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Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor.

His famous roles include ''Film/TheDeep1977'', ''Film/FortyEightHrs'', ''Film/DownAndOutInBeverlyHills'', ''Film/ThePrinceOfTides'', ''Film/CapeFear'', ''Film/LorenzosOil'', ''Film/{{Affliction}}'', ''Film/TheThinRedLine'', ''Film/{{Hulk}}'', ''Film/TheGoodThief'', and ''Film/{{Warrior}}''. He has earned numerous accolades during his career, including three MediaNotes/AcademyAward nominations (twice for Best Actor and once for Best Supporting Actor).

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!!Filmography on TV Tropes:
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[[folder: Film]]
* ''Film/ElectraGlideInBlue'' (1973) as Hippie Kid ({{uncredited|role}})
* ''Film/{{The Deep|1977}}'' (1977) as David Sanders
* ''Film/NorthDallasForty'' (1979) as Phillip Elliott
* ''Literature/CanneryRow'' (1982) as "Doc" Eddie Daniels
* ''Film/FortyEightHrs'' (1982) as Inspector Jack Cates
* ''Film/UnderFire'' (1983) as Russell Price
* ''Film/{{Teachers|1984}}'' (1984) as Alex Jurel
* ''Film/DownAndOutInBeverlyHills'' (1986) as Jerry Baskin
* ''Film/ExtremePrejudice'' (1987) as Texas Ranger Jack Benteen
* ''Film/NewYorkStories'' (1989) as Lionel Dobie
* ''Film/ThreeFugitives'' (1989) as Daniel James Lucas
* ''Film/FarewellToTheKing'' (1989) as Learoyd
* ''Film/QAndA'' (1990) as Capt. Michael Brennan
* ''Film/CapeFear'' (1991) as Sam Bowden
* ''Film/ThePrinceOfTides'' (1991) as Tom Wingo
* ''Film/LorenzosOil'' (1992) as Augusto Odone
* ''Film/ThePlayer'' (1992) {{as Himself}}
* ''Film/ILoveTrouble'' (1994) as Peter Brackett
* ''Film/MulhollandFalls'' (1996) as Lt. Max Hoover
* ''Literature/MotherNight'' (1996) as Howard Campbell
* ''Film/UTurn'' (1997) as Jake [=McKenna=]
* ''Film/{{Affliction}}'' (1997) as Wade Whitehouse
* ''Film/TheThinRedLine'' (1998) as Lt. Col. Gordon Tall
* ''Literature/BreakfastOfChampions'' (1999) as Harry Le Sabre
* ''Film/TheGoodThief'' (2002) as Bob Montagnet
* ''Film/{{Hulk}}'' (2003) as Dr. David Banner/The Father
* ''Film/{{Clean}}'' (2004) as Albrecht Hauser
* ''Film/HotelRwanda'' (2004) as Col. Oliver
* ''Film/{{Neverwas}}'' (2005) as T.L. Pierson
* ''Film/OffTheBlack'' (2006) as Ray Cook
* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'' (2006) as Vincent (voice)
* ''Film/ParisJeTAime'' (2006) as Vincent
* ''Literature/TheMysteriesOfPittsburgh'' (2008) as Joe Bechstein
* ''Literature/TheSpiderwickChronicles'' (2008) as Mulgarath
* ''Film/TropicThunder'' (2008) as Sgt. John "Four Leaf" Tayback
* ''[[Film/CatsAndDogs Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore]]'' (2010) as Butch (voice)
* ''Film/{{Arthur|2011}}'' (2011) as Burt Johnson
* ''Film/{{Zookeeper|2011}}'' (2011) as Bernie the Gorilla (voice)
* ''Film/{{Warrior}}'' (2011) as Paddy Conlon
* ''Film/TheCompanyYouKeep'' (2012) as Donal Fitzgerald
* ''Film/GangsterSquad'' (2013) as Bill Parker
* ''Film/{{Parker}}'' (2013) as Hurley
* ''Film/{{Noah}}'' (2014) as Samyaza (voice)
* ''Film/RunAllNight'' (2015) as Eddie Conlon (uncredited)
* ''Film/TheRidiculous6'' (2015) as Frank Stockburn
* ''Film/AngelHasFallen'' (2019) as Clay Banning
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* ''Series/{{Cannon}}'' (1 episode, 1973) as Ron Johnson
* ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' (1 episode, 1974) as Capt. Alan Melder
* ''Series/{{Emergency}}'' (1 episode, 1974) as Fred
* ''Series/TheRookies'' (1 episode, 1974) as Tommy
* ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'' (1 episode, 1974) as Barney Austin
* ''Series/BarnabyJones'' (2 episodes, 1974–75) as Mark Rainey/Paul Barringer
* ''Series/{{Luck|2011}}'' (2011–12) as Walter James Smith
* ''Series/{{Gracepoint}}'' (2014) as Jack Reinhold
* ''Series/{{Graves}}'' (2016–17) as President Richard Graves
* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' (3 episodes, 2019) as Kuiil (voice)
* ''Series/PokerFace'' (1 episode, 2023) as Arthur Liptin
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!!Tropes and Trivia in his works:
* CoolOldGuy: Tends to play such roles since the early 2000s.
* DeathGlare: Website/{{IMDb}} notes that he has a "cold and unsettling" stare.
* LargeHam: In some movies, such as ''Film/TropicThunder'', he lets it really loose. Hell, our page image for ChewingTheScenery is Nolte ''literally'' doing that following a hammy rant in ''Film/{{Hulk}}''.
* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] One of his closest friends is writer-director Alan Rudolph. They have worked together on four films.
* TheRival: Creator/HarrisonFord and Creator/KurtRussell are his biggest competitions in his prime.
* TypeCasting: [[invoked]] Is often cast as crazed and unstable characters.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[invoked]]
** He, along with Creator/ChristopherWalken, were both considered for the role of Han Solo in ''Franchise/StarWars: [[Film/ANewHope Episode IV - A New Hope]]''.
** Turned down the role of Franchise/IndianaJones in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. Noticing a [[Creator/HarrisonFord pattern]] here?
** Was supposed to host ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' back in 1982 as part of the promotional tour for ''Film/FortyEightHrs'', which was the film debut of then SNL star Creator/EddieMurphy, but fell ill at the last minute and had to drop out, so Murphy hosted in his place.
** Was considered for the role of [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Superman/Clark Kent]] in ''Film/SupermanTheMovie''.
** He eagerly pursued the role of Cpt. Willard in ''Film/ApocalypseNow''. When Creator/HarveyKeitel was fired, Nolte thought he had the part, but [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola Coppola]] gave it to Creator/MartinSheen.
** Considered for the lead in ''Film/{{The Thing 1982}}''.
** Considered for the role of the titular John Franchise/{{Rambo}}.
** Was cast in ''Pride And Glory'', but just before shooting began, an old knee injury flared up from his footballing days and he had to drop out.
** Was considered for the role of Rick Deckard in ''Film/BladeRunner'', one of three roles that ultimately went to Creator/HarrisonFord.
** Was considered for the role of Jeffrey Goines in ''Film/TwelveMonkeys''.
** Was set to star in ''Film/TequilaSunrise'', but dropped out. Creator/KurtRussell got the part.
** Declined the role of Snake Plissken in ''Film/EscapeFromNewYork''. The part eventually went to Creator/KurtRussell.
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