ACTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Craig T. Nelson has received more than 7,622,458 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Craig T. Nelson is the 1,419th most popular actor (up from 1,990th in 2019), the 2,419th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,307th in 2019) and the 660th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Craig T. Nelson ranks 1,419 out of 13,578. Before him are Joss Ackland, Will Ferrell, Ulrich Mühe, Claire Bloom, Ken Takakura, and Lil Dagover. After him are Jon Favreau, Joan Bennett, Tony Sirico, Sean Harris, Mandy Patinkin, and Joanna Lumley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Craig T. Nelson ranks 184. Before him are Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Alvin Lee, Rosalía Mera, Jacques Doillon, Michael Rosbash, and Ton Koopman. After him are Pierre Deligne, Kim Yong-il, Leif Segerstam, Terry Funk, Steve Fossett, and Robert Powell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Craig T. Nelson ranks 2,419 out of 20,380. Before him are DeForest Kelley (1920), Will Ferrell (1967), Clark Ashton Smith (1893), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), Ken Block (1967), and David Farragut (1801). After him are Henry Morgenthau Jr. (1891), Jon Favreau (1966), Joan Bennett (1910), Bud Powell (1924), Frank Lucas (1930), and Tony Sirico (1942).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Craig T. Nelson ranks 660. Before him are Broncho Billy Anderson (1880), Chris Evans (1981), Bill Duke (1943), Clancy Brown (1959), DeForest Kelley (1920), and Will Ferrell (1967). After him are Jon Favreau (1966), Joan Bennett (1910), Tony Sirico (1942), Mandy Patinkin (1952), Kirsten Dunst (1982), and Rip Torn (1931).

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