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.
Filmography
Ride with the Wind
1994 · 10.0
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · 8.1
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
2024 · 8.0
Young Sheldon
2017 · 8.0
Call to Glory
1984 · 8.0
Rage!
1980 · 8.0
Inmates: A Love Story
1981 · 8.0
Monk
2002 · 7.9
The Incredibles
2004 · 7.7
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · 7.7
Grace and Frankie
2015 · 7.7
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 · 7.7
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 · 7.7
My Name Is Earl
2005 · 7.6
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 · 7.6
The Pixar Story
2007 · 7.6
Chicago Story
1982 · 7.5
The Killing Fields
1984 · 7.5
All Over Again
2007 · 7.5
Parenthood
2010 · 7.5
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · 7.5
Incredibles 2
2018 · 7.5
CSI: NY
2004 · 7.3
Call to Glory
1984 · 7.3
Rachel River
1989 · 7.3
The Proposal
2009 · 7.2
Auntie Edna
2018 · 7.2
Poltergeist
1982 · 7.2
Pixar Popcorn
2021 · 7.1
...And Justice for All
1979 · 7.1
Alex: The Life of a Child
1986 · 7.1
Wonder Woman
1975 · 7.0
Soul Surfer
2011 · 7.0
The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story
1986 · 7.0
The Huntress
2000 · 7.0
Wag the Dog
1997 · 6.9
The District
2000 · 6.9
The Agency
2001 · 6.9
Silkwood
1983 · 6.9
Green and Gold
2025 · 6.9
If These Walls Could Talk
1996 · 6.8
Charlie's Angels
1976 · 6.7
Murder in Texas
1981 · 6.7
To Serve and Protect
1999 · 6.7
Coach
1989 · 6.7
Gold
2016 · 6.6
American Playhouse
1982 · 6.6
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 · 6.6
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979 · 6.6
Private Benjamin
1981 · 6.5
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
1990 · 6.5
Stir Crazy
1980 · 6.5
The Company Men
2010 · 6.5
Turner & Hooch
1989 · 6.3
The Family Stone
2005 · 6.3
Book Club: The Next Chapter
2023 · 6.3
Book Club
2018 · 6.2
Blades of Glory
2007 · 6.1
The Fire Next Time
1993 · 6.1
Get Hard
2015 · 6.0
Private Benjamin
1980 · 6.0
The Josephine Baker Story
1991 · 6.0
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986 · 6.0
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
2024 · 5.9
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980 · 5.9
Mr. Incredible and Pals
2005 · 5.9
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989 · 5.9
Scream Blacula Scream
1973 · 5.9
The Skulls
2000 · 5.8
All the Right Moves
1983 · 5.8
Man, Woman and Child
1983 · 5.7
Troop Beverly Hills
1989 · 5.7
I'm Not Rappaport
1996 · 5.7
Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort
2025 · 5.7
Red Riding Hood
1987 · 5.6
The Osterman Weekend
1983 · 5.6
Action Jackson
1988 · 5.5
The Formula
1980 · 5.5
The Promise of Love
1980 · 5.3
The Return of Count Yorga
1971 · 5.2
Flesh Gordon
1974 · 4.8
Creature
1998 · 4.8
Probable Cause
1994 · 4.6
Paper Dolls
1982 · 4.5
Me and Him
1988 · 3.6
Incredibles 3
2028 · 0.0
The Families Stone
2027 · 0.0
To Serve and Protect
1999 · 0.0
The Curse of Poltergeist
2002 · 0.0