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===Acting=== [[File:Nick Nolte Tom Jordache Rich Man Poor Man 1976.JPG|thumb|upright|Nolte as Tom Jordache in ''Rich Man, Poor Man'', 1976]] Nolte first starred in the television miniseries ''[[Rich Man, Poor Man (miniseries)|Rich Man, Poor Man]]'', based on [[Irwin Shaw]]'s 1970 best-selling novel.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |date=July 19, 1992 |title=Back Again With the Jordache Clan |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-19-tv-4408-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=March 21, 2015 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126224655/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-19-tv-4408-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Later, he appeared in over 40 films, playing a wide variety of characters. Diversity of character, trademark athleticism, and gravelly voice are signatures of his career. In 1973, he guest-starred in the ''[[Griff (TV series)|Griff]]'' episode, "Who Framed Billy the Kid?", as Billy Randolph, a [[American football|football]] player accused of murder. Nolte also made two guest appearances in the television series ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' in 1974 and 1975. He co-starred with [[Andy Griffith]] in ''[[Winter Kill]]'', a television film made as the pilot of a possible television series, and another one, ''[[Adams of Eagle Lake]]'',<ref>{{cite book |last=Terrace |first=Vincent |date=2020 |title=Encyclopedia of Television Pilots: 2,470 Films Broadcast 1937β2019, 2d ed. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=69-_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5 |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |page=5 |isbn=978-1-4766-7874-0 |access-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115230531/https://books.google.com/books?id=69-_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5 |url-status=live }}</ref> but neither was picked up. Nolte starred in {{film show year|The Deep|1977}},<ref>{{cite news |last=Edwards |first=Henry |date=September 19, 1976 |title=Shooting 'The Deep' in A Million-Dollar Pool |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/19/archives/shooting-the-deep-in-a-milliondollar-pool-shooting-the-deep-in-a.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115230533/https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/19/archives/shooting-the-deep-in-a-milliondollar-pool-shooting-the-deep-in-a.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Who'll Stop the Rain]]'' (1978),<ref>{{cite news |title=Who'll Stop the Rain |url=https://variety.com/1977/film/reviews/who-ll-stop-the-rain-1200424095/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 31, 1977 |access-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222183551/http://variety.com/1977/film/reviews/who-ll-stop-the-rain-1200424095/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[North Dallas Forty]]'' (1979) which is based on [[Peter Gent]]'s novel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |author-link=Janet Maslin |date=August 1, 1979 |title=Film: 'Dallas Forty':Cynicism and Comedy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/01/archives/film-dallas-fortycynicism-and-comedy.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-date=December 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228013519/https://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/01/archives/film-dallas-fortycynicism-and-comedy.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1982, he starred in ''[[48 Hrs.]]'' with [[Eddie Murphy]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=December 8, 1982 |title=NICK NOLTE AND EDDIE MURPHY IN '48 HOURS' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/08/movies/nick-nolte-and-eddie-murphy-in-48-hours.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-date=August 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826224023/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/08/movies/nick-nolte-and-eddie-murphy-in-48-hours.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Cannery Row (film)|Cannery Row]]'' with [[Debra Winger]]. During the 1980s, he also starred in {{film show year|Under Fire|1983}},<ref>{{cite news |last=Bernstein |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Bernstein (journalist) |date=October 30, 1983 |title=ISSUES RAISED BY 'UNDER FIRE' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/30/movies/issues-raised-by-under-fire.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-date=March 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331041855/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/30/movies/issues-raised-by-under-fire.html |url-status=live }}</ref> {{film show year|Teachers|1984}},<ref>{{cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=October 4, 1984 |title=FILM: 'TEACHERS,' WITH NICK NOLTE |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/05/movies/film-teachers-with-nick-nolte.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=February 19, 2025 |archive-date=December 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220041816/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/05/movies/film-teachers-with-nick-nolte.