Craig T. Nelson Biography (1944?-)

Full name, Craig Theodore Nelson; born April 4, 1944 (some sources cite 1946), in Spokane, WA; father, a drummer; married Robin (divorced, 1978); marriedDoria Nelson (an actress), 1987; children: (first marriage) Tiffany, Christopher, Noah. Addresses: Agent: Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Tavel Entertainment, 9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 406, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Publicist: Cynthia Synder Public Relations, 5739 Colfax Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91601-1636.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, producer, director, writer
Birth Details
April 4, 1944?
Spokane, Washington, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • (As Craig Nelson) Sergeant O'Connor, The Return of Count Yorga (also known as The Abominable Count Yorga and Curse of Count Yorga), 1971
  • (Uncredited) Voice of the monster, Flesh Gordon, 1972
  • Frank Bowers, ... And Justice for All, Columbia, 1979
  • Second geologist, The Formula (also known as Die Formel), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1980
  • Captain William Woodbridge, Private Benjamin, Warner Bros., 1980
  • Cop on stand, Where the Buffalo Roam, Universal, 1980
  • Deputy Ward Wilson, Stir Crazy, Columbia, 1981
  • Steve Freeling, Poltergeist, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
  • Coach Nickerson, All the Right Moves (also known as All Right), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
  • Bernie Ackerman, Man, Woman, and Child, Paramount, 1983
  • Bernard Osterman, The Osterman Weekend, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
  • Winston, Silkwood, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
  • Major Reeves, Military attache, The Killing Fields, Warner Bros.,1984
  • Steve Freeling, Poltergeist II (also known as Poltergeist II: The Other Side), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1986
  • Peter Dellaplane, Action Jackson, Lorimar, 1988
  • Peter Karamis, Me and Him (also known as Ich und Er), Columbia, 1988
  • Freddy Nefler, Troop Beverly Hills, Columbia, 1989
  • Marlyn Huutula, Rachel River, Taurus, 1989
  • Police Chief Howard Hyde, Turner and Hooch, Buena Vista, 1989
  • Gli indifferenti, 1989
  • District Attorney Ed Peters, Ghosts of Mississippi (also known asMedgar Evers, The Ghost of Mississippi, The Murder of MedgarEvers, Ghosts From the Past, and Free at Last), Castle Rock, 1996
  • The Cowboy, I'm Not Rappaport, Gramercy, 1996
  • Alexander Cullen, Devil's Advocate (also known as Im Auftrag des Teufels), Warner Bros., 1997
  • (Uncredited) Senator John Neal, Wag the Dog, New Line Cinema, 1997
  • Himself, The Directors: Norman Jewison, 1997
  • (Uncredited) Top of the World (also known as Cold Cash andShowdown), 1997
  • Litten Mandrake, The Skulls (also known as Le clan des skulls), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
  • Cole Twain, All Over Again, 2000
  • Voices of Bob Parr and Mr. Incredible, The Incredibles, Buena Vista, 2004
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Kenneth A. Dutton, Chicago Story, NBC, 1981-1982
  • Colonel Raynor Sarnac, Call to Glory (also known as Air Force), ABC, 1984-1985
  • Host, Heroes: Made in the U.S.A., syndicated, 1986
  • Coach Hayden Fox (title role), Coach, ABC, 1989-1997
  • Chief Jack Mannion, The District, CBS, 2000-2004
  • Also appeared in Lohman and Barkley Show.
  • Miniseries
  • Jack Ramsey, Murder in Texas, NBC, 1981
  • Harley Steinmetz, Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (also known as Desperados: The Camarena Story), NBC, 1990
  • Drew Morgan, The Fire Next Time, CBS, 1993
  • Jim Harris, "1996," If These Walls Could Talk, HBO, 1996
  • Simon Chase, Creature (also known as Peter Benchley's Creature), NBC, 1998
  • Narrator, The Fifty, 1999
  • Tom Carr, To Serve and Protect (also known as Family Shield), NBC, 1999
  • Movies
  • Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker, 1979
  • Major Landau, The Promise of Love, CBS, 1980
  • Ray, Rage!, NBC, 1980
  • Daniels, Inmates: A Love Story, ABC, 1981
  • Michael Caswell, Paper Dolls, ABC, 1983
  • Frank Deford, Alex: The Life of a Child, ABC, 1986
  • Senator Edward Kennedy, The Ted Kennedy, Jr., Story, NBC, 1986
  • Major Bill Harcourt, Murderers among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story, HBO, 1989
  • Philip Toll, Extreme Close-Up (also known as Home Video), NBC, 1990
  • Walter Winchell, The Josephine Baker Story, HBO, 1991
