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]
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
OccupationActor
Years active1969–present
Spouses
  • Robin McCarthy
    (m. 1965; div. 1978)
  • Doria Cook
    (m. 1987)
Children3
RelativesAshley Jones (former-daughter-in-law)

Craig Theodore Nelson[1] (born April 4, 1944)[1] is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Hayden Fox in the 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 District (2000–2004), The Warden in My Name is Earl, 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 television series Parenthood and plays Dale Ballard on Young Sheldon.

  1. ^ a b c d Harris, Will (September 26, 2013). "Craig T. Nelson on comedy, chemistry, and more". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 29, 2019. I've never, ever been Craig Richard Nelson. Ever! My birth certificate says Craig Theodore.

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