Craig T. Nelson

80 · Born: Apr 4, 1944

Personal Details

Born Apr 4, 1944 Spokane, Washington, USA

Spouse

Doria Cook-Nelson
( Dec 31, 1969 to Apr 25, 2024 )
Robin McCarthy
( Jun 12, 1965 to Jun 15, 1982 )

Parents

Armand Nelson
Vera Margaret Nelson

Biography

Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944) is an American actor. He is probably best known for his Emmy-winning role as Hayden Fox on the TV series Coach. He also starred in The Incredibles in 2004 as Mr. Incredible, and reprised the role in 2018 for Incredibles 2. Description above from the Wikipedia article Craig T. Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

2023

Book Club: The Next Chapter

Book Club: The Next Chapter as Bruce

2019

Young Sheldon as Dale Ballard

2018

Incredibles 2 as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)

Book Club as Bruce

Auntie Edna as Bob Parr (voice)

2016

Gold as Kenny Wells

2015

Get Hard as Martin

2010

The Company Men

The Company Men as Salinger

Parenthood as Zeek Braverman

2009

The Proposal as Joe Paxton

Monk as Judge Ethan Rickover

2008

CSI: NY as Robert Dunbrook

2007

All Over Again as Cole

Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory as Coach

My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl as Warden Jerry Hazelwood

2005

The Family Stone

The Family Stone as Kelly Stone

Mr. Incredible and Pals

Mr. Incredible and Pals as Mr. Incredible (commentary voice)

2004

The Incredibles

The Incredibles as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)

2000

Dirty Pictures as Sheriff Simon Leis

The Skulls as Litten Mandrake

The Huntress as Ralph Thorson

The District as Chief Jack Mannion

1999

To Serve and Protect

To Serve and Protect as Tom Carr

1998

Creature as Dr. Simon Chase

1997

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate as Alexander Cullen

1996

Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi as Ed Peters

I'm Not Rappaport

I'm Not Rappaport as The Cowboy

1994

Take Me Home Again

Take Me Home Again as Larry

Probable Cause as Lieutenant Louis Whitmire

Ride with the Wind

Ride with the Wind as Frank Shelby

1993

The Switch as Russ Fine

The Fire Next Time

The Fire Next Time as Drew Morgan

1991

The Josephine Baker Story

The Josephine Baker Story as Walter Winchell

1990

Extreme Close-Up

Extreme Close-Up as Philip Toll

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story as Harley Steinmetz

1989

Troop Beverly Hills

Troop Beverly Hills as Freddy Nefler

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood as Godfrey

Turner & Hooch as Howard Hyde

Coach as Coach Hayden Fox

1988

Rachel River as Marlyn Huutula

Me and Him as Peter Aramis

Action Jackson as Peter Dellaplane

1986

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Poltergeist II: The Other Side as Steve Freeling

The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story

The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story as Senator Edward Kennedy

1984

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields as Military Attache

Call to Glory as Colonel Raynor Sarnac

Call to Glory as Col. Raynor Sarnac

1983

Man, Woman and Child

Man, Woman and Child as Bernie Ackerman

Silkwood as Winston

The Osterman Weekend

The Osterman Weekend as Bernard Osterman

All the Right Moves

All the Right Moves as Nickerson

1982

Paper Dolls as Michael Caswell

Poltergeist as Steve Freeling

Chicago Story as Kenneth A. Dutton

1981

Murder in Texas

Murder in Texas as Jack Ramsey

Chicago Story as Kenneth A. Dutton

Inmates: A Love Story

Inmates: A Love Story as Daniels

1980

The Promise of Love

The Promise of Love as Major Landau

Where the Buffalo Roam

Where the Buffalo Roam as Cop on Stand

Stir Crazy as Deputy Ward Wilson

Rage! as Ray

WKRP in Cincinnati

WKRP in Cincinnati

1971

The Return of Count Yorga

The Return of Count Yorga as Sgt. O'Connor

appearances

2004

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'the Osterman Weekend'

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'the Osterman Weekend'