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Hugh (191cm/252lbs) says on 17/Feb/10
6ft 0.5 for today and 6ft 1 peak
kevin says on 30/Jan/10
waas almost the same height as hackman in under fire. at his peak maybe 186cm even 187cm could be possible. oldie says on 28/Jan/10
well son, you are talking out your ass, i worked with joh wayne for over 7 years, i am 6´4 and he was like a mastiff to a great dane...more or less my height, but three times bigger, and his hands were big fo his size! 191cm/252lbs says on 20/Jan/10
184cm looks closer Ben says on 10/Dec/09
strong 6 sounds funny, he is at leat 184 cm... 184/185 Hugh 191cm says on 28/Oct/09
Looks 6ft1.5 in Cape Fear What? says on 2/Sep/09
I hate this debate since I talked to him briefly after he did a Shakespeare appearance in Williamsburg,VA at good old W&M. That was 1993. I stand 5-10 and looked down on him, big time. I guess he has grown since then, just like Deniro, Cruz, Pacino, and even John Wayne. The actuality is most of our heroes are short. No matter what, press releases will always say 6'.
To be honest, the tall actor is a new phenomenon with comedic guys. Will Farrell actually is over 6'. Vince Vaughn is 6'3".
So back to it. John Wayne was 5'9". Eddie Murphy is 5'5" on a stilt day. Nick Nolte is a little shorty. thekiddd says on 28/Aug/09
He wore cowboy boots in 48 hours. I'd say he's 6'0 1/2" tops at peak but I still think he was a solid 6. Hugh 191cm says on 24/Aug/09
He's got a very broad frame so the 6ft3 sightings I can understand. Hugh 191cm says on 24/Aug/09
Looked close to 6ft2 in The Hulk. Hugh 191cm says on 2/Aug/09
I definately saw 6ft1 in 48 hrs. Anonymous says on 7/Jun/09
He was ancient in the arrest sheets. If he was 6'0 recently as an old guy, he would have been 6'1 in his prime 30 years earlier. Lenad says on 5/Jun/09
Weak 6ft1 peak and strong 6ft0 now Hugh 190cm says on 4/Jun/09
At peak maybe 6ft0.75. 183cm now. Lenad says on 27/May/09
I'm going to settle with a weak 6ft1 184-185cm. Whos with me? Anonymous says on 29/Apr/09
Tall, saw him in a movie with Shaquell O'Neil and to my surprise did not look freakishly shorter, very possibly 6'2 when he was young. Lenad says on 1/Mar/09
There are times when I think 186cm is closer to the truth for his peak but in Cape Fear he looked more 6ft0ish around Robert De Niro. Big T says on 15/Jan/09
Pretty much off-topic, but my Dad has actually been mistaken for Nick Nolte in the supermarket etc....even here in New Zealand! ftr my Dad was about 5'11 3/4" peak and now, at 50 and with a height-reducing degenerative neck injury, 5'10 3/4". Mr. R says on 13/Dec/08
The Italian guy who is "The Shoemaker to the Stars" said that he gave Nolte built up shoes to be similar in height to his Mulholland Falls co-stars. Lebensdorf says on 11/Dec/08
More like 6'0'' at peak and 5'11.5'' now. I don't think he was ever as tall as 6'1''. He looked just like a solid six-footer in his career, but not taller. Hugh says on 11/Dec/08
Probably a strong 185cm at his peak. Hugh says on 11/Dec/08
Yeah he still looks near 6ft1. Lenad says on 10/Dec/08
He looked like a proper 185cm guy near Eddie Murphy. Ed T. says on 14/Nov/08
Usually appeared to look about 6'1" in movies from the 70's and 80's. Although, if I remember correctly, he was noticeably shorter than William Smith who played Falconetti in Rich Man Poor Man. I have seen Smith listed at 6'2" . Could Nolte have been a little bit under 6'1" ? I can't really see him being anything over 6'1", even when younger. Maybe Nolte did wear lifts in some of his movies. As Bob said on Sept. 26th on this page, Nolte was wearing some sort of cowboy boots in 48 hours. I haven't seen "North Dallas Forty" for several years but I think I remember Nolte looking in the 6'0"-6'1" range as opposed to 6'1"-6'2" range. RisingForce says on 18/Oct/08
6'1" peak, I see no reason to doubt that. Bob says on 26/Sep/08
Just saw 48 Hours. Nolte's wearing some sort of cowboy shoes. Lenad says on 26/Sep/08
In 48hrs he looked taller than most men (significantly in some cases) so I have no problems believing he was a solid 6'1 in his youth. Lenad says on 30/Aug/08
At his peak 6'1 or a little more id say. Leung says on 13/Aug/08
Rob, have you considered giving Nolte a peak height listing? Because it is clear that he was easily 6’1” or more at some stage.
