Job Actor
Years active 1952-1968
Top Roles Hot, Chick, Pvt. V.R. Hackett, Barney Kovac, Tony Walters
Top GenresDrama, Romance, Comedy, Film Adaptation, Crime, Western
Top TopicsBook-Based, Romance (Drama), Romance (Comic)
Top Collaborators (Director), (Director), (Producer),
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Nick Adams Overview:

Actor, Nick Adams, was born Nicholas Aloysius Adamschock on Jul 10, 1931 in Nanticoke, PA. Adams died at the age of 36 on Feb 7, 1968 in Beverly Hills, CA .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Adams was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1963Best Supporting ActorTwilight of Honor (1963)Ben BrownNominated
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Stephen Reinhart: Mr. Witley, blasphemy had nothing to do with it.

Stephen Reinhart: I see it, but I don't believe it!

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Best Supporting Actor Oscar 1963
WINNER
Melvyn Douglas
(as Homer Bannon)
in Hud
Nominee

(as Ben Brown)
in Twilight of Honor
Nominee
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(as Corp. Jim Tompkins)
in Captain Newman, M.D.
Nominee
Hugh Griffith
(as Squire Western)
in Tom Jones
Nominee
John Huston
(as Cardinal Glennon)
in The Cardinal
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Nick Adams Facts
Gained early attention doing impressions of movie stars such as James Cagney and Marlon Brando.
Spent $8,500 on advertising to win a 1963 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination for Twilight of Honor (1963), but lost the award on Oscar night to Melvyn Douglas in Hud (1963). Reportedly was devastated by the loss as he was sure he would win the Oscar.
He became a close friend of James Dean after playing a small role in Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and reportedly was devastated when Dean was killed. Adams began behaving recklessly and was arrested for speeding nine times in one year. He was placed on probation.
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