Craig T. Nelson

Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944) is an American actor, who is known for his roles as Hayden Fox in Coach and as Mr. Incredible in The Incredibles. He has won an Emmy Award.

Craig T. Nelson
Nelson in May 2009
Born	Craig Theodore Nelson (1944-04-04) April 4, 1944 Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1971–
Known for	Hayden Fox in Coach
Notable work	Coach, Stir Crazy, Poltergeist, My Name Is Earl, The Incredibles, Parenthood
Spouse(s)	Robin McCarthy ​ (m. 1965⁠–⁠1978)​ Doria Cook-Nelson ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	3

Life

Nelson was born on April 4, 1944 in Spokane, Washington. He studied at the University of Arizona and at Central Washington University. He was married to Robin Nelson until they divorced in 1978. He is now married to Doria Cook since 1987.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	The Return of Count Yorga	Sgt. O'Connor
1973	Scream Blacula Scream	Sarge
1974	Flesh Gordon	The Monster (voice)	Uncredited
1979	...And Justice for All	Frank Bowers
1980	Stir Crazy	Deputy Ward Wilson
1980	The Formula	Geologist #2
1980	Where the Buffalo Roam	Cop on Stand
1980	Private Benjamin	Capt. William Woodbridge
1982	Poltergeist	Steven Freeling
1983	Man, Woman and Child	Bernie Ackerman
1983	Silkwood	Winston
1983	All the Right Moves	Nickerson
1983	The Osterman Weekend	Bernard Osterman
1984	The Killing Fields	Major Reeves
1986	Poltergeist II: The Other Side	Steven Freeling
1987	Rachel River	Marlyn Huutula
1988	Action Jackson	Peter Dellaplane
1988	Me and Him	Peter Aramis
1989	Born on the Fourth of July	Marine Officer
1989	Red Riding Hood	Sir Godfrey / Percival
1989	Turner & Hooch	Chief Howard Hyde
1989	Troop Beverly Hills	Fred Nefler
1996	Ghosts of Mississippi	Ed Peters
1996	I'm Not Rappaport	The Cowboy
1997	The Devil's Advocate	Alexander Cullen
1997	Wag the Dog	Senator John Neal	Uncredited
2000	The Skulls	Litten Mandrake
2001	All Over Again	Cole Twain
2004	The Incredibles	Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)
2005	The Family Stone	Kelly Stone
2007	Blades of Glory	Coach
2009	The Proposal	Joe Paxton
2010	The Company Men	James Salinger
2011	Soul Surfer	Dr. Robinsky
2015	Get Hard	Martin Barrow
2016	Gold	Kenny Wells
2018	Book Club	Bruce
2018	Incredibles 2	Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Charlie	Episode: "Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady"
1980	The White Shadow	Father Phil	Episode: "A Christmas Story"
1982	Chicago Story	Kenneth A. Dutton	13 episodes
1984–1985	Call to Glory	Col. Raynor Sarnac	23 episodes
1989–1997	Coach	Coach Hayden Fox	198 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (1992–95) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1990–91) Nominated—Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series
1992	Rugrats	Frank The SWAT Officer	Episode: "Garage Sale"
1999	To Serve and Protect	Tom Carr	2 episodes
2000–2004	The District	Chief Jack Mannion	89 episodes Nominated—Prism Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
2007	My Name Is Earl	Warden Jerry Hazelwood	4 episodes
2008–2009	CSI: NY	Robert Dunbrook	3 episodes
2009	Monk	Judge Ethan Rickover	2 episodes
2010–2015	Parenthood	Zeek Braverman	91 episodes Prism Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2013	Hawaii Five-0	Tyler Cain	Episode: "He welo 'oihana"
2015	Grace and Frankie	Guy	5 episodes
2016	Coach	Hayden Fox	Upcoming series

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983–1984	Friends	Harold (Okie) Peterson
1998	Ah, Wilderness!	Nat Miller

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	The Incredibles	Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible	(voice)
2012	Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure	Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible	(voice)
2013	Disney Infinity	Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible	(voice)

Other websites

• Craig T. Nelson on IMDb
• Craig T. Nelson at the Internet Broadway Database