Nick Nicholson

Nascimento : 1952-04-19, United States

Morte : 2010-08-11

História

Nick Nicholson was one of many Americans to expatriate to the Philippines after the Vietnam War. Starting in the mid 1970's he became involved in the local film industry there as an actor and casting director, often responsible for finding as many Anglo-looking locals to play non-Filipino roles in local productions. He can also be seen in numerous bigger-budget American Vietnam War films made including APOCALYPSE NOW and PLATOON, often playing American soldiers.

Filmes

Dead in 5 Heartbeats
Eight Ball
Adapted from the successful novel, Dead in 5 Heartbeats, by Ralph "Sonny" Barger with Keith and Kent Zimmerman. The story follows the Infidelz MC's former President, Patch Kinkade, who has left his personal demons behind for the calm of desert life. When war erupts between his brothers he left behind and the rival Hooligans, Patch rides back into town to either make peace or do battle.
Second Chances
Consul
Two lovers, who are oceans apart, discover that distance can either make the heart grow fonder or render it numb with grief.
Raw Target
Clive
This high-powered action flick follows kickboxing champion Johnny Rider, who quits the ring after accidentally killing an opponent but is forced to employ his skills again to avenge the death of his brother at the hands of crime boss Rod Sparks (Nicholas Hill). After infiltrating Rod's gang, Johnny is targeted himself by Bill Williams (Ron Hall), a cop seeking revenge for the death of his own brother -- the fighter killed by Johnny.
Terminal Virus
Lawson
It has been 23 years since a world war during which combatants unleashed a lab-created virus that has made life no fun at all. Civilization has broken down into forcibly celibate, warring male and female tribes. Any co mingling, even rape, is punished by both sides with summary execution, for victim and perpetrator alike. A paramilitary fanatic on a vague religious mission leads his gunmen to massacre a peaceful scientific community where men and women committed the blasphemy of co-ed habitation.
The House of Pleasure
Lord Sutton
Lord Gregory Hutton takes his beautiful young wife Eleanore on a business trip to the Far East for their honeymoon. They stay at the house of Lin, a young local owner of a silk farm and fashion factory whose father only recently died. Lady Eleanor finds herself attracted to Lin and soon is tempted by his advances. But it is not all as it seems. Lord Gregory seems more and more indifferent, and Lady Eleanor starts to get confused. Money is in the game.
Deathfight
Associate Producer
When family fortune, beautiful mistresses and control of an international smuggling operation are at stake, family rivalry turns to rage as two brothers meet in one final battle...a deathfight.
Angel of Destruction
Mercenary
Undercover cop Jo Alwood is out to avenge her sisters death at the hands of a serial killer.
American Kickboxer 2
Casting
Two rivals, one a cop and the other a martial arts teacher team up to save a little girl from a terrorist and his henchmen.
Triple Impact
McMann
Three experts in different styles of combat must join forces when they're hired to go to the jungles of Asia and find and retrieve a priceless artifact, the golden head of Buddha. A team of evil mercs wants to get to the head first.
Live by the Fist
Greasemonkey
A man is unjustly convicted of a brutal crime. In prison he must fight for survival, justice and freedom.
Fighting Spirit
Kickboxing Trainer
Billy is a young fighter whose sister Judith was hurt after a near gang rape. When he learns she must have surgery, crime boss Russell has Billy compete in illegal street fights. When Billy learns he may get killed, he quits but is later killed by Russell and his men, who were the ones responsible for Judith's accident. After his death, Billy must rely on one man to seek revenge for him: his best friend David. However, David must train in the martial arts before he can seek revenge. Davidy seeks guidance from the ghost of Billy as well as Billy's trainer and ally, Murphy.
Raiders of the Sun
Ackerman
