestry. His maternal grandfather, Matthias King, emigrated to America from Germany in 1884 and settled in Brooklyn, New York. Nolte’s maternal grandmother, Margaret Louise Davis, was of English ancestry.
Nolte attended Westside High School in Omaha, where he was a member of the track team. He then attended the University of Nebraska, where he majored in drama. He dropped out of college after one semester to pursue a career as an actor.
Nolte began his acting career in the early 1960s with guest roles on various television series. His first film role was in the 1964 film The Longest Yard. He had supporting roles in films such as Catch-22 (1970), The Lifeguard (1976), and 48 Hrs. (1982). He had a leading role in the 1984 film Down and Out in Beverly Hills.
In 1991, Nolte starred in the film Cape Fear opposite Robert De Niro. The following year, he starred in the film The Prince of Tides opposite Barbra Streisand. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his performance in the latter film.
In 1996, Nolte starred in the film Mulholland Falls opposite Jennifer Jason Leigh. The following year, he starred in the film Afterglow opposite Julie Christie.
In 2000, Nolte starred in the film U-571 opposite Matthew McConaughey. The following year, he starred in the film The Good Thief opposite Terence Stamp.
In 2003, Nolte starred in the film Hulk opposite Eric Bana. The following year, he starred in the film The Incredible Hulk opposite Edward Norton.
In 2006, Nolte starred in the film Off the Black opposite Trevor Morgan. The following year, he starred in the film We Are Marshall opposite Matthew McConaughey.
In 2008, Nolte starred in the film Tropic Thunder opposite Ben Stiller. The following year, he starred in the film The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 opposite Denzel Washington.
In 2010, Nolte starred in the film Warrior opposite Joel Edgerton. For his performance in the latter film, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Nolte has been married three times: to Sheila Page from 1960 to 1962; Sharyn Haddad from 1978 to 1983; and Rebecca Linger from 1984 to 1994. He has three children: Brawley Nolte (born 1986), Sophie Nolte (born 1992), and Makayla Rose Nolte (born 1996).
General Info
Full Name
Nick Nolte
Net Worth
$75 million
Date Of Birth
February 8, 1941
Died
June 25, 2003, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Height
1.85 m
Profession
Comedian, Voice Actor, Model
Education
Phoenix College, Eastern Arizona College, Westside High School, Pasadena City College, Arizona State University, Omaha Benson High School Magnet, Bellefontaine High School, Ohio State University
Nationality
American, American
Family
Spouse
Rebecca Linger, Sharyn Haddad, Sheila Page
Children
Brawley Nolte, Sophie Lane Nolte
Parents
Helen Nolte, Franklin A. Nolte
Siblings
Nancy Nolte
Partner
Clytie Lane
Accomplishments
Awards
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, Satellite Award for Best Ensemble – Motion Picture
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Academy Award for Best Actor, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Pe...
Movies
A Walk in the Woods, Warrior, The Prince of Tides, Cape Fear, 48 Hrs., The Thin Red Line, Hulk, Lorenzo's Oil, Affliction, Three Fugitives, The Good Thief, Peaceful Warrior, Hotel Rwanda, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Mulholland Falls, Under Fire, Tropic Thunder, Extreme Prejudice, Gangster Squad, ...
[on Katharine Hepburn] She is a legend. But once you get past that, she's just a kind of cranky old broad who's a lot of fun.
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[on receiving an Oscar nomination for his role in Warrior (2011)] I put up boundaries at the beginning with Gavin [Gavin O'Connor]. I said, "I don't think I should associate with the actors, with the boys. I should stay away from them." There's a kind of familiarity that happens if you're out drinking with the boys and that kind of thing. It makes the work a little more difficult.
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[2011, on turning 70] When you start thinking about death more than sex, you know you're getting old. At 70, you crest that hill. In the sixties, you're still thinking you could do something about this slow disintegration of the body. As Katharine Hepburn used to say to me: "Aging, Nick, is boring." Now I know what she means.
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I never felt comfortable in real life very well. It's always been an awkward kind of thing for me and so when I hit the stage I just sensed freedom. I sensed here's a place that I can have all the experiences of life and not feel uncomfortable about it.
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If you feel you have a film that's valid, you stick your ass on the line.
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There's always a bit of catharsis in filmmaking in general, in the arts. We're really all alone. We can't ever get inside another person's spirit, and see the world they do. So we are alone in that sense. The only way we have to communicate feelings is through words. I became obsessed about that.
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There's an understanding about addiction. It's just learning about yourself. Either things are tough and you detach yourself or it becomes an experiment and a lifestyle. The thing about addiction is that you don't feel things. It's about cutting the pain off, whether it's physical or psychological.