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Down and Out in Beverly Hills]]'' (1986),<ref>{{cite news |last=Benson |first=Sheila |author-link=Sheila Benson |date=January 31, 1986 |title=MOVIE REVIEWS: MAKING MOST OF INFLUENCE: 'Down and Out in Beverly Hills' Is Up and at 'Em With On-Target Satire |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-31-ca-2882-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120221346/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-31-ca-2882-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> {{film show year|Extreme Prejudice|1987}},<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Kevin |author-link=Kevin Thomas (film critic) |date=April 24, 1987 |title=MOVIE REVIEW : STYLISH EXPLOITATION IN 'EXTREME PREJUDICE' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-24-ca-620-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115230640/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-24-ca-620-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Three Fugitives]]'' (1989)<ref>{{cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=January 27, 1989 |title=Review/Film; Fugitives, Ne Fugitifs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/27/movies/review-film-fugitives-ne-fugitifs.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 28, 2025 |archive-date=December 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220041816/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/27/movies/review-film-fugitives-ne-fugitifs.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[New York Stories]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=March 1, 1989 |title=Review/Film; New York as Magic, Money and Mom |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/01/movies/review-film-new-york-as-magic-money-and-mom.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-date=December 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220041816/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/01/movies/review-film-new-york-as-magic-money-and-mom.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Nolte starred with [[Katharine Hepburn]] in her last leading film role in ''[[Grace Quigley]]'' (1985).<ref>{{cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |author-link=Vincent Canby |date=May 17, 1985 |title=HEPBURN STARS IN 'GRACE QUIGLEY' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/17/movies/hepburn-stars-in-grace-quigley.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-date=November 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121181820/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/17/movies/hepburn-stars-in-grace-quigley.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Nolte and Murphy starred again in the sequel ''[[Another 48 Hrs.]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite news |last=Rainer |first=Peter |date=June 8, 1990 |title=MOVIE REVIEW : Another 95 Minutes : Sequel: 'Another 48 HRS.,' a crude rehashing of the 1982 hit, reteams Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in wall-to-wall mayhem. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-08-ca-784-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 18, 2017 |archive-date=April 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418033837/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-08-ca-784-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1991, Nolte starred in ''[[The Prince of Tides]]'' and was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Spiller |first=Nancy |date=August 7, 1992 |title='Prince of Tides' affirms life as it explores emotional trauma |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-08-07-1992220184-story.html |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |access-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118222247/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-08-07-1992220184-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Later, he starred in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s [[Cape Fear (1991 film)|remake]] of ''{{film year|Cape Fear|1962}}'' with [[Robert De Niro]] and [[Jessica Lange]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Morgan |first=David |date=February 17, 1991 |title=COVER STORY : ON LOCATION : Back to Cape Fear : Director Martin Scorsese loves those old thrillers. Now, teaming on film No. 7 with Robert De Niro, he's (re)making one for himself |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-17-ca-1842-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126230535/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-17-ca-1842-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Nolte also starred in ''[[Lorenzo's Oil]]'' (1992),<ref>{{cite news |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |author-link=Kenneth Turan |date=December 30, 1992 |title=MOVIE REVIEW : A Bracing Prescription : 'Lorenzo's Oil' takes an unsentimental look at a boy's devastating disease . . . and his parents' struggle to cope. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-30-ca-2394-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126225431/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-30-ca-2394-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Jefferson in Paris]]'' (1995),<ref>{{cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=March 31, 1995 |title=FILM REVIEW; Jefferson's Entanglements, In History And in Love |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/31/movies/film-review-jefferson-s-entanglements-in-history-and-in-love.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-date=April 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413043748/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/31/movies/film-review-jefferson-s-entanglements-in-history-and-in-love.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Mulholland Falls]]'' (1996)<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilmington |first=Michael |date=April 26, 1996 |title=DRESSED TO KILL |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-04-26-9604260316-story.html |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127020210/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-04-26-9604260316-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and {{film show year|Afterglow|1997}}.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=December 25, 1997 |title='Afterglow': Stellar Performances from Nick Nolte and Julie Christie |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/122597afterglow-film-review.