Bloodthirsty factions rule the barren earth. It's the 21st Century and a biological disaster has ruined the planet. Here, in a world where gunpowder is more valuable than gold, a few hundred survivors wage the final conflict for power and control. Yet among them rises a new warrior, destined to shape the aeons which will follow -- a man who stops at nothing to achieve his ends, and for whom courage is the only commodity
Dirty Blue Vengeful Tropical Night
1992 original video
Blood Ring
Mr. Gordon
Max, a prize boxer who has developed a drinking habit after his girlfriend Susan left him, gets involved in dirty business once she asks him to help her find her missing husband.
Os Aventureiros do Deserto
Tomas
After the end of the world, Earth is a thirsty planet ruled by vicious warlords. One woman is brave enough to fight back; she bands together five warriors to save her town and their precious water
Sudden Thunder
Disco Manager
A Miami cop learns that her father, who was the sheriff of her small hometown, has been murdered by an armed gang that has taken over the town. She brings four of her Miami cop friends to help clean out the town.
After Death
Rod
A woman goes back to the island where her parents were killed. They had been working on a cure for cancer and accidentally raised the dead by angering a voodoo priest. With the woman is a group of mercenaries and they meet up with some other researchers. They raise the dead again and all hell breaks loose
Blood Hands
Edward
Steve, a young kickboxer, returns home to find his parents have been brutalized by a gang of martial artists. When the cops can't find any answers, Steve decides to kickbox his way to savage justice. No thug on the streets is safe!
Nascido em 4 de Julho
Soldier (uncredited)
Ron Kovic é um rapaz idealista e cheio de sonhos, que deixa a namorada e a família para ir lutar no Vietnã. Já na guerra, ele é ferido e fica paraplégico. Ao voltar aos Estados Unidos é recebido como herói, mas logo se vê confrontando com a realidade do preconceito aos deficientes físicos, mesmo aqueles considerados heróis de guerra. Ron decide então se juntar a outros para lutar pelos seus direitos, agora negados pelo país que os enviara para a guerra.
Comando de Heróis
Photographer
A Marine patrol stops at Firebase Gloria at the start of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam war. With the firebase attacked, the patrol remains to help defend it. The Marines barely hold off the VC (Viet Cong), but in the end, hold the base.
Narco Dollar
Crazy Jack Kinney
Drug enforcement officer Mark Stevens busts dealer Jack Kinney which in turn brings down supplier Vinnie Esteban. Both Stevens and Esteban find themselves up against Columbian drug king Domingo Mortera.
Spyder
Bartender
A rich businessman hires a team of vietnam vets to get his son out of Vietnam, but this group of mercenaries don't plan to go in Vietnam, they just want the money. They make a mistake by killing policeman "Brad Spyder"'s partner, and now he only wants REVENGE!
Fast Gun
Nelson's Goon
Crime thriller directed by Cirio H. Santiago.
Saigon Commandos
Airborne Sgt.
A series of drug-related murders haunt Saigon. Ex-Green Beret Mark Stryker and his MP's must find the culprits. With the help of Jean Lassiter, a nosey reporter covering the crime beat, Stryker uncovers the involvement of corrupt politicians in the heroin trade and in the killings. But before he can pin them down, Stryker is framed for the murder of his commanding officer and now he must clear his name, free Lassiter from her captors, and stop his men from carrying out their own kind of vengeance before it is too late.
A Case of Honor
Pops
A Case of Honor is a 1991 film directed by Eddie Romero. After escaping from a Vietnamese pow camp where they had suffered for five years, five American soldiers attempt to get out of the country before being spotted by Russian and Vietnamese
Action Is Not Missing
Philipino War Movie Trash from the 80s
Get the Terrorists
Pierre
An anti-American terrorist group calling themselves People For Freedom who set about blowing up and shooting various folks for reasons best known to themselves.
Eye of the Eagle
Pfc. Crazy Dog
"The Lost Command," a bunch of notorious renegades, terrorize South Vietnam, forcing Sgt. Zack Skinner, HQ's best man to hunt down the Command to stop its killing spree.
