Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdayApr 4, 1944
BiographyCraig 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–).

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Known For

Call to Glory
Ended

Call to Glory

as Colonel Raynor Sarnac
Chicago Story
Ended

Chicago Story

as Kenneth A. Dutton
Coach
Ended

Coach

as Hayden Fox
Creature
Ended

Creature

as Dr. Simon Chase
Parenthood
Ended

Parenthood

as Zeek Braverman
Pixar Popcorn
Ended

Pixar Popcorn

as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible
The District
Ended

The District

as Chief Jack Mannion
The Fire Next Time
Ended

The Fire Next Time

as Drew Morgan

Part of Crew

The District
Ended

The District

as Co-Executive Producer

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