Line #49 Creator/NickNolte


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3	Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor.
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5	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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8	!!Filmography on TV Tropes:
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12	* ''Film/ElectraGlideInBlue'' (1973) as Hippie Kid ({{uncredited\|role}})
13	* ''Film/{{The Deep\|1977}}'' (1977) as David Sanders
14	* ''Film/NorthDallasForty'' (1979) as Phillip Elliott
15	* ''Literature/CanneryRow'' (1982) as "Doc" Eddie Daniels
16	* ''Film/FortyEightHrs'' (1982) as Inspector Jack Cates
17	* ''Film/UnderFire'' (1983) as Russell Price
18	* ''Film/{{Teachers\|1984}}'' (1984) as Alex Jurel
19	* ''Film/DownAndOutInBeverlyHills'' (1986) as Jerry Baskin
20	* ''Film/ExtremePrejudice'' (1987) as Texas Ranger Jack Benteen
21	* ''Film/NewYorkStories'' (1989) as Lionel Dobie
22	* ''Film/ThreeFugitives'' (1989) as Daniel James Lucas
23	* ''Film/FarewellToTheKing'' (1989) as Learoyd
24	* ''Film/QAndA'' (1990) as Capt. Michael Brennan
25	* ''Film/CapeFear'' (1991) as Sam Bowden
26	* ''Film/ThePrinceOfTides'' (1991) as Tom Wingo
27	* ''Film/LorenzosOil'' (1992) as Augusto Odone
28	* ''Film/ThePlayer'' (1992) {{as Himself}}
29	* ''Film/ILoveTrouble'' (1994) as Peter Brackett
30	* ''Film/MulhollandFalls'' (1996) as Lt. Max Hoover
31	* ''Literature/MotherNight'' (1996) as Howard Campbell
32	* ''Film/UTurn'' (1997) as Jake [=McKenna=]
33	* ''Film/{{Affliction}}'' (1997) as Wade Whitehouse
34	* ''Film/TheThinRedLine'' (1998) as Lt. Col. Gordon Tall
35	* ''Literature/BreakfastOfChampions'' (1999) as Harry Le Sabre
36	* ''Film/TheGoodThief'' (2002) as Bob Montagnet
37	* ''Film/{{Hulk}}'' (2003) as Dr. David Banner/The Father
38	* ''Film/{{Clean}}'' (2004) as Albrecht Hauser
39	* ''Film/HotelRwanda'' (2004) as Col. Oliver
40	* ''Film/{{Neverwas}}'' (2005) as T.L. Pierson
41	* ''Film/OffTheBlack'' (2006) as Ray Cook
42	* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'' (2006) as Vincent (voice)
43	* ''Film/ParisJeTAime'' (2006) as Vincent
44	* ''Literature/TheMysteriesOfPittsburgh'' (2008) as Joe Bechstein
45	* ''Literature/TheSpiderwickChronicles'' (2008) as Mulgarath
46	* ''Film/TropicThunder'' (2008) as Sgt. John "Four Leaf" Tayback
47	* ''[[Film/CatsAndDogs Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore]]'' (2010) as Butch (voice)
48	* ''Film/{{Arthur\|2011}}'' (2011) as Burt Johnson
49	* ''Film/{{Zookeeper\|2011}}'' (2011) as Bernie the Gorilla (voice)
50	* ''Film/{{Warrior}}'' (2011) as Paddy Conlon
51	* ''Film/TheCompanyYouKeep'' (2012) as Donal Fitzgerald
52	* ''Film/GangsterSquad'' (2013) as Bill Parker
53	* ''Film/{{Parker}}'' (2013) as Hurley
54	* ''Film/{{Noah}}'' (2014) as Samyaza (voice)
55	* ''Film/RunAllNight'' (2015) as Eddie Conlon (uncredited)
56	* ''Film/TheRidiculous6'' (2015) as Frank Stockburn
57	* ''Film/AngelHasFallen'' (2019) as Clay Banning
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61	* ''Series/{{Cannon}}'' (1 episode, 1973) as Ron Johnson
62	* ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' (1 episode, 1974) as Capt. Alan Melder
63	* ''Series/{{Emergency}}'' (1 episode, 1974) as Fred
64	* ''Series/TheRookies'' (1 episode, 1974) as Tommy
65	* ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'' (1 episode, 1974) as Barney Austin
66	* ''Series/BarnabyJones'' (2 episodes, 1974–75) as Mark Rainey/Paul Barringer
67	* ''Series/{{Luck\|2011}}'' (2011–12) as Walter James Smith
68	* ''Series/{{Gracepoint}}'' (2014) as Jack Reinhold
69	* ''Series/{{Graves}}'' (2016–17) as President Richard Graves
70	* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' (3 episodes, 2019) as Kuiil (voice)
71	* ''Series/PokerFace'' (1 episode, 2023) as Arthur Liptin
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75	!!Tropes and Trivia in his works:
76	* CoolOldGuy: Tends to play such roles since the early 2000s.
77	* DeathGlare: Website/{{IMDb}} notes that he has a "cold and unsettling" stare.
78	* 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}}''.
79	* ProductionPosse: [[invoked]] One of his closest friends is writer-director Alan Rudolph. They have worked together on four films.
80	* TheRival: Creator/HarrisonFord and Creator/KurtRussell are his biggest competitions in his prime.
81	* TypeCasting: [[invoked]] Is often cast as crazed and unstable characters.
82	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[invoked]]
83	** He, along with Creator/ChristopherWalken, were both considered for the role of Han Solo in ''Franchise/StarWars: [[Film/ANewHope Episode IV - A New Hope]]''.
84	** Turned down the role of Franchise/IndianaJones in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. Noticing a [[Creator/HarrisonFord pattern]] here?
85	** 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.
86	** Was considered for the role of [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Superman/Clark Kent]] in ''Film/SupermanTheMovie''.
87	** 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.
88	** Considered for the lead in ''Film/{{The Thing 1982}}''.
89	** Considered for the role of the titular John Franchise/{{Rambo}}.
90	** 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.
91	** Was considered for the role of Rick Deckard in ''Film/BladeRunner'', one of three roles that ultimately went to Creator/HarrisonFord.
92	** Was considered for the role of Jeffrey Goines in ''Film/TwelveMonkeys''.
93	** Was set to star in ''Film/TequilaSunrise'', but dropped out. Creator/KurtRussell got the part.
94	** Declined the role of Snake Plissken in ''Film/EscapeFromNewYork''. The part eventually went to Creator/KurtRussell.

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