Noble Craig (died April 26, 2018) was an American actor who became known for his roles in

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s after having lost both of his legs and one of his arms in the

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Military service

Craig was drafted into the United States Army on May 3, 1967, during the

, and was sent to Vietnam in April 1969. On his twelfth day of duty while serving with the

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, he stepped on a buried

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, causing him to lose both of his legs, his right arm, and most of the sight in his right eye.

Acting career

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 sewer monster in '' Big Trouble in Little China'', as well as a partially dissolved character in ''

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''. He briefly portrayed Freddy Krueger in the climax of '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child'', and played one of

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's failed experiments in ''

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''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Craig, Noble Year of birth missing 2018 deaths American male film actors 20th-century American male actors United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War