fiction.wikisort.org - Actor

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.

Craig T. Nelson
Nelson at the Paleyfest 2013 panel for Parenthood
Born	Craig Theodore Nelson[1] (1944-04-04) April 4, 1944 (age 78)[1] Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Arizona
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1969–present
Spouses	Robin McCarthy ​ ​ (m. 1965; div. 1978)​ Doria Cook ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	3

Early life

Nelson was born Craig Theodore Nelson in Spokane, Washington, on April 4, 1944.[1][2] He was the son of Vera Margaret (née Spindler; 1906–1971), a dancer, and Armand Gilbert Nelson (1900–1964), a businessman.[1][2]

Nelson attended Lewis and Clark High School, where he played football, baseball, and basketball.[2][3]

After high school, Nelson studied at Central Washington University.[4] After flunking out, Nelson went to Yakima Valley College where he was inspired to study acting by his drama teacher, Mr. Brady.[5] From Yakima, he went on to study drama at the University of Arizona on a scholarship.[2][6]

In 1969, Nelson dropped out of school and moved to Hollywood to pursue an acting career.[2] When he first moved to California, he took up a job as a security guard at a soap factory until finding work as a comedy writer.[2]

Career

Nelson began his show business career as a comedian.[1] He was an early member of The Groundlings improv and sketch comedy troupe.[7] Nelson, Barry Levinson, and Rudy De Luca formed their own comedy team and were regular performers at The Comedy Store[1] and on the short-lived The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970).[8] In 1973, Nelson left the comedy world, explaining "the standup comedy life was pretty unfulfilling for me"[8] and he settled in Montgomery Creek, California where there was no electricity and no running water; "it was contentment, The Waltons", he said.[6] Nelson had different jobs during that time including janitor, plumber, carpenter, surveyor, and high school teacher in Burney, CA. He returned to acting five years later.[8]

He was featured as a prosecuting attorney who opposes Al Pacino in the 1979 film ...And Justice for All, co-written by Levinson. In 1983, Nelson appeared in Silkwood, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Meryl Streep, as the high school football coach of Tom Cruise in the drama All the Right Moves and as one of the stars of director Sam Peckinpah's final film, The Osterman Weekend.[9]

He has appeared in many other motion pictures (most notably the Poltergeist series) and had featured roles in five television shows (Coach, Call to Glory, The District, My Name Is Earl, and Parenthood). Coach ran from 1989 to 1997, with Nelson starring as college football coach Hayden Fox.[10][11]

He provided the voice of Bob Parr (also known as Mr. Incredible) in the computer-animated superhero film, The Incredibles, and returned to the role for its sequel, Incredibles 2.[12] Nelson also reprised the role again in the video games Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure and in the Disney Infinity video game series, except for the video game and The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer, where he was replaced by actor Richard McGonagle.[13]

Nelson made a three-episode guest appearance on CSI: NY as a "nemesis" of Gary Sinise's Taylor.[14]

His latest films include 2009's The Proposal as Ryan Reynolds' skeptical father, 2010's The Company Men as a greedy CEO, and 2018's Book Club. From 2010 to 2015, he starred in the television show Parenthood as Ezekiel "Zeek" Braverman, the family patriarch. His production company is Family Tree Productions.[15]

In 2017, Nelson joined the cast of Young Sheldon as Dale Ballard, a local sports store owner, Missy's baseball coach, and Meemaw's boyfriend.

Personal life

Nelson has three children from his previous marriage to Robin McCarthy.[2] His second wife Doria Cook-Nelson is a freelance writer, president of a martial arts association, karate instructor, tai chi teacher and a former film and television actress who had a featured role in the movie musical Mame.[2]

