Craig T. Nelson
Department: Acting
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
Poltergeist
1982
The Killing Fields
1984
The Formula
1980
The Devil's Advocate
1997
Action Jackson
1988
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
1986
Troop Beverly Hills
1989
Stir Crazy
1980
The Skulls
2000
Turner & Hooch
1989
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
The Osterman Weekend
1983
The Family Stone
2005
Blades of Glory
2007
Silkwood
1983
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
The Return of Count Yorga
1971
Call to Glory
1984
The Company Men
2010
...And Justice for All
1979
The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story
1986
Red Riding Hood
1987
All the Right Moves
1983
The Proposal
2009
All Over Again
2007
The Lies Boys Tell
1994
Dirty Pictures
2000
Mr. Incredible and Pals
2005
Man, Woman and Child
1983
Me and Him
1988
Book Club: The Next Chapter
2023
The Pixar Story
2007
Probable Cause
1994
Alex: The Life of a Child
1986
The Huntress
2000
Extreme Close-Up
1990
Get Hard
2015
Private Benjamin
1980
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979
The Curse of Poltergeist
2002
The Incredibles
2004
The Making of Poltergeist
1982
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989
Scream Blacula Scream
1973
Rachel River
1989
The Josephine Baker Story
1991
The Promise of Love
1980
Paper Dolls
1982
Soul Surfer
2011
Gold
2016
The Switch
1993
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980
To Serve and Protect
1999
Book Club
2018
Wag the Dog
1997
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
Auntie Edna
2018
Chicago Story
1981
Incredibles 2
2018
Rage!
1980
I'm Not Rappaport
1996
Flesh Gordon
1974
Ride with the Wind
1994
Inmates: A Love Story
1981
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
2004
Green and Gold
2025
She Was Here
2026
Incredibles 3
2028
Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort
2025
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
The District
2000
The Agency
2001
Monk
2002
My Name Is Earl
2005
Coach
1989
CSI: NY
2004
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Charlie's Angels
1976
Wonder Woman
1975
Chicago Story
1982
Call to Glory
1984
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
1990
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
Parenthood
2010
Private Benjamin
1981
Private Benjamin
1981
The Fire Next Time
1993
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Creature
1998
Young Sheldon
2017
Grace and Frankie
2015
Murder in Texas
1981
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
2024
Pixar Popcorn
2021
Hawaii Five-0
2010
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
2024
To Serve and Protect
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Tony Awards
1956