Craig T. Nelson

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Hawaii Five-0

Monk

Young Sheldon

CSI: NY

Golden Globe Awards

Tony Awards

Charlie's Angels

All Movies (69)

• Incredibles 32028 · as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)
• She Was Here2026 · as Self
• Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort2025 · as Mr. Incredible (voice)
• Green and Gold2025 · as Buck
• Book Club: The Next Chapter2023 · as Bruce
• Auntie Edna2018 · as Bob Parr (voice)
• Incredibles 22018 · as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)
• Book Club2018 · as Bruce
• Gold2016 · as Kenny Wells
• Get Hard2015 · as Martin
• Soul Surfer2011 · as Dr. David Rovinsky
• The Company Men2010 · as Salinger
• The Proposal2009 · as Joe Paxton
• The Pixar Story2007 · as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice) (archive footage)
• All Over Again2007 · as Cole
• Blades of Glory2007 · as Coach
• The Family Stone2005 · as Kelly Stone
• Mr. Incredible and Pals2005 · as Mr. Incredible (commentary voice)
• The Incredibles2004 · as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)
• Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'2004 · as Self
• The Curse of Poltergeist2002
• Dirty Pictures2000 · as Sheriff Simon Leis
• The Skulls2000 · as Litten Mandrake
• The Huntress2000 · as Ralph Thorson
• To Serve and Protect1999 · as Tom Carr
• Wag the Dog1997 · as Senator John Neal (uncredited)
• The Devil's Advocate1997 · as Alexander Cullen
• I'm Not Rappaport1996 · as The Cowboy
• Ghosts of Mississippi1996 · as Ed Peters
• If These Walls Could Talk1996 · as Jim Harris
• The Lies Boys Tell1994 · as Larry
• Probable Cause1994 · as Lieutenant Louis Whitmire
• Ride with the Wind1994 · as Frank Shelby
• The Switch1993 · as Russ Fine
• The Josephine Baker Story1991 · as Walter Winchell
• Extreme Close-Up1990 · as Philip Toll
• Born on the Fourth of July1989 · as Marine Officer
• Turner & Hooch1989 · as Howard Hyde
• Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story1989 · as Major Bill Harcourt
• Troop Beverly Hills1989 · as Freddy Nefler
• Rachel River1989 · as Marlyn Huutula
• Me and Him1988 · as Peter Aramis
• Action Jackson1988 · as Peter Dellaplane
• Red Riding Hood1987 · as Godfrey
• The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story1986 · as Senator Edward Kennedy
• Poltergeist II: The Other Side1986 · as Steve Freeling
• Alex: The Life of a Child1986 · as Frank Deford
• The Killing Fields1984 · as Military Attaché
• Call to Glory1984 · as Colonel Raynor Sarnac
• Silkwood1983 · as Winston
• All the Right Moves1983 · as Nickerson
• The Osterman Weekend1983 · as Bernard Osterman
• Man, Woman and Child1983 · as Bernie Ackerman
• The Making of Poltergeist1982 · as Self
• Poltergeist1982 · as Steve Freeling
• Paper Dolls1982 · as Michael Caswell
• Chicago Story1981 · as Kenneth A. Dutton
• Inmates: A Love Story1981 · as Daniels
• The Formula1980 · as Geologist #2
• Stir Crazy1980 · as Deputy Ward Wilson
• The Promise of Love1980 · as Major Landau
• Private Benjamin1980 · as Capt. William Wooldridge
• Rage!1980 · as Ray
• Where the Buffalo Roam1980 · as Cop on Stand
• ...And Justice for All1979 · as Frank Bowers
• Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker1979 · as Claims Adjuster
• Flesh Gordon1974 · as The Monster (voice) (uncredited)
• Scream Blacula Scream1973 · as Sarge
• The Return of Count Yorga1971 · as Sgt. O'Connor

All TV Shows (33)

• Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage2024 · as Dale Ballard
• LEGO Pixar: BrickToons2024 · as Bob Parr (voice)
• Pixar Popcorn2021 · as Bob Parr (voice)
• Eli Roth's History of Horror2018 · as Self
• Young Sheldon2017 · as Dale Ballard
• Grace and Frankie2015 · as Guy
• Hawaii Five-02010 · as Tyler Cain
• Parenthood2010 · as Zeek Braverman
• My Name Is Earl2005 · as Warden Jerry Hazelwood
• CSI: NY2004 · as Robert Dunbrook
• Monk2002 · as Ethan Rickover
• The Agency2001 · as Chief Jack Mannion
• The District2000 · as Jack Mannion
• SpongeBob SquarePants1999 · as Coach Cod (voice)
• To Serve and Protect1999 · as Tom Carr
• Creature1998 · as Dr. Simon Chase
• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• The Fire Next Time1993 · as Drew Morgan
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
• Drug Wars: The Camarena Story1990 · as Harley Steinmetz
• Coach1989 · as Coach Hayden Fox
• Call to Glory1984 · as Col. Raynor Sarnac
• Chicago Story1982 · as Kenneth A. Dutton
• Murder in Texas1981 · as Jack Ramsey
• Private Benjamin1981 · as Col. Hogan
• Private Benjamin1981 · as Capt. Braddock
• WKRP in Cincinnati1978
• Charlie's Angels1976 · as Stone
• Wonder Woman1975 · as Sam
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show1970 · as Charlie (as Craig Nelson)
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee