Craig T. Nelson

ActorProductionDirectorProducerWriter Apr 4 (age 81) Spokane, Washington, USA 1944–2028 (84 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

The Incredibles

Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)

Film

Incredibles 2

Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)

Film

The Devil's Advocate

Alexander Cullen

Film

The Proposal

Joe Paxton

Film

Poltergeist

Steve Freeling

Film

Born on the Fourth of July

Marine Officer

Film

The Killing Fields

Military Attaché

Film

Soul Surfer

Dr. David Rovinsky

Filmography

Acting (101)

Movies (69)

Incredibles 3

2028 Upcoming

as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)

Jun 15

She Was Here

2026

as Self

Green and Gold

2025

as Buck

6.9

Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort

2025

as Mr. Incredible (voice)

5.7

Book Club: The Next Chapter

2023

as Bruce

6.3

Incredibles 2

2018

as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)

Book Club

as Bruce

Auntie Edna

as Bob Parr (voice)

Gold

as Kenny Wells

Get Hard

as Martin

Soul Surfer

as Dr. David Rovinsky

The Company Men

as Salinger

The Proposal

as Joe Paxton

Blades of Glory

as Coach

The Pixar Story

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

All Over Again

as Cole

The Family Stone

as Kelly Stone

Mr. Incredible and Pals

2005

as Mr. Incredible (commentary voice)

5.9

The Incredibles

2004

as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)

7.7

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

2004

as Self

7.0

The Curse of Poltergeist

The Skulls

as Litten Mandrake

The Huntress

as Ralph Thorson

Dirty Pictures

2000

as Sheriff Simon Leis

To Serve and Protect

as Tom Carr

The Devil's Advocate

as Alexander Cullen

Wag the Dog

as Senator John Neal (uncredited)

6.9

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996

as Ed Peters

6.6

If These Walls Could Talk

as Jim Harris

I'm Not Rappaport

as The Cowboy

Ride with the Wind

as Frank Shelby

The Lies Boys Tell

1994

as Larry

5.0

Probable Cause

1994

as Lieutenant Louis Whitmire

4.3

The Switch

1993

as Russ Fine

10.0

The Josephine Baker Story

1991

as Walter Winchell

5.7

Extreme Close-Up

1990

as Philip Toll

Born on the Fourth of July

as Marine Officer

Troop Beverly Hills

as Freddy Nefler

Turner & Hooch

as Howard Hyde

Rachel River

as Marlyn Huutula

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

1989

as Major Bill Harcourt

Me and Him

as Peter Aramis

Action Jackson

as Peter Dellaplane

Red Riding Hood

as Godfrey

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

1986

as Steve Freeling

6.0

Alex: The Life of a Child

1986

as Frank Deford

7.1

The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story

1986

as Senator Edward Kennedy

The Killing Fields

1984

as Military Attaché

7.5

Call to Glory

1984

as Colonel Raynor Sarnac

Silkwood

as Winston

The Osterman Weekend

as Bernard Osterman

All the Right Moves

as Nickerson

Man, Woman and Child

as Bernie Ackerman

Poltergeist

as Steve Freeling

The Making of Poltergeist

as Self

Paper Dolls

as Michael Caswell

Inmates: A Love Story

1981

as Daniels

Chicago Story

1981

as Kenneth A. Dutton

6.0

Stir Crazy

1980

as Deputy Ward Wilson

The Promise of Love

as Major Landau

Private Benjamin

as Capt. William Wooldridge

5.9

The Formula

1980

as Geologist #2

5.5

Where the Buffalo Roam

as Cop on Stand

Rage!

as Ray

...And Justice for All

1979

as Frank Bowers

7.1

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

1979

as Claims Adjuster

6.0

Flesh Gordon

1974

as The Monster (voice) (uncredited)

4.7

Scream Blacula Scream

1973

as Sarge

5.8

The Return of Count Yorga

1971

as Sgt. O'Connor

5.4

Television (32)

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage

2024

as Dale Ballard

7.7

LEGO Pixar: BrickToons

as Bob Parr (voice)

Pixar Popcorn

as Bob Parr (voice)

Eli Roth's History of Horror

as Self

Young Sheldon

as Dale Ballard

Grace and Frankie

as Guy

Hawaii Five-0

as Tyler Cain

Parenthood

as Zeek Braverman

My Name Is Earl

as Warden Jerry Hazelwood

CSI: NY

as Robert Dunbrook

Monk

as Ethan Rickover

The Agency

as Chief Jack Mannion

6.5

The District

2000

as Jack Mannion

6.8

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999

as Coach Cod (voice)

7.7

To Serve and Protect

1999

as Tom Carr

Creature

1998

as Dr. Simon Chase

4.8

E! True Hollywood Story

The Fire Next Time

as Drew Morgan

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

as Self

5.4

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

as Harley Steinmetz

Coach

as Coach Hayden Fox

Call to Glory

as Col. Raynor Sarnac

Chicago Story

as Kenneth A. Dutton

Private Benjamin

as Capt. Braddock

Murder in Texas

as Jack Ramsey

WKRP in Cincinnati

Charlie's Angels

as Stone

Wonder Woman

as Sam

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970

as Charlie (as Craig Nelson)

7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (7)

Movies (2)

Ride with the Wind

1994

Executive Producer

Ride with the Wind

1994

Teleplay

Television (5)

The District

2000

Co-Executive Producer

The District

Consulting Producer

The District

Director

Coach

Director

Coach

Producer