Nelson is a motorsports fan and an avid racer. He first participated in the 1991 Toyota Celebrity Long Beach Grand Prix[2] and finished ninth. In 1992, he founded Screaming Eagles Racing with John Christie and entered and drove a Toyota-engined Spice SE90 in the IMSA 1994 WSC, a Lexus-engined Spice SE90 in 1995 and a Ford-engined Riley & Scott MkIII in the 1996 and 1997 championships.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	The Return of Count Yorga	Sgt. O'Connor
1973	Scream Blacula Scream	Sarge
1974	Flesh Gordon	The Great God Porno	Voice, uncredited
1979	...And Justice for All	Frank Bowers
1980	Stir Crazy	Deputy Warden Ward Wilson
1980	The Formula	Geologist #2
1980	Where the Buffalo Roam	Cop on Stand
1980	Private Benjamin	Capt. William Woodbridge
1982	Poltergeist	Steve Freeling
1983	Man, Woman and Child	Bernie Ackerman
1983	Silkwood	Winston
1983	All the Right Moves	Coach Burt Nickerson
1983	The Osterman Weekend	Bernard Osterman
1984	The Killing Fields	Major Reeves
1986	Poltergeist II: The Other Side	Steve Freeling
1987	Rachel River	Marlyn Huutula
1988	Action Jackson	Peter Dellaplane
1988	Me and Him	Peter Aramis
1989	Born on the Fourth of July	Marine Officer
1989	Red Riding Hood	Sir Godfrey / Percival
1989	Turner & Hooch	Chief Howard Hyde
1989	Troop Beverly Hills	Fred Nefler
1996	Ghosts of Mississippi	Ed Peters
1996	I'm Not Rappaport	The Cowboy
1997	The Devil's Advocate	Alexander Cullen
1997	Wag the Dog	Senator John Neal	Uncredited
2000	The Skulls	Litten Mandrake
2001	All Over Again	Cole Twain
2004	The Incredibles	Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible	Voice
2005	The Family Stone	Kelly Stone
2007	Blades of Glory	Coach Darren Goddard
2009	The Proposal	Joe Paxton
2010	The Company Men	James Salinger
2011	Soul Surfer	Dr. David Rovinsky
2015	Get Hard	Martin Barrow
2016	Gold	Kenny Wells
2018	Book Club	Bruce Jutsum
2018	Incredibles 2	Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible	Voice
2023	Book Club 2: The Next Chapter	Bruce Jutsum	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Charlie the mechanic	Episode: "Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady"
1978	Charlie's Angels	Stone	Episode: "Angels on the Run"
1978	Wonder Woman	Sam	Episode: "The Deadly Sting"
1979	How the West Was Won	Tugger	Episode: "The Rustler"
1979	Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker	Driver	Television film
1980	The Promise of Love	Major Landau	Television film
1980	The White Shadow	Father Phil	Episode: "A Christmas Story"
1981	Inmates: A Love Story	Daniels	Television film
1981	WKRP in Cincinnati	Charlie Bathgate	Episode: "Out to Lunch"
1981	Murder in Texas	Jack Ramsey	Television film
1981–1982	Private Benjamin	Capt. Braddock / Col. Hogan	Recurring role; 3 episodes
1982	Paper Dolls	Michael Caswell	Television film
1982	Chicago Story	Kenneth A. Dutton	13 episodes
1984–1985	Call to Glory	Col. Raynor Sarnac	23 episodes
1986	Alex: The Life of a Child	Frank Deford	Television film
1986	The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story	Senator Edward Kennedy	Television film
1989	Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story	Major Bill Harcourt	Television film
1989–1997	Coach	Coach Hayden Fox	Series regular; 198 episodes
1990	Drug Wars: The Camarena Story	Harley Steinmetz	Television miniseries
1990	Extreme Close-Up	Philip	Television film
1991	The Josephine Baker Story	Walter Winchell	Television film
1993	The Switch	Russ Fine	Television film
1993	The Fire Next Time	Drew Morgan	Television miniseries
1994	Ride with the Wind	Frank Shelby	Television film
1994	Probable Cause	Lieutenant Louis Whitmire	Television film
1994	The Lies Boys Tell	Larry	Television film
1996	If These Walls Could Talk	Jim Harris	Television film ("1996" segment)
1998	Creature	Dr. Simon Chase	Television miniseries
1999	To Serve and Protect	Tom Carr	Television miniseries
2000	The Huntress	Ralph Thorson	Episode: "Pilot"
2000	Dirty Pictures	Simon Leis	Television film
2000–2004	The District	Chief Jack Mannion	Series regular; 89 episodes
2001	Yes, Dear	TV Actor	Episode: "Jimmy's Jimmy", Uncredited
2002	The Agency	Chief Jack Mannion	Episode: "Doublecrossover"
2007	My Name Is Earl	Warden Jerry Hazelwood	4 episodes
2008–2009	CSI: NY	Robert Dunbrook	3 episodes
2009	Monk	Judge Ethan Rickover	2 episodes
2010–2015	Parenthood	Ezekiel "Zeke" Braverman	Series regular; 91 episodes
2013	Hawaii Five-0	Tyler Cain	Episode: "He welo 'oihana"
2015	Grace and Frankie	Guy	5 episodes
2017	Raised by Wolves	Paul "Grampy" Kosinski	Television film
2017–present	Young Sheldon	Dale Ballard	Recurring role

