Craig T. Nelson
Birth name	Craig Richard Nelson
Born	April 4, 1944 (1944-04-04) (age 63) Spokane, Washington, USA
Years active	1974-Present
Notable roles	Steve Freeling in Poltergeist (1982) Coach Hayden Fox in Coach (1989-1997) Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible in The Incredibles (2004) Chief Jack Mannion in The District
Emmy Awards
Won: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1992) for Coach Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1990) for Coach Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1991) for Coach

Craig T. Nelson (born Craig Richard Nelson on April 4, 1944 in Spokane, Washington) is an American actor. He has appeared in numerous motion pictures. He starred in three television shows, Coach, Call to Glory and The District. He also provided the voice of Mr. Incredible in the 2004 Pixar film, The Incredibles. Due to the fact that there was another Craig Richard Nelson registered with the Screen Actors Guild, he registered as Craig Theodore Nelson. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1960x3008, 432 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Craig T. Nelson ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Source: http://www. ... Nickname: Location of Spokane in Spokane County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County Spokane Government  - Mayor Dennis P. Hession Area  - City  58. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Laserdisc cover of the first Poltergeist film The Poltergeist movies are a trilogy of horror films produced in the 1980s. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Coach is a popular American television sitcom that aired for nine seasons on ABC from 1989 to 1997. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... The Incredibles is a 2004 Academy Award-winning animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, centering around a family of superheroes. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The television crime drama The District aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. ... An Emmy Award. ... This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winners: 1974: Alan Alda - M*A*S*H 1975: Tony Randall - The Odd Couple 1976: Jack Albertson - Chico and The Man 1977: Carroll OConnor - All in the Family 1978: Carroll OConnor... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Coach is a popular American television sitcom that aired for nine seasons on ABC from 1989 to 1997. ... This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winners: 1974: Alan Alda - M*A*S*H 1975: Tony Randall - The Odd Couple 1976: Jack Albertson - Chico and The Man 1977: Carroll OConnor - All in the Family 1978: Carroll OConnor... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Coach is a popular American television sitcom that aired for nine seasons on ABC from 1989 to 1997. ... This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winners: 1974: Alan Alda - M*A*S*H 1975: Tony Randall - The Odd Couple 1976: Jack Albertson - Chico and The Man 1977: Carroll OConnor - All in the Family 1978: Carroll OConnor... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Coach is a popular American television sitcom that aired for nine seasons on ABC from 1989 to 1997. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Nickname: Location of Spokane in Spokane County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County Spokane Government  - Mayor Dennis P. Hession Area  - City  58. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Coach is a popular American television sitcom that aired for nine seasons on ABC from 1989 to 1997. ... Call to Glory is an American television series which aired from 1984 to 1985. ... The television crime drama The District aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... Pixars studio lot in Emeryville Pixar Animation Studios is an American seven time Academy Award winning computer animation studio based in Emeryville, California (USA). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... The Incredibles is a 2004 Academy Award-winning animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, centering around a family of superheroes. ... The Screen Actors Guild (S.A.G.) is the labor union representing over 120,000 film actors in the United States. ...

His characters are known to be powerful, proud, strong, and loud (with Coach Hayden Fox as a prime example).

Craig T. Nelson is one of the few survivors of the supposed "Poltergeist curse".^[1] The Poltergeist curse is an urban legend that a supposed curse is/was attached to the Poltergeist motion picture series and its stars. ...

Nelson plays inventor Alexander Graham Bell in the upcoming blockbuster "Hello, Is It Me You're Looking For" scheduled for release on Christmas of 2007. Lionel Ritchie will sing the title track for the movie's soundtrack.

Partial filmography

• Flesh Gordon (1974) - The Monster (voice, uncredited)
• Private Benjamin (1980) - Capt. William Woodbridge
• Poltergeist (1982) - Steve Freeling
• Silkwood (1983) - Winston
• All the Right Moves (1983) - Nickerson
• The Killing Fields (1984) - Major Reeves, Military Attache
• Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) - Steve Freeling
• Action Jackson (1988) - Peter Dellaplane
• Born on the Fourth of July (1989) - Marine officer
• Coach (TV) (1989-1997) Coach Hayden Fox
• Turner & Hooch (1989) - Chief Howard Hyde
• Troop Beverly Hills (1989) - Dad
• Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) - Ed Peters, District Attorney
• I'm Not Rappaport (1996) - The Cowboy
• Devil's Advocate (1997) - Alexander Cullen
• Family Guy (1999) - Himself
• The Skulls (2000) - Litten Mandrake
• The District (TV) (2000-2004) - Chief Jack Mannion
• The Incredibles (2004) - Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible
• The Family Stone (2005) - Kelly Stone
• Blades of Glory (2007) - Coach
• Hello, Is It Me You Are Looking For? (2007) - Alexander Grahm Bell

Flesh Gordon was a 1974 science fiction and comedy adventure film. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Private Benjamin is a 1980 comedy film which tells the story of Judy, a wealthy Jewish woman, who joins the army when her new husband dies on their wedding night. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Laserdisc cover of the first Poltergeist film The Poltergeist movies are a trilogy of horror films produced in the 1980s. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Silkwood is a 1983 film which tells the true story of Karen Silkwood, who died under suspicious circumstances while investigating wrongdoings at the Kerr-McGee plutonium plant where she worked. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... All the Right Moves is a 1983 drama/romance film,starring Tom Cruise,Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson, Chris Penn, and Gary Graham,directed by Michael Chapman. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Laserdisc cover of the first Poltergeist film The Poltergeist movies are a trilogy of horror films produced in the 1980s. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Action Jackson is a 1988 action film, starring Carl Weathers, Vanity, Craig T. Nelson, and Sharon Stone, directed by Craig R. Baxley. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Born on the Fourth of July (ISBN 1888451785) is the best selling autobiography of Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Coach is a popular American television sitcom that aired for nine seasons on ABC from 1989 to 1997. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Turner & Hooch is a 1989 comedy film starring Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, and Reginald VelJohnson. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Troop Beverly Hills is a 1989 motion picture filmed in the United States by Columbia Pictures. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Ghosts of Mississippi is a 1996 drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg and James Woods. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Im Not Rappaport is a movie about two old men on a bench experiencing everyday life in central park and the challenges that senior life brings, avoiding their worriful children, and staying out of a rest home. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Devils Advocate is a 1997 thriller/drama horror film directed by Taylor Hackford starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino and Charlize Theron, and based on a novel by Andrew Neiderman. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Family Guy is an Emmy award winning American animated television series about a nuclear family in the fictional town of Quahog (IPA or ), Rhode Island. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... The Skulls was a 2000 film starring Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker, and Leslie Bibb; and directed by Rob Cohen. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The television crime drama The District aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Incredibles is a 2004 Academy Award-winning animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, centering around a family of superheroes. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about a movie. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blades of Glory is a 2007 figure skating comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck and starring Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, and Jenna Fischer. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

External links

• Craig T. Nelson at the Internet Movie Database