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Craig T. Nelson
American actor (born 1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Craig Theodore Nelson[1] (born April 4, 1944)[2] is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Hayden Fox in the ABC sitcom Coach (for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series), Deputy Warden Ward Wilson in the 1980 film Stir Crazy, Steve Freeling in the 1982 film Poltergeist, Burt Nickerson in All the Right Moves (1983), Peter Dellaplane in Action Jackson, Chief Howard Hyde in Turner & Hooch (1989), Alex Cullen in The Devil's Advocate (1997), Chief Jack Mannion in the CBS drama The District (2000–04), The Warden in the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl (2005–09), and the voice of Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible in the 2004 film The Incredibles and its 2018 sequel. He also starred as Zeek Braverman in the NBC drama series Parenthood (2010–15) and played Dale Ballard in the CBS sitcom Young Sheldon (2017–24).
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![]() Nelson at the Paleyfest 2013 panel for Parenthood | |
Born | Craig Theodore Nelson[1] (1944-04-04) April 4, 1944 (age 80)[1] Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Arizona |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1969–present |
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Children | 3 |
Relatives | Ashley Jones (former-daughter-in-law) |