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Nick Nolte

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Biography

Born on February 8, 1941 in Omaha, Nebraska Nick King Nolte spent the majority of his youth involved in sports. He transferred to various…more

Born

2/8/1941, Omaha, Nebraska

Birth Name

Nicholas King Nolte

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- Luck
  Walter Smith, 'The Old Man'
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 9
    3/25/12
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8
    3/18/12
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    3/11/12
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    3/4/12
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    2/26/12
  - + 4 More Credits
- Rich Man, Poor Man
  Tom Jordache
  - S 1: Ep 12 Chapter 12
    3/15/76
  - S 1: Ep 11 Chapter 11
    3/15/76
  - S 1: Ep 10 Chapter 10
    3/8/76
  - S 1: Ep 9 Chapter 9
    3/8/76
  - S 1: Ep 8 Chapter 8
    3/1/76
  - + 7 More Credits
- Adams of Eagle Lake
  Officer Jerry Troy
  - S 1: Ep 2 Treasure Chest Murder
    2/26/75
  - S 1: Ep 1 Home is the Coward
    1/10/75
- VH-1 Legends
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 4 Eric Clapton
Guest Star (23)

Role
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 52 Episode #5.052
    11/3/11
  - S 4: Ep 25 Episode #4.025
    10/4/10
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 178 Nick Nolte; Rudd Kleinpaste; Guster
    3/23/07
- The View
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 137 April 2, 2003
    4/2/03
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 16 Nick Nolte
    2/9/03
- Lost Treasures
  Himself [1979 footage]
  - S 2: Ep 4 Network Stars of the 70's
    12/29/00
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 15 Nick Nolte: Acting Up
    8/12/99
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 71: Ep 1 The 71st Annual Academy Awards
    3/21/99
  - S 64: Ep 1 The 64th Annual Academy Awards
    3/30/92
- Down and Out in Beverly Hills
  Jerry Baskin
  - — Down and out in Beverly Hills
    1/31/86
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 87 January 18, 1980
    1/18/80
  - S 16: Ep 216 August 17, 1978
    8/17/78
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 224 August 9, 1978
    8/9/78
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 204 July 31, 1978
    7/31/78
- Barnaby Jones
  Mark Rainey
  - S 3: Ep 14 Trap Play
    1/7/75
- Gunsmoke
  Barney Austin
  - S 20: Ep 9 The Tarnished Badge
    11/11/74
- Toma
  Wally
  - S 1: Ep 17 Friends of Danny Beecher
    3/29/74
- Medical Center
  Tank
  - S 5: Ep 21 The Conspirators
    3/11/74
- Barnaby Jones
  Paul Barringer
  - S 2: Ep 21 Dark Legacy
    3/3/74
- The Rookies (1972)
  Tommy
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Teacher
    2/4/74
- Emergency!
  Fred
  - S 3: Ep 19 The Hard Hours
    2/2/74
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  Capt. Alan Melder
  - S 2: Ep 18 Crossfire
    1/31/74
- Cannon
  Ron Johnson
  - S 3: Ep 16 Arena of Fear
    12/19/73
- Medical Center
  Lou
  - S 5: Ep 4 Impasse
    10/1/73
- Griff
  Billy Randolph
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Framing Of Billy The Kid
    9/29/73
- The Incredible Hulk (1996)
  David Banner
  - S 3: Ep 1 The Incredible Hulk

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Trivia
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- Nick was sued in 2004 by the parents of a teenage girl on charges of negligence after a security guard working in his home supplied their daughter and other minors with drugs and alcohol.
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- In 1978, Karen Louise Ecklund, his girlfriend of 5 years sued him for $4.5 million in claims he promised to finance her business endeavors. The case was settled out of court.
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- Nick credits Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman as the reason he became an actor after seeing a local staging in his early twenties.
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- Nick: (On the film Investigating Sex - 2001) If you feel you have a film that's valid, you stick your ass on the line
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- Nick: 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.
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- Nick: You have to struggle a bit, hustle a little, and be willing to go bankrupt. Once you're willing to do that, everything opens up and you get the freedom.
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