Personal Info
Birthday
April 4, 1944
Place of Birth
Spokane, Washington, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Directed Movies (2)
Acting Filmography (101)
No Backdrop
0.0
Incredibles 3
Movie2028
0.0
She Was Here
Movie2026
5.7
Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort
Movie2025
7.0
Green and Gold
Movie2025
8.0
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
TV Series2024
5.7
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
TV Series2024
6.3
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Movie2023
7.2
Pixar Popcorn
TV Series2021
7.2
Auntie Edna
Movie2018
6.4
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV Series2018
7.5
Incredibles 2
Movie2018
6.2
Book Club
Movie2018
8.0
Young Sheldon
TV Series2017
6.6
Gold
Movie2016
7.7
Grace and Frankie
TV Series2015
6.0
Get Hard
Movie2015
7.0
Soul Surfer
Movie2011
6.5
The Company Men
Movie2010
7.7
Hawaii Five-0
TV Series2010
7.5
Parenthood
TV Series2010
7.2
The Proposal
Movie2009
7.5
The Pixar Story
Movie2007
6.1
Blades of Glory
Movie2007
6.3
The Family Stone
Movie2005
7.6
My Name Is Earl
TV Series2005
5.9
Mr. Incredible and Pals
Movie2005
7.7
The Incredibles
Movie2004
7.3
CSI: NY
TV Series2004
No Backdrop
7.0
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Movie2004
No Backdrop
0.0
The Curse of Poltergeist
Movie2002
7.9
Monk
TV Series2002
6.9
The Agency
TV Series2001
6.8
The District
TV Series2000
6.1
Dirty Pictures
Movie2000
5.8
The Skulls
Movie2000
No Backdrop
7.0
The Huntress
Movie2000
7.7
SpongeBob SquarePants
TV Series1999
No Backdrop
6.7
To Serve and Protect
Movie1999
No Backdrop
0.0
To Serve and Protect
TV Series1999
4.8
Creature
TV Series1998
6.9
Wag the Dog
Movie1997
7.5
The Devil's Advocate
Movie1997
5.7
I'm Not Rappaport
Movie1996
6.6
Ghosts of Mississippi
Movie1996
6.7
If These Walls Could Talk
Movie1996
8.2
E! True Hollywood Story
TV Series1996
No Backdrop
6.3
The Lies Boys Tell
Movie1994
4.6
Probable Cause
Movie1994
No Backdrop
10.0
Ride with the Wind
Movie1994
6.1
The Fire Next Time
TV Series1993
No Backdrop
9.3
The Switch
Movie1993
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV Series1992
6.0
The Josephine Baker Story
Movie1991
No Backdrop
10.0
Extreme Close-Up
Movie1990
6.5
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
TV Series1990
7.0
Born on the Fourth of July
Movie1989
6.3
Turner & Hooch
Movie1989
No Backdrop
5.9
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Movie1989
5.7
Troop Beverly Hills
Movie1989
6.6
Coach
TV Series1989
7.3
Rachel River
Movie1989
3.5
Me and Him
Movie1988
5.5
Action Jackson
Movie1988
5.7
Red Riding Hood
Movie1987
7.0
The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story
Movie1986
6.0
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Movie1986
No Backdrop
7.1
Alex: The Life of a Child
Movie1986
7.5
The Killing Fields
Movie1984
8.0
Call to Glory
Movie1984
7.3
Call to Glory
TV Series1984
6.9
Silkwood
Movie1983
5.8
All the Right Moves
Movie1983
5.6
The Osterman Weekend
Movie1983
5.6
Man, Woman and Child
Movie1983
No Backdrop
8.7
The Making of Poltergeist
Movie1982
7.2
Poltergeist
Movie1982
4.5
Paper Dolls
Movie1982
No Backdrop
7.5
Chicago Story
TV Series1982
6.6
American Playhouse
TV Series1982
5.0
Murder in Texas
TV Series1981
No Backdrop
6.5
Private Benjamin
TV Series1981
No Backdrop
8.0
Chicago Story
Movie1981
No Backdrop
8.0
Inmates: A Love Story
Movie1981
5.6
The Formula
Movie1980
6.5
Stir Crazy
Movie1980
5.3
The Promise of Love
Movie1980
5.9
Private Benjamin
Movie1980
No Backdrop
8.0
Rage!
Movie1980
6.0
Where the Buffalo Roam
Movie1980
7.1
...And Justice for All
Movie1979
6.7
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
Movie1979
7.6
WKRP in Cincinnati
TV Series1978
6.7
Charlie's Angels
TV Series1976
7.0
Wonder Woman
TV Series1975
4.8
Flesh Gordon
Movie1974
5.9
Scream Blacula Scream
Movie1973
5.4
The Return of Count Yorga
Movie1971
7.6
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV Series1970
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV Series1962
No Backdrop
0.0
Tony Awards
TV Series1956
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
TV Series1944