Craig T. Nelson

Born 1944 · American actor and comedian

Craig Theodore Nelson is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Hayden Fox in the ABC sitcom Coach, Deputy Warden Ward Wilson in Stir Crazy (1980), Steve Freeling in Poltergeist (1982), Burt Nickerson in All the Right Moves (1983), Peter Dellaplane in Action Jackson (1988), Chief Howard Hyde in Turner & Hooch (1989), Alex Cullen in The Devil's Advocate (1997), Chief Jack Mannion in the CBS drama The District (2000–2004), Coach Goddard in Blades of Glory (2007), The Warden in the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl (2007), and the voice of Mr. Incredible in the 2004 film The Incredibles and its 2018 sequel.

Craig T. Nelson, in order

1971 The Return of Count Yorga: acted · directed by Bob Kelljan
1973 Scream Blacula Scream: acted · directed by Bob Kelljan
1974 Flesh Gordon: acted · directed by Howard Ziehm and Michael Benveniste
1979 ...And Justice for All: acted · directed by Norman Jewison
1980 Private Benjamin: acted · directed by Howard Zieff · critics 83%, audiences 60% · streaming on Hoopla, Plex, Tubi
1980 Stir Crazy: acted · directed by Sidney Poitier
1980 The Formula: acted · directed by John G. Avildsen
1980 The Promise of Love (TV movie): acted · directed by Don Taylor
1980 Where the Buffalo Roam: acted · directed by Art Linson
1981 Murder in Texas (TV movie): acted · directed by William Hale
1982 Poltergeist: acted · directed by Tobe Hooper · critics 90%, audiences 79%
1983 All the Right Moves: acted · directed by Michael Chapman
1983 Man, Woman and Child: acted · directed by Dick Richards
1983 Silkwood: acted · directed by Mike Nichols · critics 78%, audiences 79% · streaming on Hoopla
1983 The Osterman Weekend: acted · directed by Sam Peckinpah
1984 Call to Glory (TV series): acted · directed by Thomas Carter
1984 The Killing Fields: acted · directed by Roland Joffé
1986 Poltergeist II: The Other Side: acted · directed by Brian Gibson
1988 Action Jackson: acted · directed by Craig R. Baxley
1988 Me and Him: acted · directed by Doris Dörrie
1988 Red Riding Hood: acted · directed by Adam Brooks
1989 Coach (TV series): acted
1989 Troop Beverly Hills: acted · directed by Jeff Kanew
1989 Turner & Hooch: acted · directed by Roger Spottiswoode
1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (TV movie): acted · directed by Brian Gibson
1991 The Josephine Baker Story (TV movie): acted · directed by Brian Gibson
1993 The Fire Next Time (TV movie): acted · directed by Tom McLoughlin
1994 Probable Cause: acted · directed by Paul Ziller
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi: acted · directed by Rob Reiner · critics 45%, audiences 62% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex
1996 I'm Not Rappaport: acted · directed by Herb Gardner
1997 The Devil's Advocate: acted · directed by Taylor Hackford · critics 65%, audiences 80%
1997 Wag the Dog: acted · directed by Barry Levinson · critics 87%, audiences 76% · streaming on Prime Video
1998 Creature (TV movie): acted · directed by Stuart Gillard
2000 Dirty Pictures (TV movie): acted · directed by Frank Pierson
2000 The District (TV series): acted
2000 The Skulls: acted · directed by Rob Cohen
2005 My Name Is Earl (TV series): acted
2005 The Family Stone: acted · directed by Thomas Bezucha · critics 52%, audiences 63% · streaming on Prime Video
2007 Blades of Glory: acted · directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck
2009 The Proposal: acted · directed by Anne Fletcher · critics 44%, audiences 68%
2010 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series): acted
2010 Parenthood (TV series): acted · critics 88%, audiences 94% · streaming on Paramount+
2010 The Company Men: acted · directed by John Wells
2011 Soul Surfer: acted · directed by Sean McNamara
2015 Get Hard: acted · directed by Etan Cohen
2016 Gold: acted · directed by Stephen Gaghan
2022–24 Young Sheldon (TV series): acted · directed by Jon Favreau · audiences 84% · streaming on Netflix, HBO Max
2023 Book Club: The Next Chapter: acted · directed by Bill Holderman · critics 46%, audiences 84% · streaming on Peacock
2024–26 Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (TV series): acted
2025 Green and Gold: acted