Nick Nolte
| Nick Nolte | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Nolte at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born |
Nicholas King Nolte February 8, 1941 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, Model |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Spouse(s) |
Sheila Page (1966–1970) Sharyn Haddad (1978–1983) Rebecca Linger (1984–1994) |
| Partner(s) | Clytie Lane (2003–) |
| Children | 2 |
Nicholas King "Nick" Nolte (born February 8, 1941)[2] is an American actor 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 1991 film The Prince of Tides. He went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Affliction (1998) and Warrior (2011). His other film appearances include The Deep (1977), 48 Hrs. (1982), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Another 48 Hrs. (1990), Everybody Wins (1990), Cape Fear (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), The Thin Red Line (1998), Hulk (2003), The Good Thief (2003), Hotel Rwanda (2004), Tropic Thunder (2008), A Walk in the Woods (2015) and The Ridiculous 6 (2015).
Early life
Nolte was born February 8, 1941, in Omaha, Nebraska. His father, Franklin Arthur Nolte (1904–1978), was a farmer's son who ran away from home, nearly dropped out of high school and was a three-time letter winner in football at Iowa State University (1929–1931),[3] and his mother, Helen (née King; 1914–2000), was a department store buyer. His ancestry includes German, English, Scots-Irish, Scottish and Swiss-German.[4][5] Nolte's maternal grandfather, Matthew Leander King, invented the hollow-tile silo and was prominent in early aviation. His maternal grandmother ran the student union at Iowa State University. He has an older sister, Nancy, who was an executive for the Red Cross.
Nolte attended Kingsley Elementary School in Waterloo, Iowa.[1] He studied at Westside High School in Omaha, where he was the kicker on the football team. He also attended Benson High, but was expelled for fighting and hiding beer before practice and being caught drinking it during a practice session.[6] Following his high school graduation in 1959, he attended Pasadena City College in Southern California, Arizona State University in Tempe (on a football scholarship), Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher and Phoenix College in Phoenix. At Eastern Arizona, Nolte lettered in football as a tight end and defensive end in basketball with forward, and as a catcher on the baseball team. Poor grades eventually ended his studies, at which point his career in theatre began in earnest. While in college, Nolte worked for the Falstaff Brewery in Omaha.
After stints at the Pasadena Playhouse and the Stella Adler Academy in Los Angeles, Nolte spent several years traveling the country and working in regional theaters, including the Old Log Theater in Minnesota for three years.
Career
Modeling
Nolte was a model in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In a national magazine advertisement in 1972, he appeared in jeans and an open jean shirt for Clairol's "Summer Blonde" hair lightener sitting on a log next to a blonde Sigourney Weaver;[7] and they appeared on the packaging. In 1992, Nolte was named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine.
Acting
Nolte first starred in the television miniseries, Rich Man, Poor Man, based on Irwin Shaw's 1970 best-selling novel. Later he appeared in over forty films, playing a wide variety of characters. Diversity of character, and his trademark athleticism, and gravelly voice are signatures of his career. In 1973, he guest-starred in the Griff episode, "Who Framed Billy the Kid?", as Billy Randolph, a football player accused of murder. He co-starred with 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.
Nolte starred in The Deep (1977), Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), North Dallas Forty (1979) which is based on Peter Gent's novel, and starred in 48 Hrs. (1982) with Eddie Murphy. During the 1980s, he starred in Under Fire (1983), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Extreme Prejudice (1987) and New York Stories (1989). Nolte and Murphy starred again in the sequel Another 48 Hrs.. In 1991, Nolte starred in The Prince of Tides and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Later, he starred in Martin Scorsese's remake of Cape Fear with Robert De Niro and Jessica Lange. Nolte also starred in Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Jefferson in Paris (1995), Mulholland Falls (1996) and Afterglow (1997). He received his second Academy Award nomination the same year for Affliction. Nolte starred with Sean Penn in three films, including Terrence Malick's war epic The Thin Red Line, U Turn and Gangster Squad.
Nolte continued to work in 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 played recovering alcoholic Paddy Conlon in Warrior, and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. While filming the HBO series Luck, it lasted for one season in March 2012, after the death of three horses.[8]
In 2015, Nolte starred in the biopic comedy-drama A Walk in the Woods and in the revenge thriller Return to Sender.
