Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson
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
Spouses	Robin McCarthy ​ ​ (m. 1965; div. 1978)​ Doria Cook ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	3
Relatives	Ashley Jones (former-daughter-in-law)

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 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).