Noble Craig (died April 26, 2018) was an American actor who became
known for his roles in horror films after having lost both of his legs
and one of his arms in the Vietnam War.Craig was drafted into the
United States Army on May 3, 1967 during the Vietnam War, and was sent
to Vietnam in April 1969. On his twelfth day of duty while serving
with the 82nd Airborne Division, he stepped on a buried artillery
shell, causing him to lose both of his legs, his right arm, and most
of the sight in his right eye.Craig made his acting debut in the 1973
film Sssssss, in which he played Tim McGraw, "the Snake Man". He later
played a legless monster in the Poltergeist II: The Other Side and a
fish-like sewer monster in Big Trouble in Little China, as well as a
partially dissolved character in The Blob. He briefly portrayed Freddy
Krueger in the climax of A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child,
and played one of Herbert West's failed experiments in Bride of
Re-Animator.
known for his roles in horror films after having lost both of his legs
and one of his arms in the Vietnam War.Craig was drafted into the
United States Army on May 3, 1967 during the Vietnam War, and was sent
to Vietnam in April 1969. On his twelfth day of duty while serving
with the 82nd Airborne Division, he stepped on a buried artillery
shell, causing him to lose both of his legs, his right arm, and most
of the sight in his right eye.Craig made his acting debut in the 1973
film Sssssss, in which he played Tim McGraw, "the Snake Man". He later
played a legless monster in the Poltergeist II: The Other Side and a
fish-like sewer monster in Big Trouble in Little China, as well as a
partially dissolved character in The Blob. He briefly portrayed Freddy
Krueger in the climax of A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child,
and played one of Herbert West's failed experiments in Bride of
Re-Animator.
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