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Craig T. Nelson

1944 - Today

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Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944) 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 (2007), 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 recurred as Dale Ballard in the CBS sitcoms Young Sheldon (2017–24) and its spin-off Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (2024–). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Craig T. Nelson is the 1,215th most popular actor (up from 1,418th in 2019), the 2,312th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,419th in 2019) and the 597th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Craig T. Nelson ranks 1,215 out of 13,578. Before him are Marcia Cross, Sessue Hayakawa, Owen Wilson, Miou-Miou, Woody Strode, and Hema Malini. After him are Bridget Fonda, Armand Assante, Liv Tyler, Brigitte Fossey, Corinne Cléry, and Helene Weigel.

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Among people born in 1944, Craig T. Nelson ranks 163. Before him are Marie-Christine Barrault, Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud, Ferenc Bene, Jan-Michael Vincent, Ashraf Marwan, and Willem van Hanegem. After him are Everaldo, Pierre Deligne, Ton Koopman, Stockard Channing, Ronald Lauder, and Mick Jones.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Craig T. Nelson ranks 2,312 out of 20,380. Before him are Tobe Hooper (1943), Hank Williams Jr. (1949), Chris Mullin (1963), Phil Jackson (1945), Arthur Blake (1872), and Raoul Walsh (1887). After him are Helen Frankenthaler (1928), Richard Avedon (1923), Peter Cooper (1791), Bridget Fonda (1964), Armand Assante (1949), and Liv Tyler (1977).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Craig T. Nelson ranks 597. Before him are Ernie Hudson (1945), Sarah Rose Karr (1984), Luke Perry (1966), Marcia Cross (1962), Owen Wilson (1968), and Woody Strode (1914). After him are Bridget Fonda (1964), Armand Assante (1949), Liv Tyler (1977), Sarah Wayne Callies (1977), Michelle Rodriguez (1978), and Stockard Channing (1944).

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