• Name: Craig T. Nelson
  • Date of Birth: April 04, 1944
  • Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington, USA
Mini-bio: Solidly built American actor Craig T. Nelson started out as a comedy writer and performer, doing radio and nightspot gigs in the Los Angeles area. Success was not immediately forthcoming, and Nelson t... read moreook a four-year sabbatical from show business, moving with his family to a remote cabin in Northern California. In 1979, he made his first film, ...And Justice For All, written by his onetime partner Barry Levinson. While subsequent roles in Poltergeist and Silkwood followed, Nelson would find true stardom on television. For eight seasons beginning in 1989, he starred as college athletics instuctor Hayden Fox on the top-ranked ABC sitcom Coach. Appearing alongside supporting players Jerry Van Dyke and Shelly Fabares, Nelson received an Emmy for his work on the show in 1992.After Coach, Nelson showed up in a few small roles in feature films and television mini-series before returning to series work in 2000, leading the cast of CBS's D.C.-based cop-drama The District. While enjoying the success of that show, Nelson found time for his first high-profile feature film role in over a decade, providing the voice of the head of a family of superheroes in the 2004 Disney/Pixar animated film The Incredibles. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Replace this image with an actor photoCraig T. Nelson mini-bio: 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."

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.


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  • Which actor plays the role of MR iNCREDIBLE IN The incerdibles?  Answer »
  • In The Incredibles, Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) mistakenly calls Buddy (Jason Lee) by the name Brody. Why is this significant?  Answer »
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