Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

Known for
Acting
Born
April 4, 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Spokane, Washington, USA

Biography

Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944) is an American actor known for his Emmy-winning role as Hayden Fox on the ABC sitcom Coach. He's also known for his roles in Poltergeist, Stir Crazy, and The Incredibles. Before becoming an actor in 1971, Nelson was a gag writer and comic based in Los Angeles. He studied at Central Washington University and the University of Arizona.

Known For

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Filmography

2028
Incredibles 3 poster

Incredibles 3

Movie · as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)

2027
The Families Stone

The Families Stone

Movie · as Kelly Stone

2026
She Was Here poster

She Was Here

Movie · as Self

2025
Green and Gold poster

Green and Gold

Movie · as Buck

2025
Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort poster

Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort

Movie · as Mr. Incredible (voice)

2024
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage poster

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage

TV · as Dale · 4 eps

2024
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons poster

LEGO Pixar: BrickToons

TV · as Bob Parr (voice) · 1 ep

2023
Book Club: The Next Chapter poster

Book Club: The Next Chapter

Movie · as Bruce

2021
Pixar Popcorn poster

Pixar Popcorn

TV · as Bob Parr (voice) · 2 eps

2018
Book Club poster

Book Club

Movie · as Bruce

2018
Auntie Edna poster

Auntie Edna

Movie · as Bob Parr (voice)

2018
Incredibles 2 poster

Incredibles 2

Movie · as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)

2018
Eli Roth's History of Horror poster

Eli Roth's History of Horror

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Young Sheldon poster

Young Sheldon

TV · as Dale Ballard · 44 eps

2016
Gold poster

Gold

Movie · as Kenny Wells

2015
Get Hard poster

Get Hard

Movie · as Martin

2015
Grace and Frankie poster

Grace and Frankie

TV · as Guy · 5 eps

2011
Soul Surfer poster

Soul Surfer

Movie · as Dr. David Rovinsky

2010
The Company Men poster

The Company Men

Movie · as Salinger

2010
Parenthood poster

Parenthood

TV · as Zeek Braverman · 103 eps

2010
Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0

TV · as Tyler Cain · 1 ep

2009
The Proposal poster

The Proposal

Movie · as Joe Paxton

2007
Blades of Glory poster

Blades of Glory

Movie · as Coach

2007
All Over Again

All Over Again

Movie · as Cole

2007
The Pixar Story poster

The Pixar Story

Movie · as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice) (archive footage)

2005
The Family Stone poster

The Family Stone

Movie · as Kelly Stone

2005
Mr. Incredible and Pals poster

Mr. Incredible and Pals

Movie · as Mr. Incredible (commentary voice)

2005
My Name Is Earl poster

My Name Is Earl

TV · as Warden Jerry Hazelwood · 4 eps

2004
The Incredibles poster

The Incredibles

Movie · as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)

2004
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' poster

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

Movie · as Self

2004
CSI: NY poster

CSI: NY

TV · as Robert Dunbrook · 3 eps

2002
The Curse of Poltergeist poster

The Curse of Poltergeist

Movie

2002
Monk poster

Monk

TV · as Ethan Rickover · 2 eps

2001
The Agency poster

The Agency

TV · as Chief Jack Mannion · 1 ep

2000
The Skulls poster

The Skulls

Movie · as Litten Mandrake

2000
Dirty Pictures poster

Dirty Pictures

Movie · as Sheriff Simon Leis

2000
The Huntress poster

The Huntress

Movie · as Ralph Thorson

2000
The District poster

The District

TV · as Jack Mannion · 89 eps

1999
To Serve and Protect poster

To Serve and Protect

Movie · as Tom Carr

1999
To Serve and Protect poster

To Serve and Protect

TV · as Tom Carr · 2 eps

1999
SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants

TV · as Coach Cod (voice) · 1 ep

1998
Creature poster

Creature

TV · as Dr. Simon Chase · 2 eps

1997
The Devil's Advocate poster

The Devil's Advocate

Movie · as Alexander Cullen

1997
Wag the Dog poster

Wag the Dog

Movie · as Senator John Neal (uncredited)

