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Nick Nolte

1941 - Today

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Nicholas King Nolte (; born February 8, 1941) is an American actor. Known for his leading man roles in both dramas and romances, he has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Nolte first came to prominence for his role in the ABC miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nomination. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nick Nolte has received more than 11,664,679 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Nick Nolte is the 254th most popular actor (down from 157th in 2019), the 488th most popular biography from United States (down from 286th in 2019) and the 124th most popular American Actor.

Nick Nolte is most famous for his roles in the films "The Prince of Tides" and "Down and Out in Beverly Hills."

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 66

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nick Nolte ranks 254 out of 13,578. Before him are Shirley Temple, Gal Gadot, John Malkovich, Sidney Poitier, Malcolm McDowell, and Mads Mikkelsen. After him are Faye Dunaway, Reese Witherspoon, James Coburn, Angela Lansbury, Alan Bates, and Bill Murray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Nick Nolte ranks 35. Before him are Tadao Ando, Jon Brower Minnoch, Laura Antonelli, Fausto Cercignani, Flórián Albert, and Dick Cheney. After him are Faye Dunaway, Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Paul Simon, Nathalie Delon, Frank Farian, and Dennis Ritchie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nick Nolte ranks 488 out of 20,380. Before him are Gwen Stefani (1969), David Duke (1950), George Foreman (1949), John Malkovich (1953), Sidney Poitier (1927), and Buffalo Bill (1846). After him are Robert Kiyosaki (1947), Dian Fossey (1932), Faye Dunaway (1941), Reese Witherspoon (1976), James Coburn (1928), and Eugene O'Neill (1888).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Nick Nolte ranks 124. Before him are Jodie Foster (1962), Paul Walker (1973), Kevin Spacey (1959), Shirley Temple (1928), John Malkovich (1953), and Sidney Poitier (1927). After him are Faye Dunaway (1941), Reese Witherspoon (1976), James Coburn (1928), Bill Murray (1950), Talia Shire (1946), and John Cazale (1935).

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Television and Movie Roles

Cape Fear
Sam Bowden
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
Nov 13th 19917.3 / 10
Warrior
Paddy Conlon
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
Sep 9th 20117.8 / 10
48 Hrs.
Jack Cates
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Dec 7th 19826.7 / 10