Demon of Paradise
Langley
Hunters become the hunted when illegal dynamite disturbs the ageold slumber of a carnivorous lizardman. Resort owner Angela, joins forces with Sheriff Keefer to save tourists from the beast's path of death.
Platoon - Os Bravos do Pelotão
Production Assistant
Chris Taylor é um jovem e ingénuo americano que decide alistar-se como voluntário para combater na guerra do Vietnam. Chris pertence a um pelotão comandado pelo sargento Grodin, um homem conhecedor e humanitário, e pelo arrogante e sanguinário sargento Barnes. Durante um ataque a uma aldeia, o sargento Barnes dá ordens para atirar sobre mulheres e crianças, dando origem a um choque entre as duas patentes e pondo em risco a unidade do grupo. A guerra continua e Chris, afetado pelo caos e pelo ódio, percebe que terá de sobreviver não só ao conflito com o inimigo mas também à luta entre os homens do seu pelotão.
Platoon - Os Bravos do Pelotão
Mechanized Soldier #1
Chris Taylor é um jovem e ingénuo americano que decide alistar-se como voluntário para combater na guerra do Vietnam. Chris pertence a um pelotão comandado pelo sargento Grodin, um homem conhecedor e humanitário, e pelo arrogante e sanguinário sargento Barnes. Durante um ataque a uma aldeia, o sargento Barnes dá ordens para atirar sobre mulheres e crianças, dando origem a um choque entre as duas patentes e pondo em risco a unidade do grupo. A guerra continua e Chris, afetado pelo caos e pelo ódio, percebe que terá de sobreviver não só ao conflito com o inimigo mas também à luta entre os homens do seu pelotão.
Silk
Tyler
Silk, the toughest cop in Honolulu, busts small time smugglers only to reveal a larger syndicate smuggling Asian mobsters into the States by buying the identities of Hawaiian citizens.
Jailbreak 1958
Future Hunters
Shootist in Car / Nazi Soldier (uncredited)
A man from a post-apocalyptic future travels back in time to prevent the coming nuclear holocaust and enlists the help of a young couple.
No Dead Heroes
Ivan, KGB officer
Left for dead in Vietnam, Lieutenant Cotter became a guinea pig for KGB baddie Mitovitch. Implanted with a mind control microchip, he is turned into a mindless killer. His colleague Lieutenant Sanders goes looking for him in Cambodia, then in El Salvador, where they kill pretty much everyone they meet.
Deadringer
Steve
A story of mistaken identity... A story of love, lust and power... A story of guns, and men who use them...
Ninja Warriors
Mike Jansen
Steve is a Ninja. He's been called in by the police to help them in their investigations. He's to work with Kevin, a police lieutentant. They are investigating the break-in at the Federal Research Institute, where despite heavy security, 7 Ninja warriors manage to steal a vital document. Well pleased with their night's work, they return to their master, Kurodo, who finds they only have a half of the information they need. The police capatain wants results. Kevin suspects that a Japanese Garden he visited once with Steve could be the headquarters of Kurodo and his Ninja's and goes in search of proof. He's caught spying and is tortured and killed. After the disappearance of Kevin, Steve opens his Ninja box. He breaks the seal of his Katana and starts the Mantra. He attacks the Japanese Garden, eliminates the Ninja warriors and after recovering the documents and blowing up the laboratory, finally meets Kurodo, there can only be one victor...
Heroes for Hire
Berenkov
Really bad acting, low-budget explosions, scenes that really don't fit into the plot, a machine gun mounted on a motorcycle and a map tattooed on a girl's ass.
Slash
Randy
Peter Harris and Major Scott team up together to save the country form a communist uprising.
Apocalypse Now
Soldier (uncredited)
Durante a guerra do Vietnã, o Capitão Willard recebe como missão ir ao Camboja para assassinar um Boina Verde renegado, o Coronel Kurtz. Este vive no meio de uma tribo local e é venerado como um deus. Mas, chegado ao seu destino, o Capitão Willard descobre que a sua missão é bem diferente do que imaginara.
Only God Knows
The sponsors of a drug-rehabilitation center stage a robbery to maintain funding of the facility, but the loot turns out to be syndicate-owned.