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2004	The Incredibles	Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (archive footage)
2012	Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure	Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible
2013	Disney Infinity
2014	Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes
2015	Disney Infinity 3.0[17]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983–1984	Friends	Harold (Okie) Peterson
1998	Ah, Wilderness!	Nat Miller

Awards and nominations

Year	Title	Accolade	Results
1990	Coach	Primetime Emmy award, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
1991			Nominated
1992		Golden Globe award, Best Lead Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical	Nominated
		Primetime Emmy award, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Won
		Viewers for Quality Television award, Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series	Nominated
1993		American Television award, Best Actor in a Situation Comedy	Nominated
		Golden Globe award, Best Lead Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical	Nominated
		Viewers for Quality Television award, Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series	Nominated
1994		Golden Globe award, Best Lead Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical	Nominated
1995			Nominated
1996	Ghosts of Mississippi	Award Circuit Community award, Best Cast Ensemble	Nominated
2001	The District	Actor of the Year in a New Series	Nominated
2002		Satellite award, Best Lead Actor in a Series - Drama	Nominated
2004		Prism award, Best Performance in a Drama Series Episode	Nominated
2005	The Incredibles	MTV Movie + TV award, Best On-Screen Team (shared with Holly Hunter, Spencer Fox & Sarah Vowell)	Nominated
	The Family Stone	Satellite award, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	Nominated
	The Incredibles	Visual Effects Society award, Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture	Won
2006	The Family Stone	AARP Movies for Grownups award, Best Grownup Love Story (shared with Diane Keaton)	Won
2010		Ojai Film Festival award, Lifetime Achievement award	Won
2012	Parenthood	Prism award, Male Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline	Won
2015		Critics Choice Television award, Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Nominated

References

External links

• Craig T. Nelson at IMDb
• Craig T. Nelson at the Internet Broadway Database
• Craig T. Nelson at Internet Off-Broadway Database

На других языках

---

[de] Craig T. Nelson

Craig Theodore Nelson[1] (* 4. April 1944 in Spokane, Washington) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch sein Mitwirken an den Fernsehserien Mit Herz und Scherz (1989–1997), The District – Einsatz in Washington (2000–2004) und Parenthood (2010–2015).

---

- [en] Craig T. Nelson

---

[es] Craig T. Nelson

Craig Theodore Nelson (nacido el 4 de abril de 1944) es un actor estadounidense. Es más conocido por su papel ganador de un Emmy como Hayden Fox en la serie de televisión El entrenador, el diputado Ward Wilson en la película de 1980 Stir Crazy, Steven Freeling en la película de 1982 Poltergeist, el Guardián de Me llamo Earl y Mr. Increíble en la película de 2004 The Incredibles. También protagonizó la serie de televisión Parenthood.

---

[ru] Нельсон, Крэйг

Крэйг Теодо́р Не́льсон (англ. Craig Theodore Nelson; род. 4 апреля 1944, Спокан, Вашингтон, США) — американский актёр. Нельсон наиболее известен по главной роли в ситкоме «Тренер», который транслировался на протяжении девяти сезонов, с 1989 по 1997 год. В 1992 году он выиграл премию «Эмми» за лучшую мужскую роль в комедийном телесериале, а также ещё дважды номинировался на «Эмми» и четырежды на «Золотой глобус» за свою роль в шоу[3].

---

---