Craig T. Nelson
Acting
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.
Born: April 4, 1944 · Spokane, Washington, USA
Filmography (74)
Green and Gold
2025
Actor: Buck
TV
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
2024
Actor: Dale Ballard
TV
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
2024
Actor: Bob Parr (voice)
Book Club: The Next Chapter
2023
Actor: Bruce
TV
Pixar Popcorn
2021
Actor: Bob Parr (voice)
Auntie Edna
2018
Actor: Bob Parr (voice)
TV
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
Actor
Incredibles 2
2018
Actor: Bob Parr / Mr. Inc…
Book Club
2018
Actor: Bruce
TV
Young Sheldon
2017
Actor: Dale Ballard
Gold
2016
Actor: Kenny Wells
TV
Grace and Frankie
2015
Actor: Guy
Get Hard
2015
Actor: Martin
Soul Surfer
2011
Actor: Dr. David Rovinsky
The Company Men
2010
Actor: Salinger
TV
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Actor: Tyler Cain
TV
Parenthood
2010
Actor: Zeek Braverman
The Proposal
2009
Actor: Joe Paxton
The Pixar Story
2007
Actor: Bob Parr / Mr. Inc…
Blades of Glory
2007
Actor: Coach
The Family Stone
2005
Actor: Kelly Stone
TV
My Name Is Earl
2005
Actor: Warden Jerry Hazel…
Mr. Incredible and Pals
2005
Actor: Mr. Incredible (co…
The Incredibles
2004
Actor: Bob Parr / Mr. Inc…
TV
CSI: NY
2004
Actor: Robert Dunbrook
TV
Monk
2002
Actor: Ethan Rickover
TV
The Agency
2001
Actor: Chief Jack Mannion
TV
The District
2000
Actor: Jack MannionDirector+2
Dirty Pictures
2000
Actor: Sheriff Simon Leis
The Skulls
2000
Actor: Litten Mandrake
TV
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Actor: Coach Cod (voice)
TV
Creature
1998
Actor: Dr. Simon Chase
Wag the Dog
1997
Actor: Senator John Neal …
The Devil's Advocate
1997
Actor: Alexander Cullen
I'm Not Rappaport
1996
Actor: The Cowboy
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
Actor: Ed Peters
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
Actor: Jim Harris
TV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Actor
Probable Cause
1994
Actor: Lieutenant Louis W…
TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Actor
The Josephine Baker Story
1991
Actor: Walter Winchell
TV
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
1990
Actor: Harley Steinmetz
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
Actor: Marine Officer
Turner & Hooch
1989
Actor: Howard Hyde
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989
Actor: Major Bill Harcour…
Troop Beverly Hills
1989
Actor: Freddy Nefler
TV
Coach
1989
Actor: Coach Hayden FoxDirector+1
Me and Him
1988
Actor: Peter Aramis
Action Jackson
1988
Actor: Peter Dellaplane
Red Riding Hood
1987
Actor: Godfrey
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986
Actor: Steve Freeling
The Killing Fields
1984
Actor: Military Attaché
TV
Call to Glory
1984
Actor: Col. Raynor Sarnac
Silkwood
1983
Actor: Winston
All the Right Moves
1983
Actor: Nickerson
The Osterman Weekend
1983
Actor: Bernard Osterman
Man, Woman and Child
1983
Actor: Bernie Ackerman
Poltergeist
1982
Actor: Steve Freeling
TV
Private Benjamin
1981
Actor: Col. HoganActor: Capt. Braddock
The Formula
1980
Actor: Geologist #2
Stir Crazy
1980
Actor: Deputy Ward Wilson
The Promise of Love
1980
Actor: Major Landau
Private Benjamin
1980
Actor: Capt. William Wool…
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980
Actor: Cop on Stand
...And Justice for All
1979
Actor: Frank Bowers
TV
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
Actor
TV
Charlie's Angels
1976
Actor: Stone
TV
Wonder Woman
1975
Actor: Sam
Flesh Gordon
1974
Actor: The Monster (voice…
Scream Blacula Scream
1973
Actor: Sarge
The Return of Count Yorga
1971
Actor: Sgt. O'Connor
TV
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
Actor: Charlie (as Craig …
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Actor
TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Actor: Self - Nominee