1996
Ghosts of Mississippi poster

Ghosts of Mississippi

Movie · as Ed Peters

1996
If These Walls Could Talk poster

If These Walls Could Talk

Movie · as Jim Harris

1996
I'm Not Rappaport poster

I'm Not Rappaport

Movie · as The Cowboy

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · 2 eps

1994
The Lies Boys Tell poster

The Lies Boys Tell

Movie · as Larry

1994
Probable Cause poster

Probable Cause

Movie · as Lieutenant Louis Whitmire

1994
Ride with the Wind poster

Ride with the Wind

Movie · as Frank Shelby

1993
The Switch poster

The Switch

Movie · as Russ Fine

1993
The Fire Next Time poster

The Fire Next Time

TV · as Drew Morgan · 2 eps

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

1991
The Josephine Baker Story poster

The Josephine Baker Story

Movie · as Walter Winchell

1990
Extreme Close-Up poster

Extreme Close-Up

Movie · as Philip Toll

1990
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story poster

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

TV · as Harley Steinmetz · 3 eps

1989
Troop Beverly Hills poster

Troop Beverly Hills

Movie · as Freddy Nefler

1989
Turner & Hooch poster

Turner & Hooch

Movie · as Howard Hyde

1989
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story poster

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Movie · as Major Bill Harcourt

1989
Rachel River poster

Rachel River

Movie · as Marlyn Huutula

1989
Coach poster

Coach

TV · as Hayden Fox · 200 eps

1988
Action Jackson poster

Action Jackson

Movie · as Peter Dellaplane

1988
Me and Him poster

Me and Him

Movie · as Peter Aramis

1987
Red Riding Hood poster

Red Riding Hood

Movie · as Godfrey

1986
Poltergeist II: The Other Side poster

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Movie · as Steve Freeling

1986
The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story poster

The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story

Movie · as Senator Edward Kennedy

1986
Alex: The Life of a Child poster

Alex: The Life of a Child

Movie · as Frank Deford

1984
The Killing Fields poster

The Killing Fields

Movie · as Military Attaché

1984
Call to Glory poster

Call to Glory

Movie · as Colonel Raynor Sarnac

1984
Call to Glory poster

Call to Glory

TV · as Col. Raynor Sarnac · 22 eps

1983
The Osterman Weekend poster

The Osterman Weekend

Movie · as Bernard Osterman

1983
Silkwood poster

Silkwood

Movie · as Winston

1983
All the Right Moves poster

All the Right Moves

Movie · as Nickerson

1983
Man, Woman and Child poster

Man, Woman and Child

Movie · as Bernie Ackerman

1982
Poltergeist poster

Poltergeist

Movie · as Steve Freeling

1982
The Making of Poltergeist poster

The Making of Poltergeist

Movie · as Self

1982
Paper Dolls poster

Paper Dolls

Movie · as Michael Caswell

1982
Chicago Story poster

Chicago Story

TV · as Kenneth A. Dutton · 13 eps

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Marlyn Huutula · 1 ep

1981
Chicago Story poster

Chicago Story

Movie · as Kenneth A. Dutton

1981
Inmates: A Love Story poster

Inmates: A Love Story

Movie · as Daniels

1981
Private Benjamin poster

Private Benjamin

TV · as Capt. Braddock, Col. Hogan · 1 ep

1981
Murder in Texas poster

Murder in Texas

TV · as Jack Ramsey · 2 eps

1980
The Formula poster

The Formula

Movie · as Geologist #2

1980
Stir Crazy poster

Stir Crazy

Movie · as Deputy Ward Wilson

1980
Private Benjamin poster

Private Benjamin

Movie · as Capt. William Wooldridge

1980
The Promise of Love poster

The Promise of Love

Movie · as Major Landau

1980
Where the Buffalo Roam poster

Where the Buffalo Roam

Movie · as Cop on Stand

1980
Rage! poster

Rage!

Movie · as Ray

1979
...And Justice for All poster

...And Justice for All

Movie · as Frank Bowers

1979
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker poster

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

Movie · as Claims Adjuster

1978
WKRP in Cincinnati poster

WKRP in Cincinnati

TV · 1 ep

1976
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

TV · as Stone · 1 ep

1975
Wonder Woman poster

Wonder Woman

TV · as Sam · 1 ep

1974
Flesh Gordon poster

Flesh Gordon

Movie · as The Monster (voice) (uncredited)

1973
Scream Blacula Scream poster

Scream Blacula Scream

Movie · as Sarge

1971
The Return of Count Yorga poster

The Return of Count Yorga

Movie · as Sgt. O'Connor

1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show poster

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

TV · as Charlie (as Craig Nelson) · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 3 eps