Nick NolteNicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American model, actor, and producer. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His father, Frank Nolte, was an itinerant irrigation pump salesman. His father was also an All-American candidate at Iowa State in 1934. His mother, Helen Nolte, was a department store buyer. His paternal grandfather was a German farmer with farm in Iowa. His maternal grandfather did agricultural research at Iowa State University, invented the hollow-tile silo and was prominent in early aviation. His maternal grandmother ran the student union at Iowa State University He attended high school at Benson High School and Westside High School, both in Omaha. He attended Arizona State University on a football scholarship. He also attended Eastern Arizona College, in Thatcher, Arizona and Phoenix College, Phoenix, Arizona. He eventually dropped out due to unsatisfactory grades. He then started his career in theatre. He attended the Pasadena Playhouse and Stella Adler's Academy in Los Angeles. After training, Nolte spent years travelling the country and working in regional theaters. In 1962, Nolte was given five years probation for selling fake draft cards. He has a lengthy screen career, including parts in B-movies and television films. Nolte was starred in over 40 films playing a wide variety of characters. Diversity of character is Nolte's signature of his film career. He is known for his trademark athleticism and gravel-voiced characters. According to a written note owned by Richard Donner Nolte was first choice to play Superman in the 1978 film. Nolte has been a heavy drinker. Katharine Hepburn remarked about him falling down drunk in every gutter in town, to which Nolte replied, "I've got a few to go yet." He has been working on achieving sobriety since 1990. Nolte had a drug problem, but a subsequent rehabilitation helped his career. He received help at the Silver Hill Hospital in Connecticut after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Malibu, CA. Tests showed the influence of GHB. He still smokes cigarettes. Nick is staying youthful by a regiment of vitamins and eating organic food only. He has been involved with Shelia Page, Karen Louise Eklund, Sharyn Haddad, Debra Winger, Vicki Lewis, and Rebecca Linger. He is currently divorced. Nolte has an older sister, Nancy, who is the executive for Red Cross. Nolte had a son with Rebecca Linger, Brawley King Nolte. The son is an actor. Nick Nolte currently resides in Malibu, California. Quotes
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Nick Nolte currently resides in Malibu, California. He had divorced Peters in 1948 and married entertainer, singer, and noted beauty Fran Jeffries in 1965, his second marriage produced a daughter and lasted until his death. The son is an actor. After an extended period of depression and poor health he committed suicide in his Los Angeles home. Nolte had a son with Rebecca Linger, Brawley King Nolte. Fu Manchu (1980). Nolte has an older sister, Nancy, who is the executive for Red Cross. His final work was on Peter Sellers' The Prisoner of Zenda (1979), although he was briefly part of the crew for another Sellers film - The Fiendish Plot of Dr. He is currently divorced. His output fell in the 1960s and in the 1970s he made only three disappointing films. He has been involved with Shelia Page, Karen Louise Eklund, Sharyn Haddad, Debra Winger, Vicki Lewis, and Rebecca Linger. He also produced such films as the William Holden / Audrey Hepburn comedy Paris When it Sizzles (1964). Nick is staying youthful by a regiment of vitamins and eating organic food only. His most successful films came in the late 1950s, including Operation Madball (1957), Bell, Book and Candle (1958), Strangers When We Meet and The World of Suzie Wong both 1960. He still smokes cigarettes. After WW II he tried directing, first as co-producer and co-director on Leather Gloves (1948), with William Asher, before his first solo effort on the musical The Sunny Side of the Street (1951). Tests showed the influence of GHB. During the war he served in the US Coast Guard, marrying the actress Susan Peters in November of 1943. He received help at the Silver Hill Hospital in Connecticut after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Malibu, CA. He began his acting career aged eleven on Broadway, and appeared in his first film in 1934 - John Ford's The World Moves On. Nolte had a drug problem, but a subsequent rehabilitation helped his career. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. Katharine Hepburn remarked about him falling down drunk in every gutter in town, to which Nolte replied, "I've got a few to go yet." He has been working on achieving sobriety since 1990. Richard Quine (November 12, 1920 - June 10, 1989) was an American stage, film, and radio actor and film director. Nolte has been a heavy drinker. According to a written note owned by Richard Donner Nolte was first choice to play Superman in the 1978 film. He is known for his trademark athleticism and gravel-voiced characters. Diversity of character is Nolte's signature of his film career. He has a lengthy screen career, including parts in B-movies and television films. Nolte was starred in over 40 films playing a wide variety of characters. In 1962, Nolte was given five years probation for selling fake draft cards. After training, Nolte spent years travelling the country and working in regional theaters. He attended the Pasadena Playhouse and Stella Adler's Academy in Los Angeles. He then started his career in theatre. He eventually dropped out due to unsatisfactory grades. He also attended Eastern Arizona College, in Thatcher, Arizona and Phoenix College, Phoenix, Arizona. He attended Arizona State University on a football scholarship. He attended high school at Benson High School and Westside High School, both in Omaha. His maternal grandmother ran the student union at Iowa State University. His maternal grandfather did agricultural research at Iowa State University, invented the hollow-tile silo and was prominent in early aviation. His paternal grandfather was a German farmer with farm in Iowa. His mother, Helen Nolte, was a department store buyer. His father was also an All-American candidate at Iowa State in 1934. His father, Frank Nolte, was an itinerant irrigation pump salesman. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American model, actor, and producer. |