Nick nolte plays a wide receiver for a fictional dallas cowboyslike football. His enviable standing as one of hollywoods most distinctive leading men was further cemented with a 1998 best actor oscar nomination for his role in affliction a native of omaha, ne, nolte was born february 8, 1941. Parade contributor dotson rader interviews nick nolte about his role in the new movie a walk in the woods and his life as an actor. In addition to starring in the football expose north dallas forty 1979, nolte contributed to its screenplay, written by peter gent. North dallas forty also benefits from strong performances by nick nolte and. The movie depicts the devastating toll that football takes on even the most athletic bodies. What happened to nick nolte what hes doing in 2018. His imdb page shows over 105 acting credits since 1969. Born in the midwest, the actor found his place in high school and college as a star football player. Nicholas king nolte is the son of franklin arthur nolte, a farmer and helen. His career has spanned over five decades, peaking in the 1990s, when his commercial success made him one of the better known stars of that decade. Born on february 8, 1941 in omaha, nebraska, nick nolte birth name.
Nicks father, frank, played football at iowa state from 19291931. With ruggedly handsome looks and a lengthy screen career, actorproducer nick nolte has established himself as a major industry figure. The 10 best sports movies with recruiting storylines. Nick nolte celebrity profile check out the latest nick nolte photo gallery, biography, pics. North dallas forty is the football film that the nfl never wanted you to see. Frankfort embraced its starring role and became the home of western university, the fictional team coached by bell, played by nick nolte, and featuring players shaquille oneal and anfernee penny. Nick nolte plays a wide receiver who finds himself in just such a circumstance. He was once a model as well, where he also earned a section of his assets. Major and casual football fans alike will enjoy watching these classic football movies. Nick nolte, the son of an isu football player, writes of. Nick nolte is north dallas bulls passcatcher phillip elliott. He debuted at the age of 37 and has been acting in a total of 40 movies and appearing in various television shows. Showing a marked preference for unusual and difficult films, it. Nick nolte is wide receiver phillip elliott in 1979s north dallas forty, ranked no.
Nick nolte, american actor known for playing dysfunctional leading roles, often cast as characters with tough exteriors and secret complex sensitivities. Nick nolte plays a wide receiver who finds himself in just such a. There are many sports fans who will remember nick nolte as pete bell, head coach of the western dolphins team that featured butch mcrae, neon boudreaux and ricky rowe in the 1994 classic film blue chips. Nick nolte biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. The player nick nolte 1992 the prince of tides tom wingo 1991 cape fear sam bowden 1991. His notable movies included north dallas forty, 48 hrs.
Nick nolte, 77, has taken a look back on his movie roles, drug use and mug shots in his new memoir his autobiography traces the rise of the headstrong nolte. A semifictional account of life as a professional americanstyle football player. However, at the end of the movie a day or so after the game when elliott was talking to maxwell. Plus, ed orgeron, lou holtz, nick saban, and phillip fulmer play themselves. Nick nolte is north dallas bulls passcatcher phillip elliott, whose cynicism and. Mac davis, left, and nick nolte, right, in north dallas forty. Nick nolte and his reallife daughter, sophie, team up in the alzheimers drama head full of honey. Nick nolte is the star of the movie, portraying a football player who has been part of the game every year since he joined a pop warner team as a kid and now finds, near the end of his professional career, that the people who run the game are determined to shaft him. Nick nolte, wellknown hollywood movie actor, lived in ames as a youngster from 19451950 and attended beardshear school.
Nick nolte will celebrate his 79th birthday on february 8, 2020. North dallas forty is a 1979 american sports comedydrama film starring nick nolte, mac davis, and g. Nick nolte in north dallas forty 1979 nolte looks like he could take the abuse and the glory in this lively film version of peter gents bestselling expose of the nfl. Nicholas king nick nolte born february 8, 1941 is an american actor. Spradlin set in the decadent world of american professional football in the late 1970s. Its also a football film directed by someone with virtually no. North dallas forty also benefits from strong performances by nick nolte and charles durning. Nolte was born in omaha, nebraska on february 8, 1941, to parents franklin arthur nolte and helen. He started as just another 70s robert redford clone, down to the shag cut and butch cassidy mustache. Phillip elliott and maxwell nick nolte and mac davis, respectively are players for a texas football team loosely based on the championship dallas cowboys. Nick nolte and country musician mac davis star in this classic sports satire that offers a behindthescenes look at a professional football team inspired by the dallas cowboys, adapted from the. A very savvy, 1978 film directed by ted kotcheff first blood dealing with the seamier side of professional football. Nick nolte looks back on his movie roles, drugs and mug. National football league is revealed to be more about the money than the game.
Nick nolte biography and list of films movies database. With nick nolte, charles durning, mac davis, dayle haddon. It was directed by ted kotcheff and based on the bestselling novel by peter gent. Threetime oscar nominee nick nolte first broke through in the 1976 miniseries rich. Nick nolte biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. Brians song is a touching tale of friendship whose central relationship transcends its standard sports movie moments. In this film, directed by ted kotcheff the apprenticeship of duddy kravitz, the national football league is revealed to be more about the. Nick nolte and his littleknown iowa upbringing reveals love of rivers and football mike kilen, the des moines register published 5. How nick nolte made sure north dallas forty broke every rule. One of hollywoods enduring bad boys is ready to tell all, on his terms. Bobby knight almost ruined everything for blue chips movie. Nick nolte is back on tv in graves, a 10episode seriocomic epix series in which he plays an iconic, twoterm republican expresident named richard graves, who begins to reassess his. Nick nolte is at his best playing troubled eccentrics, or tough characters with or without a heart of gold.
Loosely based on the dallas cowboys team of the early 1970s. A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order. Nick nolte spills why susan sarandon ditched role in new. Football in the 70s in all its debauchery is on full display here, and nick nolte no stranger to wild times himself is front and center. Nolte played a fiery and passionate coach who only wanted to return to the glory of yesterday, but in a movie he played in 15 years prior, all his character wanted to do was attain some. A sharp mix of comedy, drama and satire, forty takes a wartsandall approach to the sport that largely still holds up today. The football movie the nfl doesnt want you to see a.
Nolte is probably best known for his roles in 1977s the deep, 1982s 48 hours and 1991s the prince of tides. And the leading man, nick nolte, has a physical authority and a clowning, irreverent manner that lend the film some semblance of continuity, even when its about to. But in movie after movie, nick nolte has mapped a terrain charted by. The story is painful to watch, these big bears are treated so badly, by their need to perform, their obligations to their team mates, and the bullying coaches. A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the championship. Nick nolte is north dallas bulls passcatcher phillip elliott, whose cynicism and independent spirit is looked upon as troublesome by team coaches johnson charles durning and strothers g. Nick nolte looking surprisingly slim before he bulked up and a host of 1970s looking pro footballers make this film look like a real football film should look like.
This page ranks nick nolte movies from best to worst in six different sortable columns of information. His father was a threetime letter winner in football at iowa state university and his mother was an expert antique dealer. His enviable standing as one of hollywoods most distinctive leading men was further cemented with a. Having acted in over 40 movies as well as a lot of television series, nolte has accumulated much wealth. He has had a long bigscreen career, in films from 48 hrs with. North dallas forty 310 movie clip breakfast of champions. Pete bell nick nolte is a championship coach who is facing serious pressure from school boosters after a. He is fighting for his pro football life while younger players are trying to push him out of the league to make a place for themselves. Nolte starred with sean penn in three films, including terrence malicks war epic the thin red line, u turn and gangster squad. The family lived in the queen anne style victorian home at 823 douglas ave.