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I didn't stay in a popular vein. I never really got stamped like that. I worked very hard to keep changing my image.
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You convince yourself you can fix the screenplay, because there's a lot of money involved. But you can never make it work. If the script has a hole in it, it will always have that hole.
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There's nothing in the United States to do except the independents. Certainly not in the studios. It's a situation where films are made for $100m and they knock out all competition. Their audiences are eight to 20. It feels silly being a 60-plus year-old man in those films, which are basically cartoons and high technology.
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America is in a difficult position right now. It has so much wealth, it has become obese and gluttonous. It will change but it has to get through this time now. It's not that I wish I was not from America. It just goes through these peculiar times. I could live anywhere. But I wouldn't want to abandon a country just because it's being silly. I'll do what we did in 1968, and try and change it and get some sense into it.
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I've made a lot of mistakes and I don't regret any of them. Sometimes, that's the only way you learn.
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Early on, I decided that I was going to lie to the press. The best approach to talking about my personal life was to lie.
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[at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, on the "obscene" amounts being paid to actors] It's sick. I want nothing to do with it.
Facts
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Currently lives in Malibu, California.
2
Became a father for the 2nd time at age 66 when his girlfriend Clytie Lane gave birth to their daughter Sophie Lane on October 3, 2007.
3
Became a father for the 1st time at age 45 when his 3rd wife Rebecca Linger gave birth to their son Brawley Nolte on June 20, 1986.
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The longest he has gone without an Oscar nomination is 13 years, between Affliction (1997) and Warrior (2011).
Was considered for the role of Jeffrey Goines in Twelve Monkeys (1995), which went to Brad Pitt.
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Was considered for the role of Rick Deckard in Blade Runner (1982), one of three roles that ultimately went to Harrison Ford.
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Nolte's father, Franklin A. Nolte, was an All-American candidate at Iowa State in 1934. He served in the Pacific Theater in World War II, with the elite US Marine Raiders. When he was discharged, he went home to his family, but according to Nick Nolte, he was a different man and didn't speak often. Nolte consulted his father while preparing for Who'll Stop the Rain (1978) where he played a Vietnam veteran.
12
Was cast in Pride and Glory (2008), but just before shooting began, an old knee injury flared up from his footballing days and he had to drop out.
He eagerly pursued the role of Captain Benjamin L. Willard in Apocalypse Now (1979). When Harvey Keitel was fired, Nolte thought he had the role, but Coppola gave it to Martin Sheen.
17
Director Keith Gordon took a one-day role in I Love Trouble (1994) to personally ask Nick Nolte to read the script for Mother Night (1996), after being initially dismissed by Nolte's agent.
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Ranked #1 of VH1's "40 Most Shocking Celebrity Mugshots" - had a Hawaiian shirt and a bed-head.
19
Visited Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia). [August 2006]
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There is a long-standing misconception that Dr. Charles Nolte, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, is Nick Nolte's father.
21
Was considered for the role of Superman/Clark Kent in Superman (1978), which went to Christopher Reeve.
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Was supposed to host Saturday Night Live (1975) back in 1982 as part of the promotional tour for 48 Hrs. (1982), which was the film debut of then Saturday Night Live (1975) star Eddie Murphy, but fell ill at the last minute and had to drop out, so Murphy hosted in his place.
His father was an irrigation pump salesman. His father was also an All-American candidate at Iowa State in 1934. His mother was a department store buyer. He has an older sister, Nancy Nolte, who was an executive for Red Cross.
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His career started in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Eleanor Moore Agency as a model for print ads.
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His ancestry includes English, German, Scottish, Scots-Irish and Swiss German. His paternal grandfather was a farmer, with a farm in Iowa.
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Attended Kingsley Elementary School in Waterloo, Iowa
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Attended Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska.
29
On December 12, 2002, he pleaded no contest to charges of driving under the influence. He was given 3-years' probation with orders to undergo alcohol and drug counseling with random testing required.
30
In September 2002, he checked himself into Silver Hill Hospital in Connecticut for counseling after he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Malibu, California, a few days earlier. Tests later showed that he was under the influence of GHB, the "date rape" drug.
31
In 1992, he was chosen as People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.
32
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.".
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Parents are Franklin Arthur and Helen Nolte.
34
Born at 7:00pm-CST.
35
Nolte gained 50 pounds for his role in Q & A (1990).
36
In 1978, Karen Ecklund, his girlfriend of five years, sued him for community property and support.
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In 1962, Nolte was given five years probation for selling fake draft cards.