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

• 2028Incredibles 3 — Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)
• 2025Green and Gold — Buck
• 2025Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort — Mr. Incredible (voice)
• Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage — Dale
• LEGO Pixar: BrickToons — Bob Parr (voice)
• 2023Book Club: The Next Chapter — Bruce
• Pixar Popcorn — Bob Parr (voice)
• 2018Auntie Edna — Bob Parr (voice)
• 2018Book Club — Bruce
• 2018Incredibles 2 — Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)
• Young Sheldon — Dale Ballard
• 2016Gold — Kenny Wells
• 2015Get Hard — Martin
• Grace and Frankie — Guy
• 2011Soul Surfer — Dr. David Rovinsky
• Hawaii Five-0 — Tyler Cain
• Parenthood — Zeek Braverman
• 2010The Company Men — Salinger
• 2009The Proposal — Joe Paxton
• 2007All Over Again — Cole
• 2007Blades of Glory — Coach
• 2007The Pixar Story — Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice) (archive footage)
• 2005Mr. Incredible and Pals — Mr. Incredible (commentary voice)
• My Name Is Earl — Warden Jerry Hazelwood
• 2005The Family Stone — Kelly Stone
• CSI: NY — Robert Dunbrook
• 2004The Incredibles — Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)
• Monk — Ethan Rickover
• 2002The Curse of Poltergeist
• The Agency — Chief Jack Mannion
• 2000Dirty Pictures — Sheriff Simon Leis
• The District — Jack Mannion, Director, Consulting Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Story
• 2000The Huntress — Ralph Thorson
• 2000The Skulls — Litten Mandrake
• SpongeBob SquarePants — Coach Cod (voice)
• 1999To Serve and Protect — Tom Carr
• To Serve and Protect — Tom Carr
• Creature — Dr. Simon Chase
• 1997The Devil's Advocate — Alexander Cullen
• 1997Wag the Dog — Senator John Neal (uncredited)
• E! True Hollywood Story
• 1996Ghosts of Mississippi — Ed Peters
• 1996I'm Not Rappaport — The Cowboy
• 1996If These Walls Could Talk — Jim Harris
• 1994Probable Cause — Lieutenant Louis Whitmire
• 1994Ride with the Wind — Frank Shelby, Executive Producer, Teleplay
• 1994The Lies Boys Tell — Larry
• The Fire Next Time — Drew Morgan
• 1993The Switch — Russ Fine
• 1991The Josephine Baker Story — Walter Winchell
• Drug Wars: The Camarena Story — Harley Steinmetz
• 1990Extreme Close-Up — Philip Toll
• Coach — Hayden Fox, Director, Producer
• 1989Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story — Major Bill Harcourt
• 1989Rachel River — Marlyn Huutula
• 1989Troop Beverly Hills — Freddy Nefler
• 1989Turner & Hooch — Howard Hyde
• 1988Action Jackson — Peter Dellaplane
• 1988Me and Him — Peter Aramis
• 1987Red Riding Hood — Godfrey
• 1986Alex: The Life of a Child — Frank Deford
• 1986Poltergeist II: The Other Side — Steve Freeling
• 1986The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story — Senator Edward Kennedy
• 1984Call to Glory — Colonel Raynor Sarnac
• Call to Glory — Col. Raynor Sarnac
• 1984The Killing Fields — Military Attaché
• 1983All the Right Moves — Nickerson
• 1983Man, Woman and Child — Bernie Ackerman
• 1983Silkwood — Winston
• 1983The Osterman Weekend — Bernard Osterman
• American Playhouse — Marlyn Huutula
• Chicago Story — Kenneth A. Dutton
• 1982Paper Dolls — Michael Caswell
• 1982Poltergeist — Steve Freeling
• 1981Chicago Story — Kenneth A. Dutton
• 1981Inmates: A Love Story — Daniels
• Murder in Texas — Jack Ramsey
• Private Benjamin — Col. Hogan, Capt. Braddock
• 1980Private Benjamin — Capt. William Wooldridge
• 1980Rage! — Ray
• 1980Stir Crazy — Deputy Ward Wilson
• 1980The Formula — Geologist #2
• 1980The Promise of Love — Major Landau
• 1980Where the Buffalo Roam — Cop on Stand
• 1979...And Justice for All — Frank Bowers
• 1979Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker — Claims Adjuster
• WKRP in Cincinnati
• Charlie's Angels — Stone
• Wonder Woman — Sam
• 1974Flesh Gordon — The Monster (voice) (uncredited)
• 1973Scream Blacula Scream — Sarge
• 1971The Return of Count Yorga — Sgt. O'Connor
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show — Charlie (as Craig Nelson)
• The Families Stone — Kelly Stone

Appearances as themselves (8)

• 2026She Was Here — Self
• Eli Roth's History of Horror — Self
• 2004Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' — Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self, Self - Guest
• 1982The Making of Poltergeist — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• Tony Awards — Self - Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee