Craig Theodore Nelson was born on April 4, 1944 in Spokane, Washington, USA. He is an American actor.

In 1979, he made his first film, ...And Justice For All, written by his onetime partner Barry Levinson. Nelson first came to prominence as the father in the movie "Poltergeist" (1982), a role he would reprise in the inferior sequel "Poltergeist II: The Other Side" (1986).

He appeared in the critically-acclaimed HBO movie "Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story" (1989), played a drug enforcement agent in the Emmy-winning miniseries "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" (NBC, 1990) and portrayed gossip columnist Walter Winchell in "The Josephine Baker Story" (HBO, 1991).

He also starred in the CBS sci-fi miniseries "The Fire Next Time" (1993) and acted the part of Kirk Douglas's son in "Take Mme Home Again" (NBC, 1994) among his many small screen performances. In 2000 he starred in "The Skulls" and now is back on TV in "The District".

He starred in three television shows, Coach, Call to Glory and The District. He provided the voice of Mr. Incredible in the 2004 Pixar film The Incredibles.

His last credits include The Family Stone (2005) and Blades of Glory (2007).

Filmography

• The Proposal (2009)
• "My Name Is Earl" (3 episodes, 2007)
• Blades of Glory (2007)
• The Family Stone (2005)
• Mr. Incredible and Pals (2005) (V) (voice)
• The Incredibles (2004) (voice)
• "The District" (48 episodes, 2000-2004)
• "The Agency" (1 episode, 2002)
• All Over Again (2001)
• Dirty Pictures (2000) (TV)
• "The Huntress" (1 episode, 2000)
• The Skulls (2000)
• To Serve and Protect (1999) (TV)
• Creature (1998) (TV)
• Wag the Dog (1997)
• The Devil's Advocate (1997)
• "Newton's Apple" (1 episode, 1997)
• "Coach" (199 episodes, 1989-1997)
• I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
• Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
• If These Walls Could Talk (1996) (TV)
• Take Me Home Again (1994) (TV)
• Probable Cause (1994) (TV)
• Ride with the Wind (1994) (TV)
• The Fire Next Time (1993) (TV)
• The Switch (1993) (TV)
• The Josephine Baker Story (1991) (TV)
• Extreme Close-Up (1990) (TV)
• "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" (1990) (mini) TV mini-series
• Turner & Hooch (1989)
• Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989) (TV)
• Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
• Red Riding Hood (1989)
• Ich und Er (1988)
• Action Jackson (1988)
• Rachel River (1987)
• The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story (1986) (TV)
• Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
• Alex: The Life of a Child (1986) (TV)
• The Killing Fields (1984)
• "Call to Glory" (3 episodes, 1984)
• Call to Glory (1984) (TV)
• Silkwood (1983)
• All the Right Moves (1983)
• The Osterman Weekend (1983)
• Man, Woman and Child (1983)
• Poltergeist (1982)
• Paper Dolls (1982) (TV)
• "Chicago Story" (1982) TV series
• Murder in Texas (1981) (TV)
• Chicago Story (1981) (TV)
• "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1 episode, 1981)
• Inmates: A Love Story (1981) (TV)
• "The White Shadow" (1 episode, 1980)
• The Formula (1980)
• Stir Crazy (1980)
• The Promise of Love (1980) (TV)
• Private Benjamin (1980)
• Rage! (1980) (TV)
• Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)
• Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979) (TV)
• ...And Justice for All. (1979)
• "How the West Was Won" (1 episode, 1979)
• "Wonder Woman" (1 episode, 1978)
• "Charlie's Angels" (1 episode, 1978)
• Flesh Gordon (1974) (voice)
• Bachelor-at-Law (1973) (TV)
• "Mary Tyler Moore" (1 episode, 1973)
• The Return of Count Yorga (1971)

Awards

• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series "Coach" 1991 - 1992