[Editor Rob: yes I will do this for him.] someweirdguy says on 13/Aug/08
i'd say 6'2 peak. in his earliest films he is always towering over everybody else.
6'0 nowadays sounds quite like what i've estimated.
common, that guy was born during WW2, he has become an old man, might have easily shrunk 2 inches. Frank2 says on 8/Aug/08
Nick is was a huge guy. The one time I saw him in person I was shocked at how tall he was, but more importantly, how big boned he was. I'd say peak height was at least 6'1". These days? Who knows? This is a man who's been through hell, come back, gone back to hell and returned. Daniel says on 7/Aug/08
1.85m peak, and 1.83 nowadays. Period. Leung says on 7/Aug/08
Fabrizzio is so full of himself, I mean seriously who labels themselves as “shoemaker to the stars”.
Nick Nolte is not under 6’. Mr. R says on 6/Aug/08
The Fabrizzio guy, shoemaker to the stars, syays that he had to make special shoes for Nolte to wear in the Mulholland movie, because his costars were all above 6 feet, and he was only 5-11. Innocent Bystander says on 14/Jun/08
I saw Nolte about 1992 or 1993 in a supermarket near his home on Point Dume, Malibu, California. He was wearing plastic frame glasses, had bad skin (most actors do from the long hours of makeup), and wore flat sandals. He came in to buy some chewing gum and acted very nervous. He stood in line right behind me. I was so surprised...he was huge ! I stand 5 ft. 9 barefoot and about 5 ft. 10 in sneakers. He was at least 5 inches taller than me, putting him at 6 ft. 3 or taller in sandals that couldn't have boosted his height more than one inch. So, barefoot I think he stood 6 ft. 2 or better. A tall dude... patrick says on 23/May/08
I certainly don't know for how tall he's now but a few years ago Nick was 6'1 even I can't prove it. Seeing is believing! RICHARD says on 10/May/08
It's not like Murphy is awfully shorter than Nolte,but yeah 6'1 seems fair for Nolte esp. since he looks like a tall guy. thekiddd says on 7/May/08
Yes James, but Nolte was wearing Cowboy boots which give him 2" in height at least, Murphy is a small margin above 5'9" and looked about 3" shorter than him. Maybe he was a strong 6ft in his prime but looked about 5'10 1/2" in Hotel Rwanda. Hugh says on 26/Mar/08
Looked 186ish next to 5ft10er Eddie Murphy. JOSH says on 11/Mar/08
I thought he must be as tall as 6ft 4 because he was taller than 6ft 2-3 james coburn in one film. Leung says on 9/Mar/08
In his prime he looked 6’1” easy. Some German says on 3/Mar/08
Rob, you definitely need to include a peak height for Nolte.
That dude was a giant in his prime - standing as tall as 6'2. Anonymous says on 20/Jan/08
I've met him. I'm 5'8", and he wasn't much taller than I am. I'd say 5'10" or 5'11" at most. derek says on 7/Dec/07
He looked huge in 48 hrs...... Atleast 6'1 and looked 6'2 in the cowboy boots he wore..... He sure looked it next to 5'9 ish eddy murphy..... He may be closer to 6' now but his peak was definetly 6'1. Del Mar says on 28/Nov/07
I agree Misha he looks huge in U-Turn. Thought 6-3 there, but then I also thought Penn was 5-10. A big man anyway though, I don't think he's below 6' Kid-Icarus says on 16/Apr/07
I though he was 5-11. I guess I was close. patrick says on 16/Apr/07
For once, i agree with Viper! That is ridiculous: Nolte shorter than Leno !In a clown'ish comedy perhaps!
