Craig T. Nelson

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Craig T. Nelson
Craig T. Nelson, 2004
Born	Craig Richard Nelson April 4, 1944 (1944-04-04) (age 64) Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1971 - present
Spouse(s)	Doria Cook (1987-present) Robin Nelson (div. 1978)
Awards won Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series 1992 Coach

Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944) is an American actor. His characters are known to be powerful, proud, strong, and loud (with Coach Hayden Fox as a prime example).

Nelson was born Craig Richard Nelson in Spokane, Washington to a drummer father.^[1] Due to the fact that there was another Craig Richard Nelson registered with the Screen Actors Guild, he registered as Craig Theodore Nelson. He has appeared in numerous motion pictures. He starred in three television shows, Coach, Call to Glory and The District. He provided the voice of Mr. Incredible in the 2004 Pixar film The Incredibles. He is a survivor of the supposed "Poltergeist curse".^[2] He has a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do and attended the University of Arizona.^[3]

Nelson's son, Noah, is married to The Bold and the Beautiful actress Ashley Jones. Craig is very proud of his nephew Christian Gardner.

Contents 1 Filmography 2 Motorsports career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Filmography

• The Return of Count Yorga (1971) - Sgt. O'Connor
• Flesh Gordon (1974) - The Monster (voice, uncredited)
• ...And Justice for All (1979) - Frank Bowers
• Stir Crazy (1980) - Deputy Ward Wilson
• Private Benjamin (1980) - Capt. William Woodbridge
• Poltergeist (1982) - Steve Freeling
• Silkwood (1983) - Winston
• All the Right Moves (1983) - Nickerson
• The Osterman Weekend (1983) - Bernard Osterman
• Call to Glory (1984) - Col. Raynor Sarnac
• The Killing Fields (1984) - Major Reeves, Military Attache
• Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) - Steve Freeling
• Action Jackson (1988) - Peter Dellaplane
• Born on the Fourth of July (1989) - Marine officer
• Coach (TV) (1989–1997) Coach Hayden Fox
• Turner & Hooch (1989) - Chief Howard Hyde
• Troop Beverly Hills (1989) - Dad
• Fire Next Time (1993) - Fisherman, Drew Morgan - Environmental/Ecological Drama
• Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) - Ed Peters, District Attorney
• I'm Not Rappaport (1996) - The Cowboy
• Devil's Advocate (1997) - Alexander Cullen
• Family Guy (1999) - Himself
• The Skulls (2000) - Litten Mandrake
• The District (TV) (2000–2004) - Chief Jack Mannion
• The Incredibles (2004) - Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible
• The Family Stone (2005) - Kelly Stone
• Blades of Glory (2007) - Coach
• My Name is Earl (TV) (2007) - Warden
• The Proposal (2009) - TBA

[edit] Motorsports career

Craig T. Nelson is a well-known motorsports fan. He first participated in the 1991 Toyota Celebrity Long Beach Grand Prix and finished third. He founded Screaming Eagles Racing in 1994 with John Christie and entered and drove a Toyota-engined Spice SE90 in the IMSA WSC in 1994, a Lexus-engined Spice SE90 in 1995 and a Ford-engined Riley & Scott MkIII in 1996 and 1997.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Craig T. Nelson at the Internet Movie Database

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