Nicholas King NolteΒ (/ΛnoΚlti/; born February 8, 1941) is an American actor. Known for hisΒ leading manΒ roles in both dramas and romances, he has received aΒ Golden Globe AwardΒ and nominations for threeΒ Academy AwardsΒ and aΒ Primetime Emmy Award. Nolte first became famous for his role in theΒ ABCΒ miniseriesΒ Rich Man, Poor ManΒ (1976), for which he received aΒ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or MovieΒ nomination. He won theΒ Golden Globe Award for Best Actor β Motion Picture DramaΒ forΒ The Prince of Tides (1991). He has received threeΒ Academy Award nominations forΒ The Prince of TidesΒ (1991),Β AfflictionΒ (1998), andΒ WarriorΒ (2011).
His other notable films includeΒ The DeepΒ (1977),Β Who'll Stop the RainΒ (1978),Β North Dallas Forty (1979),Β 48 Hrs.Β (1982),Β Cannery RowΒ (1982),Β Under FireΒ (1983),Β TeachersΒ (1984),Β Down and Out in Beverly HillsΒ (1986),Β Another 48 Hrs. (1990),Β Cape FearΒ (1991),Β Lorenzo's OilΒ (1992),Β Jefferson in ParisΒ (1995),Β The Thin Red Line (1998),Β The Good ThiefΒ (2002),Β HulkΒ (2003),Β Hotel RwandaΒ (2004),Β Over the HedgeΒ (2006),Β The Spiderwick ChroniclesΒ (2008),Β Tropic Thunder (2008),Β Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010),Β The Company You KeepΒ (2012),Β Gangster SquadΒ (2013),Β A Walk in the WoodsΒ (2015),Β Head Full of HoneyΒ (2018), andΒ Angel Has Fallen (2019).
His television credits include theΒ HBOΒ seriesΒ LuckΒ (2011β2012), theΒ FoxΒ miniseriesΒ Gracepoint (2014), theΒ Disney+Β seriesΒ The MandalorianΒ (2019) andΒ the PeacockΒ crime dramaΒ Poker Face (2023). From 2016 to 2017, Nolte played President Richard Graves in theΒ EpixΒ series,Β for which he was nominated for aΒ Golden Globe Award for Best Actor β Television Series Musical or Comedy.
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