Nolte was 6'1 looking more and now, probably 6 or so, deal. Derek says on 31/Mar/07
He didn't look that short in Blue Chips. I can't see him being under 6'. dmeyer says on 20/Mar/07
if nolte and steve martin are 6 ft then eddie murphy is 5'8 a friend of mine who is 5'7 told me eddie was a hair shorter than him i dont think murphy is that short but i could buy 174-5 range 5'10 was way too high 176 is closer now Lmeister says on 20/Mar/07
He looks tall in his older movies. Can look 6'1''- 6'2''. Maybe he was 6'1'' in his youth nowadays 5'11''-6' dmeyer says on 20/Mar/07
i think he was easy 6 ft 1 15 years ago misha says on 18/Mar/07
Also from "Rich Man - Poor Man" is an intense scene where Ed Asner as Nolte's tyrannical father storms into the bedroom where Nick is playing being high school-aged and is making a ruckus when he's supposed to be asleep. Asner strides over to him and slaps his face hard. Nolte pauses, contemplating retaliation and Asner snarls "Lift a hand to me and I'll break your arm." Nolte is in his bare feet and is really not much taller than the 5'7" Asner. misha says on 16/Mar/07
I have always suspected Nolte, whom I'm liked since "Rich Man - Poor Man", of wearing lifts. In RMPM, one observes the "before stardom" phenomenon - Nick is humiliated in a sparring session by the taller, quicker George Maharis, who plays an up-and-coming mob-financed boxer. Later Nick gets to rearrange the guy's face in a seedy motel room brawl, but the point is Maharis had no more than eight inches on Judy Garland appearing on her show back in the Route 66 days, and she must have been wearing heels, as she was all of 4'11", a height never questioned by anyone.
All this stayed with me as I watched Nolte pull a Brad Pitt - he'd already gotten suspiciously taller even by "48 Hrs." (1982) being way more above Eddie Murphy than he should have been. As I said I like Notle, but have been meaning to do a little corrective surgery on his height - he is one of these actors with whom one simply must take advanced footwear into consideration. "Prince of the Tides" has him barefoot after an opening flashback, and surrounded by his little daughters, who giganticize him, it's still clear we're not looking at a six-foot tall man. Austrian says on 25/Feb/07
is it me or do him and Gary Busey look almost like identical twins? Anonymous says on 12/Feb/07
he looked very tall in U-Turn... 6-2? S.J says on 9/Feb/07
IN the Movie Nightwatch He was Shorter then 6,1 1/2 or 6,2 (around there) John C Reilly
+ the Guy is Like 60 Years old maybe his peak height Was 6,2 or Something above or under 6,2 Gonzalo says on 27/Sep/06
He probably wears lifts. I saw a movie with him and Gene Hackman and Nolte looked taller to my surprise. However, he looked shorter than Travolta in Red thin line and Travolta looked a couple of inches shorter than Hackman in another film. Tricky situations. Height is a mystery. Lifts too. Frank2 says on 26/May/06
Nolte is most definitely 6' tall. Mikex says on 20/Apr/06
I've read he comes from a very tall family. His sister is 6'4'' and he's got uncles who are like 6'7''. The usual height given for him is 6'1'' which in his prime seems accurate. He was not a small guy. Frank2 says on 1/Apr/06
I used to see Nick on the lot when he was acting in Rich Man, Poor Man. He was about an inch taller than me back then so I'd say he was never more than 6'. Gonzalo says on 31/Mar/06
He looks 6`1 phil says on 12/Feb/06
I work part-time as an actor and I did a scene with Nolte where we were standing beside each other for a good 20 minutes. We both had regular shoes on and he is 6' tall. dano04 says on 4/Feb/06
Nqolte was about 6'5 in Q & A with some huge lifts he had made for the character he played.. Mysterio says on 3/Mar/05
He's 6'0" at age 61, he was easily 6'1" at his peak height if not taller. He also looked pretty tall/built in Three Fugitives which was about 16 years ago. |
