Christopher McDonald
Biography
Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Happy Gilmore and 61. Other notable starring roles for McDonald in film include "T-Birds" member Goose McKenzie in Grease 2 (1982), Darryl Dickinson opposite his former fiancée Geena Davis in Thelma & Louise (1991), Ward Cleaver in the film adaptation Leave It to Beaver (1997), and Tappy Tibbons in Requiem for a Dream (2000). Along with numerous independent and small-budget film roles, he played supporting characters in box-office hits Grumpy Old Men (1993), Flubber (1997), Rumor Has It (2005), The House Bunny (2008) and About Last Night (2014). On television, McDonald was a series regular on network TV shows Walter & Emily (1991–1992, NBC), Good Advice (1993–1994, CBS), Family Law (1999–2002, CBS), Cracking Up (2004-2006, FOX) and Harry's Law, (2011–2012, NBC). In 2022, McDonald was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as casino CEO Marty Ghilain on the HBO Max show Hacks.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-02-15
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
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Cast
Broken Flowers
2005
6.92
Unforgettable
1996
5.59
Requiem for a Dream
2000
8.01
Thelma & Louise
1991
7.60
The Perfect Storm
2000
6.48
Chances Are
1989
6.60
The Iron Giant
1999
7.90
Takedown
2000
6.10
Rumor Has It...
2005
5.70
61*
2001
7.00
Deep in the Valley
2009
4.90
Grumpy Old Men
1993
6.64
The Boys Next Door
1986
6.20
Quiz Show
1994
7.26
Celtic Pride
1996
5.30
The Skulls
2000
5.77
Superhero Movie
2008
5.27
The Tuskegee Airmen
1995
7.08
Splinterheads
2009
5.98
Fair Game
1995
5.10
Getting Married
1978
4.00
Mad Money
2008
6.50
Dutch
1991
6.40
Conflict of Interest
1993
4.30
Grease 2
1982
5.20
Terminal Velocity
1994
5.30
The Faculty
1998
6.60
The House Bunny
2008
5.70
Funny Money
2006
5.20
Flubber
1997
5.65
The Eighteenth Angel
1997
4.86
Happy Gilmore
1996
6.65
Fatal Instinct
1993
5.40
The Black Room
1982
4.26
Fanboys
2009
6.13
Monkey Trouble
1994
5.73
Benefit of the Doubt
1993
4.60
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
7.53
Dirty Work
1998
6.15
Breakin'
1984
6.60
Leave It to Beaver
1997
5.37
My Teacher's Wife
1999
5.30
Player 5150
2008
5.09
The Hearse
1980
5.25
Cool Blue
1990
4.09
Cat Run
2011
5.30
Five Aces
1999
5.73
Jaded
1998
5.14
Where the Boys Are
1984
4.40
Spooner
2009
5.60
Grassroots
2012
5.15
Speakeasy
2002
4.00
The Road Killers
1994
5.30
Refuge
2010
5.00
Magicians
2000
5.31
Summerhood
2008
5.32
Not Fade Away
2012
5.40
Playroom
1990
3.88
The Collection
2012
6.37
Another Midnight Run
1994
6.50
Children on Their Birthdays
2002
6.33
Reunion
2009
0.00
About Last Night
2014
6.00
Red Wind
1991
3.00
Paramedics
1988
2.25
The Theory of the Leisure Class
2001
0.00
An Eight Is Enough Wedding
1989
10.00
Believe Me
2014
5.30
The Rich Man's Wife
1996
5.40
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
1997
5.50
A Smile Like Yours
1997
3.60
Divorce: A Contemporary Western
1998
2.50
Awake
2007
6.53
An American Carol
2008
4.17
Rosaline
2022
7.12
Zipper
2015
5.50
Twirl
1981
3.50
Exposed
2016
4.88
House Arrest
1996
5.30
The Squeeze
2015
5.00
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005
2.60
Little Girl Lost
1988
8.00
Kickin' It Old Skool
2007
4.71
Abruptio
2024
5.71
SLC Punk
1998
7.10
Don't Worry Baby
2016
5.10
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
6.69
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
0.00
The Crash
2017
4.50
Chattanooga Choo Choo
1984
5.00
Barry Munday
2010
5.76
Black Widow
2010
0.00
Grind
2003
5.91
Midnight Run for Your Life
1994
4.60
The Tank
2017
4.94
Outrageous Fortune
1987
6.00
Wetlands
2017
4.33
Backtrace
2018
5.00
Deep Murder
2019
3.88
Telling Secrets
1993
4.61
Balls to the Wall
2011
4.84
Bums
1993
2.00
Midnight Runaround
1994
6.70
Life After Flash
2017
5.90
We Can Be Heroes
2020
5.98
Gideon
1998
5.81
Pink Elephants
2018
6.20
Lemonade Mouth
2011
7.40
Being American
2014
0.00
Soul Ties
2015
0.00
The Stand at Paxton County
2020
5.90
The Best and the Brightest
2010
4.80
Isn't She Great
2000
4.80
Fatal Exposure
1991
7.50
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
5.22
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021
5.90
Triplecross
1986
4.80
Walking with Herb
2021
6.70
Land of Dreams
2022
4.33
The Last Rodeo
2025
6.89
American Family
2007
0.00
Lawn Dogs
1997
7.15
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
1999
6.40
New Car Smell
2005
0.00
Gun
1997
7.00
My Sexiest Year
2007
1.50