Craig T. Nelson

Career timeline

1. 1944 · Born

   Born in Spokane, Washington, USA

2. 1970 · Screen debut

   The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV)

3. 1989 · Directing debut

   Coach (TV)

4. 1989 · First production

   Coach (TV)

5. 2002 · Breakthrough

   Monk (TV)

6. 2025 · Latest release

   Green and Gold (Movie)

Career in numbers

8 1970s

25 1980s

12 1990s

12 2000s

11 2010s

5 2020s

• Drama39
• Comedy32
• Family13
• Crime10
• Animation8
• Action6

Highest-rated title E! True Hollywood Story 1996 8.1 Most popular title The Incredibles 2004 7.7

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Craig T. Nelson in our catalogue.

Al Pacino

2 titles together

1. 2028 Incredibles 3 Upcoming as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice) Movie
2. 2027 The Families Stone Upcoming as Kelly Stone Movie
3. 2025 Green and Gold as Buck 6.9 Movie
4. 2024 Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage as Dale 8.0 TV
5. 2024 LEGO Pixar: BrickToons as Bob Parr (voice) TV
6. 2023 Book Club: The Next Chapter as Bruce 6.2 Movie
7. 2021 Pixar Popcorn as Bob Parr (voice) 7.1 TV
8. 2018 Auntie Edna as Bob Parr (voice) 7.2 Movie
9. 2018 Incredibles 2 as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice) 7.5 Movie
10. 2018 Book Club as Bruce 6.2 Movie
11. 2017 Young Sheldon as Dale Ballard 8.0 TV
12. 2016 Gold as Kenny Wells 6.6 Movie
13. 2015 Grace and Frankie as Guy 7.7 TV
14. 2015 Get Hard as Martin 6.0 Movie
15. 2011 Soul Surfer as Dr. David Rovinsky 7.0 Movie
16. 2010 The Company Men as Salinger 6.6 Movie
17. 2010 Hawaii Five-0 as Tyler Cain 7.7 TV
18. 2010 Parenthood as Zeek Braverman 7.5 TV
19. 2009 The Proposal as Joe Paxton 7.2 Movie
20. 2007 The Pixar Story as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice) (archive footage) 7.6 Movie
21. 2007 Blades of Glory as Coach 6.1 Movie
22. 2005 The Family Stone as Kelly Stone 6.3 Movie
23. 2005 My Name Is Earl as Warden Jerry Hazelwood 7.6 TV
24. 2005 Mr. Incredible and Pals as Mr. Incredible (commentary voice) 5.8 Movie
25. 2004 The Incredibles as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice) 7.7 Movie
26. 2004 CSI: NY as Robert Dunbrook 7.3 TV
27. 2002 Monk as Ethan Rickover 7.9 TV
28. 2001 The Agency as Chief Jack Mannion TV
29. 2000 The District as Jack Mannion 6.9 TV
30. 2000 The Skulls as Litten Mandrake 5.8 Movie
31. 1999 SpongeBob SquarePants as Coach Cod (voice) 7.7 TV
32. 1999 To Serve and Protect as Tom Carr TV
33. 1998 Creature as Dr. Simon Chase 4.8 TV
34. 1997 Wag the Dog as Senator John Neal (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
35. 1997 The Devil's Advocate as Alexander Cullen 7.5 Movie
36. 1996 I'm Not Rappaport as The Cowboy 5.7 Movie
37. 1996 Ghosts of Mississippi as Ed Peters 6.6 Movie
38. 1996 If These Walls Could Talk as Jim Harris 6.8 Movie
39. 1996 E! True Hollywood Story 8.1 TV
40. 1993 The Fire Next Time as Drew Morgan TV
41. 1991 The Josephine Baker Story as Walter Winchell 6.0 Movie
42. 1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story as Harley Steinmetz TV
43. 1989 Turner & Hooch as Howard Hyde 6.3 Movie
44. 1989 Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story as Major Bill Harcourt Movie
45. 1989 Troop Beverly Hills as Freddy Nefler 5.8 Movie
46. 1989 Coach as Hayden Fox 6.7 TV
47. 1988 Me and Him as Peter Aramis Movie
48. 1988 Action Jackson as Peter Dellaplane 5.5 Movie
49. 1987 Red Riding Hood as Godfrey Movie
50. 1986 Poltergeist II: The Other Side as Steve Freeling 6.0 Movie
51. 1986 Alex: The Life of a Child as Frank Deford Movie
52. 1984 The Killing Fields as Military Attaché 7.5 Movie
53. 1984 Call to Glory as Col. Raynor Sarnac TV
54. 1983 Silkwood as Winston 6.9 Movie
55. 1983 All the Right Moves as Nickerson 5.8 Movie
56. 1983 The Osterman Weekend as Bernard Osterman 5.6 Movie
57. 1983 Man, Woman and Child as Bernie Ackerman Movie
58. 1982 Poltergeist as Steve Freeling 7.2 Movie
59. 1982 Chicago Story as Kenneth A. Dutton TV
60. 1982 American Playhouse as Marlyn Huutula TV
61. 1981 Murder in Texas as Jack Ramsey TV
62. 1981 Private Benjamin as Capt. Braddock TV
63. 1980 The Formula as Geologist #2 5.5 Movie
64. 1980 Stir Crazy as Deputy Ward Wilson 6.5 Movie
65. 1980 The Promise of Love as Major Landau Movie
66. 1980 Private Benjamin as Capt. William Wooldridge 6.0 Movie
67. 1980 Where the Buffalo Roam as Cop on Stand 5.9 Movie
68. 1979 ...And Justice for All as Frank Bowers 7.1 Movie
69. 1978 WKRP in Cincinnati 7.6 TV
70. 1976 Charlie's Angels as Stone 6.7 TV
71. 1975 Wonder Woman as Sam 7.0 TV
72. 1974 Flesh Gordon as The Monster (voice) (uncredited) 4.9 Movie
73. 1973 Scream Blacula Scream as Sarge 5.9 Movie
74. 1971 The Return of Count Yorga as Sgt. O'Connor 5.2 Movie
75. 1970 The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Charlie (as Craig Nelson) 7.7 TV

1. 1989 Coach 6.7 TV

1. 2000 The District 6.9 TV
2. 1989 Coach 6.7 TV

1. 2000 The District 6.9 TV

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