  • Russ Fine, The Switch, CBS, 1993
  • Lieutenant Louis Whitmire, Probable Cause (also known as Sleepless), Showtime, 1994
  • Frank Shelby, Ride with the Wind (also known as Ride the Wind), ABC, 1994
  • Larry Reece, Take Me Home Again (also known as The Lies Boys Tell), NBC, 1994
  • Sheriff Simon Leis, Dirty Pictures, Showtime, 2000
  • Specials
  • (Uncredited) Himself, The Making of "Poltergeist," 1982
  • The Comedy Store's Twentieth Birthday, 1992
  • Bob Hope: The First Ninety Years, NBC, 1993
  • How I Spent My Summer Vacation, ABC, 1993
  • Host, The Ultimate Driving Challenge, CBS, 1993
  • Segment host "Monday Night Football," ABC's 40th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1994
  • Coach Hayden Fox, The Coach Retrospective: Mary Hart Goes One-on-One with "Coach," ABC, 1994
  • The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg (also knownas The American Film Institute Life Achievement Award), NBC, 1995
  • Caesars Palace 30th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 1996
  • Host, Top Speed (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Himself, Curse of Poltergeist: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
  • Awards Presentations
  • The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1990
  • The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1991
  • Presenter, The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1992
  • Presenter, The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1993
  • Presenter, The 52nd Annual Tony Awards, 1998
  • Presenter, The 1st Annual Laureus Sports Awards, TNT, 2000
  • Presenter, The 28th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2002
  • Pilots
  • Kenneth A. Dutton, The Chicago Story, NBC, 1981
  • Michael Caswell, "Paper Dolls," Paper Dolls, 1982
  • Colonel Raynor Sarnac, Call to Glory, 1984
  • Ralph "Papa" Thorson, The Huntress, USA Network, 2000
  • Episodic
  • Charlie, "Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady," The Mary TylerMoore Show, CBS, 1973
  • Stone, "Angels on the Run," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1978
  • Sam, "The Deadly Sting," Wonder Woman, CBS, 1978
  • Tugger, "The Rustler," How the West Was Won, 1979
  • Father Phil, "Christmas Story," The White Shadow, CBS, 1980
  • Charlie Bathgate, "Out to Lunch," WKRP in Cincinnati, CBS, 1981
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1990
  • Godfrey/Perciville, "Red Riding Hood," Storybook Cinema, 1994
  • Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998
  • (Uncredited) Himself as Jack Mannion, "Jimmy's Jimmy," Yes, Dear,CBS, 2001
  • Chief Jack Mannion, "Doublecrossover," The Agency, CBS, 2002
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Co-executive producer, Coach, ABC, 1992-1997
  • Co-executive producer and consulting producer, The District, CBS,2003-2004
  • Also worked as producer of fifty-two episodes of American Still, asyndicated documentary series on American artists.
  • Movies
  • Executive producer, Ride with the Wind (also known as Ride theWind), ABC, 1994
  • Specials
  • Contributing producer, contributing director, and co-executive producer,The Coach Retrospective: Mary Hart Goes One-on-One with "Coach," ABC,1994
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • Coach, ABC, 1992-1997
  • "Convictions," The District, CBS, 2002
  • "Into the Sunset," The District, CBS, 2003
  • Stage Appearances
  • Harold "Okie" Peterson, Friends, Manhattan Theatre Club, New YorkCity, 1983-1984
  • (Broadway debut) Nat Miller, Ah, Wilderness!, Vivian Beaumont Theater, 1998
  • Also appeared in Hamlet; Richard II; Cyrano de Bergerac; The Seagull; Hello Dolly; Who'll Save the Ploughboy; Taming of the Shrew; The Fantasticks.
  • WRITINGS
  • Television Episodes
  • (With Barry Levinson and others) The Tim Conway Comedy Hour, CBS,1970
  • (With Levinson and others) The John Byner Comedy Hour, CBS, 1972
  • "Grandma Goes to Work," The Famous Teddy Z, 1989
  • "Agent of the Year," The Famous Teddy Z, 1989
  • "Somewhere Out There," Coach, ABC, 1997
  • (Story only) "Ten Thirty Three," The District, 2004
  • Contributed, with Levinson, material to the Lohman and Barkley Show, Los Angeles, and the Alan King Special.
  • Television Movies
  • Ride with the Wind (also known as Ride the Wind), ABC, 1994

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Daily News, January 1, 1990, p. 66
    • Parade, March 29, 1992
    • TV Guide, January 30, 1993

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