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125212815/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/122597afterglow-film-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Nolte co-starred in ''{{film year|I Love Trouble|1994}}'' (1994) with [[Julia Roberts]]. Following its release, the ''Los Angeles Times'' reported that the two did not get along well and had multiple spats on-set.<ref name="yahoo1">{{cite web|author=Lia Beck |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/julia-roberts-called-co-star-162854699.html |title=Julia Roberts Called This Co-Star 'Completely Disgusting' |publisher=Yahoo.com |date=2022-02-16 |accessdate=2022-02-21}}</ref> He received his second [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]] nomination for the 1997 film ''{{film year|Affliction|1997}}''.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |date=January 4, 1999 |title='Out of Sight' Is Not Out of Mind With National Critics |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jan-04-ca-60273-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306162227/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jan/04/entertainment/ca-60273 |url-status=live }}</ref> Nolte starred with [[Sean Penn]] in three films, including ''[[U Turn (1997 film)|U Turn]]'' (1997),<ref>{{cite news |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |author-link=Ann Hornaday |date=October 3, 1997 |title=One wild ride Review: Oliver Stone takes a 'U-Turn' from his deadly serious side to his darkly humorous side. |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1997-10-03-1997276018-story.html |work=The Baltimore Sun |access-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124042141/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1997-10-03-1997276018-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Terrence Malick]]'s war epic ''{{film year|The Thin Red Line|1998}}'' (1998),<ref>{{cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=December 23, 1998 |title=FILM REVIEW; Beauty and Destruction in Pacific Battle |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/23/movies/film-review-beauty-and-destruction-in-pacific-battle.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-date=December 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201154505/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/23/movies/film-review-beauty-and-destruction-in-pacific-battle.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''{{film year|Gangster Squad}}'' (2013).<ref>{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=August 29, 2011 |title=Nick Nolte Joins 'Gangster Squad' |url=https://deadline.com/2011/08/nick-nolte-joins-gangster-squad-164423/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=January 30, 2017 |archive-date=November 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126003421/http://deadline.com/2011/08/nick-nolte-joins-gangster-squad-164423/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1992, Nolte was named the Sexiest Man Alive by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine. When asked about the selection he said "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake? My personal choice is [[Walter Cronkite]]."<ref>{{Cite news|last=AP staff writers|date=March 7, 1992|title=Nolte named 'sexist man alive'|work=[[Star-Gazette]]|agency=[[The Associated Press]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89002731/nick-nolte-sexist-man-alive/|access-date=November 15, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115230532/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89002731/nick-nolte-sexist-man-alive/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Nick Nolte.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Nolte in 2003]] Nolte continued to work in the 2000s, appearing in {{film show year|The Good Thief|2002}}, {{film show year|Hulk|2003}}, and taking smaller parts in 2004's ''{{film year|Clean|2004}}'' and ''[[Hotel Rwanda]]'', both performances receiving positive reviews.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vice |first=Jeff |date=July 7, 2006 |title=Film review: Actress shines in drug drama |url=https://www.deseret.com/2006/7/7/20091670/film-review-actress-shines-in-drug-drama |work=[[Deseret News]] |access-date=November 9, 2017 |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115230535/https://www.deseret.com/2006/7/7/20091670/film-review-actress-shines-in-drug-drama |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |author-link=Stephen Holden |date=December 22, 2004 |title=Holding a Moral Center as Civilization Fell |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/22/movies/holding-a-moral-center-as-civilization-fell.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 9, 2017 |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302174647/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/22/movies/holding-a-moral-center-as-civilization-fell.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He also played supporting roles in the drama ''[[Peaceful Warrior]]'' (2006),<ref>{{cite news |last=Germain |first=David |date=May 30, 2006 |title=Nolte shines in 'Peaceful Warrior' |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/nolte-shines-peaceful-warrior-wbna13050922 |work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |access-date=November 9, 2017 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126144129/https://www.today.com/popculture/nolte-shines-peaceful-warrior-wbna13050922 |url-status=live }}</ref> the fantasy adventure {{film show year|The Spiderwick Chronicles|2008}} and the comedy ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite news |last=Phillips |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Phillips (critic) |date=August 13, 2008 |title='Tropic Thunder' *** |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-08-13-0808110356-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=November 9, 2017 |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115230533/https://www.chicagotribune.