Craig Richard Nelson

For another actor named Craig Nelson, see Craig T. Nelson.

Craig Richard Nelson
Nelson at Mountain-Con III in 2007.
Born	September 17, 1947 (1947-09-17) (age 64) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1973–present

Craig Richard Nelson (born September 17, 1947) is an American theater, film and television character actor.

Acting career

Nelson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and studied acting at the University of Utah and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. After graduation he was cast in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Two Gentlemen of Verona.

A casting director saw him in that show and cast him in the Oscar winning film The Paper Chase as a mean-spirited law student. This led to a long career in film and television, including three Robert Altman films, A Wedding, 3 Women, and Quintet and an important role in the cult coming-of-age comedy My Bodyguard, as well as a reoccurring role as drama teacher Mr. Spacek on the 1980s television show Square Pegs.

Films

• The Paper Chase (1973) - Willis Bell
• 3 Women (1977) - Dr. Maas
• A Wedding (1978) - Reedley Roots
• Quintet (1979) - Redstone
• My Bodyguard (1980) - Griffith
• A Small Circle of Friends (1980) - Harry Norris
• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) - Professor Fredrickson

Television

• Fernwood 2 Night (1977) - Dr. Richard Osgood
• Maude (1977) - Guest Star
• The Grass is Always Greener over the Septic Tank (1978) - Hal Watson
• Carol Burnett & Company (1979) - Regular
• the golden girls (1986) thurber 1 episode
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990) - Krag

External links

• Craig Richard Nelson at the Internet Movie Database
• Craig Richard Nelson at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)

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Date of birth	September 17, 1947
Place of birth	Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
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