Christopher McDonald
Acting
Born: February 15, 1955 (age 71) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Requiem for a Dream
2000
The Iron Giant
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Thelma & Louise
1991
The Sopranos
1999
Happy Gilmore
1996
The Perfect Storm
2000
Flubber
1997
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
The Faculty
1998
Regular Show
2010
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
2006
Photos (4)
Movies (129)
The Iron Giant
Kent Mansley (voice)
Thelma & Louise
Darryl
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Golfer
The Faculty
Mr. Frank Connor
Happy Gilmore
Shooter McGavin
Superhero Movie
Lou Landers
Happy Gilmore 2
Shooter McGavin
The Perfect Storm
Todd Gross
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
Mr. Stifler
Requiem for a Dream
Tappy Tibbons
Flubber
Wilson Croft
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
President of the USA
The Man Who Wasn't There
Macadam Salesman
American Pie Presents: Beta House
Mr. Stifler
The House Bunny
Dean Simmons
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Mr. Carter
Awake
Dr. Larry Lupin
We Can Be Heroes
President Neil Anami
The Collection
Mr. Peters
Grumpy Old Men
Mike
Exposed
Lt. Galban
Fair Game
Lieutenant Meyerson
Quiz Show
Jack Barry
Fanboys
Big Chuck
Swiped
Robert
Grease 2
Goose McKenzie
Mad Money
Bryce Arbogast
Rumor Has It...
Roger McManus
Backtrace
Franks
Broken Flowers
Ron
Terminal Velocity
Kerr
The Skulls
Martin Lombard
Lemonade Mouth
Principal Stanley Brenigan
Takedown
Mitch Gibson
Monkey Trouble
Tom
Breakin'
James
Dirty Work
Travis Cole
My Teacher's Wife
Roy Mueller
The Last Rodeo
Jimmy Mack
Chances Are
Louie Jeffries
Rosaline
Lord Capulet
Leave It to Beaver
Ward Cleaver
Zipper
Peter Kirkland
Celtic Pride
Coach Kimball
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
Sheriff Jack Banning
Deep in the Valley
Diamond Jim
About Last Night
Casey McNeil
The Tuskegee Airmen
Major Joy
Fatal Instinct
Frank Kelbo
Abruptio
Police Chief Richter
Barry Munday
Dr. Preston Edwards
Grind
Mr. Rivers
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Boss Hogg
Dutch
Reed Standish
SLC Punk
Dad
House Arrest
Donald Krupp
Unforgettable
Stewart Gleick
An American Carol
Lab Technician
Lawn Dogs
Morton Stockard
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
Jor-El (voice)
Conflict of Interest
Mickey Flannery
Outrageous Fortune
George
Cat Run
Bill Krebb
Funny Money
Vic
The Crash
Del Banco
The Boys Next Door
Detective Mark Woods
The Road Killers
Glen
Where the Boys Are
Tony
61*
Mel Allen
Five Aces
Ash Gray
Isn't She Great
Brad Bradburn
The Tank
Lawson
The Rich Man's Wife
Tony Potenza
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
Senator Dixon
Not Fade Away
Jack Dietz
Telling Secrets
Terry Kelsey
Magicians
Jake
Being American
Mark
The Hearse
Pete
Jaded
Jack Carlson
Wildchat
2019
A Smile Like Yours
Richard Halstrom
Midnight Run Around
Jack Walsh
The Squeeze
Riverboat
Benefit of the Doubt
Dan
Kickin' It Old Skool
Marty Schumacher
Believe Me
Ken
Land of Dreams
Blair / Bob
The Black Room
Terry
Reunion
Eamon
Wetlands
Det. Paddy Sheehan
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
Jon Krakauer
Splinterheads
Sargeant Bruce Mancuso
The Eighteenth Angel
Hugh Stanton
Black Widow
Steve
The Best and the Brightest
The Player
Gideon
Alan Longhurst
Midnight Run for Your Life
Jack Walsh
Deep Murder
Richard
Another Midnight Run
Jack Walsh
Don't Worry Baby
Harry Lang
Player 5150
Tony
Speakeasy
Dr. Addams
Paramedics
Mad Mike
Getting Married
Usher
Bums
Sgt. Andrew Holloman
Little Girl Lost
Wolff
Cool Blue
Peter Sin
Walking with Herb
Wiley
Spooner
Dennis Spooner
My Sexiest Year
Adult Jake
Grassroots
Jim Tripp
American Family
Mr. Pratt