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He provided voice work in the animated films ''[[Over the Hedge]]'' (2006), ''[[Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore]]'' (2010), ''{{film year|Zookeeper}}'' (2011) and ''{{film year|Noah|2014}}'' (2014). In 2011, Nolte played recovering [[alcoholic]] Paddy Conlon in ''[[Warrior (2011 film)|Warrior]]'', and was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Labrecque |first=Jeff |date=December 19, 2011 |title=Nick Nolte talks 'Warrior' |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/12/19/warrior-nick-nolte/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=November 9, 2017 |archive-date=March 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319195925/http://ew.com/article/2011/12/19/warrior-nick-nolte/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Beginning in 2011, Nolte starred with Dustin Hoffman in the [[HBO]] series ''[[Luck (TV series)|Luck]]''. At the start of production of the second season, however, HBO ended the series after the death of three horses during filming.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title=HBO Ends 'Luck' After Horse Deaths|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-cancels-luck-horse-death-peta-dustin-hoffman-300201|access-date=August 8, 2017|date=March 14, 2012|archive-date=October 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024213316/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-cancels-luck-horse-death-peta-dustin-hoffman-300201|url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in the political thrillers {{film show year|The Company You Keep|2012}} and ''[[Angel Has Fallen]]'' (2019). In 2013, he was in the movie ''{{film year|Parker|2013}}'' which starred [[Jason Statham]]. In 2015, Nolte starred in the biopic comedy-drama ''{{film year|A Walk in the Woods}}''<ref>{{cite news |last=Cohn |first=Paulette |date=September 2, 2015 |title=Robert Redford, Nick Nolte's friendship shines through in 'A Walk in the Woods' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/robert-redford-nick-noltes-friendship-shines-through-in-a-walk-in-the-woods |work=[[Fox News]] |access-date=March 12, 2018 |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115230542/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/robert-redford-nick-noltes-friendship-shines-through-in-a-walk-in-the-woods |url-status=live }}</ref> and in the revenge thriller ''{{film year|Return to Sender|2015}}''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Genzlinger |first=Neil |author-link=Neil Genzlinger |date=August 13, 2015 |title=Review: In 'Return to Sender,' Rosamund Pike Connects With Her Attacker |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/movies/review-in-return-to-sender-rosamund-pike-connects-with-her-attacker.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=January 24, 2016 |archive-date=November 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108034809/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/movies/review-in-return-to-sender-rosamund-pike-connects-with-her-attacker.html |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2016 to 2017, Nolte starred in ''[[Graves (TV series)|Graves]]'' on [[Epix]] about a volatile, hard-drinking former U.S. president who has been retired for 25 years and who has a political epiphany to right the wrongs of his past administration in very public and unpredictable ways.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=December 21, 2017 |title='Graves,' Starring Nick Nolte, Canceled at Epix (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/graves-starring-nick-nolte-canceled-at-epix-1069932 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=December 21, 2017 |archive-date=December 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222061218/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/graves-starring-nick-nolte-canceled-at-epix-1069932 |url-status=live }}</ref> For Nolte, acting is not a career but something he needs to do, he says, "a need in the sense that I can't find anything as complex and interesting to do, but I need it in a story," and "I don't want to do reality because reality never runs smooth". He likes to vanish into a role "if the story reaches up to where the great actor is, the great actor disappears, and the story becomes number one, that's as real as it gets".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cowan|first1=Lee|title=Nick Nolte: "Reality never runs smooth"|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nick-nolte-reality-never-runs-smooth/|access-date=August 9, 2017|work=CBS News|date=October 9, 2016|archive-date=August 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809050835/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nick-nolte-reality-never-runs-smooth/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nolte appeared as recurring character [[Kuiil]] in the Disney+ series ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Scribner |first=Herb |date=November 15, 2019 |title='Star Wars: The Mandalorian' second episode 'The Child' has strong 'A New Hope' vibes |url=https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2019/11/15/20966607/star-wars-the-mandalorian-episode-2-the-child-kuiil-mando-baby-yoda-jawas |work=Deseret News |access-date=November 15, 2019 |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218182656/https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2019/11/15/20966607/star-wars-the-mandalorian-episode-2-the-child-kuiil-mando-baby-yoda-jawas |url-status=live }}</ref>
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