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Christopher McDonald

Born 1955-02-15

📍 New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography 206

as Lionel Barrymore

as Thomas McNiven

Happy Gilmore 2

as Shooter McGavin

Netflix Tudum 2025

as Police Chief Richter

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Secret Invasion

as Chris Stearns

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

as Grandpa Roog (voice)

as Rourke Chamberland

as Lord Capulet

Walking with Herb

Stallone: Frank, That Is

We Can Be Heroes

as President Neil Anami

The Stand at Paxton County

as Sheriff Roger Bostwick

as Bob Dickerson, Grubbin Bob

Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy

Keith Lemon: Coming in America

Life After Flash

as Det. Paddy Sheehan

Once Upon a Time in Venice

The Real Bros of Simi Valley

The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant

Don't Worry Baby

American Crime Story

as Robert S. 'Bob' Bennett

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Peter Kirkland

as Dallas Cowboys Owner

as Henry Karnes

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

About Last Night

as Casey McNeil

as Jeffrey Sheppard

Beware the Batman

as Harvey Dent (voice)

Beware the Batman

as Harvey Dent / Weapons Seller (voice)

Balls to the Wall

as Mr. Matthews

as Principal Stanley Brenigan

as Mr. Kerkovich

as Tommy Jefferson

The Best and the Brightest

Boardwalk Empire

as Harry Daugherty

as Carl Putter (voice)

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

as Captain Nemesis (voice)

as Dr. Preston Edwards

as Jack Phillips

as Sargeant Bruce Mancuso

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Stargate Universe

as Alan Armstrong

as Judge Don Schakowsky

Deep in the Valley

as Dennis Spooner

An American Carol

as Lab Technician

The House Bunny

as Dean Simmons

Superhero Movie

as Assistant Director

as Bryce Arbogast

American Pie Presents: Beta House

as Dr. Larry Lupin

My Sexiest Year

American Family

The Bronx Is Burning

as Joe DiMaggio

Kickin' It Old Skool

as Marty Schumacher

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile

as Paul Haversham

Rumor Has It...

as Roger McManus

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

as Officer Koon

as Frank Thompson

as Gregory King

Justice League Unlimited

as Jor-El (voice)

as Ted Shackleton

as Kidnapper Chips

Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey

Without a Trace

The Twilight Zone

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

as President of the USA

as Hego (voice)

Children on Their Birthdays

as Speedy Thorne

The Man Who Wasn't There

as Macadam Salesman

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The Theory of the Leisure Class

as Buddy Barnett

The Making of Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

as Tappy Tibbons

The Perfect Storm

as Martin Lombard

as Mitch Gibson

Isn't She Great

as Brad Bradburn

My Teacher's Wife

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Harold Coyle

as Kent Mansley (voice)

as Superman (voice)

The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

as Mr. Frank Connor

as Alan Longhurst

Divorce: A Contemporary Western

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

as Jack Carlson

as Wilson Croft

as Morton Stockard

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

as Jon Krakauer

Veronica's Closet

as Bryce Anderson

A Smile Like Yours

as Richard Halstrom

Leave It to Beaver

as Ward Cleaver

The Eighteenth Angel

as Hugh Stanton

The Rich Man's Wife

as Tony Potenza

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

as Jor-El (voice)

Superman: The Animated Series

as Jor-El (voice)

as Donald Krupp

as Coach Kimball

as Stewart Gleick

as Shooter McGavin

as Lieutenant Meyerson

The Tuskegee Airmen

Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back

as Sheriff Jack Banning

Terminal Velocity

Midnight Run for Your Life

The Road Killers

Midnight Run Around

Another Midnight Run

as Sgt. Andrew Holloman

Benefit of the Doubt

Conflict of Interest

as Mickey Flannery

as Joey DeRuzza

Telling Secrets

as Terry Kelsey

as Matt Collins

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

as Senator Dixon

Home Improvement

as Reed Standish

Thelma & Louise

as Victor Lange

as Robert Parker

as John Jay McIntyre

An Eight Is Enough Wedding

as Louie Jeffries

Little Girl Lost

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Lt. Richard Castillo

Outrageous Fortune

The Boys Next Door

as Detective Mark Woods

as David Channing

The Twilight Zone

as (segment "Aqua Vita")

as Sonny Dupree

as Major Tim O'Reilly

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Where the Boys Are

as Goose McKenzie

as Buddy Butler

Getting Married