Nick Nolte Crashes in Hawaiian Airport

Dripping in sweat and barely able to keep his bloodshot eyes open, a handlebar-mustached Nick Nolte stunned travelers at the Kauai Airport this week -- by passing out cold on the terminal floor!

TMZ obtained these photos taken by one of Nolte's fellow passengers, who told us that the incoherent actor drifted in and out of consciousness on the airport floor for more than two hours Monday night, after their flight was delayed because of engine problems.

According to the source, Nolte was still extremely friendly despite his groggy state -- chatting celeb mugshots -- click to launchwith fans and allowing passengers to snap photos, however, he wasn't entirely functional. "At one point we helped him put a dollar in the vending machine."

Calls to Nolte's rep were not immediately returned.

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76. Once a drunk, always a drunk. Whether your an alcoholic, a druggie, a pedophile a criminal or what ever. You are who you are. You're not going to change your colors. Nolte is just a stumbling drunk, simple.

Posted at 7:03PM on Jul 18th 2007 by jiggy

77. Oh Please!! Doesn't he have any family that cares a rats ass?? This is sooooooo damn pitiful. The guy needs some serious intervention here. Hello Nolte family...are you out there? He needs help...you all should be ashamed of yourselves. Get involved...if by court order, get the guy into rehab, AA, and be there for him. He is so talented..I feel so bad for him. Like many others, I wish I could reach out to him. There are so many roles out there for you yet..please get clean, and sober. You are truly a brilliant actor, and I for one want more. We all appease our own personal demons in various ways. We all need someone or something to fall back on in life's trying times. If you didn't have a religious upbringing, maybe now is the time to find that stability and security you obviously are in such desperate need of. Pick yourself up, get yourself straight, find God and all of your problems will fall away. Love you Nick...been a fan of yours since Rich Man Poor Man.

Posted at 7:08PM on Jul 18th 2007 by Jacie

78. actors are nothing special. don't feel bad for him,he's led a nice pampered life,with people telling him what great "work" he does. They are court jesters,existing only to entertain the people with real jobs,the ones that run things. Make Nick Nolte get a real job,see how long he lasts.what they all do is not important

Posted at 7:16PM on Jul 18th 2007 by bg

79. he did a good job in "AFFLICTION",,,,,,,,Where he played an alcoholic,,ironic NOPE

Posted at 7:34PM on Jul 18th 2007 by costaMesaboy

80. Nick is a good actor
Sad to see him in this position.

Posted at 7:37PM on Jul 18th 2007 by take this

81. this is reallysad why s he oing this to him self ,i know lif cn be lonleyand hard ut ppl hav to be strong and fce the music

Posted at 7:23PM on Jul 18th 2007 by D

82. well,so wat let him do wat ever hes doing its amazing though how hes like continuosly high unlike say lindsay or paris and never gets arrested much!lol

Posted at 7:31PM on Jul 18th 2007 by todd lissner anti adult anti wholesomeness activist(kadintodd2@aol.com)

83. Another drunk, drug addict that Im tired of looking at...Boring beyond ...Doesnt anyone get it.....The bigger picture?? Get our kids out of Iraq! They are dying there..And what do we concentrate on?? Druggies, losers and people that should be taking responsibility and adding something to the universe...

Posted at 9:11PM on Jul 18th 2007 by Rachael Weiss

84. I have no doubt that the guy is either drunk or high on something, but additionally he doesn't look to me to be in good health. Look at his face! The body can only take abuse for so long, then parts (heart, liver) don't work so well.

Instead of laughing and taking pictures, someone should have called for medical assistance. I knew a guy who was an alcholic and basically drank his way to a heart attack and died. He was about the same age, and his face looked just like that.

Posted at 7:46PM on Jul 18th 2007 by QE3

85. The sorriest aspect of this, after the fact that he's such an uncontrolled lush, is that he doesn't have enough pride to not be seen like that in public. It's a shame, he's a great talent, and he's also a unique individual who listens to his own weirdly wired thought processes and doesn't give a damn if you think he's some kind of alien life form.

Posted at 7:50PM on Jul 18th 2007 by Larry

86. I, for one, hope he's not diabetic and wasn't extremely hypoglycemic while everyone watched, took pictures, and laughed.

He could have been experiencing a drug interaction, a stroke, any number of medical emergencies.

Anyone lapsing in and out of consciousness should be evaluated by trained medical personnel, regardless of why you THINK they are acting that way, because you really never know.

Hayden, NREMT-Paramedic

Posted at 7:54PM on Jul 18th 2007 by Hayden Barnes

87. It could be that Nick is just practicing his method acting for the sequel to "Down and Out in Beverly Hills".

Go easy on him, he's a happy drunk at least.

Posted at 8:04PM on Jul 18th 2007 by Zaphod Beeblebrox

88. God bless him, as he is an alcoholic and that is a terrible disease. I will pray for him and his recovery, if he so chooses.

Posted at 8:04PM on Jul 18th 2007 by ~Anita~

89. Ahhhh, man-- this is just sad, any way you look at it. Even if he won a Nobel Prize, that mugshot would follow him the rest of his life, and now this. He's such a great actor (when he's not on the sauce). I hope he can find the help he needs-- he deserves better than to be a public laughingstock.

Posted at 8:09PM on Jul 18th 2007 by cubalibre

90. He probably spent his vacation in the Kalalau Valley with the rest of the drugged up hippies prior to passing out at the Lihue Airport.

No doubt Nick was also hanging out in Wainiha as well.

Poor bastard.

Posted at 8:17PM on Jul 18th 2007 by HanaleiGirl

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