Christopher McDonald

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

Chances Are

Chances Are

1989

6.60

Takedown

Takedown

2000

6.10

61*

61*

2001

7.00

Quiz Show

Quiz Show

1994

7.26

Celtic Pride

Celtic Pride

1996

5.30

The Skulls

The Skulls

2000

5.77

Fair Game

Fair Game

1995

5.10

Mad Money

Mad Money

2008

6.50

Dutch

Dutch

1991

6.40

Grease 2

Grease 2

1982

5.20

The Faculty

The Faculty

1998

6.60

Funny Money

Funny Money

2006

5.20

Flubber

Flubber

1997

5.65

Fanboys

Fanboys

2009

6.13

Dirty Work

Dirty Work

1998

6.15

Breakin'

Breakin'

1984

6.60

Player 5150

Player 5150

2008

5.09

The Hearse

The Hearse

1980

5.25

Cool Blue

Cool Blue

1990

4.09

Cat Run

Cat Run

2011

5.30

Five Aces

Five Aces

1999

5.73

Jaded

Jaded

1998

5.14

Spooner

Spooner

2009

5.60

Grassroots

Grassroots

2012

5.15

Speakeasy

Speakeasy

2002

4.00

Refuge

Refuge

2010

5.00

Magicians

Magicians

2000

5.31

Summerhood

Summerhood

2008

5.32

Playroom

Playroom

1990

3.88

Reunion

Reunion

2009

0.00

Red Wind

Red Wind

1991

3.00

Paramedics

Paramedics

1988

2.25

Believe Me

Believe Me

2014

5.30

Awake

Awake

2007

6.53

Rosaline

Rosaline

2022

7.12

Zipper

Zipper

2015

5.50

Twirl

Twirl

1981

3.50

Exposed

Exposed

2016

4.88

House Arrest

House Arrest

1996

5.30

The Squeeze

The Squeeze

2015

5.00

Abruptio

Abruptio

2024

5.71

SLC Punk

SLC Punk

1998

7.10

The Crash

The Crash

2017

4.50

Barry Munday

Barry Munday

2010

5.76

Black Widow

Black Widow

2010

0.00

Grind

Grind

2003

5.91

The Tank

The Tank

2017

4.94

Wetlands

Wetlands

2017

4.33

Backtrace

Backtrace

2018

5.00

Deep Murder

Deep Murder

2019

3.88

Bums

Bums

1993

2.00

Gideon

Gideon

1998

5.81

Soul Ties

Soul Ties

2015

0.00

Triplecross

Triplecross

1986

4.80

Lawn Dogs

Lawn Dogs

1997

7.15

Gun

Gun

1997

7.00