Creed Bratton

**Creed Bratton** (born William Charles Schneider on February 8, 1943) is an American actor, musician, singer, and songwriter. Known for his offbeat persona, deadpan delivery, and dual career in classic rock and television comedy, he achieved cult fame portraying a fictionalized, eccentric version of himself on the hit NBC mockumentary series *The Office* (2005 to 2013). Born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Coarsegold near Yosemite, Bratton showed early musical aptitude, picking up the guitar as a teenager. After studying drama at the College of the Sequoias and Sacramento State College, he traveled extensively across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa as an itinerant musician.…