He’s one of the most successful actors of all time, and Johnny Depp has pledged his help to the financially-strapped Nicolas Cage.

The “Pirates of the Caribbean” stud was bothered by the news that Cage was in a bind (owing millions in back taxes) to the point that he called Nicolas up and told him help was on the way.

An inside source told press, “Johnny called Nicolas and basically told him not to worry and he’d help him and sort everything out.  Johnny feels he owes his career to Nicolas and now wants to repay him — if Nicolas agrees.  Johnny has never forgotten what Nic did for him.”

Back in the 1980s, Cage hooked Depp up with his agent, a move that ended up getting him some pretty big gigs and launched his acting career.