In 2016, Nolte stars in "Graves" on Epix TV about a volatile, hard-drinking former U. S. President who has been retired for 25 years and who has a political epiphany to right the wrongs of his past administration in very public and unpredictable ways. (Interview by Lee Cowan, "CBS Sunday Morning", October 9, 2016)
For Nolte, acting is not a career but something he needs to do, he says, "a need in the sense that I can't find anything as complex and interesting to do, but I need it in a story," and "I don't want to do reality because reality never runs smooth." (Ibid., Cowan interview) He likes to vanish into a role "if the story reaches up to where the great actor is, the great actor disappears, and the story becomes number one, that's as real as it gets." (Ibid., Cowan interview)
Personal life
In 1965, Nolte was arrested for selling counterfeit documents and was given a 45-day jail sentence and a $75,000 fine; however, the sentence was suspended.[9] This felony conviction did, however, erase his military-joining eligibility – at the time, he felt obligated to serve in the Vietnam War. As a result, Nolte says he felt incomplete as a young man for not going to Vietnam.[10]
On September 11, 2002, Nolte was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Malibu, California. Three days later, he checked himself into Silver Hill Hospital in Connecticut for counseling.[11] Tests later showed that he was under the influence of GHB. Nolte responded that he has "been taking it for four years and I've never been raped."[12] On December 12, 2002, he pleaded no contest to charges of driving under the influence. He was given three years' probation, with orders to undergo alcohol and drug counseling with random testing required.
Nolte has been in relationships with Debra Winger and Vicki Lewis.[13][14][15] He has two children, Brawley (b. 1986) and Sophie (b. 2007).[16]
Cultural References
A gin and tonic with a splash of pineapple juice is commonly referred to as a Nick Nolte.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Dirty Little Billy | Town Gang Leader | Uncredited |
| 1973 | Electra Glide in Blue | Hippie Kid | Uncredited |
| 1975 | Return to Macon County | Bo Hollinger | |
| 1976 | Northville Cemetery Massacre | Chris (voice) | Uncredited |
| 1977 | The Deep | David Sanders | |
| 1978 | Who'll Stop the Rain | Ray Hicks | |
| 1979 | North Dallas Forty | Phillip Elliott | |
| 1980 | Heart Beat | Neal Cassady | |
| 1982 | Cannery Row | Doc | |
| 1982 | 48 Hrs. | Jack Cates | |
| 1983 | Under Fire | Russell Price | |
| 1984 | Grace Quigley | Seymour Flint | |
| 1984 | Teachers | Alex Jurel | |
| 1986 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | Jerry Baskin | |
| 1987 | Extreme Prejudice | Jack Benteen | |
| 1987 | Weeds | Lee Umstetter | |
| 1989 | Three Fugitives | Lucas | |
| 1989 | Farewell to the King | Learoyd | |
| 1989 | New York Stories | Lionel Dobie | Segment: "Life Lessons" |
| 1990 | Everybody Wins | Tom O'Toole | |
| 1990 | Q&A | Captain Michael Brennan | |
| 1990 | Another 48 Hrs. | Jack Cates | |
| 1991 | Cape Fear | Sam Bowden | |
| 1991 | The Prince of Tides | Tom Wingo | |
| 1992 | Lorenzo's Oil | Augusto Odone | |
| 1992 | The Player | Himself | Cameo |
| 1994 | I'll Do Anything | Matt Hobbs | |
| 1994 | Blue Chips | Pete Bell | |
| 1994 | I Love Trouble | Peter Brackett | |
| 1995 | Jefferson in Paris | Thomas Jefferson | |
| 1996 | Mulholland Falls | Max Hoover | |
| 1996 | Mother Night | Howard Campbell | |
| 1997 | Nightwatch | Inspector Thomas Cray | |
| 1997 | Afterglow | Lucky Mann | |
| 1997 | U Turn | Jake McKenna | |
| 1997 | Affliction | Wade Whitehouse | |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | Lt. Col. Gordon Tall | |
| 1999 | Breakfast of Champions | Harry Le Sabre | |
| 1999 | Simpatico | Vincent Webb | |
| 2000 | The Golden Bowl | Adam Verver | |
| 2000 | Trixie | Senator Drumond Avery | |
| 2001 | Investigating Sex | Faldo | |
| 2002 | The Good Thief | Bob Montagnet | |
| 2003 | Northfork | Father Harlan | |
| 2003 | Hulk | Dr. David Banner | |
| 2004 | The Beautiful Country | Steve | |
| 2004 | Clean | Albrecht Hauser | |
| 2004 | Hotel Rwanda | Colonel Oliver | |
| 2005 | Neverwas | T.L. Pierson | |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | Vincent (voice) | |
