Craig Richard Nelson

Craig Richard Nelson (September 17, 1947 – March 3, 2025) was an American actor in theater, film and television.

Life and career Nelson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and grew up as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He 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 film The Paper Chase

Filmography Film The Paper Chase (1973) – 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 (uncredited) Another You (1991) – Walt

Television Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (1974) – Mason Woodruff Fernwood 2 Night (1977) – Dr. Richard Osgood Maude (1977) – Guest Star Stick Around (1977) – Earl The Grass is Always Greener over the Septic Tank (1978) – Hal Watson Barney Miller (1978) – Arnold Moraz Carol Burnett & Company (1979) – Regular Square Pegs (1982) – Mr. Spacek The Golden Girls (1986) – Mr. Thurber (1 episode) L.A. Law (1988) – U.S. Attorney Donald Kelly (uncredited) Dream On (1990) – Andre Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990) – Krag Alien Nation (1989) – Attorney Get a Life (1990) – Hastings Home Improvement (1991) – Bjorn Diagnosis: Murder (1993) – Dr. Thatcher Murder, She Wrote (1995) – Rob Hazlitt Star Trek: Voyager (1998) – Vaskan arbiter