Christopher McDonald

Known for ActingBorn 1955-02-15 (age 71)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.Read more

Movies & web series

An Eight Is Enough Wedding

Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy

Costume Quest

Regular Show

The Sopranos

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

Justice League Unlimited

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Batman Beyond

Boardwalk Empire

Family Law

Requiem for a Dream

Psych

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

The Iron Giant

Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey

Walter & Emily

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Little Girl Lost

The Last Rodeo

American Crime Story

Mr. Iglesias

The Good Wife

Twins

Superman: The Animated Series

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Hacks

The Twilight Zone

Hollywood Squares

Medium

Kim Possible

Lemonade Mouth

The Man Who Wasn't There

Thelma & Louise

Harry's Law

Stargate Universe

The Real Bros of Simi Valley

The League

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Cheers

Knight Rider

Gone

Beware the Batman

Rosaline

The Watcher

Home Improvement

Without a Trace