| 2006 | Paris, je t'aime | Vincent (segment "Parc Monceau") | |
| 2006 | Peaceful Warrior | Socrates | |
| 2006 | Quelques jours en septembre | Elliott | |
| 2006 | Off the Black | Ray Cook | |
| 2007 | Chicago 10 | Thomas Horan (voice) | Documentary |
| 2008 | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | Joe Bechstein | |
| 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Mulgarath | |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | John "Four Leaf" Tayback | |
| 2010 | My Own Love Song | Caldwell | |
| 2010 | Huxley on Huxley | Himself | Documentary |
| 2010 | Arcadia Lost | Benerji | |
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Butch (voice) | |
| 2011 | Arthur | Burt Johnson | |
| 2011 | Zookeeper | Bernie the Gorilla (voice) | |
| 2011 | Warrior | Paddy Conlon | |
| 2012 | The Company You Keep | Donal | |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Bill Parker | |
| 2013 | Parker | Hurley | |
| 2013 | Hateship, Loveship | Mr. McCauley | |
| 2013 | The Trials of Cate McCall | Bridges | |
| 2014 | Noah | Samyaza (voice) | |
| 2015 | A Walk in the Woods | Katz | |
| 2015 | Run All Night | Eddie Conlon | Uncredited |
| 2015 | Return to Sender | Mitchell Wells | |
| 2015 | The Ridiculous 6 | Frank Stockburn |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Episode: "The Feather Farm" | |
| 1973 | Griff | Billy Randolph | Episode: "The Framing of Billy the Kid" |
| 1973 | Cannon | Ron Johnson | Episode: "Arena of Fear" |
| 1973–1974 | Medical Center | Tank / Lou | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | The Streets of San Francisco | Captain Alan Melder | Episode: "Crossfire" |
| 1974 | Emergency! | Fred | Episode: "The Hard Hours" |
| 1974 | The Rookies | Tommy | Episode: "The Teacher" |
| 1974 | Toma | Wally | Episode: "Friends of Danny Beecher" |
| 1974 | Chopper One | Bob | Episode: "The Hijacking" |
| 1974 | Gunsmoke | Barney Austin | Episode: "The Tarnished Badge" |
| 1974 | Winter Kill | Dave Michaels | Movie |
| 1974 | The California Kid | Buzz Stafford | Movie |
| 1974–1975 | Barnaby Jones | Mark Rainey, Paul Barringer | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | Adams of Eagle Lake | Officer Jerry Troy | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man | Tom Jordache | Miniseries |
| 2011 | Ultimate Rush | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2011–2012 | Luck | Walter James Smith | 10 episodes |
| 2014 | Gracepoint | Jack Reinhold | Miniseries |
| 2016 | Graves | President Richard Graves |
Accolades
Other honors
- 1992 – People Magazine: Sexiest Man Alive
References
- 1 2 "Nick Nolte".
- ↑ "Nick Nolte: Life in pictures". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016. (show caption on slide 1 of 21)
- ↑ Iowa State Records
- ↑ To the brink and back | Film | The Guardian. Film.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved on December 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Nick Nolte".
- ↑ E. W. Smith, Jr., Athletes Once: 100 Famous People Who Were Once Notable Athletes, Fireship Press, 2010 p45
- ↑ Nick Nolte as a Young Man & Male Model (Photos) + Rolex Watch Famewatcher.com. Retrieved on August 8, 2012
- ↑ Nick Nolte « Southern Gaming. Southerngaming.com. Retrieved on December 21, 2010.
- ↑ Nick Nolte, Q&A with Nick Nolte. Futuremovies.co.uk (March 10, 2008). Retrieved on December 21, 2010.
- ↑ Weekend Weirdness: An Intimate Doc on Nick Nolte; Who Killed Teddy Bear? in NYC; The House of the Devil on VHS | /Film. Slashfilm.com (January 24, 2010). Retrieved on December 21, 2010.
- ↑ Nick Nolte Charged With DUI. CBS News (October 24, 2002). Retrieved on December 21, 2010.
- ↑ Nick Nolte: No Exit at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Debra Winger: The return of a class act". The Independent. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ Beale, Lewis (23 December 1997). "NICK'S KNACK HIS EMOTIONAL TROUBLES OVER, NOLTE'S ANGER TURNS TO ON-SCREEN ARTISTRY". Daily News. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ Voll, Daniel (29 January 2007). "Nick Nolte Has a Drawer Full of Tourniquets". Esquire. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ "Nick Nolte: Life in pictures". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 March 2015.