Fatal Exposure
Robert Parker
Playroom
Chris
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
Officer Koon
Soul Ties
Sydney
Divorce: A Contemporary Western
1998
Balls to the Wall
Mr. Matthews
Children on Their Birthdays
Speedy Thorne
The Stand at Paxton County
Sheriff Roger Bostwick
Red Wind
Victor Lange
Twirl
Buddy Butler
The Theory of the Leisure Class
Buddy Barnett
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Paul
Triplecross
Steve Tyler
Refuge
Jack Phillips
Summerhood
Assistant Director
An Eight Is Enough Wedding
Jeb
TV Shows (65)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Harold Coyle · 1 eps
Law & Order
John Jay McIntyre · 1 eps
Regular Show
Carl Putter (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Evan Korman · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Declan Pace · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Judge Don Schakowsky · 7 eps
The Sopranos
Eddie Dunne · 1 eps
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Lt. Richard Castillo · 1 eps
Psych
Paul Haversham · 1 eps
Cheers
Rick Walker · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Hego (voice) · 3 eps
Without a Trace
Bob Carroll · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Company CEO · 1 eps
Knight Rider
Joe Flynn · 1 eps
Las Vegas
Kidnapper Chips · 2 eps
Medium
Gregory King · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Frank Thompson · 1 eps
Boardwalk Empire
Harry Daugherty · 1 eps
Hacks
Marty · 18 eps
Home Improvement
Stu Cutler · 1 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
Jor-El (voice) · 3 eps
Matlock
Eric Lane · 1 eps
Matlock
David Channing · 2 eps
American Crime Story
Robert S. 'Bob' Bennett · 5 eps
Batman Beyond
Superman (voice) · 2 eps
Hunter
Sonny Dupree · 1 eps
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Captain Nemesis (voice) · 2 eps
Justice League Unlimited
Jor-El (voice) · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Aqua Vita") · 1 eps
The League
Judge Hardy · 1 eps
Stargate Universe
Alan Armstrong · 3 eps
Family Law
Rex Weller · 68 eps
Happy Endings
Mr. Kerkovich · 2 eps
Ballers
Dallas Cowboys Owner · 13 eps
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Grandpa Roog (voice) · 2 eps
The Twilight Zone
Rick · 1 eps
Secret Invasion
Chris Stearns · 3 eps
Road Rules
1 eps
Harry's Law
Tommy Jefferson · 32 eps
Beware the Batman
Harvey Dent / Weapons Seller (voice) · 1 eps
Beware the Batman
Harvey Dent (voice) · 7 eps
The Watcher
Rourke Chamberland · 7 eps
Search Party
Bill · 2 eps
Best Week Ever
1 eps
Veronica's Closet
Bryce Anderson · 9 eps
Great News
Len · 1 eps
Call to Glory
Major Tim O'Reilly · 2 eps
Texas Rising
Henry Karnes · 5 eps
Gone
2 eps
Captain Fall
3 eps
Cracking Up
Ted Shackleton · 12 eps
Mr. Iglesias
Coach Dixon · 1 eps
Gun
Lutz · 1 eps
Twins
Terry · 1 eps
Fat Actress
Jimmy · 1 eps
The Gray House
Thomas McNiven · 8 eps
North Shore
1 eps
Good Advice
Joey DeRuzza · 2 eps
The Bronx Is Burning
Joe DiMaggio · 8 eps
Kirstie
Jeffrey Sheppard · 3 eps
Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy
Jim Bassman · 8 eps
Paradise
Dexter · 2 eps
Costume Quest
Bob Dickerson, Grubbin Bob · 26 eps
Walter & Emily
Matt Collins · 13 eps
The Real Bros of Simi Valley
Cal · 10 eps
Self / Appearances (14)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist · 10 eps
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self · 1 eps
Keith Lemon: Coming in America
Self · 1 eps
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey
Self
Pink Elephants
Self
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
Self
Life After Flash
Self
Stallone: Frank, That Is
Self
Reservoir Dogs Revisited
Self
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
Self
The Making of Requiem for a Dream
Self
