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An Actor’s Actor, Nicky Katt, Dies At 54: Sources


Actor's Actor Nicky Katt Has Died At 54: Sources

Katt will quickly to mind for his memorable turn as the high school Texan tough Clint Bruno, who picks a fight with Adam Goldberg’s Mike Newhouse, gets a beer poured over his head, and pummels the existentially tortured teen in Rick Linklater’s 1993 gem Dazed and Confused. He was a go-to guy for Linklater and a coterie of filmmakers that includes Steven Soderbergh, Christopher Nolan, Robert Rodriguez and David Gordon Green. His specialty seemed to be edgy tough guys, roles he played in films including A Time to Kill and Boiler Room.

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