Craig T. Nelson
Acting • Born 1944-04-04
Biography
Craig Theodore Nelson 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.
Filmography
100 credits
Poltergeist
Movie • 1982
Steve Freeling
The Killing Fields
Movie • 1984
Military Attaché
The Formula
Movie • 1980
Geologist #2
The Devil's Advocate
Movie • 1997
Alexander Cullen
Action Jackson
Movie • 1988
Peter Dellaplane
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Movie • 1986
Steve Freeling
Troop Beverly Hills
Movie • 1989
Freddy Nefler
Stir Crazy
Movie • 1980
Deputy Ward Wilson
The Skulls
Movie • 2000
Litten Mandrake
Turner & Hooch
Movie • 1989
Howard Hyde
Ghosts of Mississippi
Movie • 1996
Ed Peters
The Osterman Weekend
Movie • 1983
Bernard Osterman
The Family Stone
Movie • 2005
Kelly Stone
Blades of Glory
Movie • 2007
Coach
Silkwood
Movie • 1983
Winston
If These Walls Could Talk
Movie • 1996
Jim Harris
The Return of Count Yorga
Movie • 1971
Sgt. O'Connor
Call to Glory
Movie • 1984
Colonel Raynor Sarnac
The Company Men
Movie • 2010
Salinger
...And Justice for All
Movie • 1979
Frank Bowers
The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story
Movie • 1986
Senator Edward Kennedy
Red Riding Hood
Movie • 1987
Godfrey
All the Right Moves
Movie • 1983
Nickerson
The Proposal
Movie • 2009
Joe Paxton
All Over Again
Movie • 2007
Cole
The Lies Boys Tell
Movie • 1994
Larry
Dirty Pictures
Movie • 2000
Sheriff Simon Leis
Mr. Incredible and Pals
Movie • 2005
Mr. Incredible (commentary voice)
Man, Woman and Child
Movie • 1983
Bernie Ackerman
Me and Him
Movie • 1988
Peter Aramis
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Movie • 2023
Bruce
The Pixar Story
Movie • 2007
Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice) (archive footage)
Probable Cause
Movie • 1994
Lieutenant Louis Whitmire
Alex: The Life of a Child
Movie • 1986
Frank Deford
The Huntress
Movie • 2000
Ralph Thorson
Extreme Close-Up
Movie • 1990
Philip Toll
Get Hard
Movie • 2015
Martin
Private Benjamin
Movie • 1980
Capt. William Wooldridge
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
Movie • 1979
Claims Adjuster
The Curse of Poltergeist
Movie • 2002
The Incredibles
Movie • 2004
Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)
The Making of Poltergeist
Movie • 1982
Self
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Movie • 1989
Major Bill Harcourt
Scream Blacula Scream
Movie • 1973
Sarge
Rachel River
Movie • 1989
Marlyn Huutula
The Josephine Baker Story
Movie • 1991
Walter Winchell
The Promise of Love
Movie • 1980
Major Landau
Paper Dolls
Movie • 1982
Michael Caswell
Soul Surfer
Movie • 2011
Dr. David Rovinsky
Gold
Movie • 2016
Kenny Wells
The Switch
Movie • 1993
Russ Fine
Where the Buffalo Roam
Movie • 1980
Cop on Stand
To Serve and Protect
Movie • 1999
Tom Carr
Book Club
Movie • 2018
Bruce
Born on the Fourth of July
Movie • 1989
Marine Officer
Wag the Dog
Movie • 1997
Senator John Neal (uncredited)
Auntie Edna
Movie • 2018
Bob Parr (voice)
Chicago Story
Movie • 1981
Kenneth A. Dutton
Incredibles 2
Movie • 2018
Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)
Rage!
Movie • 1980
Ray
I'm Not Rappaport
Movie • 1996
The Cowboy
Flesh Gordon
Movie • 1974
The Monster (voice) (uncredited)
Ride with the Wind
Movie • 1994
Frank Shelby
Inmates: A Love Story
Movie • 1981
Daniels
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Movie • 2004
Self
Green and Gold
Movie • 2025
Buck
She Was Here
Movie • 2026
Self
Incredibles 3
Movie
Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)
WKRP in Cincinnati
TV • 1978
The District
TV • 2000
Jack Mannion
The Agency
TV • 2001
Chief Jack Mannion
Monk
TV • 2002
Ethan Rickover
My Name Is Earl
TV • 2005
Warden Jerry Hazelwood
Coach
TV • 1989
Coach Hayden Fox
CSI: NY
TV • 2004
Robert Dunbrook
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
Charlie's Angels
TV • 1976
Stone
Wonder Woman
TV • 1975
Sam
Chicago Story
TV • 1982
Kenneth A. Dutton
Call to Glory
TV • 1984
Col. Raynor Sarnac
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
TV • 1990
Harley Steinmetz
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV • 1970
Charlie (as Craig Nelson)
Parenthood
TV • 2010
Zeek Braverman
Private Benjamin
TV • 1981
Capt. Braddock
The Fire Next Time
TV • 1993
Drew Morgan
Private Benjamin
TV • 1981
Col. Hogan
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV • 2018
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Creature
TV • 1998
Dr. Simon Chase
Young Sheldon
TV • 2017
Dale Ballard
Grace and Frankie
TV • 2015
Guy
Murder in Texas
TV • 1981
Jack Ramsey
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
TV • 2024
Dale Ballard
Pixar Popcorn
TV • 2021
Bob Parr (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
TV • 2010
Tyler Cain
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
TV • 2024
Bob Parr (voice)
To Serve and Protect
TV • 1999
Tom Carr
SpongeBob SquarePants
TV • 1999
Coach Cod (voice)