Christopher McDonald
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.
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PHOTOS
TV Series
Batman Beyond
8.134
The Sopranos
8.656
Numb3rs
7.024
Best Week Ever
5.556
Psych
7.893
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.368
Home Improvement
7.375
North Shore
5.882
Matlock
7.108
The Twilight Zone
7.748
Knight Rider
7.5
Fat Actress
6.2
Road Rules
6.8
Search Party
6.793
Superman: The Animated Series
7.6
The Bronx Is Burning
7
Hunter
7.2
Stargate Universe
7.4
Aaron's Way
5
Family Law
8.2
Law & Order
7.4
Hacks
7.5
Good Advice
6
Walter & Emily
0
Harry's Law
7.3
The Twilight Zone
7.161
Justice League Unlimited
8.3
Cracking Up
5
American Crime Story
7.6
Texas Rising
6.2
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
8.205
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6
The Real Bros of Simi Valley
7.4
Great News
6.6
Captain Fall
6.566
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
7.838
Gone
7.1
The League
7.349
Celebrity Ghost Stories
7.3
Regular Show
8.6
The Watcher
7.114
Secret Invasion
6.578
Ballers
6.775
Costume Quest
8.7
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6
Cheers
7.6
Mr. Iglesias
7.461
Kirstie
4.6
Without a Trace
7.2
Boardwalk Empire
8
Happy Endings
6.9
Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy
8
Veronica's Closet
5.2
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.933
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
4.692
Medium
7.5
Beware the Batman
7.2
Beware the Batman
7.2
The Good Wife
7.59
The Daily Show
6.381
Las Vegas
7.017
Movies
Broken Flowers
6.9
Unforgettable
5.6
Requiem for a Dream
8.016
Thelma & Louise
7.6
The Perfect Storm
6.487
Chances Are
6.6
The Iron Giant
8
Takedown
6.073
Rumor Has It...
5.7
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
5.2
61*
6.981
Deep in the Valley
4.9
Grumpy Old Men
6.7
The Boys Next Door
6.2
Quiz Show
7.257
Celtic Pride
5.318
The Skulls
5.8
Superhero Movie
5.282
The Tuskegee Airmen
7.1
Splinterheads
6
Fair Game
5.1
Getting Married
4
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
5.508
American Pie Presents: Beta House
5.658
Mad Money
6.466
Dutch
6.4
Conflict of Interest
4.3
Grease 2
5.185
Terminal Velocity
5.337
The Faculty
6.555
The House Bunny
5.7
Funny Money
5.2
Flubber
5.656
The Eighteenth Angel
4.9
Happy Gilmore
6.66
Fatal Instinct
5.424
The Black Room
4.3
Fanboys
6.137
Monkey Trouble
5.708
Benefit of the Doubt
4.6
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
5.5
The Man Who Wasn't There
7.528
Dirty Work
6.202
Breakin'
6.624
Leave It to Beaver
5.366
My Teacher's Wife
5.3
Player 5150
5.091
The Hearse
5.3
Cool Blue
4.091
Cat Run
5.3
Five Aces
5.731
Jaded
5.364
Where the Boys Are
4.4
Spooner
5.6
Grassroots
5.147
Speakeasy
4
The Road Killers
5.3
Refuge
5
Magicians
5.3
Summerhood
5.3
Not Fade Away
5.4
Playroom
3.9
The Collection
6.4
Another Midnight Run
6.5
Children on Their Birthdays
6.333
Reunion
0
About Last Night
6
Red Wind
3
Paramedics
2.2
The Theory of the Leisure Class
0
An Eight Is Enough Wedding
10
Believe Me
5.3
The Rich Man's Wife
5.4
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
5.5
A Smile Like Yours
3.6
Divorce: A Contemporary Western
2.5
Awake
6.5
An American Carol
4.175
Rosaline
7.1
Zipper
5.5
Twirl
3.5
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
7.889
Exposed
4.896
House Arrest
5.3
The Squeeze
5
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
8
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2.6
Little Girl Lost
8
Kickin' It Old Skool
4.7
Abruptio
5.714
SLC Punk
7.132
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
5.649
Don't Worry Baby
5.1
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
6.679
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
6.1
Happy Gilmore 2
6.74
The Crash
4.5
Chattanooga Choo Choo
5
Barry Munday
5.767
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
7
Black Widow
0
Grind
5.906
Midnight Run for Your Life
4.6
The Tank
4.9
Outrageous Fortune
6.008
Wetlands
4.158
Backtrace
5
Deep Murder
3.95
Telling Secrets
4.611
Balls to the Wall
4.842
Bums
2
Midnight Runaround
6.625
Life After Flash
5.7
We Can Be Heroes
5.995
Gideon
5.808
Pink Elephants
6.2
Lemonade Mouth
7.4
Being American
0
Soul Ties
0
The Stand at Paxton County
5.9
The Best and the Brightest
4.8
Isn't She Great
4.875
Fatal Exposure
7.5
Once Upon a Time in Venice
5.2
Stallone: Frank, That Is
5.9
Triplecross
4.8
Walking with Herb
6.7
Land of Dreams
4.125
The Last Rodeo
7.49
American Family
0
Lawn Dogs
7.146
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
6.4
New Car Smell
0
Gun
7
My Sexiest Year
1.5
Netflix Tudum 2025
5.182