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Craig T. Nelson
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| Birth name | Craig Richard Nelson | |||||
| Born | April 4, 1944 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1974-Present | |||||
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Craig T. Nelson (born Craig Richard Nelson on April 4, 1944 in Spokane, Washington) is an American actor. He has appeared in numerous motion pictures. He starred in three television shows, Coach, Call to Glory and The District. He also provided the voice of Mr. Incredible in the 2004 Pixar film The Incredibles. Due to the fact that there was another Craig Richard Nelson registered with the Screen Actors Guild, he registered as Craig Theodore Nelson.
His characters are known to be powerful, proud, strong, and loud (with Coach Hayden Fox as a prime example).
Craig T. Nelson is a survivor of the supposed "Poltergeist curse."[1]
Nelson plays inventor Alexander Graham Bell in the upcoming movie Hello, Is It Me You're Looking For? scheduled for release on Christmas of 2007. His son, Noah, is married to The Bold and the Beautiful actress Ashley Jones.
- The Return of Count Yorga (1971) - Sgt. O'Connor
- Flesh Gordon (1974) - The Monster (voice, uncredited)
- 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
- 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
- Hello, Is It Me You Are Looking For? (2007) - Alexander Graham Bell
- My Name is Earl (2007)- Warden
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